Thursday, May 7 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Mount Mercy University
Game 1: No. 3 Simpson vs No. 6 Loras | 11 a.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2 | 3 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
Thursday, May 7 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Veterans Memorial Stadium
Game 2: No. 4 Wartburg vs No. 5 Central | 11 a.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 3: Winner Game 2 vs No. 1 Luther | 2 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs No. 2 Coe | 5 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
Friday, May 8 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Veterans Memorial Stadium
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs Game 4 Winner | 12 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs Lower Seeded Loser of Games 3 & 4 | 3 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 8: Game 7 Winner vs Higher Seeded Loser of Games 3 & 4 | 6 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS

**Exception: If one of the Game 3 or 4 Losers already has had a bye, that team will play in Game 7, regardless of seed**
 
Saturday, May 9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Veterans Memorial Stadium
Game 9: Game 8 Winner vs Game 6 Loser | 11 a.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Game 10: Game 6 Winner vs Game 9 Winner | 2 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
Sunday, May 10 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Veterans Memorial Stadium (if necessary)
Game 11: Game 6 Winner vs Game 9 Winner | 11 a.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
**Sunday is a permissible rain date**
 
The Wartburg College baseball team opens postseason play this week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, aiming for a conference-best 11th American Rivers Conference Tournament title.

The No. 4-seeded Knights (22-14 overall, 13-11 A-R-C) face No. 5 seed Central College (17-21 overall, 12-12 A-R-C) on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium in the opening round.

Wartburg makes its sixth consecutive and 31st all-time tournament appearance, carrying a 67-42 record in A-R-C Tournament play. The program's most recent title came in 2017.

The tournament follows a double-elimination format, with the champion earning the conference's automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Division III Baseball Championships.

TOURNAMENT SEEDING
(1) Luther
(2) Coe
(3) Simpson
(4) Wartburg
(5) Central
(6) Loras

Tickets:
Day Pass: $10 (Adult), $6 (High School / A-R-C Student & Seniors 62+)
Tournament Pass: $20 (Adult), $12 (High School / A-R-C Student & Seniors 62+)

No outside food, beverage, or bottles are allowed at Veterans Memorial Stadium!
 
A-R-C Tournament History:
Titles Won

Wartburg (10) – Last 2017
Coe (5) – Last 2024
Buena Vista (4) – Last 2025
Luther (3) – Last 2021
Simpson (2) – Last 2004
Dubuque (1) – Last 2018
Loras (1) – Last 2023
Central (0)
Nebraska Wesleyan (0)

Wartburg leads the conference in all-time tournament appearances (31), championship game appearances (19), and titles (10).
 
SERIES HISTORY
Central
All-time series: Wartburg leads the all-time series 62-35 (W1)
Last matchup: Central claimed the regular season series by taking the opening two games on March 27 and March 28 by scores of 6-5 and 14-12 in Waverly. Wartburg took the series finale 11-10.
Tournament history: Wartburg and Central haven't seen each other in the postseason tournament since 2015, where the Knights took a 4-3 victory. During that game, assistant coach Tyler Willis gave the Knights a walk-off RBI-single to cap a three-run ninth inning.

The Knights are 6-2 all-time against the Dutch in the conference tournament and 9-3 in neutral site games this season.
 
TAKE NOTE
Wartburg clinched its most conference wins (13) since the 2018 season in its regular season finale over the University of Dubuque.

2026 – 13
2025 – 12
2024 – 12
2023 – 9
2022 – 12
2021 – 12
2020 – N/A
2019 – 9
2018 – 15
 
Andrew Gallegos leads the Knights at the plate with a .328/.618 average with a team-best nine homeruns and 33 RBIs through 34 games on the season. At first base, Gallegos posts a .990 fielding percentage.

Jayden Scott tallies a team-high 44 hits on six doubles, three homeruns and two triples to go along with 26 RBIs. Scott has drawn 21 walks through 126 at-bats. Scott has totaled 14 multi-hit games: nine two-hit, four three-hit and one four-hit performance.

Reigning A-R-C Position Player of the Week, Andrew Robinson, marked a single-season program record in hit-by-pitches with 25 on the year with a team-best .461 on-base percentage. Robinson's record HBP against Dubuque also set a new single-season high for Wartburg (81).

Charlie Krueger rides a 22-game hit streak with a .293/.533 average in the box. Krueger has 27 hits on the year, including seven doubles and five homeruns, while driving in 26 RBIs.
Keegan Schmitt is a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts this season.

On the mound, Emerson Alberhasky (3-3) leads the league with 91 strikeouts (No. 6 in Division III) with a 3.32 ERA. Alberhasky has tossed a pair of complete games through 62.1 innings pitched and 11 starts.

Conner Funk (2-1) has dealt up five saves through 13 appearances. Funk posts the Knights' lowest ERA of 2.30 with 22 strikeouts.

Through 36 games this season, Wartburg is hitting .268, as Gallegos and Scott are the lone Knights hitting above .300.
 
SINGLE-SEASON HIT-BY-PITCH
 1. 25 – Robinson, Andrew - 2026
1. 24 - Birmingham, Vernon – 2000
3. 18 - Toops - 2003
4. 14 – Nicolino, Sam - 2024
5. 13 - Grau - 2009
     13 - Burger, Jude - 2000
     13 - Grau – 2011
     13 – Walton, Zach – 2022
     13 – Walton, Zach - 2025
10. 12 - Toops – 2004
     12 – Gray, Keaton - 2022
    12 – Stubitz, Carter – 2024
 
KLUNDER NEARS 100-CAREER WIN MARK
Head coach Casey Klunder has piled up 97 wins in his career with 66 of those just at Wartburg and 31 at Central (2021-23). Klunder joined the Knights' staff in 2023 and has posted a 66-54 record at Wartburg for a 97-101 career record.
 
Wartburg was selected third in the A-R-C Preseason Coaches' Poll.
 2026 A-R-C BASEBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
1. Coe - 64 (8)
2. Buena Vista - 57 (1)
3. Wartburg - 41
4. Luther - 38
5. Nebraska Wesleyan - 33
6. Loras - 30
7. Central - 23
8. Univ. of Dubuque - 20
9. Simpson - 18