Wartburg College Athletics

Head coach Casey Klunder enters his third year as head coach of the Wartburg baseball program in 2026. 

Klunder returned to Waverly after spending the last two seasons as the head coach at Central College. During his time in Pella, Klunder had four All-Conference selections, including three First-team honorees. In his first season at Central, the Dutch won three games over ranked opponents and brought in a recruiting class of 22 players. 
 
Before his time at Central, he was the head baseball coach at Waverly-Shell Rock High School from 2006-2021. He had an overall record of 386-185 over his 15-year tenure. In 2015, he coached the Go-Hawks to a 3A state championship and was named Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association State Coach of the Year. Klunder led teams to eight conference titles and 44 of his players went on to play collegiate baseball.
 
Klunder earned his bachelor's degree from Waldorf College in 2007. He earned his master's degree from Upper Iowa in 2011. Klunder taught special education from 2008-2021 at various locations for Lutheran Services in Iowa as well as in the Waverly-Shell Rock school district.

Under Klunder (at Wartburg):
All-Conference: 8
All-Region: 2
All-American: 1
 

School	Season	Record	Postseason
Central	2022	16-23
Central	2023	15-24
at Central		31-47
Wartburg	2024	23-19	Conference Tournament qualifier
Wartburg	2025	21-20	Conference Tournament qualifier
at Wartburg		44-39
Career		75-86