Day One Update - 2025 GPAC Baseball Tournament

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The two brackets for the 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Baseball Tournaments got underway on Wednesday in Seward, Nebraska, and Yankton, South Dakota.

In Seward at the Concordia Pod, play was delayed by the weather until 6pm.  In game one fourth seed Briar Cliff defeated five seed Midland 4-2.  In game two top seed Concordia defeated eight seed Dakota Wesleyan 9-4.

In Yankton at the Morningside Pod (co-hosted by Mount Marty) play started at 3pm.  In game one three seed Doane defeated six seed Northwestern 11-1 (8 inn.).  In game number two seven seed Mount Marty defeated two seed Morningside 8-5.

Day two action will begin at Noon in Yankton and at 1pm in Seward with game three in each pod.

Concordia has secured the league's first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth.  If Concordia wins the GPAC Tournament, then Morningside (as number two seed) will receive the second GPAC berth to the NAIA Opening Round. 

All games in the GPAC Tournament are nine innings and the two brackets will be double elimination.  The overall GPAC Baseball Championship Game is a winner take all contest (9 innings) regardless of prior records in bracket play.  GPAC tie-breakers were used in the seeding process.

2025 GPAC Baseball Tournament Brackets

Concordia Bracket – Seward, Nebraska

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Game #1 – (4) Briar Cliff 4, (5) Midland 2 – BOX SCORE
Game #2 – (1) Concordia 9 vs. (8) Dakota Wesleyan 4 – BOX SCORE

Thursday, May 1, 2025
Game #3 – (4) Briar Cliff vs. (1) Concordia – 1pm 
Game #4 – (5) Midland vs. (8) Dakota Wesleyan – 4pm
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – 7pm

Friday, May 2, 2025
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – Noon
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 3pm

Morningside Bracket – at Yankton, South Dakota (Co-Hosted by Mount Marty)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Game #1 – (3) Doane 11,  (6) Northwestern 1 (8 inn.) – BOX SCORE
Game #2 – (7) Mount Marty 8, (2) Morningside 5 – BOX SCORE

Thursday, May 1, 2025
Game #3 – (3) Doane vs. (7) Mount Marty – Noon
Game #4 – (6) Northwestern vs. (2) Morningside – 3pm
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – 6pm

Friday, May 2, 2025
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – Noon
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 3pm

GPAC Baseball Championship Game – Monday, May 5, 2025

Game #8 – Concordia Bracket Winner vs. Morningside Bracket Winner (at highest seed)
3pm (no lights) or 6pm (lights) – One 9 inning game