Doane Wins the 2026 GPAC Baseball Tournament

(Crete, Neb.) – The 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball Tournament ended on Monday in Crete, Nebraska with the Doane Tigers winning the championship game over the Concordia Bulldogs 17-16 in 10 innings at the Doane Baseball Field.

Top-seeded Doane battled back and won their side of the bracket after dropping their first game of the tournament to advance to the championship. On the other half of the bracket, the two-seed Bulldogs went undefeated in the Concordia pod to advance to the championship game.

Both teams have secured berths in the NAIA Opening Round for 2026 as the GPAC regular season champions and runners-up. 

The NAIA Opening Rounds will take place May 11-14 at host sites around the country. Doane was announced as a host site on Friday in Lincoln, Nebraska, at Sherman Park. The 46-team national championship field will be unveiled on May 6 at 4 p.m.  

2026 GPAC Baseball Tournament Brackets

Doane Bracket - Crete, Nebraska (Doane Baseball Field)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Game #1 – (4) Briar Cliff 5, (5) Northwestern 3 – BOX SCORE
Game #2 – (8) Hastings 7, (1) Doane 5 – BOX SCORE

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Game #3 – (8) Hastings 7, (4) Briar Cliff 0 – BOX SCORE
Game #4 – (1) Doane 12, (5) Northwestern 2 – BOX SCORE
Game #5 – (1) Doane 11, (4) Briar Cliff 4 – BOX SCORE

Friday, May 1, 2026
Game #6 – (1) Doane 14, (8) Hastings 5 – BOX SCORE
Game #7 – (1) Doane 9, (8) Hastings 2 – BOX SCORE

Concordia Bracket - Lincoln, Nebraska (Sherman Park)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Game #1 – (6) Dakota Wesleyan 12, (3) Morningside 9 – BOX SCORE
Game #2 – (2) Concordia 4, (7) Mount Marty 1 – BOX SCORE

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Game #3 – (2) Concordia 12, (6) Dakota Wesleyan 1 (7 inn.) – BOX SCORE
Game #4 – (3) Morningside 1, (7) Mount Marty 0 – BOX SCORE
Game #5 – (6) Dakota Wesleyan 16, (3) Morningside 5 (7 inn.) – BOX SCORE

Friday, May 1, 2026
Game #6 – (2) Concordia 14, (6) Dakota Wesleyan 5 – BOX SCORE

GPAC Baseball Championship Game – Monday, May 4, 2026

Crete, Nebraska (Doane Baseball Field)

(1) Doane 17, (2) Concordia 16 – BOX SCORE