2026 GNAC Baseball Tournament Schedule

Pod Play- Day 1 (Thu. April 30)
(Hosted by higher seeds)

Pod A

#1 Mitchell def. #8 Elms, 7-1

#4 Dean def. #5 Colby-Sawyer, 11-1 (7 innings)

Pod B

#7 Lasell def. #2 University of Saint Joseph (Conn.), 3-1

#3 Saint Joseph's (Maine) def. #6 Norwich, 12-2 (7 innings)

Pod Play Day 2 – Sat. (May 2)

Pod A
(Hosted by No. 1 seed Mitchell)

Game 3A – #8 Elms def. #5 Colby-Sawyer, 10-7
Game 4A – #1 Mitchell def. #4 Dean, 7-2
Game 5A – #8 Elms def. #4 Dean, 11-4

Pod B
(Hosted by No. 2 seed University of Saint Joseph (Conn.))

Game 3B – #6 Norwich def. #2 University of Saint Joseph (Conn.), 4-3
Game 4B – #7 Lasell def. #3 Saint Joseph's (Maine), 11-5

Pod Finals – Sunday, May 3

Pod A
(Hosted by No. 1 seed Mitchell)

Game 6A – #1 Mitchell def. #8 Elms, 12-0

Pod B
(Hosted by No. 2 seed University of Saint Joseph (Conn.))

Game 5B - #3 Saint Joseph's (Maine) def. #6 Norwich, 8-0 (moved from Saturday)

Game 6B – #3 Saint Joseph's (Maine) def. #7 Lasell, 17-5

Game 7B – #3 Saint Joseph's (Maine) def. #7 Lasell, 6-3 (moved to Monday, May 4th at Saint Joseph's (Maine))

Championship Series - Thursday-Friday (May 7-8)
(Hosted by Mitchell)

Thursday, May 7

Game 8 – #1 Mitchell def. #3 Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Game 1), 8-7 (10 innings)

Friday, May 8

#1 Mitchell def. #3 Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Game 2), 18-5

TOURNAMENT INFO

Playoff Seedings Release

Championship History

Tournament Format

The top eight teams in the conference standings will qualify for the GNAC Baseball Championship Tournament.

The eight teams will be split into two double-elimination pods. Pod A will be the #1 seed, #4 seed, #5 seed, and #8 seed. Pod B will be the #2 seed, #3 seed, #6 seed, #7 seed. 

The NCAA ten-rule rule in the GNAC Championship Tournament for non-championship games (Games 1-5 of Pod Play). (Adopted May 2024)

All-Tournament Team

Eleven individuals will be selected. Coaches will choose the player(s) from their own team to be selected. The number of selections each team is allowed is as follows:       

Champion – 3 players

Runner-up –3 players

Other two semifinalists – 2 players each

Tournament Most Valuable Player – 1 player

Host Site Administrator is responsible for contacting the other two semifinalists’ teams for their All-Tournament representative prior to the championship.

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