April 30, 2026

DICKINSON, N.D. – The Dakota State (S.D.) Trojan baseball team (19-28-1 overall record, 10-14-1 Frontier Conference record) prepares for the postseason play, kicking off the 2026 Frontier Conference Postseason Tournament Thursday morning as the No. 4 seed taking on No. 5 seed Mayville State (N.D.) (22-22 overall record, 9-15 Frontier record) at 11 a.m. (Central Time)/10 a.m. (Mountain Time).  This will be their fifth straight game facing each other after playing their final regular season 4-game series last weekend at Flynn Field and Sanford Sports Complex.

All six teams will compete in the double elimination tournament format at Dakota Community Bank & Trust Ballpark (240 2^nd Street SE), hosted by Dickinson State (N.D.). 

The tournament begins on Thursday, April 30, and runs through Sunday, May 3, with the championship game.  Monday, May 4, will be designated as a rain date.

Note that seeding is based on conference wins and losses in the final regular season standings.  Conference tiebreakers were applied based on all completed games.

Bellevue (Neb.), who is carrying their 32-game winning streak and ranked No. 2 in the latest NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 national poll, will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.  The Bruins hold an overall record of 44-3 and went undefeated 24-0 record in the conference play.

Valley City State (N.D.) will be No. 2 seed with an overall record of 24-22-1 and 11-13-1 in the Frontier Conference games.

Bellevue and Valley City State will receive the first-round bye and play in Thursday's second session.

The winner of Mayville State-Dakota State will play the top-seed Bellevue on the same day at 5 p.m. (CT)/4 p.m. (MT).

The second first round game will feature No. 3 seed Dickinson State (N.D.) (24-23 overall record, 11-13 Frontier Conference record) taking on No. 6 seed Bismarck State (N.D.) (20-25 overall record, 7-17 Frontier record) at 2 p.m. (CT)/1 p.m. (MT).  The winner moves on the same day, ending Thursday's session versus Valley City State at 8 p.m. (CT)/7 p.m. (MT).

The loser's out and winner's bracket games continue Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2.  The championship game is set for Sunday, May 3, at 12 p.m. (CT)/11 a.m. (MT), with the second championship game, if necessary, at 3:30 p.m. (CT)/2:30 p.m. (MT) (if Winner of Game 7 suffers their first defeat of the tournament).

The winner will receive the Frontier Conference's automatic bid to the NAIA Baseball National Tournament Opening Round on May 11-14 at campus sites announced by the national office.

All tournament games will be on Frontier Conference YouTube channel.

For more information, go on the 2026 Frontier Conference Baseball Tournament Central.

2026 Frontier Conference Baseball Postseason Tournament and Times (Times in MT)
Location: Dakota Community Bank & Trust Ballpark – Dickinson, N.D.
Host:  Dickinson State University (N.D.)

Thursday, April 30 (higher seed will be home team)
Game 1:  No. 5 Mayville State (N.D.) vs. No. 4 Dakota State (S.D.) – 10 a.m.
Game 2:  No. 6 Bismarck State (N.D.) vs. No. 3 Dickinson State (N.D.) – 1 p.m.
Game 3:  Game 1 winner vs. No. 1 Bellevue (Neb.) – 4 p.m.
Game 4:  Game 2 winner vs. No. 2 Valley City State (N.D.) – 7 p.m.

Friday, May 1
Game 5 (Loser's Out Game):  Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3 – 10 a.m.
Game 6 (Loser's Out Game):  Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4 – 1 p.m.
Game 7 (Winner's Bracket):  Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 – 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 2
Game 8 (Loser's Out Game): Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 – 11 a.m.
Game 9 (Loser's Out Game): Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 – 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 3
Game 10 (Championship Game): Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 – 11 a.m.
Game 11 (If necessary – if Winner Game 7 suffers first defeat of the tournament) – 2:30 p.m.
Winner earns Frontier Conference's automatic bid to the NAIA Baseball National Tournament Opening Round on May 11-14

2026 DSU BASEBALL TEAM LEADERS
· Hits:  George Hogan—60 hits
· Batting Average:  Cameron DeMaria—.374 batting average (58-of-155 at-bats)
· Slugging Percentage:  Cameron Kittridge—.632 slugging percentage (26 singles, 8 doubles, 8 home runs); Cameron DeMaria—.632 slugging percentage (28 singles, 10 doubles, 10 home runs)
· Runs Batted In (RBI):  Cameron DeMaria—58 RBIs
· Doubles:  Aidan Perry—12 doubles
· Triples:  Connor Raney—2 triples
· Home Runs:  Cameron DeMaria—10 home runs
· Total Bases:  Cameron DeMaria—98 total bases
· Runs Scored:  Connor Raney—58 runs
· Walks:  Connor Raney—35 walks
· Hit-by-Pitch:  Cameron DeMaria—20 hit-by-pitches
· Stolen Bases: Connor Raney—30 stolen bases
· On-base percentage:  Cameron DeMaria—.517 on-base percentage
· Innings Pitched:  Austin Armstrong—51 innings
· Earned Runs Average (ERA):  Austin Armstrong—5.47 earned run average (31 earned runs in 51 innings)
· Strikeouts (Pitching):   Austin Armstrong—46 strikeouts
· Complete Games (Pitching):   Ryland Carroll—2 complete games
· Wins:  Ryland Carroll—4 wins
· Saves:  Austin Armstrong, Brody Thompson—3 saves