Concordia is Coaches’ Pick to Win GPAC Baseball Title in 2025
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Concordia University totaled 98 points and is the preseason coaches’ selection to win the 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball Championship. The Bulldogs garnered eight first place votes as the top selection. The other three first place votes went to Doane University who was five points back in second place with 93 points.
(Sioux City, Iowa) – Concordia University totaled 98 points and is the preseason coaches' selection to win the 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball Championship. The Bulldogs garnered eight first place votes as the top selection. The other three first place votes went to Doane University who was five points back in second place with 93 points.
Morningside was tabbed to finish third with 79 points while Midland was picked fourth with 66. The Lancers from Mount Marty round out the top five with 54 points.
In 2024, Doane and Concordia were the regular season co-champions in the GPAC each with a league mark of 21-7. The Bulldogs won the GPAC Postseason Tournament by a score of 5-1 over Doane.
The GPAC Postseason Tournament will feature two four-team tournaments (Seeds 1,4,5,8 and Seeds 2,3,6,7) (double elimination) on April 30-May 2 at the sites of the top two seeds. Then the two tournament winners will play on Monday, May 5, in the GPAC Championship (one nine inning game) at the highest remaining seed.
Points were awarded on a 10-1 basis and coaches could not vote for their own team.
Here is the complete 2025 GPAC Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll:
RANK |
TEAM |
POINTS |
1st Place Votes |
1 |
CONCORDIA |
98 |
8 |
2 |
DOANE |
93 |
3 |
3 |
MORNINGSIDE |
79 |
|
4 |
MIDLAND |
66 |
|
5 |
MOUNT MARTY |
54 |
|
6 |
NORTHWESTERN |
51 |
|
7 |
BRIAR CLIFF |
50 |
|
8 |
DAKOTA WESLEYAN |
31 |
|
9 |
WALDORF |
28 |
|
10 |
HASTINGS |
21 |
|
11 |
DORDT |
16 |