NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 29, 2026) – The field and schedule for the 2026 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Baseball Championship tournament were released today by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. The tournament begins with four first-round series on Friday and Saturday. The advancing teams will complete in a four-team double-elimination segment, to be hosted by Post University from May 7-9, to determine the champion.
More information is available at the CACC Baseball Championship web page at https://caccathletics.org/tournaments/?id=32.
The first-round series will be contested in a best-of-three format and hosted by the higher seeds. Competing teams will play a doubleheader on Friday at noon. If necessary, a third, deciding game would be staged on Saturday at the same site.
Wilmington University (34-15, 25-8), the event’s defending champion, won the 2026 CACC regular-season title and is the No. 1 seed for the tournament. The other first-round hosts will be No. 2 seed Goldey-Beacom College (29-20, 22-11), No. 3 Thomas Jefferson University (22-19, 21-12), and No. 4 Felician University (30-19, 20-13).
Wilmington will host a playoff series against No. 8 seed University of Bridgeport (21-23, 17-16) in New Castle, Del. Goldey-Beacom will welcome No. 7 seed Holy Family University (23-25, 18-15) to Hockessin, Del., while Jefferson will entertain fellow Philadelphia, Pa., institution Chestnut Hill College (22-20, 19-14), the No. 6 seed. No. 5 seed Post (25-24, 19-16) will travel to Madison, N.J., to face Felician.
The four-team, double-elimination portion will take place at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Conn. The winner of the 2026 CACC Baseball Championship will earn the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Division II East Region Championship tournament.
Tickets for all days of the 2026 CACC Baseball Championship are $10 per day for adults and $5 for children, senior citizens (65+) and students with valid identification. Children under three years of age will be admitted free. See the Championship Central link to follow the tournament online and purchase championship apparel.
2026 CACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
Seeding
1. Wilmington University
2. Goldey-Beacom College
3. Thomas Jefferson University
4. Felician University
5. Post University
6. Chestnut Hill College
7. Holy Family University
8. University of Bridgeport
Schedule
First Round (Best-of-three series at sites of higher seeds.)
Friday, May 1
#8 Bridgeport at #1 Wilmington (DH), noon
#5 Post at #4 Felician (DH), noon
#7 Holy Family at #2 Goldey-Beacom (DH), noon
#6 Chestnut Hill at #3 Jefferson (DH), noon
Saturday, May 2
#8 Bridgeport at #1 Wilmington, noon (if necessary)
#6 Chestnut Hill at #3 Jefferson, noon (if necessary)
#7 Holy Family at #2 Goldey-Beacom, 1 p.m. (if necessary)
#5 Post at #4 Felician, 5:30 p.m. (if necessary)
Double-Elimination Tournament (Host: Post University)
Thursday, May 7 (at Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, Conn.)
Game 1: Post/Felician winner vs. Bridgeport/Wilmington winner, 11 a.m. or 2 p.m.*
Game 2: Chestnut Hill/Jefferson winner vs. Holy Family/Goldey-Beacom winner, 11 a.m. or 2 p.m.*
*-Highest remaining seed in the tournament will play in the day's first game
Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 8 (at Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, Conn.)
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 11 a.m.
Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser, 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 9 (at Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, Conn.)
Game 6: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Game 6 Winner vs Game 6 Loser, if necessary
Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.