The American Rivers Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the NCAA Division III American Rivers Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III baseball tournament.
The tournament was previously known as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament, changing its name with the league in 2018–19.
History The A-R-C, formally known as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC), baseball tournament began in 1994. From 1994 to 1997, the tournament was a 9-team, 3 pod double-elimination tournament. In 1998, the tournament shrunk to a 6-team double elimination format. The tournament has been hosted in Cedar Rapids at Veterans Memorial Stadium since 2004.
Champions
By year Year School Site Head coach 1994 Simpson Robertson Woods Field • Fayette, IA John Siranni, Simpson 1995 Upper Iowa Luther College Baseball Diamond • Decorah, IA Rick Heller, Upper Iowa 1996 Upper Iowa Hertel Field • Waverly, IA Rick Heller, Upper Iowa 1997 Upper Iowa Carroll Stadium • Carroll, IA Rick Heller, Upper Iowa 1998 Wartburg Hertel Field • Waverly, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 1999 Wartburg Ash Park • Mt. Vernon, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2000 Wartburg Riverfront Stadium • Waterloo, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2001 Wartburg Riverfront Stadium • Waterloo, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2002 Rained Out Riverfront Stadium • Waterloo, IA * 2003 Wartburg Riverfront Stadium • Waterloo, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2004 Simpson Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA John Sirianni, Simpson 2005 Wartburg Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2006 Rained Out Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA * 2007 Luther Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Brian Gillogly, Luther 2008 Wartburg Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2009 Wartburg Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2010 Buena Vista Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Eddie, Buena Vista 2011 Coe Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Cook, Coe 2012 Coe Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Cook, Coe 2013 Wartburg Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2014 Buena Vista Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Eddie, Buena Vista 2015 Coe Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Cook, Coe 2016 Luther Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Bryan Nikkel, Luther 2017 Wartburg Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Joel Holst, Wartburg 2018 Dubuque Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Paul Wyczawski, Dubuque 2019 Buena Vista Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Eddie, Buena Vista 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Luther Harms Stadium at Hertel Field • Waverly, IA Bryan Nikkel, Luther 2022 Coe Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Cook, Coe 2023 Loras Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Carl Tebon, Loras 2024 Coe Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Cook, Coe 2025 Buena Vista Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Steve Eddie, Buena Vista 2026 Wartburg Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cedar Rapids, IA Casey Klunder, Wartburg
By school Updated as of 2026 season School Appearances W-L Pct Tourney Titles Title Years Notes Wartburg 31 11 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2026 20 championship game appearances Coe 23 5 2011, 2012, 2015, 2022, 2024 10 championship game appearances Buena Vista 24 4 2010, 2014, 2019, 2025 6 championship game appearances Luther 23 3 2007, 2016, 2021 4 championship game appearances Upper Iowa 24 3 1995, 1996, 1997 4 championship game appearances, left the conference in 2003 Simpson 24 2 1994, 2004 5 championship game appearances Dubuque 12 1 2018 2 championship game appearances Loras 22 1 20234 championship game appearances Central 23 0 1 championship game appearance Nebraska Wesleyan 3 0 1 championship game appearance Joined the conference in 2016 Cornell 5 0 Left the conference in 2012 William Penn 7 0 Left the conference in 2001
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