INDIANAPOLIS- UW-Oshkosh baseball is returning to the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time since 2018 and will travel to Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) for the Saint Peter, Minnesota Regional from Friday to Sunday (May 16-18).
 
The Titans (31-13) finished as runners-up in the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver's), reaching the title game with an eight-inning, 15-4, win over UW-La Crosse (33-9), and a seven-inning, 15-5, win over UW-Platteville (20-21). They earned one of the WIAC's three bids to the national tournament. UW-Whitewater (39-5) earned the conference's automatic bid and will travel to Adrian College (Mich.) (28-16) for the Adrian, Michigan Regional. UW-La Crosse was tabbed as an at-large bid and will host the La Crosse Regional.
 
UW-Oshkosh will open its 26th trip to the NCAA Championship against the University of Chicago (Ill.) (26-14) on Thursday. The Maroons are making their first appearance in the national tournament as an at-large bid. The teams faced in Lexington, Kentucky earlier this season; UChicago won, 11-2, on March 16.
 
The host Gusties (36-7) will face Beloit College (30-14) in their first game on Thursday. Gustavus Adolphus won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament title and the Buccaneers took home the Midwest Conference Tournament crown to earn their respective leagues' automatic bids to the Division III Championship.
 
After Friday's tournament-opening games, three games will be played on Saturday and at least one will be play on Sunday with a potential game set for the final day of the regional if necessary.