Posted: May 01, 2023

Concordia Crowned as Baseball Champion

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Concordia etched its name in the history book, winning its first-ever Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Baseball Championship. The Cardinals took the 2023 crown with a league record of 26-5 and a WHAC winning percentage of .878. Teams were assigned to play four games against five opponents and two games against six opponents. A minimum of 26 conference games must be played and the championship is determined by winning percentage.

Madonna finished second at a .667 winning percentage (24-6) and last year's champion UNOH finished third at .578 (22-10). Aquinas, and Indiana Tech rounded out the top five. A game suspended on April 3 between Cleary and Lawrence Tech needs to be completed on May 2 to determine the sixth and seventh places in the standings.

CUAA, who finished sixth last season, hit .328 on the year and plated 474 runs to lead the league. They had a conference-low 3.68 ERA and notched 377 strikeouts. The Cardinals now sit as the top seed in the upcoming WHAC Tournament and will host one of the two pods.

2023 Baseball Regular Season Standings

1. Concordia (26-5) .839
2. Madonna (24-6) .800
3. UNOH (22-10) .688
4. Aquinas (19-11) .633
5. Indiana Tech (18-12) .600
6. Lawrence Tech (17-13) .567
7. Cleary (17-15) .531
8. Lourdes (15-17) .469
9. Cornerstone (13-19) .406
10. Siena Heights (9-23) .281
11. UM-Dearborn (5-26) .161
12. Rochester (2-30) .063

All-Time Champions

1993: Aquinas
1994: Aquinas
1995: Spring Arbor
1996: Aquinas
1997: Aquinas
1998: Aquinas
1999: Indiana Tech
2000: Indiana Tech
2001: Aquinas
2002: Indiana Tech
2003: Spring Arbor
2004: Indiana Tech
2005: Madonna
2006: Madonna
2007: Indiana Tech
2008: Madonna
2009: Madonna
2010: Madonna
2011: Madonna
2012: Indiana Tech
2013: Madonna
2014: Davenport
2015: Northwestern Ohio
2016: Madonna
2017: UNOH
2018: Indiana Tech
2019: Indiana Tech
2020: Season cancelled - COVID
2021: Indiana Tech
2022: UNOH
2023: Concordia