Year: 2026

WBA Tournament Dates Set & More from Annual Meeting

The Wisconsin Baseball Association (WBA) directors have determined the tournament dates for the 2026 tournament:

  • Regionals / Semi-Finals – Friday, August 7th – Sunday, August 9th
  • Finals – Friday, August 14th – Sunday, August 16th

The tournament will continue to host Division A and B and have split champions with 24 teams per division. Four sites will host the regionals and two sites will host the finals. Team eligibility determined by leagues and WBA tournament committee on August 4th, 2026 seeding meeting. Location to be determined, but will be held in the Eau Claire area.

Four people joined the WBA board during the annual meeting:

  • Blake Johnson – Eau Claire Bears
  • Steve Eder – Glidden Orioles
  • Nolan Hutzler – Chippewa Falls LumberJacks
  • Jeff Kraschnewski – Whittlesey Reds

From attendees, the board learned of team changes in the following leagues:

  • Sparta – Folded from the Mississippi Valley League
  • Butternut – New team added in the Upper 13
  • Phillips – New team added in the Dairyland
  • Coon Valley – New team added in the Mississippi Valley League
  • Hillsboro – New team

The 2026 Wisconsin Baseball Assocation Championship Tournament hosts. (NOTE: All regional and final sites are still subject to change at this time.)

Division A

  • River Falls
  • Haugen
  • Chippewa Falls
  • Still looking for 4th Site
  • Wisconsin Rapids (Finals Host)

Division B

  • Abbotsford
  • Rib Lake
  • Glidden
  • Osceola
  • Ellsworth (Finals Host)

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