NAIA Baseball Program

Northwestern College Baseball - IA

Northwestern College baseball competes at the NAIA level in Great Plains Athletic Conference and is based in Orange City, IA. Campus enrollment is about 1,175 students. The published acceptance rate is 80%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 28-21. Listed coaches include Brian Wede, Drew Nonnemacher, and Robby Laughlin.

Northwestern improved to 28–21 overall and 16–12 in GPAC play after 25–23 and 14–14 in 2025, then exited the GPAC Tournament 0–2. Brian Wede heads the Orange City, Iowa, NAIA Raiders and reached 500 career Northwestern wins during the spring. Seven Raiders earned All-GPAC honors. Families recruiting into a 30-player 2027 roster should treat GPAC Tournament baseball as expected and a deeper bracket run as the next bar.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Orange City, IA
  • Division: NAIA
  • Conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference
  • School type: Private nonprofit
  • Campus setting: Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
  • Enrollment: 1,175 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 48% men / 52% women
  • Acceptance rate: 80%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $25,907
  • In-state tuition: $36,710
  • Out-of-state tuition: $36,710

Coaching Staff

  • Brian Wede, Head Coach
  • Drew Nonnemacher, Assistant Coach
  • Robby Laughlin, Assistant Coach

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 28-21
  • 2025: 25-23
  • 2024: 25-27
  • 2023: 19-31
  • 2022: 22-27

Members-only details for Northwestern College

Members see direct contact details for the coaching staff: 3 email addresses, 2 phone numbers, and 3 X accounts.

Junior varsity program status is available to members.

The 2026-27 roster breakdown is available to members, including class makeup, position depth by class, expected openings after this season, handedness, average height and weight by position, and where players come from.

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Conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference

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