Judson, Saint Xavier Open With Wins In Baseball Tournament

JOLIET, Ill. --- The first round of play at the 2026 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament went true to form with each of the top seeds earning victories on Wednesday.

No. 4 seed Judson University needed just seven innings to defeat No. 5 University of St. Francis 10-0, while No. 3 Saint Xavier University's two runs in the fifth inning held up against No. 6 Indiana University South Bend in a 2-0 contest.

That sets the stage for the first half of a busy day at Slammers Stadium on Thursday when four games will be played.  Top-seeded St. Ambrose University (29-19) meets Judson (32-19) in the first game of the day at 10 am, followed by No. 2 Olivet Nazarene University (28-20) and Saint Xavier (32-17) at 1 pm. 

Indiana South Bend and St. Francis will have to wait to see who they play.  IUSB meets the loser of the 10 am matchup in an elimination game at 4 pm, while St. Francis does the same against the loser of the 1 pm matchup to close out Day 2 at 7 pm.

The complete results and schedule follow:

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Game #1: No. 4 Seed Judson 10, No. 5 Seed St. Francis 0 --- 7 innings
Game #2: No. 3 Seed Saint Xavier 2, No. 6 Seed Indiana South Bend 0

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Game #3: No. 4 seed Judson (32-19) vs. No. 1 seed St. Ambrose (29-19) --- 10 am
Game #4: No. 3 seed Saint Xavier (32-17) vs. No. 2 seed Olivet Nazarene (28-20) --- 1 pm
Game #5: No. 6 Indiana South Bend (21-30) vs. Loser-Game #3 --- 4 pm
Game #6: No. 5 St. Francis (20-28) vs. Loser-Game #4 --- 7 pm

Friday, May 1, 2026
Game #7: Winner-Game #3 vs. Winner-Game #4 --- 1 pm
Game #8: Winner-Game #5 vs. Winner-Game #6 --- 4 pm
Game #9: Loser-Game #7 vs. Winner-Game #8 --- 7 pm

Saturday, May 2, 2026
Game #10: Winner-Game #7 vs. Winner-Game #9 --- 4 pm (Championship)
Game #11: Winner-Game #10 vs. Loser-Game #10 --- 7 pm (If necessary)