The team competes in the NCAA Division III and a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC).

[1] The team plays its home games at Harms Stadium at Hertel field in Waverly, Iowa.

The Wartburg Knights baseball team played its first season in 1958, with its first game coming against Iowa Wesleyan.

[2] The program rose to national relevance in the late 1990s, early 2000s when Joel Holst was hired in 1996.

[4] Joel Holst resigned from his head coaching position prior to the 2023 season.

[5] Following his resignation, Casey Chaplin was named interim head coach for the 2023 baseball season.