Frontier Conference

The Frontier Conference is an NAIA conference based mainly in Montana that has existed since 1934. The conference was founded as the Montana Small College Conference (1934-1936), then was known as the Montana Collegiate Conference (1936-1966) before adopting its current name.

The conference's baseball schools competed in the NAIA's District 5, until the schools all dropped baseball in the early-mid 1970s. The conference's champion was named the District 5 champion, along with the automatic berth in the Area 1 tournament from 1969 to 1973. In 1974-1975 any baseball school left were shifted to District 12 (Dakotas). Lewis-Clark State College was in the conference from 1998-1999 to 2019-2020, and competed as an independent in baseball. With the North Star Athletic Association closing after the 2024-2025 school year, the remaining five schools, which all sponsor baseball, will be joining the conference in 2025-2026, signaling that it may yet again sponsor baseball.

Baseball Champions

• 1969 Western Montana College
• 1970 Eastern Montana College
• 1971 Northern Montana College
• 1972 Eastern Montana College
• 1973 Rocky Mountain College