Kentucky's 2026 baseball schedule has finally arrived

Expectations are high for the Kentucky baseball team in 2026 after a third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bats Cats brought back some stars off last year’s roster and had a very successful offseason in the transfer portal. Could Nick Mingione’s squad made another trip to Omaha?

They will first have to get through a very difficult schedule.

UK’s schedule was released on Tuesday. The Bat Cats face a brutal SEC slate on top of non-conference against St. John’s and Louisville.

Game Date	Opponent	Venue
Feb. 13-15	at UNC Greensboro	UNCG Baseball Stadium
Feb. 17	vs. Morehead State	Kentucky Proud Park
Feb. 20-22	at Evansville	Charles H. Braun Stadium
Feb. 24	vs. WKU	Kentucky Proud Park
Feb. 27-March 1	vs. St. John’s	Kentucky Proud Park
March 3	at Eastern Kentucky	Turkey Hughes Field
March 4	vs. Eastern Kentucky	Kentucky Proud Park
March 6-8	vs. Mercer	Kentucky Proud Park
March 10	vs. Ball State	Kentucky Proud Park
March 13-15	vs. Alabama	Kentucky Proud Park
March 17	vs. Marshall	Kentucky Proud Park
March 19-21	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field
March 24	vs. Murray State	Kentucky Proud Park
March 27-29	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium
March 31	vs. Miami (Ohio)	Kentucky Proud Park
April 3-5	vs. Missouri	Kentucky Proud Park
April 7	vs. Louisville	Kentucky Proud Park
April 10-12	at Auburn	Plainsman Park
April 17-19	vs. Vanderbilt	Kentucky Proud Park
April 21	at Louisville	Jim Patterson Stadium
April 24-26	at South Carolina	Founders Park
May 1-3	vs. Tennessee	Kentucky Proud Park
May 8-10	at Florida	Condron Ballpark
May 12	vs. Northern Kentucky	Kentucky Proud Park
May 14-16	vs. Arkansas	Kentucky Proud Park

Kentucky will open the season with a road trip to UNC Greensboro before hosting Morehead State in the home opener on Feb. 17. Louisville and Murray State will both be making a trip to Kentucky Proud Park after making the College World Series last year. UK will play 30 games at home with non-conference series against St. John’s and Mercer before SEC play begins.

Game times, television assignments, and ticket information will be announced at a later date. A big season is on the horizon for the Bat Cats.

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