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Kentucky baseball adds The Citadel to 2026 non-conference schedule

Adam Luckettby: Adam Luckett4 hours agoadamluckettksr
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University of Kentucky Baseball vs. Louisville at Kentucky Proud Park on April 22, 2025 - Crawford Ifland, Kentucky Sports Radio

Many in Big Blue Nation will be worried about what is going on with Mark Pope’s team in the first full weekend of March, but the college baseball season will be entering the end of non-conference play. Kentucky baseball was hit with a curveball last week when Mercer backed out of a scheduled series with Kentucky from March 6-8 at Kentucky Proud Park.

It did not take long for the Bat Cats to find a replacement. Bat Cats Central’s Derek Terry reported on Tuesday that The Citadel will replace Mercer on the schedule. UK has filled an opening the weekend before SEC play begins.

The Citadel finished last season with a winning record (31-26) under head coach Russell Triplett. It was a huge jump for the Bulldogs after a 21-32 finish in Triplett’s first season. The hope is that this can be a respectable RPI game for Kentucky that can boost the NCAA Tournament resume.

College baseball is right around the corner.

Kentucky’s 2026 baseball schedule

Game DateOpponentVenue
Feb. 13-15at UNC GreensboroUNCG Baseball Stadium
Feb. 17vs. Morehead StateKentucky Proud Park
Feb. 20-22at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium
Feb. 24vs. WKUKentucky Proud Park
Feb. 27-March 1vs. St. John’sKentucky Proud Park
March 3at Eastern KentuckyTurkey Hughes Field
March 4vs. Eastern KentuckyKentucky Proud Park
March 6-8vs. The CitadelKentucky Proud Park
March 10vs. Ball StateKentucky Proud Park
March 13-15vs. AlabamaKentucky Proud Park
March 17vs. MarshallKentucky Proud Park
March 19-21at Ole MissSwayze Field
March 24vs. Murray StateKentucky Proud Park
March 27-29at LSUAlex Box Stadium
March 31vs. Miami (Ohio)Kentucky Proud Park
April 3-5vs. MissouriKentucky Proud Park
April 7vs. LouisvilleKentucky Proud Park
April 10-12at AuburnPlainsman Park
April 17-19vs. VanderbiltKentucky Proud Park
April 21at LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium
April 24-26at South CarolinaFounders Park
May 1-3vs. TennesseeKentucky Proud Park
May 8-10at FloridaCondron Ballpark
May 12vs. Northern KentuckyKentucky Proud Park
May 14-16vs. ArkansasKentucky Proud Park

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2025-11-20