Kentucky baseball draws tough SEC slate in 2026

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.

The SEC baseball schedule was released on Tuesday. Kentucky draws eight teams that finished top-10 in the conference last season with home series against Alabama, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

The 2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣ SEC schedule is here!#WeAreUK pic.twitter.com/XAfUeMB1YH

— Kentucky Baseball (@UKBaseball) September 9, 2025

Series Date	Opponent	Venue
March 13-15	vs. Alabama	Kentucky Proud Park
March 20-22	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field
March 27-29	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium
April 3-5	vs. Missouri	Kentucky Proud Park
April 10-12	at Auburn	Plainsman Park
April 17-19	vs. Vanderbilt	Kentucky Proud Park
April 24-26	at South Carolina	Founders Park
May 1-3	vs. Tennessee	Kentucky Proud Park
May 8-10	at Florida	Condron Ballpark
May 14-16	vs. Arkansas	Kentucky Proud Park

The non-conference schedule will be released at a later date. So will ticket information for home games at Kentucky Proud Park. Mingione is now entering year 10 in Lexington and is set to face arguably the toughest conference schedule the Bat Cats have seen yet. We are just five months away from another season on the diamond.

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