Arkansas Baseball 2026 Schedule: Shriners Showdown, SEC Gauntlet, Yet Miss Huge Rivals

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The 2026 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball schedule was announced today. The slate is headlined by 56 overall games, a trip to the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, an 18-game homestand, and 10 SEC series.

Arkansas enters next spring as the winningest program in the country since 2017 with 383 victories. The Razorbacks ended their 2025 campaign with their 12th consecutive College World Series appearance and eighth of Dave Van Horn’s tenure.

The Diamond Hogs will face 12 teams that made the NCAA Tournament this past season and begin their 2026 slate at Globe Life Field from February 13-15 in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown. They will face three Big 12 teams – Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech over three days at the Texas Rangers’ ballpark.

The next day, Arkansas will play one more game at Globe Life Field against Tarleton State (Feb. 16) before returning to Baum-Walker Stadium for their home opener and a long 18-game homestand. The Razorbacks open with Xavier (Feb. 20-22) before Arkansas State (Feb. 24-25), UT-Arlington (Feb. 27-March 1), Oral Roberts (March 3), Stetson (March 6-9), Mississippi State (March 13-15), and Northern Colorado (March 17-18) all come to town.

The non-conference portion of the season also includes Central Arkansas (March 24), Little Rock (April 7), Missouri State (April 21), and Northwestern State (April 28-29). The Razorbacks will also travel to two professional stadiums for midweek action including another game with Missouri State (March 31) at Hammons Field, home of the St. Louis Cardinals’ Double-A affiliate Springfield Cardinals in addition to UAPB (April 14) at CHI St. Vincent Field at Dickey-Stephens Park, home of the Seattle Mariners’ Double-A affiliate Arkansas Travelers, in North Little Rock, Ark.

Arkansas’ home SEC slate includes the aforementioned Mississippi State series, Florida (March 27-29), Georgia (April 17-19), Ole Miss (May 1-3), and Oklahoma (May 8-10). The Razorbacks’ roadtrips include South Carolina (March 20-22), Auburn (April 2-4), Alabama (April 10-12), Missouri (April 24-26), and Kentucky (May 14-16).

Notably, longtime rivals LSU, Texas, and Texas A&M did not make Arkansas’ 2026 slate. In addition, former Arkansas hitting coach Tony Vitello and Tennessee did not either. The Razorbacks faced LSU and Tennessee a combined ten times last season including the NCAA Tournament. They swept Tennessee in the Fayetteville Super Regional and were defeated by LSU twice at the College World Series.

Arkansas finishes the season again at the SEC Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (May 19-24) in Hoover, Ala.

2026 Arkansas Baseball Schedule
Feb. 13-15 Shriners Children’s College Showdown (Arlington)
Feb. 16 Tarleton State (Arlington)
Feb. 20-22 Xavier
Feb. 24-25 Arkansas State
Feb. 27-March 1 UT-Arlington
March 3 Oral Roberts
March 6-9 Stetson
March 13-15 Mississippi State
March 17-18 Northern Colorado
March 20-22 @ South Carolina
March 24 Central Arkansas
March 27-29 Florida
March 31 @ Missouri State
April 2-4 @ Auburn
April 7 Little Rock
April 10-12 @ Alabama
April 14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (North Little Rock)
April 17-19 Georgia
April 21 Missouri State
April 24-26 @ Missouri
April 28-29 Northwestern State
May 1-3 Ole Miss
May 8-10 Oklahoma
May 14-16 @ Kentucky
May 19-24 SEC Tournament (Hoover)