FSU Baseball Unveils Challenging 2026 Schedule
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida State University baseball has announced its full schedule for the 2026 season, featuring a demanding slate of opponents including several teams that reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The announcement comes as the Seminoles build momentum following a accomplished 2025 campaign that saw them make an NCAA Tournament appearance – a first since 2015-17 – and finish as runners-up in the ACC, their best league finish in 11 years.
The season kicks off February 13 with a three-game series against James Madison at Dick Howser Stadium, a rematch of their opening series from the previous year. FSU will then travel to Jacksonville to face the Dolphins on February 17, followed by a trip to the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field to compete against Michigan, Auburn, and Nebraska. Notably, both Auburn and Nebraska participated in the 2025 postseason, with Auburn reaching a Super Regional and Nebraska a Regional.
February continues with a nine-game homestand,beginning with North Florida on February 25 and a series against The Citadel (February 27-March 1). Jacksonville and Mercer will then visit Tallahassee on March 3 and 4, respectively, before Northern Kentucky completes the homestand from March 6-8.
The rivalry with Florida will be renewed on March 10 in Gainesville, and ACC play begins shortly after with a road series at Wake Forest from March 13-15. Both the Gators and Demon Deacons made Regional appearances in 2025. A March 17 home game against Bethune-Cookman will be a rematch of the 2025 NCAA Tallahassee Regional. NC State, another 2025 Regional team, will visit Howser Stadium from March 20-22.
The annual FSU-UF contest will again be held at VyStar Ballpark in Jacksonville on March 24, home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. A home series against Duke (March 27-29), a 2025 Super Regional participant, and a midweek game at Stetson (March 31), a 2025 Regional team, follow.
April sees the Seminoles travel to Virginia (April 2-4) and host a single game against Florida on April 7,before heading to Atlanta to face reigning ACC regular-season champions Georgia Tech (April 10-12). Stetson returns to Tallahassee on April 14, followed by a home series against Notre Dame (April 17-19). A game at North Florida on April 21 precedes a trip to Stanford (April 24-26) for the first ACC matchup between the two programs.
The Seminoles will then host USF on April 29, followed by a series against Pitt (May 1-3) and Jacksonville (May 5). The regular season concludes with road series at Clemson (May 8-10) and a home series against Miami (May 14-16), both of whom reached the 2025 postseason - clemson hosting a Regional and Miami reaching a super Regional.
The ACC Championship is scheduled for May 18-24 in Charlotte, and the NCAA Tournament begins with campus sites hosting regionals on May 29.
The complete 2026 schedule is available at Seminoles.com. Ticket facts for the 2026 season will be released in the coming days. Fans can follow the team on Twitter/X, Facebook, and instagram (@FSUBaseball & @NoleBaseball) for the latest updates.
