The 2026 baseball season will be the first for Tennessee under head coach Josh Elander .
He was Tennessee's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator from 2022-25. He was also the Vols' assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2018-22.
Tennessee will open its baseball season Feb. 13, 2026 versus Nicholls State. The Vols will host Nicholls State for a three-game nonconference series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Tennessee will play in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of MLB's Texas Rangers, Feb. 28-March 1, 2026.
The Vols will join Arizona State, Mississippi State, Texas A&M , UCLA and Virginia Tech in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series.
Tennessee will open SEC play March 13-15, 2026 at Georgia . The Vols will host Missouri, March 20-22, 2026, for its first SEC home series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Below is Tennessee's 2026 regular-season baseball schedule.
2026 Tennessee baseball schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Location |
| Feb. 13 (Fri) |
4:30 PM ET |
Nicholls State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 14 (Sat) |
4 PM ET |
Nicholls State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 15 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
Nicholls State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 17 (Tue) |
4 PM ET |
UNC Asheville |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 20 (Fri) |
4:30 PM ET |
Kent State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 21 (Sat) |
4 PM ET |
Kent State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 22 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
Kent State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 24 (Tue) |
4 PM ET |
Bellarmine |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| Feb. 27 (Fri) |
4 PM ET |
UCLA |
Arlington, Texas (Globe Life Field) |
| Feb. 28 (Sat) |
12 PM ET |
Arizona State |
Arlington, Texas (Globe Life Field) |
| March 1 (Sun) |
11:30 AM ET |
Virginia Tech |
Arlington, Texas (Globe Life Field) |
| March 3 (Tue) |
4 PM ET |
ETSU |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 4 (Wed) |
4 PM ET |
Oakland |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 6 (Fri) |
6:30 PM ET |
Wright State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 7 (Sat) |
6 PM ET |
Wright State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 8 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
Wright State |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 10 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
Tennessee Tech |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 13 (Fri) |
6 PM ET |
Georgia |
Athens, Ga. |
| March 14 (Sat) |
2 PM ET |
Georgia |
Athens, Ga. |
| March 15 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
Georgia |
Athens, Ga. |
| March 17 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
Eastern Kentucky |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 20 (Fri) |
6:30 PM ET |
Missouri |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 21 (Sat) |
6 PM ET |
Missouri |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 22 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
Missouri |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 24 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
USC Upstate |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| March 27 (Fri) |
TBD |
Vanderbilt |
Nashville, Tenn. |
| March 28 (Sat) |
TBD |
Vanderbilt |
Nashville, Tenn. |
| March 29 (Sun) |
TBD |
Vanderbilt |
Nashville, Tenn. |
| March 31 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
Austin Peay |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 3 (Fri) |
6:30 PM ET |
LSU |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 4 (Sat) |
6 PM ET |
LSU |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 5 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
LSU |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 7 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
Northern Kentucky |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 10 (Fri) |
TBD |
Mississippi State |
Starkville, Miss. |
| April 11 (Sat) |
TBD |
Mississippi State |
Starkville, Miss. |
| April 12 (Sun) |
TBD |
Mississippi State |
Starkville, Miss. |
| April 14 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
UNC Asheville |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 17 (Fri) |
6:30 PM ET |
Ole Miss |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 18 (Sat) |
6 PM ET |
Ole Miss |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 19 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
Ole Miss |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 21 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
Lipscomb |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 23 (Thu) |
TBD |
Alabama |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 24 (Fri) |
6:30 PM ET |
Alabama |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 25 (Sat) |
1 PM ET |
Alabama |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| April 28 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
West Georgia |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| May 1 (Fri) |
TBD |
Kentucky |
Lexington, Ky. |
| May 2 (Sat) |
TBD |
Kentucky |
Lexington, Ky. |
| May 3 (Sun) |
TBD |
Kentucky |
Lexington, Ky. |
| May 5 (Tue) |
6 PM ET |
Presbyterian |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| May 8 (Fri) |
6:30 PM ET |
Texas |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| May 9 (Sat) |
6 PM ET |
Texas |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| May 10 (Sun) |
1 PM ET |
Texas |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| May 12 (Tue) |
5 PM ET |
Belmont |
Knoxville, Tenn. (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) |
| May 14 (Thu) |
TBD |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark) |
| May 15 (Fri) |
TBD |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark) |
| May 16 (Sat) |
TBD |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark) |
| May 19 (Tue) |
TBD |
SEC Tournament |
Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Met Stadium) |
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