EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Head Coach Wes Carroll and the University of Evansville baseball team unveiled their 2026 season schedule today, highlighted by 24 home games at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium and 12 games against opponents who reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Opening weekend is set for February 13-15, as the Purple Aces will travel to Kennesaw, Ga. for a four-game game weekend with Kennesaw State and Marshall. On opening day, Evansville will play a doubleheader, taking on Marshall in game one and Kennesaw State in game two, and will round out the weekend by playing Marshall on Saturday and Kennesaw State on Sunday.
Evansville will open the home slate with a series against SEC foe Kentucky from February 20-22. This will mark the first weekend series against a power conference opponent at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium since the Purple Aces took a two-game sweep over Purdue on March 17-19, 2023, the first visit from an SEC opponent since Kentucky came to Evansville on May 9, 2007, and the first three-game series against an SEC opponent at home in program history.
Following the series with the Wildcats, the Purple Aces will take on another SEC opponent as they face perennial power Vanderbilt in Nashville on February 24. From February 27 to March 3, the Purple Aces will play a three-game series at home against Milwaukee and a midweek at SEMO before traveling to Ole Miss on March 6-8 for a three-game set with the Rebels, their third SEC opponent of the season.
From March 10-15, the Aces will make a trip to the Cincinnati area, playing midweeks at Cincinnati and Miami before a three-game set at Xavier. Following a double midweek slate at home against Lipscomb and SEMO, Evansville will travel to California for the first time since 2009 for a series at Cal Baptist.
MVC play begins on March 27 when the Aces welcome Illinois State for a weekend series, followed by a home matchup with Indiana on March 31. Following a weekend trip to Bradley, Evansville returns home for a midweek with Lindenwood on April 8 before hosting SIU from April 10-12.
The Purple Aces take on the Hoosiers in Bloomington to begin a road swing on April 15, followed by a series at Belmont, a midweek at USI, and a series at Indiana State.
The final month of play sees the Aces play eight of their final 11 games at home, including midweeks with SIUE and USI and weekend series against UIC and Murray State.
Fans can purchase season tickets by calling Logan Belz at 812-488-2623. Season tickets are $175 for adults and $150 for youth (ages 3-17).
