TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head baseball coach Tracy Archuleta announced the 2026 baseball schedule on Tuesday afternoon as the Sycamores released the full slate of games for the upcoming season.
 
Highlighting the Indiana State schedule includes the season-opening Puerto Rico Challenge held in both Caguas and Ponce, P.R. over February 13-15, while the Sycamores will also take on Penn State in Nassau, Bahamas in the first-ever NCAA Division I regular season baseball games played at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.
 
The Sycamores' 21-game home schedule features nonconference contests against Lindenwood (Mar. 4), Gonzaga (Mar. 13-15), Illinois (Mar. 17), Purdue (Mar. 31), SIUE (Apr. 8), Indiana (Apr. 14), and Western Illinois (May 5). Indiana State will also host Bradley (Mar. 20-22), UIC (Apr. 2-4), Evansville (Apr. 24-26), and Belmont (May 14-16).
 
The nonconference road schedule features the aforementioned Puerto Rico Challenge and the trip to the Bahamas, while also adding contests at Miami (Fla.), the annual Snowbird Invitational, Florida Gulf Coast, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Indiana, Illinois, Wright State, and Purdue. MVC matchups on the road include Valparaiso, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, and Murray State.
 
The Sycamores open the 2026 season at the Puerto Rico Challenge with Indiana State set to take on Manhattan (Feb. 13), North Carolina State (Feb. 14), and Wake Forest (Feb. 15) over the three-day weekend. Indiana State returns to the continental United States the following week, traveling to Miami (Fla.) on February 18, before taking part in the annual Snowbird Baseball Classic over February 20-22 in Port Charlotte, Fla. with Indiana State taking on Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 20), Brown (Feb. 21), and UMass Lowell (Feb. 22).
 
Indiana State remains on the road to open the year with a two-game midweek set at Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 24-25), before heading to the Bahamas for a three-game series played at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.
 
The Sycamores are set to make their home debut on March 4 at Lindenwood as Indiana State returns to Terre Haute and Bob Warn Field for the first time in the 2026 season. Indiana State heads back on the road following the midweek matchup to take on Western Kentucky (Mar. 6-8) and Vanderbilt (Mar. 10), before starting a seven-game home stand and the start of Missouri Valley baseball play.
 
Indiana State will host Gonzaga (Mar. 13-15) and Illinois (Mar. 17), before opening MVC competition with a three-game home series against Bradley (Mar. 20-22).
 
The Sycamores head back on the road taking on Indiana (Mar. 24) and Valparaiso (Mar. 27-29), before heading back to Terre Haute hosting both Purdue (Mar. 31) and UIC (Apr. 2-4).
 
The Sycamores travel to Illinois (Apr. 7) and host SIUE (Apr. 8), before continuing Valley competition on the road over April 10-12 at Illinois State. A home game against Indiana (Apr. 14) gives way to a three-game road series at Wright State (Apr. 17-19) in Dayton, Ohio in the first matchup between the two programs since the 2023 Terre Haute Regional.
 
Indiana State continues on the road at Purdue (Apr. 21), before hosting Evansville in a three-game weekend series over April 24-26.
 
The start of May features road series at Southern Illinois (May 1-3) and Murray State (May 8-10) sandwiching a midweek home contest against Western Illinois (May 5).
 
The Sycamores are set to host the 2026 Indiana State Baseball Senior Weekend over May 14-16 against Belmont.
 
The 2026 MVC Baseball Championships will be held over May 20-24 in Murray, Ky. at Johnny Reagan Field.
 
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