BIRMINGHAM – The Southeastern Conference announced its 30-game baseball schedule for the 2026 season this afternoon (Tuesday, Sept. 9).
The Gamecocks will open the SEC slate with a three-game series at Florida on March 13-15. USC then hosts Arkansas for a three-game set on March 20-22. The Garnet and Black travels to Georgia on March 27-29 and then hosts Texas for the first time as an SEC foe on April 2-4, which is a Thursday-Saturday series due to Easter.
Carolina visits Missouri on April 10-12 and hosts Mississippi State on April 17-19. The Gamecocks will play back-to-back home SEC series as Kentucky comes into town on April 24-26.
The Gamecocks are at LSU on May 1-3 and closes out its home SEC slate on May 8-10 against Alabama. Carolina ends the 2026 regular season at Vanderbilt on May 14-16.
The SEC Tournament will take place May 19-24 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala. All 16 teams will play in the single-elimination event.
More SEC weekends could move to Thursday-Saturday due to TV. Those changes will be announced at a later date.
The non-conference portion of the schedule as well as game time and television designations also will be announced at a later date.
The Gamecocks will play two fall games against outside competition, at home against Charlotte (Nov. 2) and at College of Charleston (Nov. 6).
2026 CAROLINA SEC SCHEDULE
March 13-15
at Florida
March 20-22
ARKANSAS
March 27-29
at Georgia
April 2-4
TEXAS
April 10-12
at Missouri
April 17-19
MISSISSIPPI STATE
April 24-26
KENTUCKY
May 1-3
at LSU
May 8-10
ALABAMA
May 14-16
at Vanderbilt