WICHITA, Kan. -- Head coach Brian Green announced the 2026 Wichita State baseball schedule on Thursday, a 55-game slate that includes 33 home games at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park.
"We're excited about how this schedule came together for us," Green said. "Playing at home right out of the gate in front of our fans gives us a really good chance to get off to a strong start, and the challenge of the Hawaii series will help us learn things about our team early on. We are excited at the opportunity to bring this program back to its winning ways and championship aspirations in 2026. We have lots of work to do."
The Shockers start the 2026 campaign at home on February 13 against Northern Colorado, kicking off a season-opening stretch loaded with home games. 21 of the first 26 games take place in Wichita, interrupted only by a four-game series at Hawaii from February 19-22 and a midweek game at Kansas State on March 10.
The home slate includes four, four-game series: Northern Colorado (February 13-15), Omaha (February 26-March 1), West Georgia (March 6-8) and Butler (March 12-15). The Northern Colorado and West Georgia series each include a scheduled doubleheader on February 14 and March 7, respectively.
The final non-conference tuneup before American Conference play comes in the form of a two-game home midweek set against Nebraska on March 17-18, the third consecutive season the Shockers and Huskers will meet in a two-game series.
In conference action, the Shockers host Charlotte (March 20-22), Tulane (April 2-4), Rice (April 24-26) and Florida Atlantic (May 8-10), while traveling to Memphis (March 27-29), UAB (April 10-12), East Carolina (April 17-19), UTSA (May 1-3) and South Florida (May 14-16). The American Conference Championship will once again take place at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, beginning May 19 and concluding with the championship game on May 24.
Wichita State's midweek schedule features many familiar names, highlighted by home-and-home series against in-state foes Kansas and Kansas State plus a road contest at Oklahoma State. The annual Kid's Day Game is scheduled for March 31 against Washburn, the first time the Shockers and Ichabods have squared off on the diamond since 1991.
The longest road swing of the season for the Shockers is eight games, spanning April 10-21 with three-game series against UAB and East Carolina in addition to midweeks at Kansas and Oklahoma State. Wichita State plays nine straight home games from March 12-22 against Butler, Nebraska and Charlotte.
Brian Green returns for a third season as head coach, leading a new-look roster that includes 31 newcomers to the program. Green's junior college recruiting class was ranked #12 nationally by JBB and true freshman Ethan Rogers was tabbed the #57-ranked freshman to arrive on campus and the #1-ranked freshman pitcher in the American Conference by D1Baseball.