DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Wildcats have unveiled their 2026 baseball schedule as they look aim to repeat the success of last year's championship squad. The 56-game schedule includes 29 matches at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 26 road contests, and one neutral site game.

Of the 26 road games, nine of them will be played somewhere in Florida, with matchups against Miami, Florida State, Stetson, UCF, South Florida, Jacksonville, and North Florida on the docket.

The season begins on February 13th, with the opener of a three-game set against Bradley in Daytona Beach kicking off the campaign. The Cats will remain at home for a midweek matchup against FIU (Feb. 17) and the opener of a two-game series against Yale (Feb. 20 & 22).

On February 21st, B-CU will head down to the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, FL, to play Florida A&M in the Andre Dawson Classic. The Andre Dawson Classic is annual event designed by Major League Baseball to showcase HBCU baseball programs. This will be Bethune-Cookman's first ever appearance in the event.

The Wildcats then return home for a six-game home stand. Following the conclusion of the Yale series, B-CU will play a midweek game against USF (Feb. 24) followed by a four-game tilt with Delaware State (Feb. 2-March 1).

The Cats will then begin a stretch of seven-straight weeks with a midweek non-conference road game which includes matchups against Miami (March 4), UNF (March 10), FSU (March 17), Jacksonville (March 24), USF (March 31), LSU (Apr. 7), and Florida (Apr. 14). B-CU will then host UCF (Apr. 2) followed by three more road contests against FIU (Apr. 28), Stetson (May 5), and a road rematch against the Golden Knights (May 12) to close out the non-conference slate.

Following a three-game series against FGCU at home (March 6-8), the Wildcats begin their 30-game SWAC schedule that will include 10 weekend series. B-CU will host Prairie View (March 13-15), Jackson State (March 27-29), Alabama A&M (Apr. 17-19), UAPB (May 1-3), and Grambling May (May 13-16) and will travel to face Alcorn (March 20 & 21), Southern (Apr. 3-5), Mississippi Valley State (Apr. 10 & 11), Florida A&M (Apr. 24-26), and Alabama State (May 8-10).

The SWAC tournament will begin on May 17th.