The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff announced its 2026 baseball and softball schedules on Friday.
The Torii Hunter Baseball and Softball Complex will host 27 baseball and 19 softball home games this spring.
The Golden Lions baseball team started last season, head Coach Logan Stout’s first with the team, with 21 of its first 24 games on the road. That will not be the case this season, as UAPB will host its first eight games: a pair of four-game weekend series against Lindenwood and Stephen F. Austin.
UAPB will face every in-state Division I team again this year. UAPB’s first weekend road series will be a three-game set against Arkansas State in Jonesboro. The Red Wolves will later come to Pine Bluff for a single midweek game in May. UAPB will play Central Arkansas three times in midweek action: once in Pine Bluff and twice in Conway.
Arkansas will host UAPB at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock for the second time in three years for an April midweek game. UAPB will play Little Rock, fresh off a headline-making run in last year’s NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, twice in midweek action. The Trojans will come to Pine Bluff in early March before hosting UAPB later that month.
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Other notable nonconference games include a three-game road series at Houston, a two-game midweek series at Missouri, and a two-game home midweek series against Eastern Illinois.
In SWAC play, Mississippi Valley State, Florida A&M, Alcorn State, Texas Southern and Grambling State will travel to Pine Bluff. UAPB will play Alabama State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Bethune-Cookman and Jackson State on the road.
In softball, the Lady Lions will play in non-conference tournaments at Tarleton State, Louisiana-Monroe and Northwestern State. UAPB’s home opener will be on Feb. 13 as the Lady Lions host Western Illinois for three games. Midweek opponents will include Mississippi Valley State and Henderson State. Henderson is the only Arkansas team on the schedule.
In SWAC play, UAPB will host Alcorn State, Southern, Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern. The Lady Lions will travel to Texas Southern, Grambling State, Southern, and Alcorn.
Opening day is Feb. 6 for softball in Stephenville, Texas, and Feb. 13 for baseball in Pine Bluff. The SWAC softball tournament will be held May 5-8 at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Gulfport, Miss.
The SWAC baseball tournament will be held May 20-24 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala.
UAPB 2026 baseball and softball schedules
Baseball
Feb. 13; Lindenwood
Feb. 14; Lindenwood
Feb. 14; Lindenwood
Feb. 15; Lindenwood
Feb. 20; Stephen F. Austin
Feb. 21; Stephen F. Austin
Feb. 21; Stephen F. Austin
Feb. 22; Stephen F. Austin
Feb. 24; at Missouri
Feb. 25; at Missouri
Feb. 27; at Arkansas State
Feb. 28; at Arkansas State
March 1; at Arkansas State
March 3; Little Rock
March 6; at Houston
March 7; at Houston
March 8; at Houston
March 11; at Memphis
March 13; Miss. Valley State*
March 14; Miss. Valley State*
March 15; Miss. Valley State*
March 17; Eastern Illinois
March 18; Eastern Illinois
March 20; Florida A&M*
March 21; Florida A&M*
March 22; Florida A&M*
March 24; at Little Rock
March 27; Alcorn State*
March 28; Alcorn State*
March 29; Alcorn State*
March 31; Central Arkansas
April 2; at Alabama State*
April 3; at Alabama State*
April 4; at Alabama State*
April 7; at Central Arkansas
April 10; at Prairie View A&M*
April 11; at Prairie View A&M*
April 12; at Prairie View A&M*
April 14; at Arkansas (North Little Rock)
April 17; Texas Southern*
April 18; Texas Southern*
April 19; Texas Southern*
April 22; at Central Arkansas
April 24; at Southern*
April 25; at Southern*
April 26; at Southern*
May 1; at Bethune-Cookman*
May 2; at Bethune-Cookman*
May 3; at Bethune-Cookman*
May 8; Grambling State*
May 9; Grambling State*
May 10; Grambling State*
May 12; Arkansas State
May 14; at Jackson State*
May 15; at Jackson State*
May 16; at Jackson State*
*SWAC contest
Softball
Feb. 6; at Tarleton State tournament
Feb. 7; at Tarleton State tournament
Feb. 7; at Tarleton State tournament
Feb. 13; Western Illinois
Feb. 14; Western Illinois
Feb. 14; Western Illinois
Feb. 20; at ULM tournament
Feb. 21; at ULM tournament
Feb. 21; at ULM tournament
Feb. 22; at ULM tournament
Feb. 27; at Northwestern State tournament
Feb. 28; at Northwestern State tournament
Feb. 28; at Northwestern State tournament
March 1; at Northwestern State tournament
March 6; Alcorn State*
March 7; Alcorn State*
March 7; Alcorn State*
March 10; Lincoln (MO)
March 10; Lincoln (MO)
March 13; at Texas Southern*
March 14; at Texas Southern*
March 14; at Texas Southern*
March 18; at Miss. Valley State
March 19; at Miss. Valley State
March 20; Southern*
March 21; Southern*
March 21; Southern*
March 27; at Grambling State*
March 28; at Grambling State*
March 28; at Grambling State*
April 3; Prairie View A&M*
April 4; Prairie View A&M*
April 4; Prairie View A&M*
April 8; Miss. Valley State
April 8; Miss. Valley State
April 10; at Southern*
April 11; at Southern*
April 11; at Southern*
April 14; at Henderson State
April 14; at Henderson State
April 17; Texas Southern*
April 18; Texas Southern*
April 18; Texas Southern*
April 24; at Alcorn State*
April 25; at Alcorn State*
April 25; at Alcorn State*
*SWAC contest