Baseball Announces 2026 TV Schedule
CHARLOTTE – The University of South Carolina baseball team will have at least six games televised on the ESPN family of networks for the 2026 season, it was announced this afternoon (Tuesday, Feb. 3). Five of the six games will be on SEC Network with one game on ESPNU.
The Gamecocks will host Texas on Thursday, April 2, with a 7 p.m. first pitch on SEC Network. Carolina’s game at Missouri on Thursday, April 9 will start at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be televised on ESPNU.
The remaining four televised games will be at Founders Park. Carolina’s game against Mississippi State scheduled for Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m. will be on SEC Network. The Gamecocks host Kentucky on Sunday, April 26 with a 3 p.m. start on SEC Network. USC will then face Alabama in a pair of televised games on Friday, May 8 at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 9 at 1 p.m. Both games will be on SEC Network.
The SEC Network will have four wildcard spots in the final weekend of the regular season. Carolina is at Vanderbilt that weekend. Every game of the SEC Tournament will be televised with the championship game on ABC for the first time in the event’s history.
Every home game and every SEC game either will be televised or streamed on SEC Network Plus. Games at Wofford and The Citadel will be streamed on ESPN+ while the Sunday game at Clemson will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. The Saturday Clemson game and the North Carolina game in Charlotte will have their streaming platforms announced in the near future.
Carolina opens the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 13 as the Gamecocks host Northern Kentucky. First pitch is set for 4 p.m., and the game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
South Carolina Baseball TV Schedule
Thursday, April 2 – 7 p.m. – vs. Texas (SEC Network)
Thursday, April 9 – 8 p.m. – at Missouri (ESPNU)
Saturday, April 18 – 1 p.m. – vs. Mississippi State (SEC Network)
Sunday, April 26 – 3 p.m. – vs. Kentucky (SEC Network)
Friday, May 8 – 5:30 p.m. – vs. Alabama (SEC Network)
Saturday, May 9 – 1 p.m. – vs. Alabama (SEC Network)
