Arkansas’ 2027 baseball schedule is loaded from top to bottom, and the Razorbacks won’t have to wait long to find out what kind of team they have.
The Hogs open at home on February 19 against Butler in a three-game series, then hit an early midweek wrinkle that’s unusual for the first week of the season: South Dakota State comes to Baum-Walker Stadium. From there, Arkansas is off to Arlington, Texas, for the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series from February 26-28, where it will play Iowa, Oregon and Oregon State. The trip doesn’t end there, either, with Tarleton State waiting on March 1.
That opening stretch is only part of what makes the slate stand out. Arkansas’ schedule includes 14 teams that reached the postseason in 2026, and three of those clubs made it all the way to Omaha.
The SEC home lineup brings plenty of heavyweight series to Fayetteville. Alabama comes in March 25-27, followed by LSU on April 9-11, Missouri on April 16-18, Auburn on April 30-May 2 and Kentucky on May 14-16.
Road weekends are just as demanding. Arkansas will go to Ole Miss from March 19-21, Tennessee from April 2-4, Texas from April 23-25, Texas A&M from May 7-9 and Mississippi State from May 20-22.
There are also several notable nonconference dates scattered through the calendar. The Razorbacks will meet Memphis at Dickey Stephens Park in North Little Rock on April 20. They’ll also have two four-games-in-four-days stretches, one during the Arlington trip and another when Santa Clara visits for a four-game set March 5-8.
The in-state matchups are spread throughout the season as well. Arkansas gets two midweek games against Arkansas State on March 30-31, faces UCA on April 6, and plays Little Rock on April 13-14.
The Hogs will not play UAPB this season. Missouri State is back on the schedule with another midweek home-and-home series.
With that kind of lineup, the Razorbacks are set up for a schedule that should test them in every phase. It’s the kind of grind that can help drive a strong RPI if Arkansas handles business, and it gives Dave Van Horn a clear shot at his 10th straight 40-win season.
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