Baylor softball has laid out a busy 2026 fall schedule, and the centerpiece is the Green & Gold World Series as the Bears get work in ahead of the 2027 season.
The fall opens Thursday, Sept. 24, when Baylor hosts MCC at Getterman Stadium in a 5 p.m. game scheduled for 10 innings. Two days later, the Bears are back home for the first of two Green & Gold intrasquads on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m.
From there, Baylor keeps stacking up matchups. Trinity Valley Community College comes to Waco for a 10-inning game on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m., and Temple College follows on Friday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. The final intrasquad of the fall is set for Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at Getterman Stadium, right before a 10-inning game against Navarro.
The Bears’ only road trip of the fall comes Oct. 9-10 in Summit, Mississippi, where they’ll play two 10-inning contests. Baylor meets Southwest Mississippi Community College on Friday, Oct. 9, at 3 p.m., then faces Southern Miss on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m.
After that, BU returns to Waco for a road matchup at McLennan on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
The Green & Gold World Series begins Oct. 17 at 10 a.m., before Baylor football hosts TCU. That game is listed as subject to change and could move to Friday depending on the announced kickoff time between the Bears and Frogs. Game two is set for Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m., and if needed, game three will be played Oct. 21 at 4:30 p.m.
Baylor closes the fall on Friday, Oct. 23, with a home game against Louisiana Monroe at 6 p.m.
All Baylor home fall softball games are free and open to the public, though they will not be available on streaming or live-stat platforms.
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