Mizzou Baseball has lined up two fall exhibitions for 2026, and both will come at Taylor Stadium.
The Tigers open the slate against Iowa on September 26, then return home to face Bradley on October 17. It gives Missouri a pair of early tune-up chances as the program builds toward another season under head coach Kerrick Jackson.
The announcement comes after a 2026 campaign that showed real progress for the Tigers. Missouri added eight wins to its total and doubled its SEC win total, then finished with a postseason breakthrough by beating No. 9 seed and 17 th -ranked Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament. That was the program’s first postseason win since 2017.
Jackson and his staff also made a major push in the transfer portal this offseason. Their class was ranked No. 31 nationally by 64 Analytics and No. 38 by D1Baseball.
The Iowa matchup will be a familiar one for Missouri. This will be the second straight year the Tigers have played the Hawkeyes in a fall exhibition after traveling to Iowa City last season. Iowa finished 2026 at 33-23 overall and 15-15 in the Big Ten, good for 10 games over .500, and also earned a win at the Big Ten Tournament.
Bradley arrives in Columbia under a coach still early in his tenure. Justin Dedman is entering his second season with the Braves, who went 11-45 and 6-18 in the MVC in 2027.
As of August 27, those are the only exhibitions on Missouri’s fall schedule.
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