The SEC has laid out Texas’ road map for 2027, and the Longhorns will get a heavyweight start right out of the gate.
Texas opens its 30-game conference schedule with a March 19-21 trip to LSU at Alex Box Stadium, then comes home for its first SEC series at UFCU Disch-Falk Field against South Carolina from March 25-27. The league announced the full slate Tuesday afternoon.
Jim Schlossnagle’s team will face a demanding mix of home and road series across the spring. Texas’ other home weekends are Tennessee from April 9-11, Arkansas from April 23-25, Vanderbilt from April 30-May 2 and Texas A&M from May 14-16.
On the road, the Longhorns will visit Alabama from April 2-4, Florida from April 16-18, Oklahoma from May 7-9 and Georgia from May 20-22.
The SEC Baseball Tournament is set for May 25-30 at Hoover Met Stadium, where all 16 conference teams will play in a single-elimination format.
Texas enters 2027 having already established itself as one of the league’s early heavyweights. In 2026, the Longhorns were one of 12 SEC teams to reach the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Men’s College World Series for a record 39th time.
Since joining the SEC ahead of the 2025 season, Texas has gone 41-18 in conference play, a .695 mark that leads the league.
The schedule remains subject to change for television, including the possibility that some series will begin on Thursdays.
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