K-State Baseball Completes 2027 Schedule with Non-Conference Slate
Oct 13, 2026 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State baseball and head coach Pete Hughes announced the complete 54-game schedule for the upcoming 2027 season Tuesday afternoon.
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The 2027 slate, which is highlighted by 26 games at Tointon Family Stadium, features 10 2026 NCAA Tournament teams. A total of nine opponents (22 games) finished with an RPI of 45 or lower in 2026, while three were ranked in the final D1Baseball Top 25 poll.
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Coming off the program's fourth consecutive 30-win season, the Wildcats are set to return 11 players from last season's squad. Key returners include two-way player Donte Lewis, left-hander Adam Arther, outfielders Robby Bolin, Nick English, and Cadyn Karl, and middle infielder Ty Smolinski, the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League MVP.
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The season officially gets underway on the road with a 10-game stretch across three states, starting Friday, February 19, when the Wildcats venture south to the Sunshine State for a three-game set at West Florida.
After a quick stop at Southern Miss (Feb. 23-24), the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Champion, the Cats will travel to take on Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 26-28). K-State will close out the road trip with a two-game series at Louisiana (March 2-3).
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K-State will open its 26-game home slate at Tointon Family Stadium on Friday, March 5, with a four-game series against Lafayette. The series is followed by a midweek tilt at Nebraska (March 9), before returning home for a series against South Dakota State (March 12-14).
The Wildcats' non-conference schedule also includes midweek stops at Wichita State (April 30) and Grand Canyon (April 6), along with home contests against Nebraska (March 23), Omaha (April 20), Missouri State (May 4) and UConn (May 18).
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The Big 12 schedule opens with a three-game road series at Oklahoma State, starting on Friday, March 19, before the Wildcats return to Tointon Family Stadium to host BYU (March 25-27) in their conference home opener.
The Cats' home Big 12 schedule also features UCF (April 9-11), Utah (April 23-25), and Arizona (April 30-May 2), while the Wildcats will travel to Arizona State (April 2-4), TCU (April 16-18), and Cincinnati (May 7-9).
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The annual Dillons Sunflower Showdown at Kansas (May 14-16) will conclude the Wildcats' road schedule, before K-State welcomes Baylor for the final weekend of Big 12 play on May 20-22.
The 2027 Big 12 Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate will return to Surprise Stadium, the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers, and will be held May 25-29 in Surprise, Arizona.
Game times, broadcast and ticket information will be announced at a later date.
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The Wildcats continue their fall schedule Saturday, hosting Kansas at 3 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium following K-State football's game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
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The 2027 slate, which is highlighted by 26 games at Tointon Family Stadium, features 10 2026 NCAA Tournament teams. A total of nine opponents (22 games) finished with an RPI of 45 or lower in 2026, while three were ranked in the final D1Baseball Top 25 poll.
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Coming off the program's fourth consecutive 30-win season, the Wildcats are set to return 11 players from last season's squad. Key returners include two-way player Donte Lewis, left-hander Adam Arther, outfielders Robby Bolin, Nick English, and Cadyn Karl, and middle infielder Ty Smolinski, the 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League MVP.
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The season officially gets underway on the road with a 10-game stretch across three states, starting Friday, February 19, when the Wildcats venture south to the Sunshine State for a three-game set at West Florida.
After a quick stop at Southern Miss (Feb. 23-24), the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Champion, the Cats will travel to take on Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 26-28). K-State will close out the road trip with a two-game series at Louisiana (March 2-3).
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K-State will open its 26-game home slate at Tointon Family Stadium on Friday, March 5, with a four-game series against Lafayette. The series is followed by a midweek tilt at Nebraska (March 9), before returning home for a series against South Dakota State (March 12-14).
The Wildcats' non-conference schedule also includes midweek stops at Wichita State (April 30) and Grand Canyon (April 6), along with home contests against Nebraska (March 23), Omaha (April 20), Missouri State (May 4) and UConn (May 18).
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The Big 12 schedule opens with a three-game road series at Oklahoma State, starting on Friday, March 19, before the Wildcats return to Tointon Family Stadium to host BYU (March 25-27) in their conference home opener.
The Cats' home Big 12 schedule also features UCF (April 9-11), Utah (April 23-25), and Arizona (April 30-May 2), while the Wildcats will travel to Arizona State (April 2-4), TCU (April 16-18), and Cincinnati (May 7-9).
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The annual Dillons Sunflower Showdown at Kansas (May 14-16) will conclude the Wildcats' road schedule, before K-State welcomes Baylor for the final weekend of Big 12 play on May 20-22.
The 2027 Big 12 Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate will return to Surprise Stadium, the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers, and will be held May 25-29 in Surprise, Arizona.
Game times, broadcast and ticket information will be announced at a later date.
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The Wildcats continue their fall schedule Saturday, hosting Kansas at 3 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium following K-State football's game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
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2027 K-State Baseball ScheduleÂ
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| Day | Opponent | Stadium | Site |
| Feb 19 | West Florida | Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla |
| Feb 20 | West Florida | Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla |
| Feb 21 | West Florida | Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla |
| Feb 23 | Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Feb 24 | Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Feb 26 | Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field | Hammond, LA |
| Feb 27 | Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field | Hammond, LA |
| Feb 28 | Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field | Hammond, LA |
| Mar 2 | Louisiana | M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park | Lafayette, LA |
| Mar 3 | Louisiana | M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field at Russo Park | Lafayette, LA |
| Mar 5 | LAFAYETTE | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 6 | LAFAYETTE (DH) | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 7 | LAFAYETTE | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 9 | Nebraska | Hawks Field | Lincoln, NE |
| Mar 12 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 13 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 14 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 19 | Oklahoma State* | O'Brate Stadium | Stillwater, OK |
| Mar 20 | Oklahoma State* | O'Brate Stadium | Stillwater, OK |
| Mar 21 | Oklahoma State* | O'Brate Stadium | Stillwater, OK |
| Mar 23 | NEBRASKA | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 25 | BYU* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 26 | BYU* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 27 | BYU* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Mar 30 | Wichita State | Eck Stadium | Wichita, KS |
| Apr 2 | Arizona State* | Phoenix Municipal Stadium | Tempe, AZ |
| Apr 3 | Arizona State* | Phoenix Municipal Stadium | Tempe, AZ |
| Apr 4 | Arizona State* | Phoenix Municipal Stadium | Tempe, AZ |
| Apr 6 | Grand Canyon | GCU Ballpark | Phoenix, AZ |
| Apr 9 | UCF* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Apr 10 | UCF* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Apr 11 | UCF* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Apr 16 | TCU* | Lupton Stadium | Fort Worth, TX |
| Apr 17 | TCU* | Lupton Stadium | Fort Worth, TX |
| Apr 18 | TCU* | Lupton Stadium | Fort Worth, TX |
| Apr 20 | OMAHA | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Apr 23 | UTAH* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Apr 24 | UTAH* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Apr 25 | UTAH* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| Apr 30 | ARIZONA* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| May 1 | ARIZONA* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| May 2 | ARIZONA* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| May 4 | MISSOURI STATE | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| May 7 | Cincinnati* | UC Baseball Stadium | Cincinnati, OH |
| May 8 | Cincinnati* | UC Baseball Stadium | Cincinnati, OH |
| May 9 | Cincinnati* | UC Baseball Stadium | Cincinnati, OH |
| May 14 | Kansas* | Hoglund Ballpark | Lawrence, KS |
| May 15 | Kansas* | Hoglund Ballpark | Lawrence, KS |
| May 16 | Kansas* | Hoglund Ballpark | Lawrence, KS |
| May 18 | UCONN | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| May 20 | BAYLOR* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| May 21 | BAYLOR* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
| May 22 | BAYLOR* | TOINTON FAMILY STADIUM | MANHATTAN, KS |
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