SEC Announces Baseball TV Schedule
February 03, 2026 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Nine nationally televised games await No. 4 Mississippi State during Southeastern Conference play this season.
Brian O'Connor's Diamond Dawgs are slated to appear on SEC Network six times as well as solo contests on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Most of MSU's other regular season games are set to be streamed on SEC Network+.
The second game of the Bulldogs' SEC opening series at seventh-ranked Arkansas on March 14 will air on SEC Network starting at 1 p.m. SEC Network will also televise State's SEC home opener against No. 23 Vanderbilt on March 20 at 7 p.m. as well as road dates at Ole Miss on March 29 at 3 p.m. and South Carolina on April 18 at noon CT.
ESPN2 will be at Dudy Noble Field as Mississippi State squares off against second-ranked LSU on April 25 at 6:30 p.m., which is the Saturday of Super Bulldog Weekend. ESPN is set to carry the series finale between the Diamond Dawgs and No. 3 Texas in Austin on May 3 at 1 p.m.
The entire home series between MSU and Auburn will be televised. Game 1 on Thursday, May 7 airs on ESPNU at 7 p.m. with SEC Network carrying the final two games on May 8 at 7:30 p.m. and May 9 at 3 p.m.
The remainder of the Bulldogs' SEC schedule was also released on Tuesday with an added twist for 2026. In addition to LSU, State will host two other Saturday night SEC games against Vanderbilt (March 21, 6 p.m.) and No. 14 Tennessee (April 11, 6 p.m.).
Mississippi State also moved two of its non-conference start times. The Diamond Dawgs will now host the series finale against Delaware on Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. and play at home versus Lipscomb on March 7 at 6 p.m. The Hancock Whitney Classic against Tulane in Biloxi on March 10 is also slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch.
MSU will open the season in a three-game home series against Hofstra from Feb. 13-15.
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