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Complete announced regular-season schedule.
The league opener brings the defending national champion to Knoxville. Tennessee’s fresh roster and coaching transition make this a revealing test of whether the new rotation can protect a whole weekend, rather than produce one impressive start.
Austin is the road checkpoint I would circle. Our preseason outlook treats Texas as one of the conference’s most convincing early cases; Tennessee’s lineup has to create pressure against that level of opposition without letting a short start exhaust the relief group.
The rivalry closes the regular season at home. Vanderbilt’s reworked pitching responsibilities and Tennessee’s own turnover make dependable innings the central question. By May, this series should tell us much more than either team’s fall optimism.
Weekend series are grouped. Times are TBA unless listed; dates may change for television.
| Dates | Opponent | Site / venue | Games | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 – Feb 21 | Northern Illinois | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
| Feb 23 | High Point | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Feb 26 | Cincinnati | Neutral VyStar Ballpark, Jacksonville, Fla. | 1 | 6 p.m. ET |
| Feb 27 | Illinois | Neutral VyStar Ballpark, Jacksonville, Fla. | 1 | Noon ET |
| Feb 28 | Georgia Tech | Neutral VyStar Ballpark, Jacksonville, Fla. | 1 | 2 p.m. ET |
| Mar 2 | ETSU | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Mar 5 – Mar 7 | Missouri State | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
| Mar 9 – Mar 10 | Mississippi Valley State | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 2 | TBA |
| Mar 12 – Mar 14 | Evansville | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
| Mar 16 | Dayton | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Mar 19 – Mar 21 | OklahomaSEC | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
| Mar 23 | Eastern Kentucky | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Mar 26 – Mar 28 | Texas A&MSEC | Away See official schedule | 3 | TBA |
| Mar 30 | Morehead State | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Apr 2 – Apr 4 | ArkansasSEC | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
| Apr 6 | Tennessee Tech | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Apr 9 – Apr 11 | TexasSEC | Away See official schedule | 3 | TBA |
| Apr 13 | Queens | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Apr 16 – Apr 18 | AuburnSEC | Away See official schedule | 3 | TBA |
| Apr 20 | Lipscomb | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Apr 23 – Apr 25 | GeorgiaSEC | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
| Apr 27 | Alabama A&M | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| Apr 30 – May 2 | FloridaSEC | Away See official schedule | 3 | TBA |
| May 4 | Eastern Kentucky | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| May 7 – May 9 | Mississippi StateSEC | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
| May 11 | Bellarmine | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| May 14 – May 16 | AlabamaSEC | Away See official schedule | 3 | TBA |
| May 18 | Belmont | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 | TBA |
| May 20 – May 22 | VanderbiltSEC | Home Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | 3 | TBA |
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