2026 Baseball Schedule
Overall28-270.509
Conference14-160.467
StreakL3
Home17-9
Away7-14
Neutral4-4
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13 (Fri) | 5:30 PM CT | Away | USF | Tampa, Fla. | L 4-9 | |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | 1 PM CT | Away | USF | Tampa, Fla. | W 4-2 | |
| Feb 15 (Sun) | 11 AM CT | Away | USF | Tampa, Fla. | L 10-11 | |
| Feb 17 (Tue) | 3:30 PM CT | Home | Butler | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 8-10 | |
| Feb 20 (Fri) | 10 AM CT | Neutral | VCU | Conway, S.C. | Coastal Carolina Tournament | W 9-4 |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 10 AM CT | Neutral | VCU | Conway, S.C. | Coastal Carolina Tournament | L 2-3 |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 3 PM CT | Away | #6 Coastal Carolina | Conway, S.C. | Coastal Carolina Tournament | - |
| Feb 22 (Sun) | 10 AM CT | Away | #6 Coastal Carolina | Conway, S.C. | Coastal Carolina Tournament | W 14-5 |
| Feb 25 (Wed) | 3 PM CT | Home | Lindenwood | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 13-9 | |
| Feb 27 (Fri) | 1 PM CT | Neutral | Michigan State | Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) | Greenville, S.C. Tournament | W 5-4 |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | 9 AM CT | Neutral | College of Charleston | Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) | Greenville, S.C. Tournament | W 5-0 |
| Mar 1 (Sun) | 9 AM CT | Neutral | UAlbany | Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) | Greenville, S.C. Tournament | W 14-6 |
| Mar 3 (Tue) | 3 PM CT | Home | Eastern Illinois | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | N - | |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | 8 PM CT | Away | #20 USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | L 0-4 | |
| Mar 7 (Sat) | 3 PM CT | Away | #20 USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | L 0-4 | |
| Mar 8 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Away | #20 USC | Los Angeles, Calif. | L 3-5 | |
| Mar 10 (Tue) | 3:30 PM CT | Home | Western Illinois | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 21-8 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | 6 PM CT | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 2-1 | |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | 1 PM CT | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 0-1 | |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | APPROX. 4 PM CT | Home | Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 4-2 | |
| Mar 18 (Wed) | 5:30 PM CT | Away | Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. | L 3-4 | |
| Mar 20 (Fri) | 6 PM CT | Home | Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 13-7 | |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | 3 PM CT | Home | Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 12-6 | |
| Mar 22 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Home | Rutgers | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 3-8 | |
| Mar 24 (Tue) | 6 PM CT | Neutral | Missouri | O'Fallon, Mo. | L 1-5 | |
| Mar 27 (Fri) | 4:30 PM CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | L 8-9 | |
| Mar 28 (Sat) | 1 PM CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 16-5 | |
| Mar 29 (Sun) | 10 AM CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 6-0 | |
| Mar 31 (Tue) | 4 PM CT | Away | Illinois State | Normal, Ill. | L 1-4 | |
| Apr 3 (Fri) | 1 PM CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 1-6 | |
| Apr 4 (Sat) | 5 PM CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | W 7-5 | |
| Apr 5 (Sun) | 12 PM CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 5-10 | |
| Apr 7 (Tue) | 6 PM CT | Home | Indiana State | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 7-3 | |
| Apr 10 (Fri) | 6 PM CT | Home | New Orleans | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 13-1 | |
| Apr 11 (Sat) | 3 PM CT | Home | New Orleans | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 4-3 | |
| Apr 12 (Sun) | 11 AM CT | Home | New Orleans | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 7-8 | |
| Apr 14 (Tue) | 6 PM CT | Home | SIUE | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 16-4 | |
| Apr 17 (Fri) | 3:30 PM CT | Home | #19 Oregon | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 6-16 | |
| Apr 18 (Sat) | 3 PM CT | Home | #19 Oregon | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 16-13 | |
| Apr 19 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Home | #19 Oregon | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 5-11 | |
| Apr 21 (Tue) | 6 PM CT | Home | Illinois State | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 6-13 | |
| Apr 24 (Fri) | 6 PM CT | Home | #20 Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 10-5 | |
| Apr 25 (Sat) | 3 PM CT | Home | #20 Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 5-12 | |
| Apr 26 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Home | #20 Nebraska | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | L 0-3 | |
| Apr 28 (Tue) | 6 PM CT | Home | Roosevelt University | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 11-7 | |
| May 1 (Fri) | 6:05 PM CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | L 3-9 | |
| May 2 (Sat) | 2:05 PM CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | L 5-6 | |
| May 3 (Sun) | 1:05 PM CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 6-2 | |
| May 6 (Wed) | 6:30 PM CT | Home | Bradley | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 10-2 | |
| May 8 (Fri) | 6:30 PM CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 12-0 | |
| May 9 (Sat) | 5:30 PM CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 4-3 | |
| May 10 (Sun) | 1 PM CT | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) | W 10-3 | |
| May 14 (Thu) | 5 PM CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 4-10 | |
| May 15 (Fri) | 5 PM CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 9-7 | |
| May 16 (Sat) | 1 PM CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 2-11 | |
| May 19 (Tue) | 1 PM CT | Neutral | [8] Iowa | Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field Omaha) | Big Ten Tournament | L 6-10 |
| May 20 (Wed) | 9 AM CT | Neutral | [5] Purdue | Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field Omaha) | Big Ten Tournament | L 1-3 |