LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine University baseball team is preparing for a 56-game slate in the 2026 campaign.

In the program's second season under Ben Reel, Bellarmine's schedule includes 24 home games and 30 Atlantic Sun Conference contests. The ASUN will once again be divided into two divisions — Gold and Graphite — and teams will play intra-divisional home-and-home series only in the regular season.

ASUN HOME SERIES
Bellarmine's ASUN slate is home heavy in the early going, with the Knights hosting three of their first four Gold Division series. Bellarmine will know where it stands immediately by opening league play March 13-15 by hosting Austin Peay (45-14, 26-4 ASUN), the reigning Gold Division champion. The Knights will welcome North Alabama (24-31, 16-14) on March 27-29 and Lipscomb (25-30, 17-13) the following week, April 2-4. After two ASUN road series, Bellarmine will square off with Central Arkansas (20-34, 12-18) on its own turf April 24-26. The Knights will follow with two more conference road series before concluding the regular season by hosting Eastern Kentucky (11-44, 8-22) on May 14-16.

NONCONFERENCE HOME GAMES
After spending the first two weeks of the season on the road, Bellarmine will make its home debut March 3 by hosting Seton Hall (24-30). The Knights will then host reigning OVC regular-season champion Eastern Illinois (31-22, 17-7 in OVC play) in a series March 6-8. Bellarmine will quickly follow by welcoming Butler (15-39) on March 10. In the midst of ASUN action, the Knights will host four midweek games, welcoming Southern Indiana (27-29) on March 17, Northern Kentucky (31-25) on March 24, College World Series participant and MVC Tournament and co-regular season champion Murray State (44-17, 17-8 in MVC play) on April 7 and Morehead State (14-39) on April 29.

ASUN ROAD SERIES
Bellarmine's lone ASUN road series over the first month of league play will unfold March 20-22 at Central Arkansas. However, four of the next five conference series will take place in enemy territory. The Knights will play April 10-12 at Eastern Kentucky, April 17-19 at Austin Peay, May 1-3 at North Alabama and May 8-10 at Lipscomb.

NONCONFERENCE ROAD GAMES
Bellarmine will open its 2026 campaign with 11 road games. The Knights will debut with a Feb. 13-15 series at Middle Tennessee (23-32) before heading to Belmont (26-34) on Feb. 17. Bellarmine will follow with a series Feb. 20-22 at Georgia State (26-30), head to NCAA Super Regional squad Tennessee (46-19) on Feb. 24 and to Saint Louis (33-26) for a Feb. 27-March 1 series. During ASUN play, the Knights will play six midweek road games, the first three teams in which they'll also host once this season, with the road outings taking place March 31 at Northern Kentucky, April 6 at Southern Indiana and April 14 at Morehead State. Bellarmine will head to NCAA Regional qualifier and reigning MAC Tournament and regular-season champion Miami Ohio (35-23, 23-7 in MAC play) on April 21 and to Southern Illinois (37-20) on May 5. The Knights will conclude nonconference play with a May 12 matchup at College World Series participant Louisville (42-24).

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