Iowa baseball announces schedule for 2027
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IOWA CITY -- The University of Iowa baseball team's 57-game regular-season schedule was announced by head coach Rick Heller, featuring 26 games at Duane Banks Field.
The Hawkeyes will begin their 2027 season at the Sun Coast Classic in North Port, Fla., from Feb. 19-21. The Hawkeyes open their home portion of the schedule on Feb. 23, hosting Omaha.
The Sun Coast Classic is the first of three early-season events for the Hawkeyes, who will face Air Force, Marshall and Western Michigan.
Iowa will then travel to the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series in Dallas from Feb. 26-28 to face Oklahoma State, Baylor and Arkansas. Up next is the Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic in Las Vegas from March 5-7 against Arizona State, Oregon State and LSU.
The Hawkeyes return to both the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville and Principal Park in Des Moines during the 2027 season. Iowa hosts St. Thomas at the Field of Dreams on May 4, while Iowa and Rutgers will meet for a three-game Big Ten Conference series at Principal Park on May 14-16.
Iowa opens Big Ten play at UCLA on March 12-14 before hosting USC from March 19-21. The Hawkeyes also host Penn State (April 9-11), Nebraska (April 16-18) and Northwestern (May 7-9) in conference action at Duane Banks Field. They travel to Illinois (March 26-28), Minnesota (April 23-25), Ohio State (April 30-May 2) and Michigan (May 20-22).
Iowa's non-conference home schedule is highlighted by a three-game series against Butler (April 2-4), a pair of games against St. Thomas and a twinbill against North Dakota State, and single games against Omaha, Wartburg, Western Illinois, Illinois State and UIC. Iowa will also travel to Illinois State, Milwaukee and UIC.
The Big Ten Tournament will be held at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., from May 25-27.
Iowa concluded the 2026 season with a 33-23 overall record and advanced to the Big Ten Tournament for the 11th consecutive season.