ORLANDO – The Big 12 Conference released its league baseball schedule for the 2027 season, and UCF’s conference slate is set. The Black and Gold will take part in 10 conference series totaling in 30 games with five of those series being held at John Euliano Park.
Of UCF’s 10 Big 12 series, five of those opponents qualified for the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament in Arizona State, Cincinnati, Kansas, Oklahoma State, and College World Series participant West Virginia.
In 2027, the Knights will welcome 2026 NCAA Tournament participants Kansas and West Virginia to John Euliano Park as well as TCU, Texas Tech and Utah. UCF was one of six Big 12 schools to advance to the NCAA Tournament a season ago. The Knights went 32-23 overall in 2026 and posted their best conference finish in the program’s Big 12 era by tying for third in the league standings with a 19-11 conference mark.
UCF’s 2027 Big 12 Conference schedule is as follows:
MARCH 19-21 – VS. TCU – JOHN EULIANO PARK
The Black and Gold will open Big 12 play by hosting TCU at John Euliano Park March 19-21. The Knights took two of three from the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth last season. The Horned Frogs went 33-21 and tied for sixth in the league standings with a 17-13 conference record. TCU was one of the first four teams left out of the NCAA Tournament a season ago. Historically, the Horned Frogs are tied with Oklahoma State for the most Big 12 Tournament titles and also have four regular season conference crowns.
MARCH 25-27 – AT ARIZONA STATE – TEMPE, ARIZ.
UCF will make its first trip to Tempe to face Arizona State for a three-game series March 25-27 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Knights took one of three from then-No. 19 ASU last season in Orlando. The Sun Devils went 39-21 overall and finished in a tie with UCF for third place in the Big 12 standings last season with a 19-11 league mark. Arizona State went on to advance to the 2026 NCAA Tournament and had its season come to a close at the Lincoln Regional.
APRIL 2-4 – VS. WEST VIRGINIA – JOHN EULIANO PARK
The 2026 Men’s College World Series participant Mountaineers will make the trip to John Euliano Park April 2-4. A season ago, UCF took two of three at WVU. West Virginia went an impressive 47-17 overall and finished in second place in the league standings with a 21-9 conference mark. The Mountaineers played in the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament a season ago. They then went on to host and win both the Morgantown Regional and Morgantown Super Regional en route to advancing to the program’s first College World Series appearance.
APRIL 9-11 AT KANSAS STATE – MANHATTAN, KAN.
The Knights will make the trip to the Little Apple April 9-11 to face Kansas State. UCF took two of three from the Wildcats in the final series of the regular season a year ago. K-State went 30-27 overall and took 11th in the conference standings last year with an 11-19 league record. The Wildcats had their 2026 campaign conclude in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.
APRIL 16-18 AT OKLAHOMA STATE – STILLWATER, OKLA.
The Black and Gold will remain on the road the following week for a league series at Oklahoma State. The Knights opened Big 12 play last season by sweeping the Cowboys in Orlando. The Pokes went 39-22 overall and took fifth in the Big 12 standings with an 18-12 record last season. OK State went on to advance to the 2026 NCAA Tournament and had its season come to a close at the Tuscaloosa Regional. The postseason appearance marked the Cowboys’ 13th straight. Oklahoma State is tied for the most Big 12 Tournament titles with four.
APRIL 23-25 VS. KANSAS – JOHN EULIANO PARK
UCF will next return home to host the defending Big 12 regular season and tournament champion Kansas Jayhawks April 23-25. KU swept the Knights in Lawrence a season ago. Kansas won 45 games last year by going 45-18 en route to winning the Big 12 with a 22-8 league record. The Jayhawks then went on to run the gauntlet at the Big 12 Tournament by going a perfect 3-0 with wins over Baylor, No. 19 Oklahoma State and No. 9 West Virginia. KU then hosted and won the Lawrence Regional on its way to hosting the Lawrence Super Regional. Kansas had its 2026 run end in the Supers with a pair of losses to Oklahoma.
APRIL 30-MAY 2 AT HOUSTON – HOUSTON, TEXAS
The Knights will then head to the Lone Star State for the only time of conference play for a series at Houston April 30-May 2. UCF last dropped two of three to Houston at home in 2025, as the two didn’t meet up last season. UH went 24-31 last year and posted a 7-23 league record to finish 14th in the Big 12 standings.
MAY 7-9 VS. UTAH – JOHN EULIANO PARK
The Black and Gold will welcome Utah to John Euliano Park for the first time in the Big 12 era May 7-9. A season ago, the Knights swept the Utes in Salt Lake City and outscored Utah by a combined tally of 34-6. The Utes finished 2026 with a 26-25 overall record and took 10th in the conference standings with a 12-18 mark. Utah had its 2026 season come to a close in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
MAY 14-16 VS. TEXAS TECH – JOHN EULIANO PARK
The Knights will host their final home series May 14-16 when Texas Tech visits John Euliano Park. UCF last took two of three from TTU in 2025 in Lubbock, as the two didn’t meet up last year. Texas Tech posted a 27-28 overall record a season ago and placed 12th in the conference standings with a 10-20 record. The Red Raiders had their 2026 season end in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
MAY 20-22 AT CINCINNATI – CINCINNATI, OHIO
The Black and Gold’s final series of the season will come at Cincinnati May 20-22. Last season, the Bearcats took two of three from UCF in Orlando. Cincinnati earned an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament after going 38-22 overall and tying for sixth in the conference standings with a 17-13 record. The Bearcats had their 2026 NCAA Tournament run end at the Starkville Regional.
Each Big 12 team will play 30 conference games against 10 league opponents. During the 2027 regular season, the Knights are not scheduled to face Arizona, Baylor and BYU.
The Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate is scheduled to take place May 25-29 at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona. It will mark the second consecutive season that the conference tournament has been contested at the spring training home of the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals.
UCF’s fall exhibition schedule is expected to be announced in the coming weeks, while its full 2027 schedule is anticipated to be announced in the coming months.
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