ORLANDO – Head UCF baseball coach Rich Wallace has announced his program’s fall 2026 exhibition schedule and the slate features four games versus in-state foes as well as the annual Black & Gold World Series.
The Knights, fresh off an NCAA Regional appearance in the spring, will open their fall ball slate in Key West against FIU on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second straight season that the Black and Gold and Panthers will meet up for a fall game at Rex Weech Field in the Keys.
UCF will next head to nearby Winter Park to face Rollins College on Saturday, Oct. 31 at noon. The game will also mark the second straight fall meeting between the Knights and Tars at Rollins’ Alfond Stadium.
The following weekend, the Black and Gold will head to DeLand to face Stetson on Friday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Melching Field at Conrad Park. UCF will then make the trek to Lakeland the following day on Saturday, Nov. 7 to take on Florida Southern at 1 p.m. at FSC’s Henley Field.
The Knights will cap the fall season with the annual Black & Gold World Series that will run Nov. 13-15 at John Euliano Park.
A number of fall intrasquad scrimmages are also anticipated to be held at John Euliano Park. Dates will be announced on UCF baseball’s social media channels, and all intrasquad scrimmages will be free and open to the public.
UCF went 32-23 overall a season ago and tied for third in the Big 12 Conference with a 19-11 league record to post their best conference finish in the program’s Big 12 era. The Knights then earned their second bid to the NCAA Tournament in the past three seasons with a trip to the 2026 Auburn Regional.
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