Aztec Baseball Unveils Compelling 2027 Schedule

SAN DIEGO – San Diego State baseball head coach Kevin Vance revealed the team’s eagerly awaited 2027 schedule on Friday, featuring an exciting array of prominent programs on a 54-game slate with 25 home dates at Tony Gwynn Stadium. In addition to co-hosting the 12th annual Tony Gwynn Legacy, the Aztecs will embark on their inaugural season in the Pac-12 Conference.

SDSU will face arguably one of its most alluring yet challenging schedules in recent memory, as the Scarlet and Black plays 17 games against seven teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament from a year ago, highlighted by a three-game series at defending national champion Oklahoma.

The Aztecs will also battle a pair of 2026 Super Regional participants in USC and Cal Poly, along with four other tournament competitors in UCLA, Washington State, Texas State and Oregon State, with the latter three opponents awaiting the Scarlet and Black in conference play.

In addition to the aforementioned squads UCLA (1), USC (9), Oregon State (18), Oklahoma (24), Texas State (43), Cal Poly (73) and Washington State (82), SDSU’s attractive slate features several other teams that finished among the top 100 in the final NCAA RPI last year, including Michigan (54), Gonzaga (57), Dallas Baptist (70) and UC San Diego (94).

In its first-ever baseball season as Pac-12 members, San Diego State will play one series against each of its six conference adversaries, featuring home bouts with Texas State, Fresno State and Gonzaga, along with road clashes at Washington State, Dallas Baptist and Oregon State.

Information on season and single-game tickets, as well as gameday promotions and broadcast schedule will be available at a later date.

The Aztecs open their 2027 campaign with a four-game series against Washington at Tony Gwynn Stadium, Feb. 19-23, Tony Gwynn Stadium with an off day between the third and fourth meetings. SDSU maintains a 10-8 lead in the all-time series after splitting a four-game series with the Huskies in Seattle last season.

The Scarlet and Black will remain at home to co-host the 12th installment of the Tony Gwynn Legacy, Feb. 26-28, facing CSUN, UC Riverside and UC San Diego on successive days.

The Aztecs will then head up the freeway to battle UCLA on March 2, looking for their second straight victory in the head-to-head series after posting a mammoth 4-3 victory in Westwood last season when the Bruins were ranked No. 1 in the nation.

SDSU continues its journey north to the Central Coast, where it opens a three-game series against Cal Poly, March 5-7, in San Luis Obispo. The Aztecs hold a 67-34 lead in the all-time series after splitting two contests on the road in 2024. Last year, the Mustangs captured the NCAA Los Angeles Regional before falling to West Virginia at the Morgantown Super Regional.

The Aztecs will face another tough test upon returning to The Mesa on March 9 for a midweek clash against a USC squad that will visit Tony Gwynn Stadium for the first time since the abbreviated 2020 campaign. In 2026, the Trojans claimed the NCAA College Station Regional crown before they were eliminated by North Carolina at the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

SDSU will then travel to the Great Plains for a three-game series against 2026 Men’s College World Series champion Oklahoma, March 12-14. The Aztecs last battled the Sooners in 2020 when they dropped two of three games in Norman, Oklahoma.

After returning to “America’s Finest City” on March 16 for a clash with crosstown adversary San Diego at the Toreros’ Fowler Park, SDSU will open a three-game home series vs. Loyola Marymount, March 19-21. The Aztecs and Lions have not faced one another since the 2019 campaign when the teams split a pair of midweek games, with each side winning on its home field.

San Diego State will then assume the role of road warriors, playing 11 of its next 12 games away from Tony Gwynn Stadium. The Aztecs will embark on their odyssey with a midweek battle at Cal State Fullerton on March 23, before traveling to Big Ten country for a three-game series at Michigan, March 26-28. SDSU won both previous meetings against the Wolverines in San Diego during the 2007 and 2018 seasons.

After returning to the Golden State for a midweek game at UC Irvine on March 30, the Aztecs will head to the Sunshine State for a weekend series at Stetson, April 2-4, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs in DeLand, Florida.

Following a brief respite from the road on April 6 with a rematch against USD at Tony Gwynn Stadium, SDSU will add to its frequent flyer mileage when it opens its Pac-12 schedule in a three-game series at Washington State, April 9-11. After winning two of three games against the Cougars during the regular season, WSU flipped the script at the 2026 Mountain West Championship, edging the Aztecs for the conference title and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

SDSU welcomes Texas State to Tony Gwynn Stadium for the first Pac-12 series between the two programs, April 16-18. The teams met on just two previous occasions in 1999, when the Aztecs posted consecutive victories on a neutral diamond in Houston, Texas.

Sandwiched around its weekend clash with the Bobcats, SDSU will lock horns with UC San Diego in a pair of midweek encounters, playing host to the Tritons on April 13, before driving across town to La Jolla on April 20.

The Aztecs will remain out of conference for their next series when they travel up the coast for a three-game weekend excursion to Pepperdine, April 23-25. SDSU last battled the Waves at the 2025 Tony Gwynn Classic after a long hiatus when the Scarlet and Black played host in a three-game series in 2006.

Following a home rematch with UC Irvine on April 27, the Aztecs will take to the skies once again when they fly to the Lone Star State for their first meeting against new Pac-12 rival Dallas Baptist in a weekend series, April 30-May 2. In their final season as Conference USA members in 2026, the Patriots compiled a 32-26 overall record and a 19-11 mark in league play.

As the regular season winds down, San Diego State will play eight of its next 11 games at home, starting with a midweek rematch with Cal State Fullerton on May 4. The Aztecs will then renew acquaintances with Fresno State for a Pac-12 series at Tony Gwynn Stadium, May 7-9. SDSU has faced the Bulldogs more than any other team in program history, posting an all-time record of 117-116 after completing a three-game sweep in Fresno in 2026.

The Aztecs will engage Long Beach State in their final midweek game of the regular season when the Dirtbags invade The Mesa on May 11.

SDSU will then travel to the Pacific Northwest for a three-game conference series at Oregon State, May 14-16, squaring off against the Beavers for the first time since splitting a four-game set at Tony Gwynn Stadium in 2020. In addition, the Aztecs will be making their first trip to Corvallis since splitting two encounters in 2019.

San Diego State will wrap up its regular-season schedule with a Pac-12 series against fellow conference newcomer Gonzaga, May 20-22. The Aztecs have won all six previous meetings with the Zags, but the two sides have not played one another since the 2001 campaign.

The Pac-12 Championships will be conducted May 27-30 at a site to be determined.

The Road to Omaha gets underway with NCAA Regional competition at various campus sites, June 4-7, while Super Regional play is set for June 11-13, followed by the Men’s College World Series, June 18-28.

Under the guidance of head coach Kevin Vance, San Diego State enjoyed a resurgence on the diamond in 2026, capturing the regular-season conference championship in its final season as Mountain West members, finishing with a 36-24 overall mark for its best record since the 2018 campaig