Nashville Series Set for March 2027
The University of Cincinnati baseball program has locked in a high‑profile spring that will see it open the 2027 season in Nashville, Tennessee, before heading to Florida for a showcase event. The three‑day Nashville College Baseball Series is scheduled for March 5‑7 at First Horizon Park and will feature matchups against Ohio State, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.
Those opponents are not new adversaries for the Bearcats. Cincinnati has faced Ohio State 99 times, with the most recent meeting in 2024, and the Commodores have met the Bearcats 13 times, the last encounter coming in 2004. A future game against Virginia Tech will mark the 53rd all‑time meeting, a series that originally overlapped between 1979 and 1991 when both schools were Metro Conference foes.
Beyond Nashville, the Bearcats will travel to Jacksonville, Florida, for the Live Like Lou Jax College Baseball Classic. The event will pair Cincinnati with Georgia Tech, the University of Illinois and the University of Tennessee in a three‑day competition that blends regional rivalries with fresh challenges.
While the complete 2027 schedule will be released later this year, the early commitments already illustrate a non‑conference agenda that balances traditional foes with new challenges. Senior pitcher Jordan Bischel, who has been a mainstay in the rotation, is expected to lead the staff as the Bearcats chase success across both venues.