Tide Baseball To Play In 2026 Frisco College Baseball Classic

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Tournament organizers announced Tuesday that Alabama baseball will be one of four teams to compete in the 2026 Frisco College Baseball Classic.

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The Crimson Tide will join Houston, Iowa and Oregon State in the round-robin event, which will be played Feb. 27 through March 1 at Riders Field — home of the Texas Rangers’ Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders.

Alabama will open play Feb. 27 against Iowa at 6 p.m. in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

The following day, the Tide will face Oregon State at 4 p.m. This comes after the Beavers went 48-16-1 last season and advanced to the 2025 College World Series.

The Tide will close the tournament March 1 against Houston at 3 p.m.

The two teams last met in 2016.

Tickets for the tournament will be sold on a day-by-day basis with both reserved and general admission options available.

All six games are scheduled to stream exclusively on D1Baseball.com.

2026 Frisco College Baseball Classic schedule (all central times):

• Friday, Feb. 27: Houston vs. Oregon State, 2 p.m.; Alabama vs. Iowa, 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 28: Iowa vs. Houston, 12 p.m.; Alabama vs. Oregon State, 4 p.m.
• Sunday, March 1: Oregon State vs. Iowa, 11 a.m.; Houston vs. Alabama, 3 p.m.

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