2026 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team

2026 Indiana Hoosiers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–31 (9–21 Big Ten)
Head coach
Hitting coachZach Weatherford (3rd season)
Pitching coachDustin Glant (5th season)
Home stadiumBart Kaufman Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 11 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍y 28–2–0 .93348–6–0 .889
Nebraska ‍‍‍y 23–7–0 .76741–14–0 .745
No. 13 Oregon ‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66738–15–0 .717
No. 15 USC ‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66742–14–0 .750
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 18–13–0 .58136–18–0 .667
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60029–24–0 .547
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56733–22–0 .600
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50030–21–0 .588
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46727–27–0 .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43326–29–0 .473
Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40023–31–0 .426
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12–19–0 .38722–31–0 .415
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36730–23–0 .566
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30027–29–0 .482
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30023–31–0 .426
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30016–35–0 .314
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26721–30–1 .413
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Indiana Hoosiers baseball team was a college baseball team that represented Indiana University in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hoosiers are a member of the Big Ten Conference (B!G) and play their home games at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana, and were led by eight-year head coach Jeff Mercer.

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2025 season 31-23 (11-19 conference) good for 15th place in the Big Ten standings.

Roster

2026 Indiana Hoosiers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Two Way Players

Coaches

2026 Indiana Hoosiers baseball coaching staff[2]
  • Jeff Mercer – Head coach – 8th season
  • Zach Weatherford – Assistant coach – 3rd season
  • Dustin Glant – Assistant coach – 5th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at Indiana.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
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Weekend pitching rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
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Schedule and results

2026 Indiana Hoosiers baseball game log (Overall: 0–0; Conference: 0–0); (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Regular season (0–0)
February (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
DateTime (PST)OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
March (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
April (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
May (0–0)
(Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big Ten Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = Indiana Hoosiers team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source:[3]


Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'*
Baseball America
NCBWA†

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "2026 Baseball Roster". Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". Indiana Hoosiers. Retrieved December 4, 2025.