Prospect League Announces 2026 Schedule!
The 2026 Prospect League schedule is here with Opening Day slated for Tuesday, May 26th!
MAHOMET, Ill. – The Prospect League proudly revealed its schedule for the 2026 season today! The League's 63rd year of baseball will feature 20 teams for the first time in history as Komomo, Ind., and Decatur, Ill., will take the field starting this season.
2026 Opening Day is slated for Tuesday, May 26th, with 10 games and all 20 teams in action. The 2026 season will again be split into a first and second half. The first half will conclude on Friday, June 26th, and the second half will begin on Saturday, June 27th. The 2026 regular season will conclude following the games on Saturday, August 1st.
The 2026 Prospect League Champion will be crowned following the regular season with the same playoff format used over the past five seasons. The playoffs will begin with four winner-take-all division championships, followed by two winner-take-all conference championships, and will conclude with a best-of-three league championship series. The playoffs are scheduled to begin on Sunday, August 2nd and conclude on Sunday, August 9th.
The complete 2026 League schedule can be found HERE. Each team's 2026 regular season schedule can be found below:
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Central Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
South Division
About the Prospect League
The Prospect League is a premier, Midwestern, wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league with 20 teams spanning Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. The League provides college players with a professional setting, featuring excellent competition and high-quality facilities. More than 1.8 million fans attended Prospect League games in the past three seasons, shattering multiple attendance records.
Formerly known as the Central Illinois Collegiate League (1963-2008), the Prospect League boasts over 60 years of tradition as one of the nation's original and most recognizable summer leagues. Its distinguished history includes Hall of Famers, NCAA and World Series Champions, over 200 Major League Baseball alumni, and more than 800 professional players worldwide. For more information, visit prospectleague.com and follow @prospectleague on social media.
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