By Steven M. Glassman
Director of Sports Information
February 4, 2026
JENKINTOWN, PA–Manor College Director of Athletics John Dempster announced its 2026 Baseball schedule today.
The Blue Jays played in 2025 and made their United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) debut in 2024. Manor made its program debut in 2018 as a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XIX Division III member.
The thirty-six game schedule (20 home and 16 away) features 17 doubleheaders (10 home and seven away) and two single games (both away). The thirty-six games scheduled are the most games since they played 27 in 2019 when they were a NJCAA Region XIX Division III member. They are scheduled to play 12 Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) and 24 non-conference contests. The Blue Jays are also scheduled to play 24 USCAA, five NJCAA, six unaffiliated member, and one National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Junior Varsity contests. Manor will also be making its series debuts versus the following schools: Eastern University Junior Varsity (February 24), Kent State University-Tuscarawas (March 13), Atlantic Cape Community College (March 17 and April 13), Pennsylvania State University-Fayette (March 20), Penn State-Scranton (March 21), Penn State-Schuylkill (March 24 and April 15), Penn State-Hazleton (March 29), College of Southern Maryland (April 7), and Community Christian College-Ohio Valley Bulldogs (April 10).
Manor opens the regular season on the road versus the NCAA Division III Eastern University Junior Varsity Eagles (4-12-1 in 2025) for a nine-inning game on Thursday, February 24 at 3 p.m. in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. This will be the first time the Blue Jays will be playing a NCAA Junior Varsity team. This is the earliest scheduled game for the Manor since it made its program debut in 2018.
The Blue Jays regular season home and ESAC openers will be a doubleheader versus the USCAA Bucks County Community College Centurions (15-22, 9-6 ESAC) on Sunday, March 1 at Noon at Alverthorpe Park in Jenkintown. The Centurions swept the 2024 four-game season series (March 12 and May 4 at Bucks County and April 23 at Manor) versus the Blue Jays in 2024. Manor travels to play Bucks County for a Thursday, April 2 road doubleheader at Noon in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The Centurions are 2025 ESAC Championship Runners-Up.
Manor hosts the USCAA and ESAC foe Williamson College of the Trades Mechanics (14-10, 4-8 ESAC) in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 7 at Noon at Alverthorpe Park in Jenkintown. The Mechanics swept the four-game season series (April 7 at Manor and April 18 at Williamson) versus the Blue Jays in 2024. The Blue Jays travel to play the Mechanics for a doubleheader in the regular season finale on Saturday, April 25 at Noon in Media, Pennsylvania.
The Blue Jays host the USCAA and ESAC foe Central Pennsylvania College Knights (26-12, 15-0 ESAC) on Wednesday, April 11 in a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 11 at Alverthorpe Park in Jenkintown. The Knights swept the 2024 four-game season series (April 28 at Central Pennsylvania and April 29 at Manor) versus the Blue Jays. Manor travels to play Central Pennsylvania for a road doubleheader on Tuesday, April 14 at 1 p.m. at FNB Field on City Island in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania. First National Bank (FNB) Field is the home stadium for the Harrisburg Senators, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. The Knights are the two-time defending ESAC Regular and Postseason Champions. Central Pennsylvania played as the eighth seed in the 2025 USCAA Small College World Series at Pennsylvania State University-DuBois in DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Manor hosts the USCAA Kent State University-Tuscarawas Golden Eagles (15-24) for a doubleheader on Friday, March 13 at 2 p.m. at Alverthorpe Park in Jenkintown.
The Blue Jays host the NJCAA Region XIX Division III Atlantic Cape Community College Buccaneers for a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 17 at Noon at Roslyn Park in Abington. Manor travels to play Atlantic Cape on Monday, April 13 for a nine-inning game at 3 p.m. in Mays Landing, New Jersey. The Buccaneers' last varsity season was in 2022 (12-21, 8-19 NJCAA Region XIX Division III, 8-19 Garden State Athletic Conference).
Manor hosts the USCAA Penn State-Fayette Nittany Lions (4-34. 2-17 Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference) for a doubleheader on Friday, March 20 at Noon at Roslyn Park in Abington.
The Blue Jays travel to play the USCAA Penn State-Scranton Nittany Lions (17-21, 9-11 PSUAC) for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 21 at Noon in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. Scranton competed in the 2025 PSUAC Postseason Tournament.
Manor travels to play the USCAA Penn State-Schuylkill Nittany Lions (31-20, 16-4 PSUAC) for a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 24 at 11 a.m. in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. The Blue Jays host the Nittany Lions for a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 15 at 2 p.m. at Roslyn Park in Abington. The Nittany Lions are 2025 PSUAC Postseason Runners-Up and competed as the seventh seed in the USCAA Small College World Series.
The Blue Jays host the Patrick Henry College Sentinels (3-5) for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 28 at Noon and in the regular season home finale on Saturday, April 18 at Noon at Roslyn Park in Abington. Patrick Henry swept an April 13, 2024 doubleheader at Manor.
Manor travels to play the USCAA Penn State-Hazleton Nittany Lions (14-22, 7-13 PSUAC) for a doubleheader on Sunday, March 29 at Noon in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
The Blue Jays travel to play the NJCAA Region XX Division II College of Southern Maryland Hawks (19-29, 18-27 Region XIX Division II, 15-27 Maryland JUCO) for a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 7 at 1:30 p.m. in La Plata, Maryland. The Hawks played in the 2025 NJCAA Region XIX Division II Postseason Tournament.
Manor hosts the Community Christian College-Ohio Valley Bulldogs for a doubleheader on Friday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Roslyn Park in Abington.
Manor's Baseball team will be coached by third-year Head Coach Charles ("P.J.") Hackett.
2026 Manor College Baseball Schedule:
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time |
| Thursday | 2/26 | at Eastern University Junior Varsity | 3 pm |
| Sunday | 3/1 | Bucks County Community College (DH)(A)* | Noon |
| Saturday | 3/7 | Williamson College of the Trades (DH)(A)* | Noon |
| Wednesday | 3/11 | Central Pennsylvania College (DH)(A)* | Noon |
| Friday | 3/13 | Kent State University-Tuscarawas (DH)(A) | 2 pm |
| Tuesday | 3/17 | Atlantic Cape Community College (DH)(R) | Noon |
| Friday | 3/20 | Pennsylvania State University-Fayette (DH)(R) | Noon |
| Saturday | 3/21 | at Pennsylvania State University-Scranton (DH) | Noon |
| Tuesday | 3/24 | at Pennsylvania State University-Schuylkill (DH) | 11 am |
| Saturday | 3/28 | Patrick Henry College (DH)(R) | Noon |
| Sunday | 3/29 | at Pennsylvania State University-Hazleton (DH) | Noon |
| Thursday | 4/2 | at Bucks County Community College (DH)* | Noon |
| Tuesday | 4/7 | at College of Southern Maryland (DH) | 1:30 pm |
| Friday | 4/10 | Community Christian College-Ohio Valley (DH)(R) | 1:30 pm |
| Monday | 4/13 | at Atlantic Cape Community College | 3 pm |
| Tuesday | 4/14 | at Central Pennsylvania College (DH)(F)* | 1 pm |
| Wednesday | 4/15 | Pennsylvania State University-Schuylkill (DH)(R) | 2 pm |
| Saturday | 4/18 | Patrick Henry College (DH)(R) | Noon |
| Saturday | 4/25 | at Williamson College of the Trades (DH)* | Noon |
(DH)-Doubleheader
*-ESAC Game
(A)-Alverthorpe Park (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania)
(F)-FNB Field (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
(R)-Roslyn Park (Abington, Pennsylvania)
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