NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State head baseball coach Keith Shumate announced the team's 2025 schedule on Saturday, headlined by in-state matchups against Virginia Tech, VMI, and Old Dominion.
 
The 2025 campaign will mark the Spartans third year competing in the Northeast Conference (NEC), looking to achieve a breakthrough amongst fierce competition.
 
"Our players are looking forward to the tough NEC schedule," Shumate said. "My guys embrace the challenge."
 
The Spartans open the season home at Marty L. Miller Field, hosting Mount St. Mary's for a three-game weekend series (Feb. 14-16). The Spartans remain in Norfolk for three matchups against Butler (Feb. 21-23), before hitting the road for an in-state series at VMI (Feb. 28-Mar. 2).
 
Norfolk State heads to Blacksburg for two games against Virginia Tech, just the second-ever meeting between the Spartans and Hokies.  VT defeated NSU 12-5 during the 2015 season.
 
NSU opens NEC play at home, hosting Wagner (Mar. 7-9) and Stonehill (Mar. 14-16) at Marty L. Miller Field. FDU presents Norfolk State's first road challenge of the conference slate (Mar. 21-23), before heading to Le Moyne (Mar 28-30) from there.
 
After a midweek home standalone rematch with VMI, the Spartans host Saint Peter's (Apr. 4-6). Old Dominion comes to NSU territory on Apr. 8, marking the Monarchs first appearance on Marty L. Miller Field since 2013.
 
Norfolk State travels to Baltimore to battle former MEAC foe Coppin State (Apr. 11-13), before hosting defending NEC champion LIU (Apr. 17-19). Central Connecticut State (Apr. 25-27) looms next on the schedule, before meeting Mercyhurst (May 2-4) and Delaware State (May 9-11). NSU closes the regular season at home against Maryland Eastern Shore (May 15-17).
 
The top four teams in the NEC standings at the conclusion of the regular season will advance to the conference tournament, a double-elimination format from May 22-25.
 
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