PULASKI, Va. – A new season of Pulaski River Turtles baseball is slated to begin Thursday, June 4, at Calfee Park against the Johnson City Doughboys. The Opening Night date marks the second consecutive year that the Appalachian League season will begin at home in Pulaski.
Released today, the 2026 River Turtles schedule includes 24 home games, with 11 home games in June and 13 home games in July, and the regular season finale scheduled for Thursday, July 30. In total, the 2026 schedule boasts 48 dates. Click here for a downloadable 2026 schedule.
All home games will begin at 7 p.m. with the exception of Sunday contests, which will feature first pitch at 5:30 p.m. A collection of promotional nights will accentuate the action-packed schedule, headlined by the return of the Pulaski Counts Series, Agriculture Night, Saddle-Up Sunday and Circus Night.
Information on season ticket packages, box seating and individual game tickets for the 2026 season is forthcoming. A special flex ticket package that includes 24 undated General Admission flex tickets for just $24 is now available for purchase online through the holidays. More information is available at the following link: https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2new//Team.asp?SponsorID=19465
2026 will mark Pulaski’s 60th season fielding teams in the Appalachian League. The River Turtles have earned four top-three finishes in the Appalachian League East Division dating back to 2021, including an East Division Championship in the inaugural season of the league’s collegiate wood-bat format. The River Turtles have an overall record of 117-126 entering its sixth season of Appalachian League competition.
The 2026 home schedule is below.
2026 Pulaski River Turtles Home Dates
- June 4-6: Johnson City
- June 13-14: Greeneville
- June 16: Bluefield
- June 18: Bluefield
- June 19-21: Elizabethton
- June 30-July 1: Burlington
- July 3: Bluefield
- July 5: Bluefield
- July 10-12: Danville
- July 14-16: Greeneville
- July 21-23: Kingsport
- July 30: Bluefield
About the Pulaski River Turtles
Calfee Park opened in 1935 and was renovated for the organization’s first season under the ownership of the Shelor Motor Mile in 2015. The organization is celebrating its 60th season in the Appalachian League in 2026. Pulaski teams have a combined all-time record of 310-282 (306-274 regular season) in the Appalachian League, and boast five league championships: 1948, 1969, 1986, 1991 and 2013.
