LSU at Vanderbilt Is Pricier Than Any MLB Regular‑Season Game Right Now

A college baseball weekend in Nashville is currently outpricing the majors.

According to Gametime’s Feb. 20 marketplace data, the get‑in price (lowest available ticket) for LSU at Vanderbilt on March 14 is $382: higher than every MLB regular‑season game listed. The priciest MLB regular‑season get‑in we see today is Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers (Opening Day) at $265.

LSU–Vanderbilt is $117 more expensive to “just get in the door” (about 44% higher). And it isn’t only the cheapest seat that’s spiking. The game’s median ticket price is $539.50, compared with a $495 median for that Dodgers Opening Day matchup.

By the numbers (Feb. 20 Price Data Snapshot)

• LSU at Vanderbilt (Mar. 14): $382 get‑in; $539.50 median

• Priciest MLB regular‑season game today: $265 get‑in; $495 median

• Median MLB regular‑season game today: $30 get‑in; $72 median

• Median college baseball game today: $18 get‑in; $50 median

College baseball is usually a bargain: more than half of games are $20 or less on Gametime to get in. LSU–Vandy’s $382 entry point is more than 21x the median college baseball get‑in, and about 13x the median MLB get‑in.

This isn’t a one‑off, either. In today’s snapshot, the expensive tail of college baseball pricing is overwhelmingly SEC‑driven: SEC‑vs‑SEC matchups carry a $51 median get‑in (vs. $14 for non‑SEC matchups) and a $158 median ticket price (vs. $47). All eight college baseball games with a $100+ get‑in today are SEC conference games, and six of them are at Vanderbilt.

Other SEC weekends already wearing “pro price tags” include Tennessee at Vanderbilt ($285 get‑in) and Texas at Tennessee ($177). Arkansas vs. Ole Miss starts at $154, but its $685 median price shows how quickly premium inventory can pull the “typical” spend upward.

So why is Vanderbilt at the center of it? It's a matter of supply. Hawkins Field lists a capacity of 3,802, tiny by pro standards. Vanderbilt’s ticket office also says season tickets are sold out for 2026, while non-conference single‑game tickets start at $20. That contrast underscores what the resale market is really pricing: SEC weekends, not “college baseball” in the abstract.

Vanderbilt has described Hawkins Field as one of the “hottest tickets” in Division I baseball and says the ballpark averaged better than 97% capacity during the 2025 season. And the conference context supports the trend: the SEC’s own record book says SEC baseball has led the nation in attendance for 27 years in a row. 

What to watch next: as SEC series pile up in March and April, the market may create more “MLB‑priced” college weekends, especially in smaller parks where a few thousand seats set a hard ceiling on supply.

Methodology: Prices reflect a Gametime marketplace snapshot taken Feb. 20, 2026. Get‑in is the lowest listed price available at the time of the snapshot; median reflects the median listed ticket price for that event. Prices can change as inventory moves.