GASTONIA, N.C. – The Atlantic League released the 2026 regular season schedule on Wednesday, featuring the Ghost Peppers starting and ending the year at High Point.
Gastonia, currently in a battle to face off against its arch rival Rockers in the ALPB Playoffs, will start the season at Truist Point on April 21 for a three-game set. The Peppers then host High Point for three games, completing a six-game series.
This is very common in 2026, as there are 17 six-game series during the season, which totals out to 102 games of the 126.
Gastonia plays High Point 21 times, with six being in the first half and 15 in the second half.
For a second straight season, the Ghost Peppers will host a game on the 4th of July, facing Charleston at CaroMont Health Park in the first series of the second half.
The Peppers have nine consecutive home games three separate times during the year – May 29-June 7 (CWV & LAN), July 28-August 6 (HAG & SMD) and September 1-September 10 (HP & LEX).
Gastonia finishes off the season with a three-game set at High Point, with the last day of the regular season being on September 13.
The Peppers hope to be aiming for a fifth straight postseason appearance in 2026, with the magic number to clinch the second-half championship currently at six with eight games remaining.
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Gastonia Ghost Peppers begins its second season of operations with Zawyer Sports & Entertainment – a sports ownership group with professional teams operating in the U.S. and the fifth season for the franchise at CaroMont Health Park in the FUSE District of Gastonia. The Ghost Peppers have made the ALPB Playoffs for three consecutive seasons, setting the league record for highest win percentage in a three-year span (.651 from 2022-2024.)
In their inaugural season, the Ghost Peppers had seven players with contracts purchased by other leagues, whether that be MLB-affiliated clubs or leagues outside the country. They also had two former players make their MLB debuts in 2024 — Spencer Bivens (Tigers) and Bryan Sammons (2024.) Bivens is on the Giants’ 26-man roster in 2025. J.C. Escarra, who played for Gastonia in 2023, is currently on the Yankees’ 26-man roster.
Single game tickets for the Gastonia Ghost Peppers are currently on sale. Contact the Ghost Peppers office at 980-415-2255, or visit www.ghostpeppersbaseball.com for more information.
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