​Fall ball returns in October to Blue Wahoos Stadium grander than before.After the past two years of showcase matchups involving Florida State, this year there will be a three-weekend trifecta of fall collegiate baseball events, featuring the most-supported college programs among fans in this region.Tickets go on sale Tuesday at 9 a.m. for the Oct. 10 matchup of Florida State against Auburn in a fall baseball scrimmage at the bayfront stadium.That will be followed on Oct. 17 with Alabama vs. Georgia Tech, with those tickets going on sale Aug. 18 at 9 a.m.The Florida Gators will face Troy University on Oct. 24 to complete the set of marquee pairings in Pensacola. Those tickets will be available to the public on Aug. 25.  FSU vs. Auburn is set for a 1 p.m. start. The start time for the other two games will be announced later.All six teams qualified for the 2026 NCAA baseball tournament in May. Alabama and Troy advanced to play in the Men’s College World Series.“It is really special to be able to bring these teams to Pensacola that have these kind of fan bases in our area and brand names,” said Shannon Hannah, the Blue Wahoos events manager, who led the arrangement of games.  “These are teams that fans drive hours to see on their campuses and now we have them right here playing in Pensacola.”Blue Wahoos season-ticket holders had an early opportunity to purchase tickets before the seats were made available to the general public.The ability to attract the teams and arrange three games on consecutive weekends in October was ignited by the success of the first Fall Ball game in 2024 featuring FSU-Auburn. It was FSU’s first time playing at Blue Wahoos Stadium and the game sold out in 12 hours.The Seminoles then played Mississippi State in 2025 and that event at Blue Wahoos Stadium was a rapid sellout.Hannah said it has helped trigger a strong interest in other teams seeking to play an October game in Pensacola. These games will not count on the teams’ 2027 season record, but do provide an opportunity for fans to get an early look at each team’s array of talented players and a chance to connect with their fan bases.The Florida Gators played a regular-season game in 2013 at Blue Wahoos Stadium in their only prior time in Pensacola. The Gators feature a team loaded with Major League Baseball prospects, led by junior shortstop Brendan Lawson, who is rated as one of the top prospects for the 2027 MLB Draft.Three other Florida Gators players on their fall roster — pitchers Aidan King, Jackson Barberi and Joshua Whitenour are ranked by Baseball America among the publication’s top 40 prospects for the 2027 MLB Draft.“We’ve had conversations before (about Florida playing in Pensacola), but this was the year that it came together and it’s very exciting,” Hannah said. “Florida has been great to work with. This year, it worked out that we started far enough in advance and got a date that worked out for everybody.”The Gators matchup in