The NCAA Softball Championships on ESPN

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ ESPN will once again be the network to provide the lions share of coverage of the 2012 Division 1 Softball Championships. The networks of ESPN will televise up to 62 games Friday, May 18 to Wednesday, June 6. The lineup will include telecasts of every Women’s College World Series (WCWS) contest for the 12thstraight event and every game from all eight Super Regional sites for the fifth straight year. Here is the tentative schedule right through the Women’s College World Series: Date Time (ET) Matchup (location) Regional Game Network Fri, May 18 4:30 p.m. Kentucky vs. Michigan (Louisville, KY) Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza Game1 ESPN2/ESPN3 5 p.m. Texas State vs. LSU (College Station, TX) Cara Capuano and Cheri Kempf Game 1 ESPN3 5 p.m. Northwestern vs. No. 6 Texas(Austin, TX) TBD Game 2 Longhorn Network 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Hawaii (Tucson, AZ) Pam Ward and Michele Smith Game 1 ESPNU/ESPN3 7 p.m. Valparaiso vs. No. 15 Louisville (Louisville, KY) Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza Game 2 ESPN2/ESPN3 8 p.m. Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 8 Texas A&M (College Station, TX) Cara Capuano and Cheri Kempf Game 2 ESPN3 8 p.m. North Dakota State vs. No. 13 Arizona (Tucson, AZ) Pam Ward and Michele Smith Game 2 ESPNU/ESPN3 Sat, May 19 1 p.m. Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (Louisville, KY) Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza Game 3 ESPN/ESPN3 2 p.m. Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (College Station, TX) Game 3 ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (Louisville, KY) Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza Game 4 ESPN/ESPN3 5 p.m. Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (College Station, TX) Cara Capuano and Cheri Kempf Game 4 ESPN3 6 p.m. Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser (Louisville, KY) Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza Game 5 ESPN/ESPN3 6 p.m. Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (Tucson, AZ) Pam Ward and Michele Smith Game 3 ESPNU/ESPN3 8 p.m. Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser (College Station, TX) Game 5 ESPN3 8:30 p.m. Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (Tucson, AZ) Pam Ward and Michele Smith Game 4 ESPNU/ESPN3 11 p.m. Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser (Tucson, AZ) Pam Ward and Michele Smith Game 5 ESPNU/ESPN3 Sun, May 20 1 p.m. Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner (Louisville, KY) Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza Game 6 ESPN2/ESPN3 2 p.m. Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner (College Station, TX) Cara Capuano and Cheri Kempf Game 6 ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (Louisville, KY)* Beth Mowins and Jessica Mendoza Game 7 ESPN2/ESPN3 4:30 p.m. Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (College Station, TX)* Cara Capuano and Cheri Kempf Game 7 ESPN3 5:30 p.m. Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner (Tucson, AZ) Pam Ward and Michele Smith Game 6 ESPNU/ESPN3 8 p.m. Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (Tucson, AZ) * Pam Ward and Michele Smith Game 7 ESPNU/ESPN3 NCAA Division I Softball Championship – Super Regionals Presented by Capital One Date Time (ET) Matchup (Location) Game Network Thu, May 24 8 p.m. TBD (Site 1) Game 1 ESPN2/ESPN3 10 p.m. TBD (Site 2) Game 1 ESPN2/ESPN3 Fri, May 25 2 p.m. TBD (Site 5) Game 1 ESPNU/ESPN3 4:30 p.m. TBD (Site 1) Game 2 ESPNU/ESPN3 7 p.m. TBD (Site 1) * Game 3 ESPN or ESPN2/ESPN3 7 p.m. TBD (Site 3) Game 1 ESPNU/ESPN3 9 p.m. TBD (Site 2) Game 2 ESPN or ESPNU/ESPN3 9 p.m. TBD (Site 4) Game 1 ESPNU/ESPN3 11:30 p.m. TBD (Site 2)* Game 3 ESPNU/ESPN3 Sat, May 26 noon TBD (Site 5) Game 2 ESPN/ESPN3 noon TBD (Site 6) Game 1 ESPNU/ESPN3 2:30 PM TBD (Site 5) * Game 3 ESPN/ESPN3 2:30 PM TBD (Site 3) Game 2 ESPNU/ESPN3 5 p.m. TBD (Site 4) Game 2 ESPN/ESPN3 5 p.m. TBD (Site 3) * Game 3 ESPNU/ESPN3 7:30 PM TBD (Site 4) * Game 3 ESPN/ESPN3 7:30 PM TBD (Site 7) Game 1 ESPNU/ESPN3 10 p.m. TBD (Site 8) Game 1 ESPN2/ESPN3 Sun, May 27 1 p.m. TBD (Site 6) Game 2 ESPN/ESPN3 3:30 PM TBD (Site 6) * Game 3 ESPN/ESPN3 3:30 PM TBD (Site 7) Game 3 ESPNU/ESPN3 6 p.m. TBD (Site 7) * Game 3 ESPNU/ESPN3 7 p.m. TBD (Site 8) Game 2 ESPN2/ESPN3 9:30 PM TBD (Site 8) * Game 3 ESPN2/ESPN3 NCAA Women’s College World Series Presented by Capital One, (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Date Time Game Network Wed, May 30 2 p.m. WCWS Press Conferences ESPNU 4 p.m. WCWS Press Conferences ESPNU Thu, May 31 Noon WCWS Pre-Game Show ESPNU 1 p.m. Game 1 ESPN2/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Game 2 ESPN2/ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 3 ESPN2/ESPN3 9:30 p.m. Game 4 ESPN2/ESPN3 11:30 p.m. WCWS Post-Game Show ESPNU Fri, June 1 7 p.m. Game 5 ESPN2/ESPN3 9:30 p.m. Game 6 ESPN2/ESPN3 Sat, June 2 noon Game 7 ESPN2/ESPN3 2:30 p.m. Game 8 ESPN2/ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 9 ESPN/ESPN3 9:30 p.m. Game 10 ESPN/ESPN3 Sun, June 3 1 p.m. Game 11 ESPN/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Game 12 ESPN/ESPN3 7 p.m. Game 13* ESPNU/ESPN3 9:30 p.m. Game 14* ESPNU/ESPN3 Mon, June 4 8 p.m. Championship – Game 1 ESPN2/ESPN3 10:30 p.m. WCWS Post-Game Show ESPNU Tue, June 5 7:30 p.m. WCWS Pre-Game Show ESPNU 8 p.m. Championship – Game 2 ESPN2/ESPN3 10:30 p.m. WCWS Post-Game Show ESPNU Wed, June 6 7:30 p.m. WCWS Pre-Game Show ESPNU 8 p.m. Championship – Game 3* ESPN/ESPN3 10:30 p.m. WCWS Post-Game Show ESPNU