ESPN’s Coverage of College Softball

http://sportsmediajournal.com/page/3/ The networks of ESPN are set to televise 44 college softball games this spring. Games will be telecast on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU featuring 19 teams in the Top 25, including 13 conference tournament matchups. ESPN will also once again be the home of the NCAA Division I Softball Super Regionals and the NCAA Women’s College World Series. Beth Mowins, Pam Ward, Cara Capuano, Joe Davis, Holly Rowe and Adam Amin will handle the play-by-play each week. Analysts include Garland Cooper, Jennie Finch, Cheri Kempf, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, and Amanda Scarborough. Here is the ESPN college softball schedule, which begins on March 16th: Date Time Matchup Network Sat, March 16 11 a.m. # 5 Tennessee at # 15 Florida ESPNU Sat, March 23 6:30 p.m. #17 Texas A&M at #5 Tennessee ESPNU Sun, March 24 3 p.m. Auburn at # 1 Alabama ESPNU Fri, April 5 9 p.m. #7 Missouri at #1 Alabama ESPNU Sat, April 6 3 p.m. #7 Missouri at #1 Alabama ESPNU Mon, April 7 3 p.m. #22* Baylor at #2 Oklahoma ESPN Thu, April 11 11 p.m. #3 California at #19 UCLA ESPN2 Fri, April 12 8 p.m. Ole Miss at Mississippi State ESPNU Sat, April 13 1 p.m. #15 Florida at Kentucky ESPNU 3:30 p.m. #12 LSU at #17 Texas A&M ESPN 10 p.m. #16 Washington at #4 Arizona State ESPN2 Sun, April 14 3 p.m. Arkansas at #7 Missouri ESPNU Mon, April 15 7 p.m. Virginia at #24 Florida State ESPNU Wed, April 17 4 p.m. Cal State Northridge at Long Beach State ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Cal State Northridge at Long Beach State ESPNU Thu, April 18 10 p.m. #19 UCLA at #14 Arizona ESPN2 Fri, April 19 8 p.m. #19 UCLA at #14 Arizona ESPNU Sat, April 20 Noon #24 Florida State at Virginia Tech ESPNU 6 p.m. South Carolina at Auburn ESPNU Mon, April 22 7 p.m. Georgia Tech at #21 UNC ESPNU Thu, April 25 8 p.m. #1 Alabama at #12 LSU ESPN2 Fri, April 26 10 p.m. #3 California at #4 Arizona State ESPNU Sat, April 27 Noon #8 Georgia at #15 Florida ESPNU Mon, April 29 7 p.m. Virginia Tech at Virginia ESPNU Thu, May 2 8 p.m. Texas Tech at #22* Baylor ESPN2 Sat, May 4 4 p.m. #18 Louisville at Notre Dame ESPNU 6:30 p.m. #18 Louisville at Notre Dame ESPNU 7:30 p.m. #5 Tennessee at #7 Missouri ESPN Sun, May 5 1 p.m. #9 Texas at Oklahoma State ESPN 3 p.m. #12 LSU at #8 Georgia ESPN Conference Championship Play: Date Time (ET) Conference Championship Time Wed, May 8 4 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Play-In Game #1 ESPNU 6:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Play-In Game #2 ESPNU Thu, May 9 11 a.m. SEC Softball Tournament Quarterfinal #1 ESPNU 1:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Quarterfinal #2 ESPNU 4 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Quarterfinal #3 ESPNU 6:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Quarterfinal #4 ESPNU Fri, May 10 3 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Semifinal #1 ESPNU 5:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Semifinal #2 ESPNU Sat, May 11 4 p.m. BIG EAST Softball Championship ESPN2 6 p.m. ACC Softball Championship ESPN2 8 p.m. SEC Softball Championship ESPN2 10 p.m. SWAC Softball Championship** ESPNU Sun, May 12 Noon Big South Championship ESPNU note: one MEAC game will be added to this comprehensive schedule at a later date *tied for No. 22 in the USA Softball Rankings **live on ESPN3 at 3 p.m.; tape-delayed on ESPNU Additional ESPN3 games will be announced a later date.