With More than 600 Games, ESPN’s College Softball Schedule is a Grand Slam

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With More than 600 Games, ESPN’s College Softball Schedule is a Grand Slam

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  • ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Longhorn Network, SEC Network, ACC Network Extra, ESPN3, and SEC Network + all Carry Games This Season
  • More than 30 TV Games Featuring Ranked Teams Going Head to Head
  • 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 LSU in More Than 100 Games; Nearly Entire Top 25 Featured

Continuing a long-standing commitment to the sport, ESPN offers more than 600 college softball games across its variety of networks this season beginning in February. The industry-leading slate features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Florida State, and No. 5 LSU in more than 100 games and nearly every team in the preseason top 25. More than 65 games airing on television has a ranked team, including at least 35 games with ranked teams facing one another.

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Longhorn Network, SEC Network, ACC Network Extra, ESPN3, and SEC Network + will all carry games. Highlights include:

  • Best of the Best: Among the plethora of games featuring ranked teams matching up include:
    • No. 19 Missouri at No. 3 Florida (March 11-13)
    • No. 2 Auburn at No. 3 Florida (March 25-27)
    • No. 2 Auburn at No. 10 Georgia (April 1-2)
    • No. 5 LSU at No. 7 Alabama (April 8-9)
    • No. 9 Oregon at No. 8 UCLA (April 9)
    • No. 9 Oregon at No. 12 Arizona (April 22-23)
    • No. 21 Baylor at No. 1 Oklahoma (April 22-23)
  • National Champion and No. 1 Ranked Sooners: The defending Women’s College World Series champion and preseason No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners air seven times this season. In addition to the before mentioned series with Baylor, the Sooners will be at Texas (April 7-9) and at Oklahoma State (May 3 & 6).
  • No. 2 Auburn Tigers: Last season’s WCWS runner-up and preseason No. 2 Auburn Tigers will be shown more than 30 times this season, including during SEC Network’s opening weekend when the Tigers host No. 5 LSU (March 11-12).
  • SEC Network: Begins its more than 50-game schedule with an “All Softball Weekend” (March 11-12), airing eight games which showcases every SEC conference matchup that weekend. Complete details, including information on the Bases Loaded programming (May 5), can be seen here.
  • Longhorn Network: Features nearly every Texas home game and airs 35 games in total this season. The network’s schedule begins with the Texas Classic (Feb 10-12), which also features No. 14 Minnesota.
  • ACC Network Extra: All 11 ACC schools will be featured multiple times throughout the season, with more than 100 games streaming on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. The schedule is highlighted with 40 games featuring a ranked matchup, including No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 22 Notre Dame when they go head to head (March 17-19). ACC Network Extra’s schedule will continuously be updated here as additional games are added.
  • SEC Network +: Streams more than 250 games this season featuring contests from every SEC school, which in addition to Auburn, Florida and LSU, includes No. 7 Alabama, No. 10 Georgia, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 18 Texas A&M, No. 19 Missouri and No. 20 Kentucky.
  • ESPN3: Expected to stream more than 200 games from more than 10 conferences, which is likely to include Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big South, Big West, Horizon League, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Missouri Valley, Southland, Sun Belt, and Western Athletic. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette is expected to be featured. More information on the network’s schedule will be updated here.
  • Conference Championships: The regular season slate concludes with a triple header of conference championship games aired on ESPN (May 13) – American, ACC and SEC. ESPNU and SEC Network will televise the earlier rounds of the SEC Championship while ACC Network Extra will carry the early rounds of the ACC tournament. ESPN3 is also expected to carry a number of conference championships with that schedule announced later.
  • NCAA Division I Softball Championship: ESPN will once again be the home of the postseason beginning with the selection show (May 14 on ESPNU). Regional, Super Regional and Women’s College World Series coverage will follow with complete details announced in the coming months.

ESPN’s 2017 College Softball Television Schedule

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Feb 9 2 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Auburn ESPNU**
Feb 10 12:30 p.m. Maryland  vs. No. 14 Minnesota Longhorn Network
  3:00 p.m. Maryland vs. Colorado State Longhorn Network
  5:30 p.m. Colorado State at Texas Longhorn Network
  8:00 p.m. No. 14 Minnesota  at Texas Longhorn Network
Feb 11 Noon Colorado State vs. Maryland Longhorn Network
  5:00 p.m. No. 14 Minnesota  at Texas Longhorn Network
  7:30 p.m. Maryland at Texas Longhorn Network
  9:30 p.m. Colorado State vs. No. 14 Minnesota   Longhorn Network *
Feb 12 11:00 a.m. No. 14 Minnesota  vs. Maryland Longhorn Network
  1:30 p.m. Colorado State at Texas Longhorn Network
Feb 16 7:00 p.m. Indiana vs. Texas Longhorn Network
Feb 17 11:00 a.m. Indiana vs Louisiana Tech Longhorn Network
  1:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech vs. Texas Longhorn Network
  4:00 p.m. South Carolina vs. Texas Longhorn Network
  10:30 p.m. Indiana vs. South Carolina Longhorn Network *
Feb 18 11:00 a.m. Indiana at Texas Longhorn Network
  11 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Texas Longhorn Network*
Feb 19 1 a.m. Indiana vs. South Carolina Longhorn Network *
  3 a.m. Louisiana Tech vs. South Carolina Longhorn Network*
  Noon Louisiana Tech at South Carolina Longhorn Network
March 1 7 p.m. Texas State at Texas Longhorn Network
March 7 7:30 p.m. Troy at Mississippi State SEC Network
March 8 5:00 P.M. UT San Antonio at Texas Longhorn Network
March 11 11:30 a.m. No. 19 Missouri at No. 3 Florida ESPNU
  1:00 p.m. South Carolina at No. 15 Tennessee SEC Network
  3:30 p.m. Mississippi State at No. 18 Texas A&M SEC Network
  6:00 p.m. Arkansas at No. 7 Alabama SEC Network
  8:30 p.m. No. 5 LSU at No. 2 Auburn   SEC Network
March 12 1:00 p.m. South Carolina at No. 15 Tennessee SEC Network
  3:00 p.m. Mississippi State at No. 18 Texas A&M SEC Network
  5:00 p.m. No. 5 LSU at No. 2 Auburn SEC Network
  6:00 p.m. No. 19 Missouri at No. 3 Florida ESPNU
March 13 7:00 p.m. No. 19 Missouri at No. 3 Florida SEC Network
March 17 6:00 p.m. Southern at Mississippi Valley State ESPNU
March 18 Noon. No. 20 Kentucky  at No. 10 Georgia SEC Network
March 19 7:00 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky  at No. 10 Georgia   SEC Network
March 20 7 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky  at No. 10 Georgia SEC Network
March 22 5 p.m. McNeese State at Texas Longhorn Network
  7:30 p.m. North Carolina at No. 15 Tennessee SEC Network
March 25 6:00 p.m. Ole Miss at No. 15 Tennessee SEC Network
  6:00 p.m. No. 2 Auburn at No.3 Florida ESPN2
March 26 1:00 p.m. No. 19 Missouri at No. 18 Texas A&M ESPNU
  7:00 p.m. No. 2 Auburn at No. 3 Florida ESPN2
March 27 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Auburn at No. 3 Florida SEC Network
March 29 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma State at Arkansas SEC Network
April 1 4:00 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky  at Ole Miss ESPNU
  4:00 p.m. No. 7 Alabama at No. 19 Missouri   SEC Network
  6:00 p.m. No. 18 Texas A&M at South Carolina SEC Network
  7:00 p.m. No. 2 Auburn at No. 10 Georgia   ESPN2
April 2 2:00 p.m. Houston at Texas Longhorn Network
  4:30 p.m. Houston at Texas Longhorn Network
  Noon No. 2 Auburn at No. 10 Georgia SEC Network
  2:00 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky at Ole Miss SEC Network
  2:00 p.m. No. 22 Notre Dame at Louisville ESPNU
  7:00 p.m. No. 18 Texas A&M at South Carolina SEC Network
April 3 7:00 p.m. No. 18 Texas A&M at South Carolina SEC Network
  7:00 p.m. No. 22 Notre Dame at Louisville ESPNU
April 5 7 p.m. Western Kentucky at No. 20 Kentucky SEC Network
April 7 5:30 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma at Texas Longhorn Network
April 8 2 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma at Texas Longhorn Network
  4 p.m. Ole Miss at No. 2 Auburn ESPNU
  9 p.m. No. 5 LSU at No. 7 Alabama   SEC Network
April 9 1 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma at Texas Longhorn Network
  3:00 p.m. No. 5 LSU at No. 7 Alabama   ESPN2
  5:00 p.m. No. 9 Oregon at No. 8 UCLA   ESPNU
  7:00 p.m. No. 10 Georgia at No. 3 Florida SEC Network
April 10 7:00 p.m. No. 10 Georgia at No. 3 Florida SEC Network
April 12 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Florida State at No. 3 Florida SEC Network
April 13 6:00 p.m. t-No. 24 South Florida at Central Florida ESPNU
April 14 6:00 p.m. No. 18 Texas A&M at Arkansas ESPNU
  3:30 p.m. Savannah State at Florida A&M ESPNU
April 15 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Alabama at No. 15 Tennessee SEC Network
April 16 3:00 p.m. No. 19 Missouri at No. 2 Auburn ESPN2
  7 p.m. No. 7 Alabama at No. 15 Tennessee SEC Network
April 17 7 p.m. No. 7 Alabama at No. 15 Tennessee SEC Network
April 19 7 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe

 at Arkansas

SEC Network
  7 p.m. Texas Southern at Texas Longhorn Network
April 21 5:30 p.m. Iowa State at Texas Longhorn Network
April 22 2:00 p.m. Iowa State at Texas Longhorn Network
  3:00 p.m. No. 21 Baylor at No. 1 Oklahoma ESPN2
  5:00 p.m. No. 9 Oregon at No. 12 Arizona ESPN2
  6:00 p.m. No. 10 Georgia  at No. 18 Texas A&M SEC Network
  8:30 p.m. Arkansas at Mississippi State SEC Network
April 23 Noon Iowa State at Texas Longhorn Network
  Noon Ole Miss at No. 3 Florida SEC Network
  Noon No. 4 Florida State at Louisville ESPNU
  1:00 p.m. No. 21 Baylor at No. 1 Oklahoma ESPN2
  2:00 p.m. No. 15 Tennessee at No. 5 LSU SEC Network
  3:00 p.m. No. 9 Oregon at No. 12 Arizona   ESPN2
  7 p.m. Arkansas at Mississippi State SEC Network
April 24 7:00 p.m. Arkansas at Mississippi State SEC Network
  7:00 p.m. No. 4 Florida State at Louisville ESPNU
April 26 7 p.m. North Texas at Texas Longhorn Network
April 29 2:00 p.m. Longwood  at Radford ESPNU
  3:00 p.m. No. 18 Texas A&M at No. 20 Kentucky SEC Network
  8:00 p.m. No. 19 Missouri  at No. 5 LSU ESPN2
April 30 1:00 p.m. No. 3 Florida at No. 15 Tennessee ESPN2
  3:00 p.m. No. 19 Missouri  at  No. 5 LSU ESPN2
  6:00 p.m. Cal State Fullerton ESPNU
  7:00 p.m. No. 7 Alabama  at Ole Miss SEC Network
May 1 7:00 p.m. No. 7 Alabama  at Ole Miss SEC Network
May 3 5 p.m. No. 18 Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Texas Longhorn Network
  7:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Ole Miss SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma at Oklahoma  State ESPNU
May 5 7 p.m. Bases Loaded SEC Network
May 6 4:00 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky at Mississippi State SEC Network
  5:00 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma at Oklahoma  State ESPNU
  6:00 p.m. No. 5 LSU at South Carolina SEC Network
  7:00 p.m. No. 2 Auburn at No. 7 Alabama ESPN2
  9:00 p.m. No. 12 Arizona at No. 8 UCLA ESPNU
May 7 Noon No. 5 LSU at South Carolina SEC Network
  1:00 p.m. No. 2 Auburn  at No. 7 Alabama ESPN2
  2:00 p.m. No. 21 Baylor  at Texas LHN
  4:00 p.m. No. 12 Arizona  at No. 8 UCLA ESPN2
May 10 Noon SEC Tournament – First Round SEC Network
  2:30 p.m. SEC Tournament – First Round SEC Network
  5:00 p.m. SEC Tournament – First Round SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. SEC Tournament – First Round SEC Network
May 11 Noon SEC Tournament – Second Round SEC Network
  2:30 p.m. SEC Tournament – Second Round SEC Network
  5:00 p.m. SEC Tournament – Second Round SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. SEC Tournament – Second Round SEC Network
May 12 3:00 p.m. SEC Tournament – Semifinal ESPNU
  5:30 p.m. SEC Tournament – Semifinal ESPNU
May 13 Noon American Softball Championship ESPN
  2:00 p.m. ACC Softball Championship ESPN
  8:00 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament – Championship ESPN

*Air time later than game time
**Game played in Mexico; Not produced by ESPN

Rankings are per USA Softball (January 31)

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Photo of Derek Volner Derek Volner Follow on Twitter January 31, 2017
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Derek Volner

I currently lead ESPN’s NFL Communications, including Monday Night Football, NFL Draft and studio programming. Previously, I did the same for ESPN’s vast college football portfolio. I have been with ESPN since 2013.
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