ESPN Rolls Out Unprecedented College Softball Schedule

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Date Time Matchup Network
Sun, March 23 2:30 p.m. South Carolina vs. #1 Tennessee ESPNU
7 p.m. #10 Texas at #16 Baylor ESPNU
Mon, March 31 6 p.m. # 12 Florida State at UNC ESPNU
Fri, April 4 9 p.m. Arkansas at #6 Alabama ESPNU
Sat, April 5 5 p.m. Auburn at #3 Florida ESPNU
Sun, April 6 3 p.m. Arkansas at #6 Alabama ESPN
Thu, April 10 11 p.m. #5 Washington at #20 Stanford ESPNU
Fri, April 11 8 p.m. #1 Tennessee at #11 Texas A&M ESPNU
Sat, April 12 3 p.m. #2 Oklahoma at #16 Baylor ESPN
Sat, April 12 10 p.m. #5 Washington at #20 Stanford ESPN2
Sun, April 13 1 p.m. #1 Tennessee at #11 Texas A&M ESPNU
Mon, April 14 7 p.m. #12 Florida State at Notre Dame ESPNU
Wed, April 16 7 p.m. Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton ESPNU
9:30 p.m. Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton ESPNU
Thu, April 17 9 p.m. #10 Texas at # 2 Oklahoma ESPN2
Fri, April 18 8 p.m. #3 Florida at #11 Texas A&M ESPNU
Sat, April 19 4 p.m. #19 LSU at South Carolina ESPNU
6 p.m. #3 Florida at #11 Texas A&M ESPNU
Sun, April 20 3 p.m. Syracuse at #12 Florida State ESPNU
Thu, April 24 8 p.m. #21 Georgia at # 6 Alabama ESPN
Fri, April 25 10 p.m. # 8 Oregon at #20 Stanford ESPNU
Sat, April 26 12 p.m. #21 Georgia at # 6 Alabama ESPNU
Mon, April 28 7 p.m. Maryland at Notre Dame ESPNU
Thu, May 1 8 p.m. # 6 Alabama at # 17 Missouri ESPN
Sat, May 3 2 p.m. # 6 Alabama at # 17 Missouri ESPNU
4 p.m. # 14 Kentucky at #21 Georgia ESPNU
6 p.m. #20 Stanford at #13 UCLA ESPNU
7:30 p.m. #3 Florida at Arkansas ESPN
Sun, May 4 1 p.m. #3 Florida at Arkansas ESPN
3 p.m. #20 Stanford at #13 UCLA ESPN

2014 ESPN NCAA Conference Championship (subject to change)

Wed, May 7 4 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Play-In Game No. 1 ESPNU
6:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Play-In Game No. 2 ESPNU
Thu, May 8 11 a.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Quarterfinal No. 1 ESPNU
1:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Quarterfinal No. 2 ESPNU
4 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Quarterfinal No. 3 ESPNU
6:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Quarterfinal No. 4 ESPNU
Fri, May 9 3 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Semifinal No. 1 ESPNU
5:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Semifinal No. 2 ESPNU
Sat, May 10 2 p.m. ACC Softball Tournament ? Championship ESPN2
3:30 p.m. American Softball Tournament ? Championship ESPNEWS
8 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament ? Championship ESPN2
10 p.m. SWAC Softball Tournament ? Championship* ESPNU
Sun, May 11 Noon Big South Softball Tournament ? Championship ESPNU

 

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Absolutely Awesome !!

 

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Love it, love it!!!!!

 

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***, no Louisville?

 

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***, no Louisville?

S**ks!!!

 

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Nice! Put that DVR to work.

 

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The press release also stated there will be 40 games that hasn't been decided, so I expect Louisville to appear.

 

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So much for the notion that not being in the Olympics would destroy the sport. Being on ESPN is far bigger than the Olympics and the benefits filter down through the smaller D1s, to us at D2 and D3 and NAIA all the way to high school and travel. School administrators can't help but see our game on ESPN and it just gives us credibility and shows them what is going on with facilities and everything else at the top schools. Many administrators still think softball even at the college level is a kind of club-type sport, where you just buy them some balls and helmets and give them whatever field and not worry about the team until next year. These ESPN games go a long way toward forcing these administrators into the 21st century, whether they realize it or not.

 

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Big Ten getting the shaft also!!

 

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So much for the notion that not being in the Olympics would destroy the sport. Being on ESPN is far bigger than the Olympics and the benefits filter down through the smaller D1s, to us at D2 and D3 and NAIA all the way to high school and travel. School administrators can't help but see our game on ESPN and it just gives us credibility and shows them what is going on with facilities and everything else at the top schools. Many administrators still think softball even at the college level is a kind of club-type sport, where you just buy them some balls and helmets and give them whatever field and not worry about the team until next year. These ESPN games go a long way toward forcing these administrators into the 21st century, whether they realize it or not.

Sunday April 6th at Brookside Park in Ashland should get a spot on ESPN...

 

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Big ten has their own channel..

 

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Its called the little ten . baaaaahaaaaaa

 

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Sunday April 6th at Brookside Park in Ashland should get a spot on ESPN...

For people like me who had to look it up.... That's when JoeA1010 (Hillsdale College) plays Ashland !

 

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I won't be holding my breath for ESPN to show up for the Hillsdale-Ashland tilt.

 

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The press release also stated there will be 40 games that hasn't been decided, so I expect Louisville to appear.

Louisville has at least 2 tv games this season from what I was told last weekend. And naturally one is against Notre Dame. Not sure of the other one

 

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I won't be holding my breath for ESPN to show up for the Hillsdale-Ashland tilt.

Maybe we can get someone to stream it... That would be fun

 

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Some of the schools in our league do stream, I think. Not sure about Ashland. We're getting there, but need a stronger wireless connection at our field.

 

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Looks like more ESPN and their SEC Bias, and here I only thought it was in football, guess not!!!!!!!!

And the SEC has their own network too, so you cant use that excuse. (someone said B10 had their own network).

 

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SEC Network will be operated by ESPN as part of a 20-year partnership, and is scheduled to launch on August 21, 2014, so no games this spring from them....B1G Network carries many softball games during the spring, although, I can't say a Penn State/IU matchup is nearly as exciting as GA/AL....There are also other CBS & Fox sports stations carrying various games from Tulsa, College of Charleston, Texas, UK etc. from time to time, and even the mid majors like OVC have their own streaming networks, not to mention ESPN3....I can plug my laptop straight into my TV and view the internet stream games....best part about all of these "non-ESPN" options is we the viewers are spared the pithy commentary of Beth Mowins, Michelle Smith and any of the other dunderheads ESPN trots out....THAT, in my humble opinion, is the biggest issue with the national broadcasts of the wonderful sport we all love....I enjoy listening to the student broadcasters on some of the B1G games far more than the ESPN chuckleheads, because they don't spend 2/3 of the broadcast telling me how great they are/were, while calling every missed pitch-high a rise ball or using the inane terms "effectively wild" or "the J-Train"!! :lmao:

Bottom Line, if I want to watch college softball during the spring, I can always find a game....and ESPN is not my first choice.

 

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Reminder to self: Delete Wife's shows to conserve space on DVR and to change priority scheduling.