44 Games Set for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU Featuring 19 Top-25 Teams
ESPN networks will present the largest schedule of college softball to date and boasting more ranked teams, beginning with No. 5 Tennessee at No. 15 Florida on Saturday, March 16, at 11 a.m. ET. The regular-season schedule has 44 games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU featuring 19 teams in the Top 25, including 13 conference tournament matchups.
In addition to conference play, the season will culminate with ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of every pitch in the NCAA Division I Softball Super Regionals and the NCAA Women’s College World Series.
The schedule is highlighted by a record 15 games matching ranked opponents and 25 games with a ranked team, based on the pre-season ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 released today. Nine conferences are represented in the schedule, which is capped off with six conference championship games.
ESPN’s returning line-up of college softball analysts includes Garland Cooper, Jennie Finch, Cheri Kempf, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, and Amanda Scarborough with Beth Mowins, Pam Ward, Cara Capuano, Joe Davis, Holly Rowe and Adam Amin on deck bringing the play-by-play each week.
2013 ESPN NCAA Softball Schedule (subject to change):
| 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.
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