Up to 70 conference tournament games will be covered by the ESPN Networks from Sunday, May 19 through Sunday, May 26. The coverage will end with the revealing of the 2013 NCAA College World Series brackets on Monday, May 27 before ESPN picks up their exclusive coverage of the Colllege World Series playoffs, where every game will be televised or streamed online. Here's the full press release announcement from ESPN.
ESPN Networks to Carry up to 70 College Baseball Conference Tournament Games
ESPN will continue its extensive coverage of the 2013 college baseball season – including more than 200 regular-season games – with 70 conference tournament contests from Sunday, May 19 to Sunday, May 26. ESPN platforms will carry 12 conference title games with each winner receiving an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The schedule includes the entire ACC, BIG EAST, Missouri Valley Conference and SEC tournaments as well as contests from the America East, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt and West Coast.
Schedule of 2013 Conference Championship Games (complete schedule below)
Sun, May 19 | 2 p.m. | Southwestern Athletic Conference: Championship Mike Morgan & Jay Walker | ESPN3 ** |
Fri, May 24 | 8 p.m. | America East Championship: Championship | ESPN3 |
Sat, May 25 | 4 p.m. | Big South Championship: Championship | ESPN3 |
6 p.m. | Southland Conference: Championship Chris Mycoskie & Greg Swindell | ESPN3 | |
8 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Championship | ESPN3 * | |
8 p.m. | America East Championship: Championship | ESPN3 ^ | |
10 p.m. | West Coast Conference Championship: Championship Roxy Bernstein & Mike Rooney | ESPNU | |
Sun, May 26 | Noon | BIG EAST Championship: Championship Clay Matvick & Chris Burke | ESPNU |
1 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Championship Dari Nowkhah & Danny Graves | ESPN2 | |
1 p.m. | Atlantic Sun Conference: Championship | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | Southern Conference: Championship | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | Sun Belt Conference: Championship | ESPN3 * | |
4:30 p.m. | SEC Championship: Championship Dave Neal & Kyle Peterson | ESPN2 | |
4:30 p.m. | Atlantic Sun Conference: Championship | ESPN3 ^ |
* Outermarket only; ** ESPNU will televise on May 20 at 9 p.m.; ^ If necessary
ESPNU will televise the announcement of the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship field of 64 teams on Monday, May 27, at Noon ET.
ESPN’s extended commitment to college baseball this season includes covering all 16 sites of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3. It will mark the first time every first-round game – up to seven contests from each of the 16 locations for a total of a possible 112 matchups over four days – will be available to fans live on a national platform. ESPN provided coverage of six sites in 2012, four in 2011 and two the previous six years.
ESPN will also launch Bases Loaded, a four-day platform providing unlimited live cut-ins and highlights from numerous games, plus up-to-the-minute commentary from ESPN analysts each day of the Regionals. Bases Loaded will be available Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1, from 2 p.m. to midnight; Sunday, June 2, from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m.; and Monday, June 3, from 6 p.m. to midnight. ESPN3 will carry the network in its entirety while ESPNU and ESPN2 will simulcast at select times, including between games and rain delays when time permits.
In addition to the expanded Regionals schedule, ESPN will continue to cover every Super Regional site (up to 24 games from eight sites) and all possible 17 games of the College World Series.
College Baseball Conference Championship Schedule
Sun, May 19 | 2 p.m. | Southwestern Athletic Conference: Championship Mike Morgan & Jay Walker | ESPN3 ** |
Tue, May 21 | 10 a.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 1 Scott Warmann & Kurt Pegler | ESPN3 |
10:30 a.m. | SEC Championship: Game 1 Dave Neal & Larry Conley | ESPN3 * | |
1:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 2 Scott Warmann & Kurt Pegler | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 2 Dave Neal & Larry Conley | ESPN3 * | |
5 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 3 Bruce Haertl & Shane Dennis | ESPN3 | |
5:30 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 3 Joe Beckwith & Mike Morgan | ESPN3 * | |
8 p.m. | BIG EAST Home Run Derby Cancelled- RAIN | ESPN3 * | |
8:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 4 Bruce Haertl & Shane Dennis | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 4 Joe Beckwith & Mike Morgan | ESPN3 * | |
Wed, May 22 | 10 a.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 5 | ESPN3 |
10 a.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 1 | ESPN3 * | |
10:30 a.m. | SEC Championship: Game 5 | ESPN3 * | |
11 a.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 1 | ESPN3 * | |
1 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 2 | ESPN3 * | |
1:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 6 | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 6 | ESPN3 * | |
3 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 2 | ESPN3 * | |
5 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 7 | ESPN3 | |
5 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 3 | ESPN3 * | |
5:30 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 7 | ESPN3 * | |
7 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 3 | ESPN3 * | |
8 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 4 | ESPN3 * | |
8:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 8 | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 8 | ESPN3 * | |
Thu, May 23 | 10 a.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 9 | ESPN3 |
10 a.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 5 | ESPN3 * | |
10:30 a.m. | SEC Championship: Game 9 | ESPN3 * | |
11 a.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 4 | ESPN3 * | |
1 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 6 | ESPN3 * | |
1:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 10 | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 10 | ESPN3 * | |
3 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 5 | ESPN3 * | |
5 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 11 | ESPN3 | |
5 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 7 | ESPN3 * | |
5:30 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 11 | ESPN3 * | |
7 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 6 | ESPN3 * | |
8 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 8 | ESPN3 * | |
8:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 12 | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 12 | ESPN3 * | |
Fri, May 24 | 11 a.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 7 | ESPN3 * |
1:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 13 | ESPN3 | |
3 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 8 | ESPN3 * | |
3 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 9 | ESPN3 * | |
4 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 13 | ESPN3 * | |
5 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Game 14 | ESPN3 | |
6 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 10 | ESPN3 * | |
7 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 9 | ESPN3 * | |
7:30 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 14 | ESPN3 * | |
8 p.m. | America East: Championship | ESPN3 | |
Sat, May 25 | 10 a.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 11 | ESPN3 * |
11 a.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 10 | ESPN3 * | |
1 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 15 Dave Neal & Kyle Peterson | ESPN3 & ESPNEWS | |
1 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 12 | ESPN3 * | |
3 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 11 | ESPN3 * | |
4 p.m. | Big South: Championship | ESPN3 | |
5 p.m. | SEC Championship: Game 16 Dave Neal & Kyle Peterson | ESPN3 & ESPNEWS | |
5 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 13 | ESPN3 * ^ | |
6 p.m. | Southland Conference: Championship Chris Mycoskie & Greg Swindell | ESPN3 | |
7 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Game 12 | ESPN3 * | |
8 p.m. | Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Championship Bruce Haertl & Shane Dennis | ESPN3 * | |
8 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship: Game 14 | ESPN3 * ^ | |
8 p.m. | America East: Championship | ESPN3 ^ | |
10 p.m. | West Coast Conference: Championship Roxy Bernstein & Mike Rooney | ESPNU | |
Sun, May 26 | Noon | BIG EAST Championship: Championship Clay Matvick & Chris Burke | ESPNU |
1 p.m. | ACC Tournament: Championship Dari Nowkhah & Danny Graves | ESPN2 | |
1 p.m. | Atlantic Sun Conference: Championship | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | Southern Conference: Championship | ESPN3 | |
2 p.m. | Sun Belt Conference: Championship | ESPN3 * | |
4:30 p.m. | SEC Championship: Championship Dave Neal & Kyle Peterson | ESPN2 | |
4:30 p.m. | Atlantic Sun Conference: Championship | ESPN3 ^ |
* Outermarket only; ** ESPNU will televise on May 20 at 9 p.m.; ^ If necessary
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