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 ESPN.com/USA Softball pre-season 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.
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.
*All game schedules are subject to change. Check local listings. Pac-12 Channel Finder. Please visit a participating team's website for Live Stream information.
Big Ten Network- 2013 NCAA College Softball Games on TV
Date
Time(ET)
Matchup
Location
Thursday, March 28
6 PM
Northwestern @ Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Thursday, March 28
8 PM
Northwestern @ Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Saturday, March 30
NOON
Ohio State @ Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
Sunday, March 31
1 PM
Minnesota @ Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Sunday, March 31
3 PM
Nebraska @ Illinois
Champaign, IL
Wednesday, April 10
5 PM
Minnesota @ Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Wednesday, April 10
7:30 PM
Minnesota @ Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Tuesday April 16
2 PM
Michigan @ Indiana
Bloomington, IN
Tuesday, April 16
4:30 PM
Michigan @ Indiana
Bloomington, IN
Wednesday, April 17
5 PM
Purdue @ Penn State
University Park, PA
Wednesday, April 17
7:30 PM
Purdue @ Penn State
University Park, PA
Sunday, April 21
3 PM
Iowa @ Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday, April 23
4 PM
Illinois @ Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Tuesday, April 23
6:30 PM
Illinois @ Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Wednesday, April 24
4 PM
Michigan State @ Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Wednesday, April 24
6:30 PM
Michigan State @ Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Saturday, April 27
2 PM
Michigan @ Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Sunday, April 28
3 PM
Michigan @ Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Date
Time(ET
Big 10 Softball Tournament
TV or Game Tracker
Thursday, May 9
12:30pm
Game 1- No. 12 Indiana vs. No. 5 Northwestern
Game Tracker
3pm
Game 2- No,. 9 Iowa vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Game Tracker
5:30pm
Game 3-No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Illinois
Game Tracker
8pm
Game 4-No. 10 Purdue vs. No. 7 Michigan State
Game Tracker
Friday, May 10
12:30pm
Game 5- Game 1 winner vs. No. 4 Wisconsin
Game Tracker
3pm
Game 6- Game 2 winner vs. No. 1 Michigan
Game Tracker
5:30pm
Game 7- Game 3 winner vs. No. 3 Minnesota
Game Tracker
8pm
Game 8- Game 4 winner vs. No. 2 Nebraska
Game Tracker
Saturday, May 11
3 PM
Game 9 Quarter final- Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
BTN TV/Game Tracker
Saturday, May 11
5:30 PM
Game 10-Semifinal- Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 Winner
BTN TV/Game Tracker
Sunday, May 12
1 PM
Game 11- Championship-Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner