FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has announced its complete 2011 SEC Baseball television schedule, the second under the league’s landmark 15-year agreement with ESPN. The regular-season package will include 54 broadcasts in 2011, up from 46 games in 2010. In addition, all games from the 2011 SEC Tournament will continue to be televised, with the championship game airing again nationally on ESPN2. Including SEC Tournament games, a total of 68 SEC baseball broadcasts will air in 2011 as part of the official SEC package.
“The success and popularity of baseball in our conference is at an all-time high,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “We are proud to be able to offer this kind of unprecedented exposure to both our teams and our fans.”
The television package is derived from broadcasts on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FSN, SportSouth, CSS and CST. In addition, ESPN3 will also stream most broadcasts live online.
“This package moves our baseball exposure to new levels,” SEC Consultant for Television Larry Templeton stated. “Baseball in this league will now have viewership increased to heights only seen previously during the College World Series. Fans of SEC Baseball will be able to follow the entire season like never before.”
SEC schools maintain the rights to air additional games not included in the official SEC package with various television outlets, including official SEC TV partners. More than 50 additional games are set to be broadcast by SEC partners via this means, bringing the total number of SEC baseball games broadcast in 2011 to over 120 games.
ESPNU’s previously announced inaugural Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week will begin Thursday, Apr. 7, at 7:30 p.m. ET and run seven weeks through May 19. The weekly game will feature a live 30-minute pregame show from ESPNU studios at 7 p.m. ET each week, focusing on baseball news and updates from around the league. ESPN networks will air 18 SEC baseball broadcasts this season.
All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will be broadcast in high definition.
The 2011 SEC regular season begins Friday, February 18, with conference play set to begin Friday, March 18. The SEC Tournament will be played at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., May 25-29.
Official 2011 SEC Baseball Television Schedule
All Times Eastern
FSN – Includes FOX Sports South, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Houston
SPSO – Includes SportSouth, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Southwest, FOX Sports Houston and FOX Sports South in Kentucky
CSS – Includes Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast, CST (Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida), Brighthouse Sports Network (Florida), Time Warner Cable (Carolinas), Insight Cable (Kentucky)
CST – Includes Cox Sports Television (Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida), CSS, Brighthouse Sports Network (Florida), Time Warner Cable (Carolinas), Insight Cable (Kentucky)
Wildcard games to be selected in the weeks prior to event.
Regular season games on ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU, as well as all games from the SEC Tournament, available in high definition.
Most games will be streamed live on ESPN3
| Date | Game | Network | Time |
| March 15 | Alabama at Auburn | CSS | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| March 18 | Florida at LSU | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| March 19 | Alabama at Ole Miss | SPSO | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| March 27 | Vanderbilt at Arkansas | CST | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| April 1 | Tennessee at Florida | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| April 2 | Tennessee at Florida | CSS | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| April 2 | Vanderbilt at Auburn | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| April 3 | Arkansas at Alabama | CSS | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| April 7 | South Carolina at Tennessee | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| April 8 | Alabama at Vanderbilt | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| April 9 | Florida at Mississippi State | CSS | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| April 9 | Georgia at Ole Miss | SPSO | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| April 9 | LSU at Arkansas | ESPNU | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| April 10 | Auburn at Kentucky | CSS | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| April 14 | Tennessee at Alabama | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| April 15 | Florida at Georgia | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| April 15 | Mississippi State at Arkansas | SPSO | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| April 16 | Florida at Georgia | ESPNU | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| April 16 | Vanderbilt at South Carolina | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| April 17 | Vanderbilt at South Carolina | ESPN2 | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| April 17 | Florida at Georgia | CSS | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| April 19 | Ole Miss vs. Miss. State (Trustmark Park – Pearl, Miss.) | CSS | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| April 21 | Ole Miss at Auburn | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| April 22 | South Carolina at Mississippi State | ESPNU | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| April 23 | Ole Miss at Auburn | CSS | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| April 23 | LSU at Vanderbilt | SPSO | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| April 23 | Alabama at Florida | ESPN2 | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| April 23 | Arkansas at Kentucky | FSN | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| April 24 | LSU at Vanderbilt | ESPN2 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| April 28 | Kentucky at LSU | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| April 29 | Auburn at South Carolina | SPSO | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| April 30 | Arkansas at Georgia | ESPN2 | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| April 30 | Tennessee at Vanderbilt | CSS | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| April 30 | Alabama at Mississippi State | SPSO | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| April 30 | Auburn at South Carolina | SPSO | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| May 1 | Arkansas at Georgia | CST | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| May 1 | Auburn at South Carolina | ESPN | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| May 5 | Florida at Arkansas | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| May 7 | South Carolina at Ole Miss | SPSO | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| May 7 | LSU at Alabama | CSS | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| May 7 | Florida at Arkansas | ESPNU | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| May 12 | Mississippi State at Ole Miss | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| May 13 | Florida at Vanderbilt | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| May 13 | SEC Wildcard | ESPNU | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| May 13 | Mississippi State at Ole Miss | SPSO | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| May 14 | Alabama at Auburn | CSS | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| May 14 | Tennessee at LSU | CSS | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| May 14 | Mississippi State at Ole Miss | SPSO | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| May 19 | LSU at Mississippi State | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| May 19 | Vanderbilt at Georgia | ESPNU | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| May 20 | SEC Wildcard | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| May 21 | SEC Wildcard | CSS | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| May 21 | Kentucky at Florida | SPSO | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| May 25 | SEC Tournament – Game 1 | CSS | 10:30 a.m. ET |
| May 25 | SEC Tournament – Game 2 | CSS | TBD |
| May 25 | SEC Tournament – Game 3 | CSS | 5:30 p.m. ET |
| May 25 | SEC Tournament – Game 4 | CSS | TBD |
| May 26 | SEC Tournament – Game 5 | SPSO | 10:30 a.m. ET |
| May 26 | SEC Tournament – Game 6 | SPSO | TBD |
| May 26 | SEC Tournament – Game 7 | SPSO | 5:30 p.m. ET |
| May 26 | SEC Tournament – Game 8 | SPSO | TBD |
| May 27 | SEC Tournament – Game 9 | CSS | 4:00 p.m. |
| May 27 | SEC Tournament – Game 10 | CSS | TBD |
| May 28 | SEC Tournament – Game 11 | SPSO | 10:30 a.m. ET |
| May 28 | SEC Tournament – Game 12 | SPSO | TBD |
| May 28 | SEC Tournament – Game 13 | CSS | 6:00 p.m. |
| May 28 | SEC Tournament – Game 14 | CSS | TBD |
| May 29 | SEC Tournament Final (Championship Game – Hoover, Ala.) | ESPN2 | 2:00 p.m. |
