FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has announced its 2014 SEC Baseball television schedule, the fifth under the league’s current agreement with ESPN. The entire broadcast package will include over 70 contests. In addition, all games from the 2014 SEC Tournament will continue to be televised, with the championship game airing again nationally on ESPN2. The semifinals will also air nationally again in 2014, set be broadcast on ESPNEWS.
The package is derived from broadcasts on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, Fox Sports, CSS and CBS Sports Network. In addition, WatchESPN/ESPN3 will also stream most contests live online.
“We are very proud of the success and popularity of baseball in our league,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “We are pleased to be able to continue to offer an increased amount of television coverage of SEC Baseball to our teams and to our fans. This continues to move our baseball exposure to new levels and to a national audience, which will grow even more in the future with the launch of the SEC Network.”
Beginning in 2015, the SEC Network will air at least 75 baseball games, which will be additional to games that currently broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and FSN. SEC institutions may also choose to produce and broadcast digitally on the SEC Network any games that remain untelevised.
SEC schools maintain the rights to air additional games this season not included in the SEC package with various television outlets, including official SEC regional television outlets. More than 60 additional games will be broadcast via those means, bringing the total number of SEC baseball games broadcast in 2014 to well over 130.
ESPNU’s Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week will begin Thursday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. ET and run eight weeks through May 15. The first Thursday night game will feature Missouri at Auburn. The weekly telecast will feature a live 30-minute pregame show from ESPNU studios at 7 p.m. ET, focusing on baseball news and updates from around the league. ESPN networks will air 22 SEC baseball broadcasts this season, all of which will broadcast nationally.
All games on ESPN platforms will be broadcast in high definition.
2014 SEC Baseball TV Schedule
Date | Game | Time | Network |
Saturday, March 15 | Mississippi State at Georgia | Noon | FSN |
Saturday, March 15 | LSU at Vanderbilt | 3:15 p.m. | FSN |
Friday, March 21 | Vanderbilt at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, March 22 | South Carolina at Kentucky | 2:00 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, March 22 | Auburn at Tennessee | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, March 22 | Vanderbilt at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Thursday, March 27 | Missouri at Auburn | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Friday, March 28 | LSU at Florida | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, March 29 | Missouri at Auburn | 1:00 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, March 29 | Ole Miss at Alabama | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
Sunday, March 30 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | 2:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
Thursday, April 3 | South Carolina at Arkansas | 8:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
Friday, April 4 | Mississippi State at LSU | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, April 5 | Florida at Kentucky | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, April 5 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee | 7:00 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, April 5 | Mississippi State at LSU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Sunday, April 6 | Auburn at Ole Miss | 2:30 p.m. | CSS |
Thursday, April 10 | Tennessee at Georgia | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Saturday, April 12 | Araknsas at LSU | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Saturday, April 12 | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | 4:00 p.m. | FSN |
Tuesday, April 17 | LSU at Ole Miss | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Friday, April 18 | Georgia at Florida | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, April 19 | LSU at Ole Miss | 2:00 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, April 19 | South Carolina at Auburn | 5:00 p.m. | CBSCSN |
Sunday, April 20 | Georgia at Florida | 12:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
Sunday, April 20 | Vanderbilt at Arkansas | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Sunday, April 20 | South Carolina at Auburn | 2:00 p.m. | CSS |
Thursday, April 24 | Texas A&M at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Saturday, April 26 | Missouri at Florida | Noon | FSN |
Saturday, April 26 | Ole Miss at Kentucky | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, April 26 | Alabama at South Carolina | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Saturday, April 26 | Texas A&M at Mississippi State | 3:15 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, April 26 | Georgia at Vanderbilt | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, April 26 | Tennessee at LSU | 7:30 p.m. | CST |
Sunday, April 27 | Alabama at South Carolina | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Thursday, May 1 | Kentucky at Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Friday, May 2 | Florida at Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, May 3 | Kentucky at Tennessee | Noon | FSN |
Saturday, May 3 | LSU at Texas A&M | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Saturday, May 3 | South Carolina at Georgia | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, May 3 | Arkansas at Ole Miss | 3:15 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, May 3 | Mississippi State at Auburn | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
Sunday, May 4 | LSU at Texas A&M | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN |
Sunday, May 4 | Arkansas at Ole Miss | 2:30 p.m. | CSS |
Thursday, May 8 | Vanderbilt at Florida | 8:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Saturday, May 10 | Vanderbilt at Florida | Noon | FSN |
Saturday, May 10 | Alabama at LSU | 1:00 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, May 10 | Missouri at South Carolina | 3:15 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, May 10 | Tennessee at Mississippi State | 7:00 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, May 10 | Texas A&M at Arkansas | 7:00 p.m. | CST |
Sunday, May 11 | Alabama at LSU | 2:00 p.m. | CSS |
Thursday, May 15 | SEC Wildcard Game | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Friday, May 16 | Ole Miss at Texas A&M | 8:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
Saturday, May 17 | Florida at Tennessee | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
Saturday, May 17 | LSU at Auburn | 2:00 p.m. | FSN |
Saturday, May 17 | Mississippi State at Alabama | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
Tuesday, May 20 | SEC Tournament | 10:30 a.m. | FSN |
Tuesday, May 20 | SEC Tournament | TBA | FSN |
Tuesday, May 20 | SEC Tournament | 5:30 p.m. | CSS |
Tuesday, May 20 | SEC Tournament | TBA | CSS |
Wednesday, May 21 | SEC Tournament | 10:30 a.m. | FSN |
Wednesday, May 21 | SEC Tournament | TBA | FSN |
Wednesday, May 21 | SEC Tournament | 5:30 p.m. | CSS |
Wednesday, May 21 | SEC Tournament | TBA | CSS |
Thursday, May 22 | SEC Tournament | 10:30 a.m. | FSN |
Thursday, May 22 | SEC Tournament | TBA | FSN |
Thursday, May 22 | SEC Tournament | 5:30 p.m. | CSS |
Thursday, May 22 | SEC Tournament | TBA | CSS |
Friday, May 23 | SEC Tournament | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
Friday, May 23 | SEC Tournament | TBA | CSS |
Saturday, May 24 | SEC Tournament Semis | 1:00 p.m. | ESPNews |
Saturday, May 24 | SEC Tournament Semis | TBA | ESPNews |
Sunday, May 25 | SEC Tournament Championship | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |