ESPN will present more than 800 NCAA baseball games during the 2019 regular season across ESPN networks, with 17 college conferences highlighted in ESPN’s industry-leading coverage. During the postseason, on top of carrying five conference championship games and the entire Southeastern Conference tournament, 153 games will be telecast across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network and the Longhorn Network and available on the ESPN App. In addition, the ESPN App will exclusively stream more than 450 games in 2019.
Nearly 75 percent of the games on ESPN networks include a team in the USA TODAY Coaches Preseason Top 25*, while 53 games feature the preseason top 10 and 42 games highlight at least one top five team. Twenty-one of the preseason Top 25 teams will appear on ESPN networks during the season.
ESPN is coming off one of the most-watched NCAA Division I Baseball Championships in history, boasting multi-year viewership highs throughout the Road to Omaha. The three-game 2018 NCAA CWS Finals was the most-watched three-game championship series since 2014.
2019 College Baseball Schedule Highlights
• Top-Ranked Teams Take to the Field: The schedule includes 44 matchups with two ranked teams going head-to-head, highlighted by the following games:
• No. 1 LSU vs. No. 16 Texas (March 1-3 – Longhorn Network)
• No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 3 Florida (March 12 – SEC Network)
• No. 19 Clemson vs. No. 13 Georgia (April 16 – SEC Network)
• No. 3 Florida vs. No. 1 LSU (April 18-19 – SEC Network; April 20 – ESPN2)
• No. 3 Florida vs. No. 13 Georgia (May 5 – ESPN2)
• No. 10 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 LSU (May 5 – ESPN2)
• No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 8 Louisville (May 7 – ESPNU)
• SEC Network Stays on the Ball: The SEC starts the season with eight teams ranked in the preseason Top 25, the most of any conference. With 75 games on the network throughout the spring, SEC Thursday Night Baseball will be in full swing on ESPNU and SEC Network, featuring a preseason Top 25 team in all but two weeks of the regular season. In addition, SEC Network will continue its tradition of airing a Bases Loaded whip-around special set for the final Friday of the season, and will join forces with ESPNU to televise the final weekend of SEC action, May 16-18.
• Championship Central: All games for the SEC Baseball Tournament will air on SEC Network and ESPN2, with additional digital coverage on SECNetwork.com.
• Postseason Planned: ESPN will cover up to 153 postseason games beginning with NCAA Regionals. ESPNU starts the slate with the NCAA Baseball Selection Show on Monday, May 27 at noon. Complete postseason coverage will be announced at a later date.
Studio shows and on-air commentators, as well as a full streaming schedule, will be announced at a later date.
| DATE | TIME (ET) | GAME | NETWORK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, March 1 | 7:30 p.m. | LSU vs. Texas | Longhorn Network |
| Sat, March 2 | 3:30 p.m. | LSU vs. Texas | Longhorn Network |
| Sun, March 3 | 2:00 p.m. | LSU vs. Texas | Longhorn Network |
| Tue, March 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Florida State vs. Florida | SEC Network |
| Sat, March 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Florida | SEC Network |
| Sat, March 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Auburn | SEC Network |
| Sun, March 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Florida | SEC Network |
| Tue, March 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas vs. Texas | Longhorn Network |
| Tue, March 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Rice vs. Texas A&M | SEC Network |
| Wed, March 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas vs. Texas | Longhorn Network |
| Thu, March 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida vs. Vanderbilt | SEC Network |
| Fri, March 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Ole Miss vs. Missouri | SEC Network |
| Sat, March 23 | 1:00 p.m. | LSU vs. Georgia | SEC Network |
| Sat, March 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Ole Miss vs. Missouri | SEC Network |
| Sun, March 24 | Noon | LSU vs. Georgia | SEC Network |
| Sun, March 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Ole Miss vs. Missouri | SEC Network |
| Tue, March 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Auburn vs. Alabama | SEC Network |
| Thu, March 28 | 7:00 p.m. | LSU vs. Mississippi State | ESPNU |
| Thu, March 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia vs. Kentucky | SEC Network |
| Fri, March 29 | 7:00 p.m. | LSU vs. Mississippi State | SEC Network |
| Fri, March 29 | 9:00 p.m. | Ole Miss vs Arkansas | ESPNU |
| Sat, March 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Auburn vs. South Carolina | SEC Network |
| Sat, March 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Ole Miss vs. Arkansas | SEC Network |
| Sat, March 30 | 9:00 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt | SEC Network |
| Sun, March 31 | Noon | Auburn vs. South Carolina | SEC Network |
| Sun, March 31 | 3:00 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt | SEC Network |
| Tue, April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Belmont vs. Tennessee | SEC Network |
| Tue, April 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. Texas | Longhorn Network |
| Thu, April 4 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina vs. Alabama | SEC Network |
| Thu, April 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas vs. Auburn | ESPNU |
| Fri, April 5 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina vs. Alabama | SEC Network |
| Sat, April 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. LSU | ESPNU |
| Sat, April 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida vs. Ole Miss | SEC Network |
| Sun, April 7 | Noon | Vanderbilt vs. Georgia | SEC Network |
| Sun, April 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. LSU | SEC Network |
| Tue, April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech vs. Georgia | SEC Network |
| Thu, April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia vs. Tennessee | SEC Network |
| Thu, April 11 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina vs. Florida | ESPNU |
| Fri, April 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt | SEC Network |
| Sat, April 13 | 8:00 p.m. | Kentucky vs. Ole Miss | SEC Network |
| Sat, April 13 | 9:00 p.m. | Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt | ESPNU |
| Sun, April 14 | 1:00 p.m. | LSU vs. Missouri | SEC Network |
| Sun, April 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama vs. Mississippi State | SEC Network |
| Tue, April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Clemson vs. Georgia | SEC Network |
| Thu, April 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri vs. Georgia | ESPNU |
| Thu, April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida vs. LSU | SEC Network |
| Thu, April 18 | 9:00 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Arkansas | ESPNU |
| Fri, April 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida vs. LSU | SEC Network |
| Sat, April 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Florida vs. LSU | ESPN2 |
| Sat, April 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. South Carolina | SEC Network |
| Sat, April 20 | 9:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt vs. Alabama | SEC Network |
| Tue, April 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Missouri State vs. Missouri | SEC Network |
| Thu, April 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss | SEC Network |
| Thu, April 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Auburn vs. Vanderbilt | ESPNU |
| Fri, April 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Auburn vs. Vanderbilt | SEC Network |
| Sat, April 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia vs. Mississippi State | SEC Network |
| Sat, April 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Kentucky vs. Florida | SEC Network |
| Sun, April 28 | Noon | Kentucky vs. Florida | ESPN2 |
| Sun, April 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Arkansas | SEC Network |
| Tue, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | SE Missouri State vs. Missouri | SEC Network |
| Thu, May 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 4 | Noon | Missouri vs. Tennessee | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina | ESPNU |
| Sat, May 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Alabama vs. Auburn | SEC Network |
| Sun, May 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Florida vs. Georgia | ESPN2 |
| Sun, May 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Ole Miss vs. LSU | ESPN2 |
| Sun, May 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama vs. Auburn | SEC Network |
| Tue, May 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt vs. Louisville | ESPNU |
| Tue, May 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Indiana vs. Kentucky | SEC Network |
| Thu, May 9 | 7:30 p.m. | LSU vs. Arkansas | ESPNU |
| Fri, May 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Kentucky vs. South Carolina | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 11 | Noon | Kentucky vs. South Carolina | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 11 | 2:00 p.m. | LSU vs. Arkansas | ESPN2 |
| Sat, May 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Florida | SEC Network |
| Sun, May 12 | Noon | Kentucky vs. South Carolina | SEC Network |
| Sun, May 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss | ESPN2 |
| Sun, May 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. Alabama | SEC Network |
| Tue, May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Michigan vs. Kentucky | SEC Network |
| Thu, May 16 | 7:00 p.m. | SEC Wildcard | ESPNU |
| Thu, May 16 | 7:00 p.m. | SEC Wildcard | SEC Network |
| Fri, May 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Bases Loaded | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 18 | Noon | SEC Wildcard | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 18 | 3:00 p.m. | SEC Wildcard | SEC Network |
| Tue, May 21 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – First Round | SEC Network |
| Tue, May 21 | 2:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – First Round | SEC Network |
| Tue, May 21 | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – First Round | SEC Network |
| Tue, May 21 | 9:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – First Round | SEC Network |
| Wed, May 22 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Second Round | SEC Network |
| Wed, May 22 | 2:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Second Round | SEC Network |
| Wed, May 22 | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Second Round | SEC Network |
| Wed, May 22 | 9:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Second Round | SEC Network |
| Thu, May 23 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Third Round | SEC Network |
| Thu, May 23 | 2:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Third Round | SEC Network |
| Thu, May 23 | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Third Round | SEC Network |
| Thu, May 23 | 9:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Third Round | SEC Network |
| Fri, May 24 | 4:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Fourth Round | SEC Network |
| Fri, May 24 | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Fourth Round | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 25 | 1:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Semifinal | SEC Network |
| Sat, May 25 | 4:30 p.m. | SEC Baseball Tournament – Semifinal | SEC Network |
| Sun, May 26 | 3:00 p.m. | SEC Baseball Championship | ESPN2 |
*Rankings based on USA Today Coaches Poll as of January 24
