ESPN Family of Networks releases 2019 College Baseball Television Schedule

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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 televised across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, Longhorn Network and the SEC 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. Reigning NCAA champion Oregon State, who won the program’s third national title last year, will be featured on ESPNU on Saturday, April 20 at 10 p.m. ET.

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:
  • 1 LSU vs. No. 16 Texas (March 1 – Longhorn Network)
  • No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 3 Florida (March 12 – SEC Network)
  • No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 16 Texas (March 15 – Longhorn 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. 13 Georgia vs. No. 3 Florida (May 5 – ESPN2)
  • No. 10 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 LSU (May 5 – ESPN2)
  • No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 8 Louisville (May 7 – ESPNU)
  • No. 23 NC State vs. No. 6 North Carolina (May 18 – ESPNU)
  • No. 17 TCU vs. No 4 Texas Tech (May 18 – ESPNU)
• Conference Coverage in Full Swing Beginning with ACC Mondays: ESPNU and ACC Network Extra will once again team up to feature a battle between ACC opponents on Mondays throughout conference play, including Boston College vs. Virginia Tech and Miami at Wake Forest on back-to-back Mondays in May on ESPNU. In addition to its marquee Monday matchups, there are several games set between ranked squads, including No. 19 Clemson traveling down to No. 11 Florida State on Sunday, April 14 on ESPN2.
• Big 12 Bolstered by Big Matchups: ESPN continues its expansive coverage of the Big 12, televising several conference showdowns over the course of the 2019 season between LHN and ESPNU. One of the most anticipated conference clashes of the season will air on ESPNU, as No. 4 Texas Tech hosts in-state rival No. 17 TCU to Lubbock on May 18 to close the regular season.
• Championship Central: American, ACC, Big South, SEC and SWAC Championship games will all air on ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPNEWS.
• 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.
• 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 Loadedwhip-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. For more on SEC baseball on TV, please visit SECNetwork.com.
• Hook ‘Em: Longhorn Network, the home of Texas baseball, will televise more than 30 games this season including three-game series against top-ranked LSU (March 1-3) and No. 4 Texas Tech (March 15-17), as well as a two-game series hosting No. 12 and 2018 NCAA runner-up Arkansas (March 19-20). LHN adds a dozen Big 12 matchups to ESPN’s overall baseball coverage and the No. 16 Longhorns will appear on ESPN networks a total of 37 times, starting with the Texas Alumni Game on LHN Saturday, Feb. 2 featuring Lifetime Longhorn Roger Clemens playing alongside his sons, Kacy and Kody. Full details on LHN’s baseball TV schedule can be found here.
• ESPN App: The network-leading 450+ game schedule for streaming on the ESPN App begins in February, with action surrounding 13 different conferences — Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big West, Horizon League, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt and Western Athletic.

Studio shows and on-air commentators, as well as a full streaming schedule, will be announced at a later date.