2012 NCAA Division I Softball Super Regionals Begin Thursday
For the fifth straight year, ESPN will carry every game from all eight NCAA Division I Softball Super Regionals, beginning with Michigan vs. No. 2 Alabama from Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Thursday, May 24 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3. Twelve of the top 16 seeds remain in the field and five of the eight matchups in the Super Regionals see seeded teams facing each other.
ESPN’s Super Regionals commenting pairs will be highlighted by five U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists providing analysis across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 from: Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Tempe, Ariz.; Norman Okla.; Tampa Bay, Fla.; Austin, Texas; Knoxville, Tenn.; Columbia, Mo.; and Berkley, Calif.
Full details on ESPN’s Coverage of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship, including Women’s College World Series schedule.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Matchup (Location) | Network |
| Thu, May 24 | 8 p.m. | Game 1 | Michigan vs. #2 Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza |
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| 10 p.m. | Game 1 | #14 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. #3 Arizona State (Tempe, Ariz.) Adam Amin & Jennie Finch |
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| Fri, May 25 | 2 p.m. | Game 1 | #13 Arizona vs. #4 Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.) Pam Ward & Michele Smith |
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| 4:30 p.m. | Game 2 | #2 Alabama vs. Michigan (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 3 | (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) * Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 1 | Hofstra vs. South Florida (Tampa Bay, Fla.) Holly Rowe & Leah Amico |
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| 9 p.m. | Game 1 | #11 Oregon vs. #6 Texas (Austin, Texas) Carter Blackburn & Amanda Scarborough |
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| 9 p.m. | Game 2 | #3 Arizona State vs. #14 Louisiana-Lafayette (Tempe, Ariz.) Adam Amin & Jennie Finch |
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| 11:30 p.m. | Game 3 | (Tempe, Ariz.)* Adam Amin & Jennie Finch |
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| Sat, May 26 | noon | Game 1 | #10 Georgia vs. #7 Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.) Clay Matvick & Cheri Kempf |
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| noon | Game 2 | # 4 Oklahoma vs. #13 Arizona (Norman, Okla.) Pam Ward & Michele Smith |
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| 2:30 PM | Game 3 | (Norman, Okla.) * Pam Ward & Michele Smith |
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| 2:30 PM | Game 2 | South Florida vs. Hofstra (Tampa Bay, Fla.) Holly Rowe & Leah Amico |
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| 5 p.m. | Game 3 | (Tampa Bay, Fla.)* Holly Rowe & Leah Amico |
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| 5 p.m. | Game 2 | #6 Texas vs. #11 Oregon (Austin, Texas) Carter Blackburn & Amanda Scarborough |
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| 7:30 PM | Game 3 | (Austin, Texas)* Carter Blackburn & Amanda Scarborough |
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| 7:30 PM | Game 1 | LSU vs. #9 Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) Cara Capuano & Garland Cooper |
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| 10 p.m. | Game 1 | #16 Washington vs. #1 California (Berkley, Calif.) Mark Neely & Amanda Freed |
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| Sun, May 27 | 1 p.m. | Game 2 | #7 Tennessee vs. #10 Georgia (Knoxville, Tenn.) Clay Matvick & Cheri Kempf |
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| 3:30 PM | Game 3 | (Knoxville, Tenn.)* Clay Matvick & Cheri Kempf |
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| 3:30 PM | Game 2 | #9 Missouri vs. LSU (Columbus, Mo.) Cara Capuano & Garland Cooper |
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| 6 p.m. | Game 3 | (Columbia, Mo.) * Cara Capuano & Garland Cooper |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 2 | #1 California vs. #16 Washington (Berkley, Calif.) Mark Neely & Amanda Freed |
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| 9:30 PM | Game 3 | (Berkley, Calif.) * Mark Neely & Amanda Freed |
ESPN2/ESPN3 |
*If necessary games; home team will be decided by coin toss
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