Exclusive Coverage of Entire NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Begins Friday
ESPN’s second consecutive season of exclusive coverage of every NCAA Division I Baseball Championship matchup will begin with the scheduled 112 games from the 16 Regional sites on ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 from Friday, May 30, to Monday, June 2. Contests from all Super Regional sites (up to 24 games from June 6-9) and the entire College World Series (up to 17 games from June 14-25) will be available on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Every NCAA Division I Baseball Championship game will also be available on WatchESPN.
The Regional round action will be highlighted by the return of Bases Loaded, ESPN’s four-day platform providing unlimited live cut-ins and highlights from numerous games, plus up-to-the-minute commentary from ESPN analysts. Bases Loaded will be available Friday, May 30; Saturday, May 31; and Sunday, June 1, from 2 p.m. ET to midnight; and Monday, June 2, from 7 p.m. to midnight. ESPN3 will carry the network in its entirety while ESPNU and ESPN2 will simulcast at select times, including between games and rain delays when time permits. Dari Nowkhah and Matt Schick will host the Bases Loaded coverage with analysts Kyle Peterson and Mike Rooney.
Regionals Schedule (Schedule subject to change)
ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will offer complete and exclusive coverage of all 16 Regionals sites. Network assignments for Saturday, Sunday and Monday games will be determined the evening before the games. Each site will feature four teams competing in a double-elimination format and each site winner will advance to the Super Regionals.
| Site: Corvallis, Ore. |
| Commentators: Adam Amin & Danny Kanell |
| Teams: Oregon State, UNLV, UC Irvine & North Dakota State |
| Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – UC Irvine vs. UNLV: May 30 at 5 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – North Dakota State vs. Oregon State: May 30 at 11 p.m., ESPNU |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 5 p.m. & 11 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 5 p.m. & 11 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 11 p.m. |
| Site: Stillwater, Okla. |
| Commentators: Mark Neely & Randy Flores |
| Teams: Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Cal State Fullerton & Binghamton |
| Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Cal State Fullerton vs. Nebraska: May 30 at 1 p.m., ESPNU |
| Game 2 – Binghamton vs. Oklahoma State: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Houston, Texas |
| Commentators: Tom Hart & Ben McDonald |
| Teams: Rice, Texas, Texas A&M & George Mason |
| Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Texas A&M vs. Texas: May 30 at 4 p.m., ESPNU |
| Game 2 – George Mason vs. Rice: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Baton Rouge, La. |
| Commentators: Brett Dolan & Nick Belmonte |
| Teams: LSU, Houston, Bryant & Southeastern La. |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Southeastern La. vs. LSU: May 30 at 3 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Bryant vs. Houston: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 8 p.m. |
| Site: Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Commentators: Joe Davis & Greg Swindell |
| Teams: Florida State, Alabama, Kennesaw State & Georgia Southern |
| Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Kennesaw State vs. Alabama: May 30 at noon, ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Georgia Southern vs. Florida State: May 30 at 6 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 5 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at noon & 5 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Louisville, Ky. |
| Commentators: Clay Matvick & Gabe Gross |
| Teams: Louisville, Kentucky, Kansas & Kent State |
| Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Kansas vs. Kentucky: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Kent State vs. Louisville: May 30 at 6 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 5 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at noon & 5 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Nashville, Tenn. |
| Commentators: Dave Neal & Chris Burke |
| Teams: Vanderbilt, Oregon, Clemson & Xavier |
| Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Clemson vs. Oregon: May 30 at 1 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Xavier vs. Vanderbilt: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Bloomington, Ind. |
| Commentators: Jim Barbar & John Gregory |
| Teams: Indiana, Indiana State, Stanford & Youngstown State |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Stanford vs. Indiana State: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Youngstown State vs. Indiana: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 5:30 p.m. |
| Site: Gainesville, Fla. |
| Commentators: Trey Bender & Rusty Ensor |
| Teams: Florida, Long Beach State, North Carolina & College of Charleston |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – North Carolina vs. Long Beach State: May 30 at 1 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – College of Charleston vs. Florida: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Coral Gables, Fla. |
| Commentators: Doug Sherman & Leland Maddox |
| Teams: Miami (Fla.), Texas Tech, Columbia & Bethune-Cookman |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1- Columbia vs. Texas Tech: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Bethune-Cookman vs. Miami (Fla.): May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
| Commentators: Roxy Bernstein & Wes Clements |
| Teams: Cal Poly, Arizona State, Pepperdine & Sacramento State |
| Network: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Pepperdine vs. Arizona State: May 30 at 4 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Sacramento State vs. Cal Poly: May 30 at 9 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 4 p.m. & 9 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 4 p.m. & 9 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 9 p.m. |
| Site: Fort Worth, Texas |
| Commentators: Wayne Hagan & Jerry Kindall |
| Teams: TCU, Dallas Baptist, Sam Houston State & Siena |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Sam Houston State vs. Dallas Baptist: May 30 at 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Siena vs. TCU: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 3:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 3:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 8 p.m. |
| Site: Lafayette, La. |
| Commentators: Kevin Dunn & Keith Moreland |
| Teams: Louisiana-Lafayette, Mississippi State, San Diego State & Jackson State |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – San Diego State vs. Mississippi State: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Jackson State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Oxford, Miss. |
| Commentators: Mike Morgan & Dave Perno |
| Teams: Ole Miss, Washington, Georgia Tech & Jacksonville State |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Georgia Tech vs. Washington: May 30 at 4 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Jacksonville State vs. Ole Miss: May 30 at 8 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 8 p.m. |
| Site: Columbia, S.C. |
| Commentators: Dave Weekley & Chip Fridrich |
| Teams: South Carolina, Maryland, Old Dominion & Campbell |
| Networks: ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Old Dominion vs. Maryland: May 30 at 1 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Campbell vs. South Carolina: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
| Site: Charlottesville, Va. |
| Commentators: Paul Loeffler & Jay Walker |
| Teams: Virginia, Arkansas, Liberty & Bucknell |
| Networks: ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Game 1 – Bucknell vs. Virginia: May 30 at 2 p.m., ESPN3 |
| Game 2 – Liberty vs. Arkansas: May 30 at 7 p.m., ESPNU |
| Games 3 & 4: May 31 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Games 5 & 6: June 1 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
| Game 7 (if necessary): June 2 at 7 p.m. |
Super Regionals (June 6-9): ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise every game of the eight best-of-three Super Regionals (up to 24 games). Each Super Regional winner will advance to the College World Series.
College World Series: For the 12th straight year, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise the entire College World Series (up to 17 games), including the best-of-three College World Series Finals. ESPN’s 35th consecutive College World Series will begin June 14 and conclude June 25.
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