NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Coverage Continues on ESPN This Weekend with Super Regionals
ESPN’s coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship continues this weekend with the Super Regionals. Beginning Friday, June 9, through Monday, June 12, the 16 teams who advanced from last week’s Regionals will face off from eight sites across the country. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will provide exclusive coverage of every matchup of the Super Regionals. All games will also be available to stream via the ESPN app. The winners will advance to play in the College World Series (June 17-27/28) in Omaha, Neb.
Five top-seeded teams remain in No. 1 Oregon State, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 LSU, No. 6 TCU and No. 7 Louisville. The SEC currently has six teams in the championship, while the ACC has three. The Atlantic-10, Big-12, Big West, Missouri Valley, Pac-12 and Southland conferences are all represented with one team from each conference.
Commentators
Jason Benetti, Dari Nowkhah, Lowell Galindo, Tom Hart, Clay Matvick, Mike Morgan, Dave Neal and Anish Shroff will serve as the play-by play-commentators for the Super Regionals, alongside analysts Chris Burke, Gabe Gross, Ben McDonald, Keith Moreland, Kyle Peterson, Mike Rooney, Eduardo Perez, Carlos Peña and Jay Walker.
Laura Rutledge will serve as the reporter in Louisville, working with Hart, Peterson and Burke.
John Brickley, Chris Cotter, Matt Schick and Adnan Virk will provide studio coverage spanning four days, with Cotter in studio on Friday, Brickley and Schick on Saturday, and Virk on Monday.
SEC Now will also provide coverage and analysis throughout the weekend with host Peter Burns and analyst Todd Walker.
ESPN’s NCAA Division I Baseball Championship – Super Regionals Schedule
(Subject to change)
| Louisville Super Regional Commentators: Tom Hart, Kyle Peterson/Chris Burke, Laura Rutledge |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Fri, June 9 | Noon | Kentucky vs. No. 7 Louisville | ESPN2 |
| Sat, June 10 | Noon | Game 2 | ESPN |
| Sun, June 11 | Noon | Game 3 | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| College Station Super Regional Commentators: Mike Morgan, Jay Walker |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Fri, June 9 | 3 p.m. | Davidson vs. Texas A&M | ESPN2 |
| Sat, June 10 | 6 p.m. | Game 2 | ESPN2 |
| Sun, June 11 | 6 p.m. | Game 3 | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Long Beach Super Regional Commentators: Anish Shroff, Gabe Gross |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Fri, June 9 | 6 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton vs. Long Beach State | ESPN2 |
| Sat, June 10 | 3 p.m. | Game 2 | ESPNU |
| Sun, June 11 | 3 p.m. | Game 3 | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Corvallis Super Regional Commentators: Jason Benetti, Mike Rooney |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Fri, June 9 | 9 p.m. | Vanderbilt vs. No. 1 Oregon State | ESPN2 |
| Sat, June 10 | 9 p.m. | Game 2 | ESPN |
| Sun, June 11 | 9 p.m. | Game 3 | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Tallahassee Super Regional Commentators: Clay Matvick, Eduardo Perez |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Sat, June 10 | Noon | Sam Houston State vs. Florida State | ESPN2 |
| Sun, June 11 | Noon | Game 2 | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Mon, June 12 | TBD | Game 3 | TBD |
| Gainesville Super Regional Commentators: Dari Nowkhah, Carlos Peña |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Sat, June 10 | 3 p.m. | Wake Forest vs. No. 3 Florida | ESPN |
| Sun, June 11 | 3 p.m. | Game 2 | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Mon, June 12 | TBD | Game 3 | TBD |
| Fort Worth Super Regional Commentators: Lowell Galindo, Keith Moreland |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Sat, June 10 | 6 p.m. | Missouri State vs. No. 6 TCU | ESPNU |
| Sun, June 11 | 6 p.m. | Game 2 | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Mon, June 12 | TBD | Game 3 | TBD |
| Baton Rouge Super Regional Commentators: Dave Neal, Ben McDonald |
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| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Sat, June 10 | 9 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. No. 4 LSU | ESPN2 |
| Sun, June 11 | 9 p.m. | Game 2 | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Mon, June 12 | TBD | Game 3 | TBD |
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