SEC Network Hits It Out of the Park with More Than 100 Regular Season Baseball and Softball Games
- More than 50 regular season games for each sport
- SEC boasts nine ranked baseball teams and 10 ranked softball squads
ESPN will present nearly 6,000 regular season baseball and softball games across its television and digital platforms, with more than 100 games televised on SEC Network during the regular season. Additionally, SECN returns as the home to the conference tournaments for both sports, providing studio and live event coverage of the 2023 SEC Softball Tournament in Fayetteville, Ark. and 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
Baseball
SEC Network will feature more than 55 regular season games this college baseball season, with the first pitch of the 2023 campaign set for Sunday, March 5, as No. 7 Florida hosts No. 22 Miami at noon ET and Georgia hosts in-state rival Georgia Tech at 3 p.m. Nine ranked SEC baseball teams are featured in the preseason top 25, with ranked squads showcased on SEC Network nearly every day of televised action for the first month of the season.
In all, seven of the nation’s top-10 teams in the Collegiate Baseball preseason ranks hail from the SEC – LSU (1), Tennessee (2), Texas A&M (5), Florida (7), Arkansas (8), Vanderbilt (10), as well as defending national champion Ole Miss begins its title defense at No. 4.
Additionally, SECN+ will showcase nearly 400 regular season conference and non-conference games. Every game of the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament will air on SEC Network and ESPN2, with surrounding coverage on SECNetwork.com. For a full look at the 2023 NCAA Division I Baseball schedule on ESPN platforms, please click here.
Softball
SEC Network will present more than 55 matchups throughout the regular season, including four contests in February as part of the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield, an ESPN Events’ owned and operated college softball tournament. Alabama dukes it out with Duke on Thursday, Feb. 16, while Mississippi State faces off against Indiana on Friday, Feb. 17. Rounding out the weekend will be USF taking on Texas A&M in College Station on Saturday, Feb. 18 and Nebraska against Arkansas on Sunday, Feb. 19. SEC Network+ will feature more than 300 additional SEC softball games in 2023.
A trio of SEC softball teams are ranked in the preseason top 10, including Florida (5), Arkansas (6) and Alabama (7).
Eight matchups will air on SEC Network to open SEC action. On Saturday, March 11, SECN features Auburn at Georgia, Kentucky at Missouri, LSU at South Carolina and Texas A&M at Arkansas, while also spotlighting the non-conference contest of Oklahoma and Mississippi State. A tripleheader awaits the following day, with Ole Miss at Tennessee, Kentucky at Missouri and LSU at South Carolina set for SECN on Sunday, March 12.
All 12 games of the 2023 SEC Softball Tournament will be televised as SEC Network provides wall-to-wall coverage of the action from Arkansas. T-Mobile returns for a second year as presenting sponsor of the tournament. For a full look at the 2023 NCAA Division I Softball schedule on ESPN platforms, please click here.
2023 SEC Network Baseball Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Sun, Mar 5 | Noon | No. 22 Miami at No. 7 Florida |
| 3 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Georgia | |
| Tue, Mar 14 | 7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Auburn |
| Thu, Mar 16 | 7 p.m. | No. 20 Alabama at No. 7 Florida |
| Fri, Mar 17 | 7 p.m. | No. 1 LSU at No. 5 Texas A&M |
| Sat, Mar 18 | Noon | No. 4 Ole Miss at No. 10 Vanderbilt |
| Sun, Mar 19 | Noon | Mississippi State at Kentucky |
| 3 p.m. | No. 23 South Carolina at Georgia | |
| Thu, Mar 23 | 7 p.m. | Georgia at Auburn |
| Fri, Mar 24 | 7 p.m. | Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina |
| Sat, Mar 25 | 2 p.m. | No. 8 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU |
| Sun, Mar 26 | Noon | Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina |
| 3 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 20 Alabama | |
| Tue, Mar 28 | 7 p.m. | Texas at No. 5 Texas A&M |
| Thu, Mar 30 | 7 p.m. | No. 23 South Carolina at Mississippi State |
| Fri, Mar 31 | 7 p.m. | No. 2 No. 2 Tennessee at No. 1 LSU |
| Sat, Apr 1 | 8 p.m. | No. 4 Ole Miss at No. 5 Texas A&M |
| Sun, Apr 2 | Noon | Missouri at Kentucky |
| 3 p.m. | No. 20 Alabama at No. 8 Arkansas | |
| Thu, Apr 6 | 8 p.m. | No. 5 Texas A&M at Auburn |
| Fri, Apr 7 | 7 p.m. | No. 7 Florida at No. 2 Tennessee |
| Sat, Apr 8 | Noon | No. 1 LSU at No. 23 South Carolina |
| 3 p.m. | No. 8 Arkansas at No. 4 Ole Miss | |
| Sun, Apr 9 | Noon | Kentucky at Georgia |
| Tue, Apr 11 | 7 p.m. | Clemson at Georgia |
| Thu, Apr 13 | 7 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 1 LSU |
| Fri, Apr 14 | 8 p.m. | No. 2 Tennessee at No. 8 Arkansas |
| Sat, Apr 15 | 4 p.m. | No. 4 Ole Miss at Mississippi State |
| 7 p.m. | Georgia at No. 7 Florida | |
| Tue, Apr 18 | 7 p.m. | Samford at Auburn |
| Wed, Apr 19 | 7 p.m. | Prairie View at No. 5 Texas A&M |
| Thu, Apr 20 | 7 p.m. | No. 8 Arkansas at Georgia |
| Fri, Apr 21 | 6 p.m. | No. 10 Vanderbilt at No. 2 Tennessee |
| Sat, Apr 22 | 6 p.m. | No. 20 Alabama at Missouri |
| Tue, Apr 25 | 7 p.m. | No. 16 Louisville at Kentucky |
| Thu, Apr 27 | 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 2 Tennessee |
| Fri, Apr 28 | 7 p.m. | No. 20 Alabama at No. 1 LSU |
| Sat, Apr 29 | Noon | No. 5 Texas A&M at No. 8 Arkansas |
| 7 p.m. | Missouri at No. 7 Florida | |
| Sun, Apr 30 | Noon | Auburn at No. 23 South Carolina |
| 3 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 10 Vanderbilt | |
| Tue, May 2 | 7 p.m. | Kansas at Missouri |
| Thu, May 4 | 7 p.m. | No. 4 Ole Miss at Missouri |
| Fri, May 5 | 8 p.m. | No. 10 Vanderbilt at No. 20 Alabama |
| Sat, May 6 | 6 p.m. | No. 7 Florida at No. 5 Texas A&M |
| 9 p.m. | No. 1 LSU at Auburn | |
| Sun, May 7 | 2 p.m. | No. 23 South Carolina at Kentucky |
| Fri, May 12 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 10 Vanderbilt at No. 7 Florida |
| 8:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 1 LSU | |
| Sat, May 13 | Noon | Kentucky at No. 2 Tennessee |
| 3 p.m. | Auburn at No. 4 Ole Miss | |
| Sun, May 14 | 1 p.m. | Georgia at Missouri |
| 4 p.m. | No. 20 Alabama at No. 5 Texas A&M | |
| Thu, May 18 | 7 p.m. | SEC Wildcard |
| Fri, May 19 | 8 p.m. | SEC Wildcard |
| Sat, May 20 | 2 p.m. | SEC Wildcard |
| Tue, May 23 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Tournament First Round |
| 2 p.m. | SEC Tournament First Round | |
| 5:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament First Round | |
| 9 p.m. | SEC Tournament First Round | |
| Wed, Mar 24 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Tournament Second Round |
| 2 p.m. | SEC Tournament Second Round | |
| 5:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament Second Round | |
| 9 p.m. | SEC Tournament Second Round | |
| Thu, May 25 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Tournament Third Round |
| 2 p.m. | SEC Tournament Third Round | |
| 5:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament Third Round | |
| 9 p.m. | SEC Tournament Third Round | |
| Fri, May 26 | 4 p.m. | SEC Tournament Fourth Round |
| 7:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament Fourth Round | |
| Sat, May 27 | 1 p.m. | SEC Tournament Semifinals |
| 4:30 pm. | SEC Tournament Semifinals |
2023 SEC Network Softball Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Thu, Feb 16 | 1 p.m. | No. 19 Duke at No. 7 Alabama |
| Fri, Feb 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana at Mississippi State |
| Sat, Feb 18 | 10:30 a.m. | USF at Texas A&M |
| Sun, Feb 19 | 9:30 a.m. | Nebraska at No. Arkansas |
| Sat, Mar 11 | Noon | No. 21 Auburn at No. 13 Georgia* |
| 2 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky at No. 23 Missouri | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 1 Oklahoma at Mississippi State | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 20 LSU at South Carolina | |
| 8 p.m. | Texas A&M at No. Arkansas | |
| Sun, Mar 12 | Noon | Ole Miss at No. 12 Tennessee |
| 2 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky at No. 23 Missouri | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 20 LSU at South Carolina | |
| Mon, Mar 13 | 7 p.m. | No. 20 LSU at South Carolina |
| Sat, Mar 18 | 5:30 p.m. | No. Arkansas at No. 7 Alabama* |
| Sun, Mar 19 | 6 p.m. | No. Arkansas at No. 7 Alabama |
| Mon, Mar 20 | 7 p.m. | No. Arkansas at No. 7 Alabama |
| Tue, Mar 21 | 7 p.m. | McNeese at No. 20 LSU |
| Wed, Mar 22 | 7 p.m. | Kennesaw State at No. 13 Georgia |
| Sat, Mar 25 | Noon | Mississippi State at No. 13 Georgia* |
| 5 p.m. | No. 7 Alabama at No. 12 Tennessee | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 20 LSU at Ole Miss | |
| Sun, Mar 26 | 6 p.m. | No. 23 Missouri at No. 21 Auburn |
| Mon, Mar 27 | 7 p.m. | No. 23 Missouri at No. 21 Auburn |
| Sat, Apr 1 | Noon | No. 5 Florida at South Carolina* |
| 2 p.m. | No. 12 Tennessee at Texas A&M | |
| 4 p.m. | Ole Miss at No. 21 Auburn | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 7 Alabama at No. 23 Missouri | |
| Sun, Apr 2 | 6 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky at No. 13 Georgia* |
| Mon, Apr 3 | 7 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky at No. 13 Georgia |
| Thu, Apr 6 | 6 p.m. | No. 23 Missouri at No. 20 LSU |
| Sat, Apr 8 | 6 p.m. | No. 13 Georgia at No. Arkansas |
| 8 p.m. | Mississippi State at Texas A&M | |
| Sun, Apr 9 | 3 p.m. | Mississippi State at Texas A&M* |
| Mon, Apr 10 | 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at Texas A&M |
| Fri, Apr 14 | 6 p.m. | No. 20 LSU at No. 21 Auburn |
| Sat, Apr 15 | Noon | No. 12 Tennessee at No. 17 Kentucky* |
| 2 p.m. | Texas A&M at South Carolina | |
| Sun, Mar 16 | 2 p.m. | No. 7 Alabama at Mississippi State* |
| 4 p.m. | Ole Miss at No. 23 Missouri | |
| Mon, Apr 17 | 7 p.m. | Ole Miss at No. 23 Missouri |
| Fri, Apr 21 | 9 p.m. | No. 21 Auburn at No. 7 Alabama |
| Sat, Apr 22 | Noon | South Carolina at No. 13 Georgia* |
| 2 p.m. | Texas A&M at Ole Miss | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 21 Auburn at No. 7 Alabama | |
| Sun, Apr 23 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 Florida at No. 12 Tennessee* |
| Mon, Apr 24 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 Florida at No. 12 Tennessee |
| Wed, Apr 26 | 7 p.m. | Mercer at No. 13 Georgia |
| Sat, Apr 29 | 3 p.m. | Ole Miss at No. 5 Florida* |
| 5 p.m. | No. 17 Kentucky at Mississippi State | |
| Sun, Apr 30 | 6 p.m. | No. 23 Missouri at Texas A&M* |
| Mon, May 1 | 7 p.m. | No. 12 Tennessee at No. Arkansas |
| Fri, May 5 | 6 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 12 Tennessee |
| Sat, May 6 | Noon | South Carolina at No. 12 Tennessee* |
| 2 p.m. | No. 7 Alabama at Ole Miss | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 13 Georgia at No. 20 LSU | |
| Sun, May 7 | Noon | Mississippi State at No. 21 Auburn |
*Presented by T-Mobile
About SEC Network
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN launched SEC Network on August 14, 2014. The network televises hundreds of games across the SEC’s 21 sports annually. Programming includes in-depth analysis and storytelling in studio shows such as SEC Nation, Thinking Out Loud, Out Of Pocket and Rally Cap, daily news and information with The Paul Finebaum Show and SEC Now, original content such as TrueSouth, SEC Storied and SEC Inside, and more. Hundreds of additional live events are available for streaming exclusively on SEC Network’s digital companion, SEC Network+, via the ESPN App and SECNetwork.com. The network is also available in more than 135 countries throughout Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia via ESPN Player, ESPN’s sports streaming service in the region.
