#MAYhem Has Arrived: ESPN Gears Up For More Than 20 College Softball Conference Championships

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#MAYhem Has Arrived: ESPN Gears Up For More Than 20 College Softball Conference Championships

  • Coverage of More Than 200 DI Conference Tournament Games
  • NCAA Softball Selection Show Presented by Capital One Live on Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2
  • ESPN+ To Exclusively Stream More Than 150 Games

It’s #MAYhem! ESPN’s industry leading coverage of Division I collegiate softball conference championships begins this week, leading off a month full of postseason softball competition. Conference tournaments swing into action on Tuesday, May 6, with the first of more than 200 matchups across 23 leagues, all culminating in Championship Saturday.

Games will be available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network and ESPN+.

Championship Weekend
By the week’s end, teams from 23 conferences look to secure automatic bids to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship across ESPN platforms. The Big Sky will be the first league to crown its champion, playing their finale on Friday, May 9, at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

That starts a flurry of games on Championship Saturday, including five title games across ESPN and ESPN2: Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (noon, ESPN/ESPN+), American Athletic Conference (noon, ESPN2/ESPN+), ACC (2:30 p.m., ESPN), Sun Belt (2:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+) and SEC (5 p.m., ESPN).

ESPN+ will stream 18 conference championships on Saturday alone, including simulcasts of the Big 12, American and Sun Belt Championships. Action begins at 11 a.m. with the MAAC Championship, followed by the MEAC at 11:55 a.m. Next up to the plate, eight championships at noon: A-10, America East, Big South, Horizon League, Ivy League, OVC, Patriot League and NEC. The remainder of the day on ESPN+ plays out as follows: MAC (1 p.m.), SoCon (1 p.m.), ASUN (2 p.m.), MVC (2 p.m.), Big West (4 p.m.), WAC (4 p.m.).

SEC Network Arrives in Athens
SEC Network hits the road for Jack Turner Stadium in Athens, Ga. for the early rounds of the SEC Championship. Kevin Brown and Amanda Scarborough will be in the booth from the first round on Tuesday through the afternoon quarterfinals on Thursday, joined by reporter Taylor McGregor on the sideline, while Beth Mowins, Michele Smith and Holly Rowe will take the evening games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Jessica Mendoza joins the trio of Mowins, Smith and Rowe on Thursday as the quartet is slated to call the final two quarterfinal games, the semifinals on ESPN2 and the title game on ESPN.

SEC Now will be live on site from Georgia with Alyssa Lang and Courtney Lyle splitting hosting duties throughout the week. Analysts Tori Vidales and Haylie McCleney join Lang and Lyle on the desk for the span of the action-packed week. The crew will provide everything from perspective and analysis to studio wraps throughout the tournament. SEC Now will have a live, post-championship edition after the 2025 SEC Champion is crowned.

ACC Network Bound for Beantown
ACC Network will air every pitch of the ACC Softball Championship from the early round through semifinals, while the title bout is slated for ESPN. Mark Neely and Carol Bruggeman will call the action for the first round and afternoon quarterfinal games, while Pam Ward and Jenny Dalton-Hill are in the booth for the evening first round games through the championship game on ESPN.

All ACC will be live from the Harrington Athletics Village at Boston College with Taylor Tannebaum, Brittany McKinney and Alex Powers bringing the insight and analysis with pre- and post-game shows surrounding the semifinals on Friday and the ACC Championship Game on Saturday afternoon. All ACC will also have a post-championship edition on Saturday following the title game.

Big 12 Lights Up the 405
The entirety of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament can be found streaming on ESPN+, with the championship set to air on ESPN2 with a simulcast on ESPN+ (Sat., noon). Eric Frede, Madison Shipman, Danielle Lawrie and Morgan Uber will be on the call from Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

American Set for the Sunshine State
Fans can find all the American Athletic Conference action on ESPN+ through Thursday’s quarterfinals. Matt Schumacker and Erin Miller are on the call for Friday’s semifinals, joined by reporter Maria Trivelpiece (ESPNU/ESPN+). The trio then reunites for the Championship game on Saturday at noon on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

Sights Set on OKC
The NCAA Softball Selection Show Presented by Capital One will air live on Sunday, May 11, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. As the 64-team bracket is revealed, Mowins, Mendoza, Smith, Scarborough and Rowe will bring viewers insight and analysis on all 16 regions. Following the selection show on ESPN2, 7Innings Live Selection Special will air at 8 p.m. to preview the postseason. Both programs will be simulcast on ESPN+.

ESPN serves as the exclusive home for the entire Road to the Women’s College World Series, from the NCAA Selection Show through the last out in Oklahoma City.

2025 Softball Conference Championship Schedule
Games available across ESPN platforms and via the ESPN App

Date Time (ET) Match-Up Platform
Tue, May 6 10 a.m. MAAC Game 1 ESPN+
  11 a.m. ASUN Game 1 ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. MAAC Game 2 ESPN+
  1 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 1
Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Taylor McGregor
SEC Network
  1 p.m. Big Sky Game 1 ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. ASUN Game 2 ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Big Sky Game 2 ESPN+
  4 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 2
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
SEC Network
  4 p.m. ASUN Game 3 ESPN+
  6 p.m. Big Sky Game 3 ESPN+
  6:30 p.m. ASUN Game 4 ESPN+
  7 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 3
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
SEC Network
  8:30 p.m. Big Sky Game 4 ESPN+
Wed, May 7 10 a.m. American Game 1 ESPN+
  10 a.m. MAAC Game 3 ESPN+
  10 a.m. SoCon Game 1 ESPN+
  11 a.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 4
Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Taylor McGregor
SEC Network
  11 a.m. ACC Game 1
Mark Neely, Carol Bruggeman
ACC Network
  11 a.m. America East Game 1 11 a.m.
  11 a.m. MVC Game 1 11 a.m.
  11 a.m. OVC Game 1 11 a.m.
  Noon Horizon League Game 1 Noon
  Noon MAC Game 1 Noon
  Noon A-10 Game 1 ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. MAAC Game 4 12:30 p.m.
  1 p.m. American Game 2 1 p.m.
  1 p.m. Big Sky Game 5 1 p.m.
  1 p.m. CUSA Game 1 1 p.m.
  1 p.m. SoCon Game 2 1 p.m.
  1 p.m. WAC Game 1 1 p.m.
  1:30 p.m. ACC Game 2
Mark Neely, Carol Bruggeman
ACC Network
  1:30 p.m. America East Game 2 ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. OVC Game 2 ESPN+
  2 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 5
Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Taylor McGregor
SEC Network
  2 p.m. MVC Game 2 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Horizon League Game 2 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. MAC Game 2 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. A-10 Game 2 ESPN+
  3 p.m. MAAC Game 5 ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Game 1 ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. Big Sky Game 6 ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. CUSA Game 2 ESPN+
  4 p.m. America East Game 3 ESPN+
  4 p.m. American Game 3 ESPN+
  4 p.m. ASUN Game 5 ESPN+
  4 p.m. Big West Game 1 ESPN+
  4 p.m. OVC Game 3 ESPN+
  4 p.m. SoCon Game 3 ESPN+
  4 p.m. WAC Game 2 ESPN+
  5 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 6
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
SEC Network
  5 p.m. ACC Game 3
Pam Ward, Jenny Dalton-Hill
ACC Network
  5 p.m. Big South Game 1 ESPN+
  5 p.m. Horizon League Game 3 ESPN+
  5 p.m. MVC Game 3 ESPN+
  5 p.m. Sun Belt Game 1 ESPN+
  5 p.m. A-10 Game 3 ESPN+
  5:30 p.m. MAC Game 3 ESPN+
  6 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Game 2 ESPN+
  6 p.m. Big Sky Game 7 ESPN+
  6 p.m. CUSA Game 3 ESPN+
  6:30 p.m. ASUN Game 6 ESPN+
  6:30 p.m. OVC Game 4 ESPN+
  7 p.m. American Game 4 ESPN+
  7 p.m. Big West Game 2 ESPN+
  7 p.m. SoCon Game 4 ESPN+
  7 p.m. WAC Game 3 ESPN+
  7:30 p.m. ACC Game 4
Pam Ward, Jenny Dalton-Hill
ACC Network
  8 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 7
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Holly Rowe
SEC Network
  8 p.m. MVC Game 4 ESPN+
  8 p.m. Sun Belt Game 2 ESPN+
  8:30 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Game 3 ESPN+
  10 p.m. Big West Game 3 ESPN+
  10 p.m. WAC Game 4 ESPN+
Thu, May 8 10 a.m. MAAC Game 6 ESPN+
  10 a.m. SoCon Game 5 ESPN+
  11 a.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 8
Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Taylor McGregor
SEC Network
  11 a.m. ACC Quarterfinal 1
Mark Neely, Carol Bruggeman
ACC Network
  11 a.m. America East Game 4 ESPN+
  11 a.m. ASUN Game 7 ESPN+
  11 a.m. MVC Game 5 ESPN+
  11 a.m. OVC Game 5 ESPN+
  11 a.m. Sun Belt Game 3 ESPN+
  Noon American Game 5 ESPN+
  Noon Phillips 66 Big 12 Quarterfinal 1 ESPN+
  Noon Big South Game 2 ESPN+
  Noon Horizon League Game 4 ESPN+
  Noon Ivy League Game 1 ESPN+
  Noon MAC Game 4 ESPN+
  Noon Patriot League Game 1 ESPN+
  Noon Patriot League Game 2 ESPN+
  Noon NEC Game 1 ESPN+
  Noon A-10 Game 4 ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. MAAC Game 7 ESPN+
  1 p.m. CUSA Game 4 ESPN+
  1 p.m. SoCon Game 6 ESPN+
  1 p.m. WAC Quarterfinal 1 ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. ACC Quarterfinal 2
Mark Neely, Carol Bruggeman
ACC Network
  1:30 p.m. America East Game 5 ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. ASUN Game 8 ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. OVC Game 6 ESPN+
  2 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 9
Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough, Taylor McGregor
SEC Network
  2 p.m. Big Sky Semifinal 1 ESPN+
  2 p.m. MVC Game 6 ESPN+
  2 p.m. Sun Belt Game 4 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. American Game 6 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Quarterfinal 2 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Big South Game 3 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Horizon League Game 5 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Ivy League Game 2 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. MAC Game 5 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. A-10 Game 5 ESPN+
  3 p.m. MAAC Game 8 ESPN+
  3 p.m. NEC Game 2 ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. CUSA Game 5 ESPN+
  4 p.m. America East Game 6 ESPN+
  4 p.m. ASUN Game 9 ESPN+
  4 p.m. Big West Game 4 ESPN+
  4 p.m. OVC Game 7 ESPN+
  4 p.m. SoCon Game 7 ESPN+
  4 p.m. WAC Quarterfinal 2 ESPN+
  4:30 p.m. Big Sky Semifinal 2 ESPN+
  5 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 10
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendonza, Holly Rowe
SEC Network
  5 p.m. ACC Quarterfinal 3
Pam Ward, Jenny Dalton-Hill
ACC Network
  5 p.m. Big South Game 4 ESPN+
  5 p.m. Horizon League Game 6 ESPN+
  5 p.m. MVC Game 7 ESPN+
  5 p.m. Sun Belt Game 5 ESPN+
  5 p.m. A-10 Game 6 ESPN+
  5:30 p.m. MAC Game 6 ESPN+
  6 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Quarterfinal 3 ESPN+
  6 p.m. CUSA Game 6 ESPN+
  6:30 p.m. ASUN Game 10 ESPN+
  6:30 p.m. OVC Game 8 ESPN+
  7 p.m. Big West Game 5 ESPN+
  7 p.m. SoCon Game 8 ESPN+
  7 p.m. Southland Championship Series Game 1 ESPN+
  7 p.m. WAC Quarterfinal 3 ESPN+
  7:30 p.m. ACC Quarterfinal 4
Pam Ward, Jenny Dalton-Hill
ACC Network
  8 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Game 11
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendonza, Holly Rowe
SEC Network
  8 p.m. MVC Game 8 ESPN+
  8 p.m. Sun Belt Game 6 ESPN+
  8:30 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Quarterfinal 4 ESPN+
  10 p.m. Big West Game 6 ESPN+
  10 p.m. WAC Quarterfinal 4 ESPN+
Fri, May 9 10 a.m. Ivy League Game 3 ESPN+
  10 a.m. MAAC Game 9 ESPN+
  10 a.m. SoCon Game 9 ESPN+
  10 a.m. NEC Game 3 ESPN+
  11 a.m. America East Game 7 ESPN+
  Noon Big South Game 5 ESPN+
  Noon Horizon League Game 7 ESPN+
  Noon MAC Game 7 ESPN+
  Noon OVC Game 9 ESPN+
  Noon Patriot League Game 3 ESPN+
  Noon Patriot League Game 4 ESPN+
  Noon Patriot League Game 5 ESPN+
  Noon A-10 Game 7 ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. Ivy League Game 4 ESPN+
  12:30 p.m. MAAC Game 10 ESPN+
  1 p.m. ACC Game Semifinal 1
Pam Ward, Jenny Dalton-Hill
ACC Network
  1 p.m. American Semifinal 1
Matt Schumacker, Erin Miller, Maria Trivelpiece
ESPNU/ESPN+
  1 p.m. CUSA Game 7 ESPN+
  1 p.m. SoCon Game 10 ESPN+
  1 p.m. NEC Game 4 ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. America East Game 8 ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. ASUN Game 11 ESPN+
  2 p.m. Big Sky Championship ESPN+
  2 p.m. MVC Game 9 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Big South Game 6 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Horizon League Game 8 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. MAC Game 8 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. OVC Game 10 ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. A-10 Game 8 ESPN+
  3 p.m. Ivy League Game 5 ESPN+
  3 p.m. MAAC Game 11 ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. ACC Game Semifinal 2
Pam Ward, Jenny Dalton-Hill
ACC Network
  3:30 p.m. American Semifinal 2
Matt Schumacker, Erin Miller, Maria Trivelpiece
ESPN+
  3:30 p.m. CUSA Game 8 ESPN+
  4 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Semifinal 1
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendonza, Holly Rowe
ESPN2
  4 p.m. America East Game 9 ESPN+
  4 p.m. ASUN Game 12 ESPN+
  4 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Semifinal 1 ESPN+
  4 p.m. Big West Game 7 ESPN+
  4 p.m. SoCon Game 11 ESPN+
  4 p.m. WAC Game 9 ESPN+
  4 p.m. NEC Game 5 ESPN+
  4:30 p.m. Big Sky Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  5 p.m. Big South Game 7 ESPN+
  5 p.m. Horizon League Game 9 ESPN+
  5 p.m. MVC Game 10 ESPN+
  5 p.m. OVC Game 11 ESPN+
  5 p.m. Sun Belt Game 7 ESPN+
  5 p.m. A-10 Game 9 ESPN+
  5:30 p.m. MAC Game 9 ESPN+
  6 p.m. CUSA Game 9 ESPN+
  6:30 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Semifinal 2
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendonza, Holly Rowe
ESPN2
  6:30 p.m. ASUN Game 13 ESPN+
  6:30 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Semifinal 2 ESPN+
  7 p.m. Big West Game 8 ESPN+
  7 p.m. Southland Championship Series Game 2 ESPN+
  7 p.m. WAC Semifinal 1 ESPN+
  8 p.m. Sun Belt Game 8 ESPN+
  10 p.m. Big West Game 9 ESPN+
  10 p.m. WAC Semifinal 2 ESPN+
Sat, May 10 11 a.m. MAAC Championship ESPN+
  11:55 a.m. MEAC Championship ESPN+
  Noon Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
Eric Frede, Madison Shipman, Danielle Lawrie, Morgan Uber
ESPN/ESPN+
  Noon American Championship
Matt Schumacker, Erin Miller, Maria Trivelpiece
ESPN2/ESPN+
  Noon America East Championship ESPN+
  Noon Big South Championship ESPN+
  Noon Horzion League Championship ESPN+
  Noon Ivy League Championship ESPN+
  Noon OVC Championship ESPN+
  Noon Patriot League Championship ESPN+
  Noon NEC Championship ESPN+
  Noon A-10 Championship ESPN+
  Noon Patriot League Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  1 p.m. MAC Championship ESPN+
  1 p.m. SoCon Championship ESPN+
  1:30 p.m. MAAC Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  2 p.m. ASUN Championship ESPN+
  2 p.m. MVC Championship ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. ACC Championship
Pam Ward, Jenny Dalton-Hill
ESPN
  2:30 p.m. Sun Belt Championship
Roy Philpott, Kenzie Fowler
ESPN2/ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. America East Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Big South Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Horizon League Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. OVC Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. NEC Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. A-10 Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  3 p.m. Ivy League Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  3 p.m. MAC Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  3 p.m. MEAC Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  4 p.m. Big West Championship ESPN+
  4 p.m. SoCon Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  4 p.m. WAC Championship ESPN+
  4:30 p.m. ASUN Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  5 p.m. SEC Softball Tournament Presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Championship
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendonza, Holly Rowe
ESPN
  6:45 p.m. Big West Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  7 p.m. Southland Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+
  7 p.m. WAC Championship (If Necessary) ESPN+

 

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