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Thursday Night SEC Baseball & ACC Monday Return; Pac-12 Coverage Debuts

ESPN will increase its extensive commitment to college baseball this season with a record 151 regular-season and conference championship games exclusively across ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN2 and ESPN. This season’s lineup marks a 41-game increase over the 110 regular-season and conference championship matchups on ESPN platforms in 2012. ESPN3 will provide coverage of more than 65 additional games in markets outside the territory of the conference footprint of that game, bringing the total to more than 215 games.

The 2013 schedule is highlighted by the return of weekly telecasts showcasing the SEC and ACC, the addition of Pac-12 Conference games and 21 of the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 teams, including nine of the top 10.

ESPNU’s Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week will return March 28 with games on eight consecutive weeks.

The series will begin with Texas A&M, playing its first season in the SEC, at South Carolina. South Carolina, winners of the 2010 and 2011 College World Series and runner-up to Arizona last season, defeated Texas A&M in the 2011 College World Series, the only previous matchup between the teams.

Every game includes at least one ranked team with four matching teams currently in the Top 25.

No. 1 Arkansas, No. 5 South Carolina and No. 13 Florida – three participants in the 2012 NCAA College World Series – will be showcased. The April 11 telecast will pit South Carolina against Florida in a rematch of a College World Series game from last season. The ACC Monday package of five games on ESPNU will return March 25 and include at least one ranked team in four of the game telecasts. No. 11 NC State will appear twice, both against a ranked opponent with a 7 p.m. start time: at No. 25 Virginia on March 25 and against No. 9 Florida State, a participant in the 2012 College World Series, on May 13. ESPNU will televise home games involving the Pac-12 for the first time, a result of ESPN’s 12-year agreement with the conference. The games, all involving at least one ranked team, will be televised for four consecutive weeks from April 7 to May 3. Defending College World Series champion No. 10 Arizona will host California on Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.m. No. 7 Stanford will be featured in consecutive weeks, both against a ranked opponent: at No. 6 Oregon on Sunday, April 28, at 3:30 p.m. and at No. 20 Arizona State on Friday, May 3, at 10 p.m. ESPN3 will carry a platform-record 107 exclusive games and 172 overall. The lineup is highlighted by Friday and Sunday matchups that include multiple games most weeks and at least one ACC contest each day beginning March 8. The schedule will also include 15 games from the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship (May 21-25), and the Big South (May 25), Southland (May 25), Atlantic Sun (May 26) and Southern (May 26) conference championships. The schedule includes 98 regular-season games involving at least one team in the current top 25 rankings with 30 of those matching ranked teams. As part of the schedule, an ESPN network will present at least one baseball game every weekend for 12 straight weeks from Saturday, March 9 to Sunday, May 26.



ESPN networks will offer an extensive schedule of NCAA Division I Baseball Championship games across ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN2 and ESPN. The Championship lineup includes multiple Regionals series, all eight Super Regionals series and the entire College World Series. A complete schedule is to be determined.

ESPN 2013 College Baseball Regular-Season Schedule

(Schedule of ESPN3 games with local blackouts is to be determined)

Date Time (ET) Game Network Fri, Feb 15 4 p.m. Rhode Island at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 Fri, Feb 22 4 p.m. St. John’s at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 Sat, Feb 23 2 p.m. South Florida at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 2 p.m. St. John’s at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 Sun, Feb 24 1 p.m. South Florida at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 Fri, March 8 6 p.m. Boston College at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6:30 p.m. Clemson at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Sat, March 9 6:30 p.m. Clemson at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Sun, March 10 1 p.m. Boston College at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 1 p.m. Clemson at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Wed, March 13 3 p.m. Farleigh Dickinson at St. John’s ESPN3 Fri, March 15 6:30 p.m. No. 25 Virginia at Clemson ESPN3 7 p.m. Miami (Fla.) at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 Sat, March 16 6 p.m. Miami (Fla.) at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 6:30 p.m. No. 25 Virginia at Clemson ESPN3 Sun, March 17 1 p.m. No. 25 Virginia at Clemson ESPN3 1 p.m. Miami (Fla.) at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 1 p.m. Holy Cross at St. John’s ESPN3 Fri, March 22 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. John’s ESPN3 6 p.m. No. 21 Georgia Tech at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 Sat, March 23 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. John’s ESPN3 6 p.m. No. 21 Georgia Tech at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 8:30 p.m. No. 24 Texas A&M at Ole Miss ESPNU Sun, March 24 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. John’s ESPN3 1 p.m. No. 21 Georgia Tech at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 Mon, March 25 7 p.m. No. 11 NC State at No. 25 Virginia ESPNU Wed, March 27 6:30 p.m. Georgia at Clemson ESPN3 Thu, March 28 Noon Cincinnati at St. John’s ESPN3 2:30 p.m. Cincinnati at St. John’s ESPN3 7:30 p.m. No. 24 Texas A&M at No. 5 South Carolina ESPNU Fri, March 29 6 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 6:30 p.m. Maryland at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Sat, March 30 1 p.m. Cincinnati at St. John’s ESPN3 4 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 6:30 p.m. Maryland at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Sun, March 31 1 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 1 p.m. Maryland at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Mon, April 1 3 p.m. NYIT at St. John’s ESPN3 6 p.m. Clemson at No. 4 North Carolina ESPNU Wed, April 3 3 p.m. Wagner at St. John’s ESPN3 Thu, April 4 8 p.m. No. 1 Arkansas at Alabama ESPNU Fri, April 5 6:30 p.m. Virginia Tech at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Sat, April 6 Noon Liberty at Coastal Carolina ESPNU 8 p.m. Missouri at Georgia ESPNU Sun, April 7 Noon No. 9 Florida State at Miami ESPNU 1 p.m. Virginia Tech at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 4 p.m. California at No. 10 Arizona ESPNU Mon, April 8 7 p.m. No. 25 Virginia at Wake Forest ESPNU Tue, April 9 6 p.m. No. 13 Florida at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6 p.m. East Carolina at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Thu, April 11 7:30 p.m. No. 5 South Carolina at No. 13 Florida ESPNU Fri, April 12 6 p.m. Duke at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6 p.m. Longwood at Campbell ESPN3 7 p.m. No. 25 Virginia at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 Sat, April 13 4 p.m. No. 5 South Carolina at No. 13 Florida ESPN2 5 p.m. Missouri at No. 8 Vanderbilt ESPNU Sun, April 14 1 p.m. Duke at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 1 p.m. No. 25 Virginia at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 5 p.m. No. 20 Arizona State at USC ESPNU Tue, April 16 3 p.m. Albany at St. John’s ESPN3 6 p.m. Coastal Carolina at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 Wed, April 17 6 p.m. Princeton at St. John’s ESPN3 Thu, April 18 7:30 p.m. Auburn at No. 18 Mississippi State ESPNU Fri, April 19 6 p.m. No. 25 Louisville at St. John’s ESPN3 6 p.m. Radford at Coastal Carolina ESPN3 7 p.m. Duke at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 7 p.m. No. 11 NC State at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 Sat, April 20 1 p.m. No. 25 Louisville at St. John’s ESPN3 6 p.m. Duke at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 6 p.m. No. 11 NC State at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 8:30 p.m. No. 24 Texas A&M at No. 1 Arkansas ESPNU Sun, April 21 Noon No. 25 Louisville at St. John’s ESPN3 1 p.m. No. 11 NC State at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 2 p.m. No. 24 Texas A&M at No. 1 Arkansas ESPN2 2 p.m. Ole Miss at Tennessee ESPNU 2 p.m. Duke at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 5 p.m. Southern Illinois at Creighton ESPNU Thu, April 25 7:30 p.m. No. 15 Kentucky at Ole Miss ESPNU Fri, April 26 6 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6 p.m. UNCA at Gardner-Webb ESPN3 6:30 p.m. No. 4 North Carolina at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Sat, April 27 6 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6:30 p.m. No. 4 North Carolina at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 9 p.m. Texas at No. 23 Baylor ESPNU Sun, April 28 1 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 3 p.m. No. 5 South Carolina at No. 3 LSU ESPN 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Stanford at No. 6 Oregon ESPNU 7 p.m. No. 4 North Carolina at No. 11 NC State ESPNU Wed, May 1 6 p.m. Iona at St. John’s ESPN3 Thu, May 2 7:30 p.m. No. 13 Florida at No. 3 LSU ESPNU Fri, May 3 6 p.m. Central Florida at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at Winthrop ESPN3 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 7 p.m. Alabama at No. 18 Mississippi State ESPNU 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 10 p.m. No. 7 Stanford at No. 20 Arizona State ESPNU Sat, May 4 1 p.m. No. 13 Florida at No. 3 LSU ESPN2 6 p.m. Central Florida at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6 p.m. Coastal Carolina at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 11 p.m. Long Beach State at No. 22 Cal State Fullerton ESPNU Sun, May 5 1 p.m. Georgia at Tennessee ESPNU 1 p.m. Central Florida at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 1 p.m. Coastal Carolina at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 1 p.m. Presbyterian at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Mon, May 6 7 p.m. Maryland at Clemson ESPNU Thu, May 9 9 p.m. No. 3 LSU at No. 24 Texas A&M ESPNU Fri, May 10 7 p.m. No. 4 North Carolina at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 8 p.m. Oklahoma State at No. 16 Oklahoma ESPNU Sat, May 11 Noon Notre Dame at St. John’s ESPN3 1 p.m. No. 3 LSU at No. 24 Texas A&M ESPN 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame at St. John’s ESPN3 6 p.m. No. 4 North Carolina at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 Sun, May 12 1 p.m. Notre Dame at St. John’s ESPN3 1 p.m. No. 4 North Carolina at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 3 p.m. No. 9 Florida State at No. 11 NC State ESPN3 Mon, May 13 7 p.m. No. 9 Florida State at No. 11 NC State ESPNU Tue, May 14 7 p.m. Georgia at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPN3 Thu, May 16 6 p.m. Clemson at No. 9 Florida State ESPN3 6 p.m. Virginia at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 7:30 p.m. SEC Wildcard ESPNU Fri, May 17 6 p.m. High Point at Virginia Military Institute ESPN3 7 p.m. Virginia at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 8 p.m. Clemson at No. 9 Florida State ESPNU 11 p.m. California Irvine at No. 22 Cal State Fullerton ESPNU Sat, May 18 Noon Pittsburgh at Louisville ESPNU 2 p.m. Virginia at No. 4 North Carolina ESPN3 3 p.m. Clemson at No. 9 Florida State ESPNU Sun, May 19 3 p.m. Southwest Athletic Conference Championship ESPN3 Tue, May 21 10 a.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 1:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 5 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 8:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 Wed, May 22 10 a.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 1:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 5 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 8:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 Thu, May 23 10 a.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 1:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 5 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 8:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 Fri, May 24 1:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 5 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 Sat, May 25 4 p.m. Big South Baseball Championship ESPN3 6 p.m. Southland Conference Championship ESPN3 8 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship ESPN3 * 10 p.m. Western Athletic Conference Championship ESPNU Sun, May 26 Noon BIG EAST Conference Championship ESPNU 1 p.m. Atlantic Coast Conference Championship ESPN2 1 p.m. Atlantic Sun Conference Championship ESPN3 2 p.m. Southern Conference Championship ESPN3 4:30 p.m. Southeastern Conference Championship ESPN2

* Local blackout

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