66 Games To Be Televised Prior To NCAA Postseason…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference has announced its official 2012 SEC Baseball television schedule, the third under the league’s 15-year agreement with ESPN. The entire package will include 66 broadcasts in 2012. In addition, all games from the 2012 SEC Tournament will continue to be televised, with the championship game airing again nationally on ESPN2.
“The success and popularity of baseball in our conference is at an all-time high,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “We are proud to be able to offer this amount of television coverage to both our teams and our fans.”
The television package is derived from broadcasts on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FSN, SportSouth and CSS. In addition, ESPN3 will also stream most broadcasts live online.
“This package continues to move our baseball exposure to new levels,” SEC Consultant for Television Larry Templeton stated. “Fans of SEC Baseball will be able to follow the season like never before.”
SEC schools maintain the rights to air additional games not included in the official SEC package with various television outlets, including official SEC television partners. More than 50-60 additional games are set to be broadcast, bringing the total number of SEC baseball games broadcast in 2012 to 120 games or more.
ESPNU’s previously announced Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week will begin Thursday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. ET and run eight weeks through May 17. The first Thursday night game will feature No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 South Carolina in a rematch of last season’s College World Series Finals. The weekly game will feature a live 30-minute pregame show from ESPNU studios at 7 p.m. ET each week, focusing on baseball news and updates from around the league. ESPN networks will air 18 SEC baseball broadcasts this season.
All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will be broadcast in high definition.
The 2012 SEC regular season begins Friday, February 17, with conference play set to begin Friday, March 16. The SEC Tournament will be played at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., May 22-27.
2012 SEC Baseball TV Schedule
Date | Game | Time | Network |
March 6 | Alabama vs. Auburn (Montgomery, Ala.) | 8:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 16 | South Carolina at Kentucky | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 17 | Vanderbilt at Florida | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 17 | Alabama at Arkansas | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 17 | Mississippi State at LSU | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 22 | Florida at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
March 23 | Florida at South Carolina | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 24 | Florida at South Carolina | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 25 | Arkansas at Mississippi State | 1:00 p.m. | SPSO |
March 30 | Arkansas at LSU | 8:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 31 | Arkansas at LSU | 8:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
March 31 | Kentucky at Georgia | 4:00 p.m. | FSSO |
March 31 | Alabama at Tennessee | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
March 31 | South Carolina at Vanderbilt | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
April 5 | LSU at Florida | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
April 6 | Auburn at Alabama | 8:00 p.m. | FSSO |
April 7 | Tennessee at South Carolina | 8:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
April 7 | Auburn at Alabama | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
April 12 | Ole Miss at Georgia | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
April 13 | Auburn at Vanderbilt | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
April 14 | Florida at Tennessee | 3:00 p.m. | SPSO |
April 15 | Alabama at LSU | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
April 17 | Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State (Pearl, Miss.) | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
April 19 | Tennessee at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
April 20 | Georgia at Florida | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
April 21 | South Carolina at Auburn | 4:00 p.m. | SPSO |
April 21 | Georgia at Florida | 8:00 p.m. | CSS |
April 22 | Georgia at Florida | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
April 26 | Alabama at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
April 27 | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | 8:00 p.m. | SPSO |
April 28 | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | 3:00 p.m. | SPSO |
April 28 | Georgia at LSU | 7:30 p.m. | CSS |
April 29 | Georgia at LSU | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
April 29 | Arkansas at Florida | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
April 29 | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | 2:30 p.m. | CSS |
May 3 | Florida at Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
May 4 | South Carolina at Arkansas | 8:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
May 4 | Auburn at Georgia | 7:00 p.m. | SPSO |
May 4 | Florida at Kentucky | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
May 5 | South Carolina at Arkansas | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
May 5 | LSU at Ole Miss | 3:00 p.m. | SPSO |
May 5 | Vanderbilt at Tennessee | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
May 10 | Auburn at Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
May 11 | SEC Wildcard Game | 7:00 p.m. | CSS |
May 12 | Vanderbilt at LSU | 8:00 p.m. | SPSO |
May 13 | Vanderbilt at LSU | 2:00 p.m. | SPSO |
May 17 | Ole Miss at Vanderbilt | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
May 18 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | 8:00 p.m. | SPSO |
May 19 | SEC Wildcard Game | 1:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
May 22 | SEC Tournament – Game 1 | 10:30 a.m. | SPSO |
May 22 | SEC Tournament – Game 2 | TBD | SPSO |
May 22 | SEC Tournament – Game 3 | 5:30 p.m. | CSS |
May 22 | SEC Tournament – Game 4 | TBD | CSS |
May 23 | SEC Tournament – Game 5 | 10:30 a.m. | SPSO |
May 23 | SEC Tournament – Game 6 | TBD | SPSO |
May 23 | SEC Tournament – Game 7 | 5:30 p.m. | CSS |
May 23 | SEC Tournament – Game 8 | TBD | CSS |
May 24 | SEC Tournament – Game 9 | 10:30 a.m. | SPSO |
May 24 | SEC Tournament – Game 10 | TBD | SPSO |
May 24 | SEC Tournament – Game 11 | 5:30 p.m. | CSS |
May 24 | SEC Tournament – Game 12 | TBD | CSS |
May 25 | SEC Tournament – Game 13 | 4:00 p.m. | CSS |
May 25 | SEC Tournament – Game 14 | TBD | CSS |
May 26 | SEC Tournament – Game 15 | 1:00 p.m. | CSS |
May 26 | SEC Tournament – Game 16 | TBD | CSS |
May 27 | SEC Tournament – Game 17 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
All Times Eastern
FSSO – Includes FOX Sports South, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Houston
SPSO – Includes SportSouth, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Southwest, FOX Sports Houston and FOX Sports South in Kentucky
CSS – Includes Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast, CST (Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida), Brighthouse Sports Network (Florida), Time Warner Cable (Carolinas), Insight Cable (Kentucky)
Wildcard games to be selected in the weeks prior to event.
Regular season games on ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU, as well as all games from the SEC Tournament, available in high definition.
Most games will be streamed live on ESPN3