BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference announced its 2012 SEC Softball television schedule and due to the agreement with the ESPN networks and regional partners FOX Sports South/SportSouth and CSS, 30 games will be televised.
The national schedule includes four games on ESPN, two on ESPN2 and 13 on ESPNU. The regional schedule includes six games on FOX Sports South/SportSouth and six games on CSS. Some schools may have additional televised games, depending on their school packages with their rights holders.
The first broadcast of the season will feature Ole Miss at Alabama on March 17 on ESPNU. ESPN airs its first game on April 14 with LSU at Tennessee while ESPN2 will televise its first contest on April 19 with Alabama at Georgia.
All SEC Softball Tournament games will be televised live on the ESPN networks. Three of the quarterfinal games and the two semifinal games will air on ESPNU. Thursday night’s quarterfinal game will air on ESPN as well as Saturday’s championship game. The SEC Tournament is May 10-12, hosted by the University of Alabama at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The 2012 softball season begins Feb. 9 and the SEC portion of the season begins March 7.
ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
| Date |
Day |
Time |
Network |
Matchup |
| 3/17 |
Sat. |
6:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
Ole Miss at Alabama |
| 3/27 |
Tue. |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
Alabama at Auburn (second game) |
| 3/30 |
Fri. |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
Florida at Georgia |
| 4/6 |
Fri. |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
LSU at Alabama |
| 4/7 |
Sat. |
2:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
Tennessee at Auburn |
| 4/13 |
Fri. |
8:15 p.m. |
ESPNU |
Georgia at Kentucky |
| 4/14 |
Sat. |
12:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
LSU at Tennessee |
| 4/15 |
Sun. |
4:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
LSU at Tennessee |
| 4/19 |
Thur. |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
Alabama at Georgia |
| 4/21 |
Sat. |
1:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
Kentucky at Mississippi State |
| 5/5 |
Sat. |
4:00 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
Florida at Alabama |
| 5/6 |
Sun. |
3:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
Florida at Alabama |
| 5/10 |
Thur. |
12:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
SEC Quarterfinals |
| 5/10 |
Thur. |
2:30 p.m. |
ESPNU |
SEC Quarterfinals |
| 5/10 |
Thur. |
5:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
SEC Quarterfinals |
| 5/10 |
Thur. |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
SEC Quarterfinals |
| 5/11 |
Fri. |
3:00 p.m. |
ESPNU |
SEC Semifinal #1 |
| 5/11 |
Fri. |
5:30 p.m. |
ESPNU |
SEC Semifinal #2 |
| 5/12 |
Sat. |
8:00 p.m. |
ESPN |
SEC Championship |
FOX Sports South/SportSouth
| Date |
Day |
Time |
Network |
Matchup |
| 4/1 |
Sun. |
1:00 p.m. |
FSSO |
Florida at Georgia |
| 4/8 |
Sun. |
2:00 p.m. |
FSSO |
LSU at Alabama |
| 4/15 |
Sun. |
2:00 p.m. |
FSSO |
Mississippi State at Ole Miss |
| 4/22 |
Sun. |
1:00 p.m. |
FSSO |
Arkansas at Auburn |
| 4/29 |
Sun. |
1:00 p.m. |
FSSO |
Ole Miss at Tennessee |
| 5/6 |
Sun. |
2:00 p.m. |
SPSO |
South Carolina at Ole Miss |
CSS
| Date |
Day |
Time |
Network |
Matchup |
| 3/21 |
Wed. |
5:00 p.m. |
CSS |
Tennessee at Alabama* |
| 4/4 |
Wed. |
5:00 p.m. |
CSS |
Georgia at Tennessee* |
| 4/24 |
Tue. |
5:00 p.m. |
CSS |
LSU at Florida* |
*Games will be doubleheaders
All times are Eastern