Inaugural SEC Network Softball Season Expands TV Schedule Threefold in 2015
300+ games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and SEC Network +
ESPN’s SEC Network will swing into its inaugural softball season with more than 50 games slated for the new network and a total of 76 across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and SEC Network. The additional games will increase SEC softball’s television coverage to a historic high, with three times more nationally televised matchups than in previous years. In addition, SEC Network will be producing 227 games as digitally exclusive SEC Network + events, making more than 300 games available to fans.
The television schedule begins on the SEC Network’s six month anniversary, Saturday, Feb. 14, with the defending NCAA Division I Softball Champions, Florida, playing NC State. Also highlighted in the schedule is a three-game series rematch of the 2014 Women’s College World Series Championship game, Florida at Alabama, airing on ESPNU (March 21-22) and SEC Network (March 23).
At the conclusion of the regular season, the entire SEC Softball Tournament will be televised across ESPN networks. The First Round and Quarterfinals will be carried on SEC Network, Semifinals on ESPNU and the Championship Game on ESPN2.
SEC Softball Television schedule (subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchups | Network |
| Sat, Feb. 14 | 1:30 PM | NC State at Florida | SEC NETWORK |
| Sun, Feb. 15 | noon | NC State at Florida | SEC NETWORK |
| Sat, March 7 | noon | Missouri at South Carolina | SEC NETWORK |
| 2 p.m. | Georgia at Mississippi State | SEC NETWORK | |
| Sun, March 8 | 1 p.m. | Kentucky at Texas A&M | SEC NETWORK |
| 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas at LSU | SEC NETWORK | |
| 6 p.m. | Missouri at South Carolina | SEC NETWORK | |
| Mon, March 9 | 7 p.m. | Missouri at South Carolina | SEC NETWORK |
| Sat, March 14 | noon | LSU at Florida | SEC NETWORK |
| 2:30 p.m. | Alabama at Georgia | SEC NETWORK | |
| Sun, March 15 | noon | LSU at Florida | SEC NETWORK |
| 2 p.m. | Alabama at Georgia | SEC NETWORK | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Auburn at Ole Miss | ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Texas at Arkansas | SEC NETWORK | |
| Mon, March 16 | 7 p.m. | Auburn at Ole Miss | SEC NETWORK |
| 9 p.m. | Texas at Arkansas | SEC NETWORK | |
| Wed, March 18 | 7 p.m. | Indiana at Kentucky | SEC NETWORK |
| Fri, March 20 | 7 p.m. | Oklahoma at LSU | ESPNU |
| Sat, March 21 | 1 p.m. | Mississippi State at Ole Miss | SEC NETWORK |
| 2 p.m. | Florida at Alabama | ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | South Carolina at Texas A&M | SEC NETWORK | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Missouri at Tennessee | SEC NETWORK | |
| Sun, March 22 | 1 p.m. | South Carolina at Texas A&M | SEC NETWORK |
| 3 p.m. | Arkansas at Georgia | SEC NETWORK | |
| 5 p.m. | Mississippi State at Ole Miss | SEC NETWORK | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Florida at Alabama | ESPNU | |
| Mon, March 23 | 7 p.m. | Florida at Alabama | SEC NETWORK |
| Tue, March 24 | 7 p.m. | South Alabama at LSU | SEC NETWORK |
| Sat, March 28 | noon | LSU at Kentucky | SEC NETWORK |
| 8 p.m. | Auburn at Missouri | SEC NETWORK | |
| Sun, March 29 | 1 p.m. | Auburn at Missouri | SEC NETWORK |
| 7 p.m. | Georgia at Tennessee | SEC NETWORK | |
| Mon, March 30 | 7 p.m. | Georgia at Tennessee | SEC NETWORK |
| Wed, April 1 | 7 p.m. | North Carolina at Georgia | SEC NETWORK |
| Sat, April 4 | noon | Alabama at Kentucky | ESPNU |
| 4:30 p.m. | Tennessee at Auburn | SEC NETWORK | |
| Sun, April 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Alabama at Kentucky | SEC NETWORK |
| 6 p.m. | Mississippi State at Arkansas | SEC NETWORK | |
| Mon, April 6 | 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at Arkansas | SEC NETWORK |
| Tue, April 7 | 7 p.m. | USC Upstate at South Carolina | SEC NETWORK |
| Wed, April 8 | 7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Georgia | SEC NETWORK |
| Sat, April 11 | 2 p.m. | Auburn at Texas A&M | ESPNU |
| 5 p.m. | LSU at Tennessee | ESPN | |
| Sun, April 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Mississippi State at Missouri | SEC NETWORK |
| Mon, April 13 | 7 p.m. | Kentucky at Florida | SEC NETWORK |
| Wed, April 15 | 7 p.m. | NC State at Alabama | SEC NETWORK |
| 9 p.m. | South Alabama at Mississippi State | SEC NETWORK | |
| Fri, April 17 | 8:30 p.m. | Alabama at Auburn | ESPNU |
| Sat, April 18 | 4 p.m. | Florida at Georgia | ESPN2 |
| 6 p.m. | Alabama at Auburn | ESPNU | |
| Sun, April 19 | 1 p.m. | Florida at Georgia | ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Texas A&M at LSU | SEC NETWORK | |
| Mon, April 20 | 7 p.m. | Texas A&M at LSU | SEC NETWORK |
| Wed, April 22 | 7 p.m. | Florida State at Florida | SEC NETWORK |
| Thu, April 23 | 8 p.m. | Tennessee at Alabama | ESPN |
| Sat, April 25 | 4 p.m. | South Carolina at Ole Miss | SEC NETWORK |
| Sun, April 26 | 4:30 p.m. | South Carolina at Ole Miss | SEC NETWORK |
| Mon, April 27 | 7 p.m. | LSU at Missouri | SEC NETWORK |
| Sa, May 2 | 1 p.m. | Florida at Missouri | SEC NETWORK |
| 7 p.m. | Kentucky at Tennessee | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Alabama at Arkansas | ESPNU | |
| Sun, May 3 | noon | Mississippi State at South Carolina | SEC NETWORK |
| 1 p.m. | Kentucky at Tennessee | ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | Ole Miss at Texas A&M | SEC NETWORK | |
| 3 p.m. | Auburn at LSU | ESPN | |
| Wed, May 6 | noon | SEC Softball Tournament: First Round | SEC NETWORK |
| 2:30 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: First Round | SEC NETWORK | |
| 5 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: First Round | SEC NETWORK | |
| 7:30 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: First Round | SEC NETWORK | |
| Thu, May 7 | 11 a.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: Quarterfinals | SEC NETWORK |
| 1:30 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: Quarterfinals | SEC NETWORK | |
| 4 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: Quarterfinals | SEC NETWORK | |
| 6:30 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: Quarterfinals | SEC NETWORK | |
| Fri, May 8 | 3 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: Semifinals | ESPNU |
| 5:30 p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: Semifinals | ESPNU | |
| Sat, May 9 | 8: p.m. | SEC Softball Tournament: Championship | ESPN2 |
Additional games: Full SEC Network + softball schedule
The SEC Network
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network which will launch August 14, 2014. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will carry SEC content 24/7 including more than 1,000 events in its first year. The network will televise 45 SEC football games, more than 100 men’s basketball games, 60 women’s basketball games, 75 baseball games, and events from across the SEC’s 21 sports annually. Programming will also include in-depth commentary and analysis in studio shows, daily news and information, original content such as SEC Storied, spring football games, and more. AT&T U-verse® TV, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast Xfinity TV, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH, Google Fiber, LUS Fiber, Mediacom, PTC Communications, Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, Wilkes Telephone, and members of the NCTC, NRTC and NTTC and will carry the television network nationwide at launch. Hundreds of additional live events from various sports will be offered exclusively as SEC Network+ events on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com through authenticated access from AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DISH, Google Fiber, Suddenlink, and members of the NCTC, NRTC and NTTC.
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