Baseball to Appear on National Television 10 Times in 2015
1/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference announced its 2015 baseball television schedule on Tuesday afternoon, with the Crimson Tide appearing nationally on the SEC Network eight times, as well as once on ESPN and another time on ESPN2. SEC Network+ will air 32 more Alabama contests throughout the year.
The SEC Network begins its inaugural baseball season airing 80 games with more than 100 to be shown across the ESPN television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or SEC Network). The new network will help to quadruple SEC baseball's coverage from what it was a year ago. In addition to the nationally televised contests, more than 350 matchups will be digitally exclusive SEC Network+ events that will be available on SECNetwork.com and WatchESPN. In all, more than 450 SEC baseball games will be available to fans during this season.
Alabama's first broadcasts of the 2015 campaign are scheduled for Feb. 13-15, when the Crimson Tide hosts the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for a weekend series that will air on SEC Network+.
On Thursday, March 26, UA will make its first appearance on national television when Alabama heads to Gainesville to take on Florida. The Crimson Tide and Gators are slated for a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch on the SEC Network.
Near the end of the regular season, Alabama airs on ESPN for a Sunday, April 26, midday contest with Ole Miss in Oxford. The Rebels and Tide are scheduled for a Noon CT first pitch. Less than a week later, Alabama will take on Arkansas at home for a Saturday, May 2 contest that will air on ESPN2 starting at 2 p.m. CT inside the Hoover Met.
From May 19-24, the SEC Baseball Tournament will air on the SEC Network as well as ESPN2, marking the first time in the tournament's history that it has been shown in its entirety.
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