College Baseball Back in Full Swing with 2,200+ Games Across ESPN Networks for 2022 Season

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College Baseball Back in Full Swing with 2,200+ Games Across ESPN Networks for 2022 Season

  • Industry-leading college baseball coverage returns with 200+ televised games and an additional 2,000+ games on digital platforms
  • 21 of the top-25 preseason ranked teams to be featured on ESPN networks
  • Network to celebrate 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s first MLB game on April 15
  • Exclusive home of the Road to Omaha

NCAA baseball returns for the 2022 season with a full slate of action across ESPN networks throughout the spring. ESPN’s expansive programming will cover more than 200 games across television networks, with an additional 2,000+ games on digital platforms. The television lineup features 21 of the top-25 preseason ranked teams while the combined television and digital schedules will highlight 20 conferences.

Games will be available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN), ACC Network (ACCN), Big 12 Now on ESPN+, Longhorn Network (LHN), ESPN3, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACCNX, with all games accessible in the ESPN App.

Ranked teams appearing on ESPN networks: No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 4 and defending national champion Mississippi State, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 6 Stanford, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 8 LSU, No. 9 Florida, No. 10 NC State, No. 11 Florida State, No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 16 Georgia, No. 17 TCU, No. 19 Tennessee, No. 20 UC Irvine, No. 21 Georgia Tech, No. 22 Dallas Baptist University, No. 23 Duke, No. 24 Long Beach State and No. 25 Miami (Fla.).

Can’t Miss Matchups on ESPN2 and ESPNU

  • 19 Tennessee at No. 3 Vanderbilt on ESPN2 (April 1)
  • 17 TCU at No. 1 Texas on ESPNU (April 9)
  • 9 Florida at No. 3 Vanderbilt on ESPN2 (April 15)
  • 4 Mississippi State at No. 5 Ole Miss on ESPN2 (April 23)
  • 5 Ole Miss at No. 2 Arkansas on ESPN2 (April 30)
  • 20 UC Irvine at No. 24 Long Beach State on ESPNU (May 1)
  • 5 Ole Miss at No. 8 LSU on ESPN2 (May 13)

ESPN’s coverage will also spotlight the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier on April 15. Five games across four networks are slated for the day culminating with No. 6 Stanford vs. UCLA at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2).

ESPN will continue its exclusive coverage into the postseason marking its 19th consecutive year covering the NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series Presented by Capital One (MCWS). The 2022 MCWS will have an updated format with competition beginning on Friday, June 17 and the best-of-three finals starting Saturday, June 25 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb.  

Conference Spotlight
SEC Network
SEC Network continues its longstanding tradition of spotlighting baseball with nearly 75 regular-season games. All games for the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament will air on SEC Network and ESPN2, with surrounding coverage on SECNetwork.com. Four of the nation’s top-5 teams in the preseason rankings (and eight of the top-25) are from the SEC, including defending national champion Mississippi State (No. 4). More details are available here.

ACC Network
ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will offer an expansive schedule of ACC baseball games for the 2022 season with 57 games, including more than 28 conference matchups, beginning Friday, Feb. 25. ACCN will exclusively feature the semifinals of the ACC Baseball Championship while the title game will air on ESPN2. The ACC features six teams in the preseason top-25. More details are available here.

Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will stream 125 matchups throughout the regular season. The Big 12 features three teams in the preseason top-25.

Longhorn Network
Longhorn Network, the home of Texas baseball, will carry nearly every home game of the 2022 regular season, totaling 28 games this year as the Longhorns enter the season as the nation’s No.1 team. More details available here.

Digital Networks
ESPN+, the Walt Disney Company’s industry-leading sport’s streaming service, will feature more than 1,600 regular season games representing 20 conferences, including the American, Atlantic Ten, ASUN, Big 12, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, SoCon, Southland, Summit League, Sun Belt and Western Athletic conferences.

Additional college baseball updates will be forthcoming, and the schedule is subject to change. Please continue to check @ESPNPR and ESPN Press Room for more information.

2022 Division I Regular Season Baseball Schedule – ESPN Networks

Date Time (ET) Matchup Network
Fri, Feb 18 7:30 p.m. Rice at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Sat, Feb 19 3:30 p.m. Rice at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Sun, Feb 20 2 p.m. Rice at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Fri, Feb 25 6 p.m. Quinnipiac at No. 10 NC State ACC Network
  8 p.m. Alabama at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Sat, Feb 26 2:30 p.m. Alabama at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Sun, Feb 27 3:30 p.m. Alabama at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Fri, Mar 4 7 p.m. Cal at No. 11 Florida State ACC Network
Sun, Mar 6 Noon No. 9 Florida at No. 25 Miami (Fla.) ACC Network
  3 p.m. South Carolina at Clemson ACC Network
Wed, Mar 9 6 p.m. George Mason at Wake Forest ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Texas State at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Fri, Mar 11 3 p.m. Michigan at Louisville ACC Network
  6 p.m. No. 13 Notre Dame at No. 10 NC State ACC Network
Sat, Mar 12 4 p.m. No. 1 Texas at South Carolina SECN
  4 p.m. Virginia at No. 23 Duke ACC Network
  7 p.m. Boston College at No. 25 Miami ACC Network
Sun, Mar 13 11 a.m. Gonzaga at Missouri SEC Network
Tue, Mar 15 7 p.m. Michigan at No. 3 Vanderbilt SEC Network
Wed, Mar 16 7 p.m. Coastal at No. 10 NC State ACC Network
Thu, Mar 17 7 p.m. No. 5 Ole Miss at Auburn SEC Network
Fri, Mar 18 7 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 16 Georgia SEC Network
  7 p.m. No. 13 Notre Dame at Louisville ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Incarnate Word at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Sat, Mar 19 Noon South Carolina at No. 19 Tennessee SEC Network
  3:30 p.m. Incarnate Word at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  6 p.m. North Carolina at No. 23 Duke ACC Network
Sun, Mar 20 Noon No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 16 Georgia SEC Network
  2 p.m. Incarnate Word at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  3 p.m. Texas A&M at No. 8 LSU SEC Network
Tue, Mar 22 4 p.m. Northwestern at No. 13 Notre Dame ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Central Arkansas at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Wed, Mar 23 3 p.m. Presbyterian at No. 23 Duke ACC Network
  6 p.m. Kennesaw at No. 21 Georgia Tech ACC Network
Thu, Mar 24 8 p.m. No. 3 Vanderbilt at South Carolina ESPN2
Fri, Mar 25 7 p.m. No. 8 LSU at No. 9 Florida SEC Network
  7 p.m. No. 23 Duke at No. 11 Florida State ACC Network
Sat, Mar 26 3 p.m. No. 2 Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network
  7 p.m. No. 21 Georgia Tech at No. 10 NC State ACC Network
  8 p.m. No. 19 Tennessee at No. 5 Ole Miss SEC Network
Sun, Mar 27 Noon Virginia Tech at No. 13 Notre Dame ESPN2
  Noon No. 16 Georgia at Kentucky SEC Network
  3 p.m. Alabama at No. 4 Mississippi State SEC Network
Tue, Mar 29 7 p.m. No. 11 Florida State at No. 9 Florida SEC Network
  7 p.m. UNCW at North Carolina ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Texas A&M at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Wed, Mar 30 4 p.m. Coastal at Wake Forest ACC Network
Thu, Mar 31 7 p.m. Auburn at No. 8 LSU SEC Network
  8 p.m. No. 9 Florida at No. 16 Georgia ESPNU
Fri, Apr 1 3 p.m. Louisville at Pitt ACC Network
  7 p.m. No. 19 Tennessee at No. 3 Vanderbilt ESPN2
  7 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 2 Arkansas SEC Network
Sat, Apr 2 1 p.m. No. 1 Texas at Oklahoma ESPN2
  5 p.m. Texas A&M at Alabama SEC Network
  6 p.m. No. 10 NC State at Clemson ACC Network
  8 p.m. No. 19 Tennessee at No. 3 Vanderbilt SEC Network
Sun, Apr 3 Noon Wake Forest at Boston College ACC Network
  1 p.m. No. 1 Texas at Oklahoma ESPNU
Tue, Apr 5 7 p.m. No. 16 Georgia at Clemson ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Wed, Apr 6 7 p.m. Liberty at Virginia ACC Network
  8 p.m. Kansas at Missouri SEC Network
Thu, Apr 7 7 p.m. No. 2 Arkansas at No. 9 Florida SEC Network
  8 p.m. Kentucky at Texas A&M ESPNU
Fri, Apr 8 7 p.m. Virginia at No. 25 Miami (Fla.) ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. No. 17 TCU at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  8 p.m. No. 8 LSU at No. 4 Mississippi State SEC Network
Sat, Apr 9 2 p.m. Kentucky at Texas A&M SEC Network
  6 p.m. No. 17 TCU at No. 1 Texas ESPNU
  7 p.m. Missouri at No. 19 Tennessee SEC Network
  9 p.m. Oklahoma at No. 7 Oklahoma State ESPNU
Sun, Apr 10 Noon No. 16 Georgia at South Carolina SEC Network
  1 p.m. No. 17 TCU at No. 1 Texas ESPNU
  2 p.m. No. 11 Florida State at No. 21 Georgia Tech ACC Network
  3 p.m. Alabama at No. 5 Ole Miss SEC Network
Tue, Apr 12 7 p.m. No. 9 Florida at No. 11 Florida State ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Thu, Apr 14 8 p.m. Kentucky at Missouri ESPNU
  8 p.m. Auburn at No. 4 Mississippi State SEC Network
Fri, Apr 15 5 p.m. Michigan at Michigan State ESPNU
  7 p.m. No. 9 Florida at No. 3 Vanderbilt ESPN2
  7 p.m. No. 8 LSU at No. 2 Arkansas SEC Network
  7 p.m. Clemson at Wake Forest ACC Network
  10 p.m. No. 6 Stanford at UCLA ESPN2
Sat, Apr 16 2 p.m. Kentucky at Missouri SEC Network
  7 p.m. No. 9 Florida at No. 3 Vanderbilt SEC Network
Sun, Apr 17 1 p.m. No. 9 Florida at No. 3 Vanderbilt ESPNU
  2 p.m. Virginia at Pitt ACC Network
Tue, Apr 19 5 p.m. Kentucky at Louisville ACC Network
  7 p.m. Dallas Baptist at Texas A&M SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. Air Force at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  8 p.m. Campbell at North Carolina ACC Network
Wed, Apr 20 5 p.m. Air Force at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  7 p.m. UCONN at Boston College ACC Network
Thu, Apr 21 7 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 5 Ole Miss SEC Network
  8 p.m. Missouri at No. 8 LSU ESPNU
Fri, Apr 22 7:30 p.m. Baylor at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  8 p.m. No. 10 NC State at Louisville ACC Network
  8:30 p.m. No. 2 Arkansas at Texas A&M SEC Network
Sat, Apr 23 Noon No. 3 Vanderbilt at Kentucky SEC Network
  2 p.m. Baylor at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  4:30 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 5 Ole Miss ESPN2
  6 p.m. Virginia Tech at Boston College ACC Network/ACCNX
  6 p.m. Pitt at No. 25 Miami (Fla.) ACC Network/ACCNX
Sun, Apr 24 2 p.m. No. 16 Georgia at Alabama ESPN2
  2 p.m. North Carolina at Virginia ESPNU
  2 p.m. No. 23 Duke at No. 21 Georgia Tech ACC Network
  2 p.m. Baylor at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Thu, Apr 28 7 p.m. Alabama at South Carolina SEC Network
  7 p.m. ECU at No. 10 NC State ACC Network
  8 p.m. Texas A&M at No. 3 Vanderbilt ESPNU
Fri, Apr 29 7 p.m. Auburn at No. 19 Tennessee SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. No. 7 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  8 p.m. No. 22 DBU at Illinois State ESPNU
Sat, Apr 30 Noon Alabama at South Carolina SEC Network
  3:30 p.m. No. 7 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  1 p.m. BC at No. 13 Notre Dame ACC Network/ACCNX
  4 p.m. No. 25 Miami (Fla.) at No. 21 Georgia Tech ESPNU
  6 p.m. No. 17 TCU at No. 11 Florida State ACC Network/ACCNX
  7 p.m. Auburn at No. 19 Tennessee SEC Network
  8 p.m. No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 2 Arkansas ESPN2
  8 p.m. Santa Clara at San Diego ESPNU
Sun, May 1 Noon Kentucky at No. 9 Florida SEC Network
  2 p.m. 5 Ole Miss at No. 2 Arkansas ESPN2
  2 p.m. No. 7 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  3 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State at Missouri SEC Network
  4 p.m. No. 20 UC Irvine at No. 24 Long Beach State ESPNU
Tue, May 3 7 p.m. Louisville at No. 3 Vanderbilt SEC Network
  7 p.m. Charlotte at North Carolina ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Houston Baptist at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Wed, May 4 7 p.m. NC A&T at South Carolina SEC Network
Thu, May 5 6 p.m. BYA at Pepperdine ESPNU
7 p.m. No. 19 Tennessee at Kentucky SEC Network
Fri, May 6 7 p.m. No. 21 Georgia Tech at Clemson ACC Network
  8 p.m. No. 9 Florida at No. 4 Mississippi State SEC Network
  10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at No. 20 UC Irvine ESPNU
Sat, May 7 2 p.m. North Carolina at No. 10 NC State ESPNU
  3 p.m. No. 11 Florida State at Boston College ACC Network
  5:30 p.m. No. 2 Arkansas at Auburn SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. No. 9 Florida at No. 4 Mississippi State ESPNU
  8:30 p.m. No. 8 LSU at Alabama SEC Network
Sun, May 8 2 p.m. No. 3 Vanderbilt at No. 16 Georgia SEC Network
Tue, May 10 6 p.m. Michigan State at No. 13 Notre Dame ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Texas Southern at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Wed, May 11 6 p.m. Liberty at Virginia Tech ACC Network
Thu, May 12 3 p.m. Coppin State at Norfolk State ESPNU
  7 p.m. No. 16 Georgia at No. 19 Tennessee ESPNU
Fri, May 13 4 p.m. Indiana State at Southern Illinois ESPNU
  5:30 p.m. No. 16 Georgia at No. 19 Tennessee SEC Network
  6 p.m. Wake Forest at North Carolina ACC Network
  7 p.m. Nebraska at Illinois ESPNU
  8:30 p.m. No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 8 LSU ESPN2
  8:30 p.m. Alabama at Auburn SEC Network
Sat, May 14 Noon Kentucky at South Carolina SEC Network
  1 p.m. Louisville at Virginia Tech ACC Network
  3 p.m. No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 8 LSU SEC Network
  4 p.m. Pitt at No. 13 Notre Dame ACC Network
  7 p.m. No. 25 Miami (Fla.) at No. 11 Florida State ACC Network
Sun, May 15 Noon No. 25 Miami (Fla.) at No. 11 Florida State ESPN2
  Noon Pitt at No. 13 Notre Dame ACC Network
  1 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State at Texas A&M SEC Network
  3 p.m. Nebraska at Illinois ESPN2
  3 p.m. Clemson at Virginia ACC Network
  4 p.m. Alabama at Auburn SEC Network
Tue, May 17 6 p.m. Kansas State at Virginia Tech ACC Network
  7:30 p.m. Sam Houston at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
Thu, May 19 7 p.m. SEC Wildcard SEC Network
  7:30 p.m. Kansas at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  8 p.m. FLEX ESPN2
  TBD No. 23 Duke at Virginia Tech ACC Network
  TBD ACC Wildcard ACC Network
Fri, May 20 7:30 p.m. Kansas at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  8 p.m. SEC Wildcard SEC Network
  TBD ACC Wildcard ACC Network
  TBD ACC Wildcard ACC Network
Sat, May 21 3:30 p.m. Kansas at No. 1 Texas Longhorn Network
  8 p.m. SEC Wildcard SEC Network
  9 p.m. Indiana at Iowa ESPNU
TBD ACC Wildcard ACC Network

Rankings based on the 2022 D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25

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Julie McKay

I joined ESPN in 2022 as a member of the communications department working on college sports. My passion for college sports came at an early age in a divided household (Big Ten Conference-divided, that is) and followed that to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (sorry, Dad). Four years in the Athletic Communications Department, along with internships with the Big Ten Conference, Big Ten Network and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, cemented my career path. After spending some time in sports media PR in San Francisco, I’ve spent five-plus years focused in golf, with stints at the American Junior Golf Association, Augusta National and Buffalo Agency, working with the USGA, Youth on Course and Destination Kohler, among others. Despite being a proud Wisconsin native, I’ll forever betray my home state as a lifelong Chicago sports fan. My dog Rizzo knows there’s always next year and wishes his namesake would return home to the North Side.
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