ESPN softball regional game announcers
We get Adam Amin and Amanda Scarborough.
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Bases Loaded Returns
For the second consecutive year, ESPN’s NCAA Softball Championship Regional Round coverage is supplemented with a Bases Loaded viewing option, providing look-ins to multiple live games throughout the day while also recapping the entire tournament up to that moment. Matt Schick and Brendan Fitzgerald will host and Garland Cooper will provide the analysis. Bases Loaded will be seen on the channel previously designated as ESPN Goal Line, with ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU also airing it throughout the weekend.
The Bases Loaded concept had first been used for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship before being utilized for the Softball Championship last season. This year, the concept was also used on SEC Network during ESPN’s record-setting regular season softball coverage, to showcase every team in the Southeastern Conference the closing weekend of conference play.
Bases Loaded Programming Schedule
Date Time (ET) Network
Fri, May 20 1 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Bases Loaded***
4 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. ESPNU
6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. ESPN2 and ESPNU
Sat, May 21 Noon – 10 p.m. ESPN Goal Line***
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ESPN and ESPN2
4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. ESPN and ESPN2
7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
9:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. ESPN2
Sun, May 22 Noon – 9:30 p.m. Bases Loaded***
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ESPN
6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. ESPNU
9 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ESPN2
***previously designated as ESPN Goal Line
Networks and times are subject to change
espnW.com
espnW will have wide-ranging coverage of the entire 2016 NCAA Softball Championship hosted on its softball index. Highlights include:
Comprehensive Recaps:Graham Hays will provide daily recaps and analysis from the Regionals, Super Regionals and the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
Contender Previews: Jessica Mendoza reveals her favorite things about several Women’s College World Series contenders in a new video series.
The espnW Player of the Year: This week, espnW will reveal its 2016 Player of the Year.
Schedules and Results: All the scores and information to be found here.
Social Media
@ESPNU, @espnW, and @NCAASoftball will provide news, game updates, photos and videos throughout the championship. Fans can join the conversation by tagging their tweets with #d1softball in the Regionals and Super Regionals and then #WCWS during the Women’s College World Series.
ESPN Analysts
ESPN’s softball analysts include accomplished former college, Olympic and professional softball players:
Carol Bruggeman – Norman Regional
College: Iowa
Honors: As a Division I coach at Michigan, Purdue, and Louisville, achieved more than 700 combined wins; All Big-Ten and All-Mideast Region as a player, inducted into the Iowa Softball Association Hall of Fame (1997)
* Dalton-Hill– Auburn Regional
College: Arizona
Honors: National Player of the Year (1996) and Women’s College World Series MVP (’96) Four-time National Champion, winning three as a player (1993, ’94, and ’96) and one as an assistant coach, also with Arizona (1997)
Danielle Lawrie – Eugene Regional
College: Washington
Honors: National Champion (2009), All-American, and played for Canadian National Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Cheri Kempf – Columbia Regional
College: Missouri Western State
Honors: National Champion, National MVP and played on USA National Team that won the World Cup (1992)
Leah O’Brien-Amico– Tuscaloosa Regional
College: Arizona
Honors: Won three national championships (1993, ’94, ’97), member of goal medal-winning teams at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics
Jennie Ritter – Gainesville Regional
College: Michigan
Honors: National Championship (2005), played for USA National Team (2007) in the World Cup and Pan American games
Leigh Ross – Tallahassee Regional
College: Toledo
Honors: Led the Rockets to the WCWS; holds the MAC record for batting average and hits. Former head coach at Bowling Green and Syracuse
Amanda Scarborough– Lafayette Regional
College:Texas A&M
Honors: Two-time All-American (2005, ’07). Only player in Big 12 history to receive Freshman of the Year and Player of Year in same season (2005), played in two WCWS (2007, ’08)
Michele Smith– Knoxville Regional
College: Oklahoma State
Honors: Two-time All-American, two time Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, ’00) and eight time Japan Pro League MVP
Texas Teamcast: NCAA Softball Regionals on Longhorn Network
Longhorn Network will present an alternate presentation – Texas Teamcast: NCAA Softball Regionals – for Texas’ first game vs. Texas A&M in the Lafayette Regional on Friday, May 20, at 4:30 p.m. ET. Tyler Denning will call the play-by-play along with analyst Megan Willis, a 2007 Texas graduate and former Longhorn catcher.
Additionally, if Texas plays at noon ET on Saturday, May 21, or advances to Sunday, May 22, Texas Teamcast: NCAA Softball Regionals programming will continue as an alternate viewing option on LHN.
A full schedule of the Lafayette Regional is below.
2016 NCAA Division I Softball Championship Field
The 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Championship field was unveiled during ESPNU’s NCAA Softball Championship Selection Show presented by Capital One on Sunday, May 15. The SEC received the most bids (11), for the second consecutive year, followed by the Pac-12 (8). Five teams are making their first appearance in the tournament: Alabama State, Butler, California State, Bakersfield, Mississippi and Samford. Interestingly, only 12 schools have been crowned the NCAA Division I softball champion since the tournament started in 1982, and all 12 will compete in this year’s bracket. The complete 64-team bracket can be seen here.
ESPN’s 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Television Schedule
Regional Round (May 19 – May 22)
Please Note: All games from the 12 regionals below will be shown on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN3, SEC Network + or Longhorn Network. If network is designated as TBD, please check espnW’s schedule and results page for updated schedule listings.
Columbia Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Thur, May 19 5:30 p.m. Louisville vs. Nebraska
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf ESPN2
8 p.m. BYU vs. No. 15 Missouri
Pam Ward, Cheri Kempf ESPN2
Fri, May 20 2 p.m. Game 3 ESPNU
4:30 p.m. Game 4 ESPN3
7 p.m. Game 5 ESPN
Sat, May 21 2:30 p.m. Game 6 TBD
5 p.m. Game 7* TBD
Gainesville Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 Noon Florida Atlantic vs. UCF
Trey Bender, Jennie Ritter ESPNU
2:30 p.m. Alabama State vs. No. 1 Florida
Trey Bender, Jennie Ritter SEC Network and ESPN3
Sat, May 21 Noon Game 3 TBD
2:30 p.m. Game 4 TBD
5 p.m. Game 5 TBD
Sun, May 22 Noon Game 6 TBD
2:30 p.m. Game 7* TBD
Tallahassee Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 Noon South Carolina vs. South Florida
Melissa Lee, Leah Ross SEC Network and ESPN3
2:30 p.m. Florida A&M vs. No. 8 Florida State
Melissa Lee, Leah Ross ESPN3
Sat, May 21 Noon Game 3 TBD
2:30 p.m. Game 4 TBD
5 p.m. Game 5 TBD
Sun, May 22 Noon Game 6 TBD
2:30 p.m. Game 7* TBD
Tuscaloosa Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 2:30 p.m. Texas State vs. California
Cara Capuano, Leah Amico ESPN3
5 p.m. Samford vs. No. 6 Alabama
Cara Capuano, Leah Amico SEC Network and ESPN3
Sat, May 21 2:30 p.m. Game 3 TBD
5 p.m. Game 4 TBD
7:30 p.m. Game 5 TBD
Sun, May 22 2:30 p.m. Game 6 TBD
5 p.m. Game 7* TBD
Knoxville Regional
Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, May 20 4:30 p.m. Ohio State vs. Arizona
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith ESPNU
7 p.m. Marist vs. No. 13 Tennessee
Beth Mowins, Michele Smith ESPN2
Sat, May 21 Noon Game 3 TBD
2:30 p.m. Game 4 TBD
5 p.m. Game 5 TBD
Sun, May 22 Noon Game 6 TBD
Auburn Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 4:30 p.m. USC Upstate vs. Oregon State
Tiffany Greene, * Dalton-Hill ESPN3
7 p.m. Jacksonville State vs. No. 4 Auburn
Tiffany Greene, * Dalton-Hill ESPN3
Sat, May 21 2:30 p.m. Game 3 TBD
5 p.m. Game 4 TBD
7:30 p.m. Game 5 TBD
Sun, May 22 2:30 p.m. Game 6 TBD
5 p.m. Game 7* TBD
Lafayette Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 4:30 p.m. Texas vs. Texas A&M
Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough ESPN2 and Longhorn Network**
7 p.m. Boston University vs. No. 14 Louisiana
Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough ESPNU
Sat, May 21 noon Game 3 TBD
2:30 p.m. Game 4 TBD
5 p.m. Game 5 TBD
Sun, May 22 4:30 p.m. Game 6 TBD
7 p.m. Game 7* TBD
**Longhorn Network’s alternate presentation: Texas Teamcast.
Norman Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 6:30 p.m. Tulsa vs. Ole Miss
Jenn Hildreth, Carol Bruggeman ESPN3
9 p.m. Wichita State vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Jenn Hildreth, Carol Bruggeman ESPN
Sat, May 21 2:30 p.m. Game 3 TBD
5 p.m. Game 4 TBD
7:30 p.m. Game 5 TBD
Sun, May 22 4:30 p.m. Game 6 TBD
7 p.m. Game 7* TBD
Eugene Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 9 p.m. Long Beach State vs. Baylor
Mark Neely, Danielle Lawrie ESPN2
11:30 p.m. Fordham vs. No. 5 Oregon
Mark Neely, Danielle Lawrie ESPN2
Sat, May 21 5 p.m. Game 3 TBD
7:30 p.m. Game 4 TBD
10 p.m. Game 5 ESPN2
Sun, May 22 7 p.m. Game 6 TBD
9:30 p.m. Game 7* ESPN2
Athens Regional
Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, May 20 1 p.m. Northwestern vs. Oklahoma State ESPN3
3:30 p.m. Maine vs. No. 16 Georgia SEC Network +
Sat, May 21 1 p.m. Game 3 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
3:30 p.m. Game 4 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
6:00 p.m. Game 5 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
Sun, May 22 1 p.m. Game 6 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
3:30 p.m. Game 7* ESPN3 or SEC Network +
Baton Rouge Regional
Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, May 20 4 p.m. McNeese State vs. Arizona State ESPN3
7 p.m. LIU Brooklyn vs. No. 10 LSU ESPN3
Sat, May 21 1 p.m. Game 3 ESPN3
4 p.m. Game 4 ESPN3
7 p.m. Game 5 ESPN3
Sun, May 22 2 p.m. Game 6 ESPN3
5 p.m. Game 7* ESPN3
Lexington Regional
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Fri, May 20 3:30 p.m. Illinois vs. Utah ESPN3
6 p.m. Butler vs. No. 9 Kentucky SEC Network +
Sat, May 21 1 p.m. Game 3 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
3:30 p.m. Game 4 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
6 p.m. Game 5 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
Sun, May 22 1 p.m. Game 6 ESPN3 or SEC Network +
3:30 p.m. Game 7* ESPN3 or SEC Network +
Super Regionals (May 26 – 29)
ESPN will televise every game from all eight Super Regionals with complete details announced following the Regional Round.
Women’s College World Series (June 2 – June 8)
Date Time (ET) Game Network
Thu, June 2 Noon Women’s College World Series: Game 1 ESPN
2:30 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 2 ESPN
7 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 3 ESPN2
9:30 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 4 ESPN2
Fri, June 3 7 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 5 ESPN2
9:30 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 6 ESPN2
Sat, June 4 Noon Women’s College World Series: Game 7 ESPN
2:30 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 8 ESPN
7 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 9 ESPN2
9:30 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 10 ESPN2
Sun, June 5 1 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 11 ESPN
3:30 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 12 ESPN
7 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 13* ESPN2
9:30 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Game 14* ESPN2
Mon, June 6 8 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Championship Game No. 1 ESPN
Tues, June 7 8 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Championship Game No. 2 ESPN
Wed, June 8 7 p.m. Women’s College World Series: Championship Game No. 3* ESPN
* If necessary
Networks and times are subject to change
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