College World Series Starts Saturday On ESPN

The networks of ESPN will carry college baseball’s signature event, the College World Series in Omaha, NE. This year, the event takes place at a new venue, TD Ameritrade Park after retiring Rosenblatt Stadium in 2010.

Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura will be the main announcing team. The Wednesday Night Baseball team of Dave O’Brien and Nomar Garciaparra will be the other announcers. Jon Sciambi will also call games from Omaha for ESPN. Jenn Brown replaces Erin Andrews as the main on-field reporter and Kyle Peterson will also be on hand as well.

Here’s the schedule of games on ESPN and ESPN2.

NCAA College World Series

Two of the eight qualifying teams are making consecutive College World Series appearances, including defending National Champion South Carolina and Florida. No team has won the national championship back-to-back in over five decades. The first four matchups:

  • First-time College World Series participant Vanderbilt will take on North Carolina, playing in its fifth College World Series in the past six years.
  • Texas will play in its record 34th College World Series, taking on Florida which is making its second since 2005.
  • California, making its first College World Series appearance in 19 years, will take on Virginia, which earned its second berth in the event ever and finished the season with the best record in college baseball.
  • Defending Champion South Carolina will take on Texas A&M, playing in its first College World Series since 1999.

* If necessary

Date Time (ET) Game Matchups / Commentators Network
Sat, Jun 18 2 p.m. 1 Vanderbilt vs. North Carolina
Mike Patrick, Robin Ventura & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
7 p.m. 2 Texas vs. Florida
Dave O’Brien, Nomar Garciaparra & Kyle Peterson
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
Sun, Jun 19 2 p.m. 3 California vs. Virginia
Mike Patrick, Robin Ventura & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
7 p.m. 4 Texas A&M vs. South Carolina
Dave O’Brien, Nomar Garciaparra & Kyle Peterson
ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
Mon, Jun 20 2 p.m. 5 Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Mike Patrick, Robin Ventura & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
7 p.m. 6 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Jon Sciambi, Orel Hershiser & Kyle Peterson
ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com
Tue, Jun 21 2 p.m. 7 Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Jon Sciambi, Nomar Garciaparra & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com
7 p.m. 8 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser & Kyle Peterson
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
Wed, Jun 22 7 p.m. 9 Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5
Jon Sciambi, Robin Ventura & Kyle Peterson
ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com
Thu, Jun 23 7 p.m. 10 Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7
Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser & Kyle Peterson
ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com
Fri, Jun 24 2 p.m. 11 Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9
Jon Sciambi, Orel Hershiser, Nomar Garciaparra & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com
7 p.m. 12 Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10
Mike Patrick, Robin Ventura & Kyle Peterson
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
Sat, Jun 25 2 p.m. 13 ** If necessary
Jon Sciambi, Nomar Garciaparra & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
7 p.m. 14 ** If necessary
Mike Patrick, Robin Ventura & Kyle Peterson
ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
Mon, Jun 27 8 p.m. 1 Series Final
Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser, Robin Ventura, Kyle Peterson & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
Tue, Jun 28 8 p.m. 2 Series Final
Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser, Robin Ventura, Kyle Peterson & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV
Wed, Jun 29 8 p.m. 3 * Series Final
Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser, Robin Ventura, Kyle Peterson & Jenn Brown
ESPN HD/ESPN3.com/ ESPN Mobile TV

** If only Game 13 is necessary, it will be played at 7 p.m. on ESPN2

That will do it.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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