No. 16 Texas Softball Featured 30 Times on Longhorn Network in 2019

• More than 125 Televised Games on ESPN Networks; 105 Featuring Ranked Teams
• Best in the Country: 23 of the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Set to Appear

More NCAA Division I Softball than ever will be available this spring on ESPN Networks and ESPN+. ESPN continues to increase its commitment to the sport with more than 125 televised games, more than 1,000 available digitally and the addition of ESPN Events’ inaugural St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational Presented by Wilson.

Games will be available on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, SEC Network+, ACC Network Extra, and ESPN+, the premium direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) and ESPN. All games will also be accessible via the ESPN App.

Must-Watch Match-Ups:

• 23 Minnesota at No. 16 Texas (March 8-10 – Longhorn Network)
• 16 Texas at No. 21 Oklahoma State (March 30 – ESPN2)
• 4 Oklahoma at No. 16 Texas (April 18-20 – Longhorn Network)
• 19 Baylor at No. 16 Texas (May 5 – Longhorn Network)

Additional Schedule Highlights:

• ESPN and ESPN2 Schedule Boasts Best of Big 12: The four ranked Big 12 teams—No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 16 Texas, No. 19 Baylor and No. 21 Oklahoma State—all appear on ESPN and ESPN2 throughout the season, starting with No. 16 Texas at No. 21 Oklahoma State on Sunday, March 24 (ESPN2) and closing out with No. 21 Oklahoma State at No. 4 Oklahoma on Saturday, May 4 (ESPN).
• Longhorn Network: The home of Texas Softball will carry every home game of the No. 16 Longhorns, featuring a total programming slate of more than 40 softball games. Anchoring the schedule is the home series against four-time National Champions, the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (April 18-20). No. 23 Minnesota will also travel to Austin for the Longhorn Invitational and will face Texas three times throughout the tournament (March 8-10). The full Texas softball schedule is available here.
• ESPN App: All televised games are also available via the ESPN App. In addition, more than 1,100 games will be available across SEC Network+, ACC Network Extra, ESPN3 and ESPN+. ESPN’s industry-leading schedule will represent 20 conferences, including the Big 12.
• Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational Presented by Wilson: In addition to the regular season slate, ESPN Events will debut its first ever ESPN owned and operated softball event with the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational held at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla., February 14-17, 2019. The field is comprised of 16 teams for a total of 39 games, 25 of which will be available across ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ESPN3. Full details available here.
• NCAA Division I Softball Championship: Once again, ESPN will be the home of the NCAA Division I Softball post-season, kicking things off with the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Complete coverage details for Regionals, Super Regionals and the Women’s College World Series will be available as the season progresses.

*Game will be shown on tape delay