Samantha Ricketts | Mississippi State University Athletics
Samantha Ricketts | Mississippi State University Athletics
SEC, ESPN Announce Softball Television Schedule
The No. 23 Bulldogs will play in the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational, hosted by ESPN Events next weekend (Feb. 17-19). State opens the tournament against Indiana on SEC Network at 11:30 a.m. CT on Feb. 17 and closes the event against UCF on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. on Feb. 19. The remaining three games in Clearwater will be available on ESPN+.
One game of the Bulldog Invitational in Starkville will be carried by SEC Network. The Bulldogs host No. 1 Oklahoma on March 11 at 3 p.m. CT on the conference network.
When MSU travels to Athens, Georgia, their Saturday contest (March 25) against the other Bulldogs will air on SEC Network at 11 a.m.
State's series at Texas A&M (April 8-10) will be the league's showcase series as the Bulldogs and Aggies meet in Bryan-College Station in SEC Network's Saturday-Monday slot. All three games will be carried on the network with first pitches set for 7 p.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. CT.
On Sunday, April 16, a Super Bulldog Weekend crowd will be on display when State hosts No. 9 Alabama on SEC Network at 1 p.m. The SEC's annual All for Alex initiative, which was led by Samantha Ricketts and LSU head coach Beth Torina, will have a special spotlight this year. State and LSU will play on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. on April 22 when the entire conference wears teal to raise ovarian cancer awareness.
MSU will host Kentucky on April 29 at 4 p.m. on SEC Network when the Bulldogs honor their senior class. State's broadcast slate wraps up with a trip to Auburn on May 7. The 11 a.m. first pitch will be broadcast on SEC Network. The SEC Tournament on May 9-13 will once again be broadcast in its entirety on SEC Network from Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The Bulldogs season opener at Florida Atlantic at 5 p.m. on Feb. 9 will be available on C-USA.tv. And the remaining games at the Paradise Classic in Boca Raton, Florida, will be available to stream with a subscription to FloSports.
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