Gator Baseball Announces Complete TV Schedule
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 | Baseball
The Southeastern Conference announced its official 2012 SEC Baseball television schedule on Wednesday, the third under the league's landmark 15-year contract with ESPN. Florida will have a total of 12 games as part of the league's regular-season package that includes 66 broadcasts in 2012, as well as another 10 on its regional sports network partner, Sun Sports/FOX Sports Florida. The Gators will also have at least 20 contests carried on GatorVision Online, a live streaming video and audio service available through GatorZone.com.
All of the games from the 2012 SEC Tournament will continue to be televised, with the championship game airing again nationally on ESPN2. The SEC television package is derived from broadcasts on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FSN, SportSouth and CSS. In addition, ESPN3 will also stream all broadcasts live online.
SEC schools maintain the rights to air additional games not included in the official SEC package with various television outlets, including official SEC television partners. More than 50-60 additional games are set to be broadcast, bringing the total number of SEC baseball games broadcast in 2012 to 120 games or more.
ESPNU's previously announced Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week will begin Thursday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. and run eight weeks through May 17. The first Thursday night game will feature No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 South Carolina in a rematch of last season's College World Series Finals. The weekly game will feature a live 30-minute pregame show from ESPNU studios at 7 p.m. each week, focusing on baseball news and updates from around the league. ESPN networks will air 18 SEC baseball broadcasts this season. All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will be broadcast in high definition.
The Gators' first television appearance of the season through the package with Sun Sports/FOX Sports Florida will take place on opening night, when they begin the campaign against No. 16 Cal State Fullerton at McKethan Stadium. The television schedule for O'Sullivan's club also features six games against Sunshine State rivals and three contests against SEC competition. Visits to Gainesville by Vanderbilt (March 18) and LSU (April 6) will be aired, as well as the opener of the series at Ole Miss (March 30). Non-conference matchups with UCF (Feb. 22 in Gainesville), Miami (Fla.) (March 4 in Coral Gables), Florida Gulf Coast (March 11 in Gainesville), Florida State (March 27 in Jacksonville and April 10 in Tallahassee) and North Florida (April 3 in Jacksonville) will also be shown.
The GatorVision Online schedule will begin on opening night, Feb. 17, when No. 16 Cal State Fullerton visits to raise the curtain on the 56-game regular season. All three games of the series between the Gators and Titans will be carried online. Other non-league opponents in the package for subscribers include UCF (Feb. 22), William & Mary (Feb. 24-26), Florida Gulf Coast (March 11), Florida State (March 13), USF (April 24) and North Florida (May 8).
Encounters with SEC rivals Vanderbilt (March 16 & 18), LSU (April 6-7), Arkansas (April 27-28) and Mississippi State (May 11-13) will be available too. Fans can find more information about GatorVision Online by visiting www.gatorvision.tv.
Last season, Florida finished with a school-record 53 wins and was the runner-up at the NCAA College World Series for the second time with an overall record of 53-19. In a campaign filled with highlights, O'Sullivan's club shared the SEC Championship with South Carolina and Vanderbilt, captured its first SEC Tournament title since 1991, swept the NCAA Gainesville Regional and claimed the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional on its way to Omaha for second-straight season and the seventh time in the program's history. UF returns 18 letterwinners, including seven position starters and nine pitchers, and welcomes its fourth-consecutive top-10 recruiting class.
Top-ranked Florida will kick off its 2012 campaign next Friday, Feb. 17, by hosting No. 16 Cal State Fullerton at 7 p.m. Ticket information for season tickets and single games is available by calling the Gator Ticket Office at 1-800-34-GoUF or by visiting www.GatorZone.com/tickets. The 2012 SEC regular season begins Friday, Feb. 17, with conference play set to begin Friday, March 16. The SEC Tournament will be played at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., May 22-27.
Florida Games On the 2012 SEC Baseball Television Schedule
| Sat., March 17 | Vanderbilt (CSS) | 1 p.m. |
| Thurs., March 22 | at South Carolina (ESPNU) | 7:30 p.m. |
| Fri., March 23 | at South Carolina (CSS) | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., March 24 | at South Carolina (CSS) | 1 p.m. |
| Thurs., April 5 | LSU (ESPNU) | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat., April 14 | at Tennessee (SPSO) | 3 p.m. |
| Fri., April 20 | Georgia (CSS) | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., April 21 | Georgia (CSS) | 8 p.m. |
| Sun., April 22 | Georgia (ESPN2) | 3 p.m. |
| Sun., April 29 | Arkansas (ESPN) | 3:30 p.m. |
| Thurs., May 3 | at Kentucky (ESPNU) | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sat., May 5 | at Kentucky (CSS) | 4 p.m. |
All times Eastern
FSSO - Includes FOX Sports South, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Houston
SPSO - Includes SportSouth, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Southwest, FOX Sports Houston and FOX Sports South in Kentucky
CSS - Includes Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast, CST (Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida), Brighthouse Sports Network (Florida), Time Warner Cable (Carolinas), Insight Cable (Kentucky)
2012 Sun Sports/FOX Sports Florida TV Schedule
| Fri., Feb. 17 | Cal State Fullerton** (FS-FL) | 7 p.m. |
| Wed., Feb. 22 | UCF (FS-FL) | 7 p.m. |
| Sun., March 4 | at Miami (Fla.) (FS-FL) | 1 p.m. |
| Sun., March 11 | Florida Gulf Coast (SUN) | 1 p.m. |
| Sun., March 18 | Vanderbilt (FS-FL) | 1 p.m. |
| Tues., March 27 | vs. Florida State (SUN) | 7 p.m. |
| Fri., March 30 | at Ole Miss** (SUN) | 7:30 p.m. |
| Tues., April 3 | at North Florida** (SUN) | 6 p.m. |
| Fri., April 6 | LSU (FS-FL) | 7 p.m. |
| Tues., April 10 | at Florida State (FS-FL^/SUN**) | 6 p.m. |
**North/Central Florida only
^South Florida
2012 GatorVision Online Baseball Schedule
| Fri., Feb. 17 | Cal State Fullerton* | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., Feb. 18 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 p.m. |
| Sun., Feb. 19 | Cal State Fullerton | 1 p.m. |
| Tues., Feb. 22 | UCF* | 7 p.m. |
| Fri., Feb. 24 | William & Mary | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., Feb. 25 | William & Mary | 4 p.m. |
| Sun., Feb. 26 | William & Mary | 1 p.m. |
| Sun., March 11 | Florida Gulf Coast* | 1 p.m. |
| Tues., March 13 | Florida State | 7 p.m. |
| Fri., March 16 | Vanderbilt | 7 p.m. |
| Sun., March 18 | Vanderbilt* | 1 p.m. |
| Fri., April 6 | LSU* | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., April 7 | LSU | 4 p.m. |
| Tues., April 24 | USF | 7 p.m. |
| Fri., April 27 | Arkansas | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., April 28 | Arkansas | 7 p.m. |
| Tues., May 8 | North Florida | 7 p.m. |
| Fri., May 11 | Mississippi State | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., May 12 | Mississippi State | 7 p.m. |
| Sun., May 13 | Mississippi State | 1 p.m. |
*Stream of television broadcast
