SEC Announces Gator Baseball TV Schedule
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – ESPN's SEC Network will swing into its inaugural baseball season with 80 games slated to air on the network dedicated to Southeastern Conference sports, part of more than 100 planned across television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or SEC Network). The new network will quadruple SEC baseball's coverage over last year's nationally-televised schedule.
In addition to those games, more than 350 matchups will be digitally-exclusive SEC Network + events available on SECNetwork.com and WatchESPN. In total, more than 450 SEC baseball games will be available to fans this season.
The schedule is highlighted with a special night of Bases Loaded Coverage on Friday, May 15, whipping around between games the weekend prior to the SEC Baseball Tournament.
SEC Network and ESPN2 will conclude the regular season with comprehensive coverage of the SEC Baseball Tournament, marking the first time the entire tournament has aired on national television.
Last season, Florida won its third SEC title in the past five seasons and advanced to NCAA Regionals for the seventh year in a row, the longest run in school history. The Gators have also reached the College World Series in three of the past five campaigns. UF has close to half of its games versus opponents who advanced to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, including home series against Alabama, Kentucky, Miami and South Carolina, and will have a pair of road series against teams that advanced to Omaha (Ole Miss and Vanderbilt). The Gators return 22 letterwinners and are bolstered by the nation's No. 3 recruiting class from Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game.
The Gators are counting the days down until the season opener on February 13. (photo: Tim Casey)
Below is the current TV schedule for the Orange and Blue (all times Eastern):
Saturday, Feb. 14 vs. Rhode Island: SEC Network+, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15 vs. Rhode Island: SEC Network+, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 vs. Florida A&M: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 20 vs. Miami (FL): SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21 vs. Miami (FL): SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 22 vs. Miami (FL): SEC Network+, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4 vs. UCF: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 6 vs. Maine: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 vs. Maine: SEC Network+, 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 vs. Maine: SEC Network+, 1 p.m.
Friday, March 13 vs. Tennessee: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 14 vs. Tennessee: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 15 vs. Tennessee: SEC Network+, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, March 17 vs. Florida State: SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 20 at Ole Miss: SEC Network+, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21 at Ole Miss: SEC Network+, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 at Ole Miss: ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 26 vs. Alabama: SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 27 vs. Alabama: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 28 vs. Alabama: SEC Network+, 1 p.m.
Friday, April 3 at Missouri: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 at Missouri: SEC Network+, 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 at Missouri: SEC Network+, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7 vs. Stetson: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 10 vs. South Carolina: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 vs. South Carolina: SEC Network, 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 12 vs. South Carolina: SEC Network, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, April 14 at Florida State: ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 17 at Mississippi State: SEC Network+, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 18 at Mississippi State: SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 at Mississippi State: ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 vs. Bethune-Cookman: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 24 vs. Kentucky: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 vs. Kentucky: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 26 vs. Kentucky: SEC Network+, 12:30 p.m.
Friday, May 1 at Georgia: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 2 at Georgia: ESPNU, 12 p.m.
Sunday, May 3 at Georgia: SEC Network+, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5 vs. USF: SEC Network, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 7 at Vanderbilt: ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8 at Vanderbilt: SEC Network+, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9 at Vanderbilt: SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Thursday, May 14 vs. Auburn: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 15 vs. Auburn: SEC Network+, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 16 vs. Auburn: SEC Network+, 1 p.m.
A channel finder for the SEC Network, along with other broadcast information, is available on UF's TV/Radio Listings page. Fans can access SEC Network+ through WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
Season tickets for the 2015 Gator Baseball season are on sale and can be purchased online through GatorZone or by calling the Gator Ticket Office at 1-800-34-GATOR from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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