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ESPN’s coverage of the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship culminates with the College World Series, beginning Saturday, June 16, and Sunday, June 17, on ESPN and ESPN2. For the 16th consecutive year, ESPN will provide coverage of every game in the College World Series, resulting in potentially 17 games over a 12-day span. The CWS will see eight teams vying for the title of national champion, with Washington and Oregon State from the Pac-12; Florida, Arkansas and Mississippi State representing the SEC; North Carolina from the ACC; and, Texas and Texas Tech from the Big 12.
The 72nd MCWS will take place at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, June 16-26/27.
TV Tuesday Audio Segment with Douglas Pucci
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TV Tuesday Audio Segment with Douglas Pucci
joining Scott Nolte on
Y100.1 FM (Northwest Iowa)
The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; subject to change), locations, respective networks and announcing teams:
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Game 1: 3:00 p.m. on ESPN
[#6] North Carolina vs. [#3] Oregon State
Announcers: Tom Hart, Chris Burke, Ben McDonald, Mike Rooney
Game 2: 8:00 p.m. on ESPN
Washington vs. Mississippi State
Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Game 3: 2:00 p.m. on ESPN
[#13] Texas vs. [#5] Arkansas
Announcers: Tom Hart, Chris Burke, Ben McDonald, Mike Rooney
Game 4: 9:55 p.m. on ESPN2
Texas Tech vs. [#1] Florida
Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Monday, June 18, 2018
Game 5: 2:00 p.m. on ESPN
[#3] Oregon State (Game 1 loser) vs. Washington (Game 2 loser)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Chris Burke, Ben McDonald, Mike Rooney
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Game 6: 11:00 a.m. on ESPN2
[#6] North Carolina (Game 1 winner) vs. Mississippi State (Game 2 winner)
Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Game 7: 3:38 p.m. on ESPN
[#13] Texas (Game 3 loser) vs. [#1] Florida (Game 4 loser)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Chris Burke, Ben McDonald, Mike Rooney
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Game 8: 3:20 p.m. on ESPN
[#5] Arkansas (Game 3 winner) vs. Texas Tech (Game 4 winner)
Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Game 9: 8:05 p.m. on ESPN
[#3] Oregon State (Game 5 winner) vs. [#6] North Carolina (Game 6 loser)
Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Game 10: 7:00 p.m. on ESPNU
[#1] Florida (Game 7 winner) vs. Texas Tech (Game 8 loser)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Chris Burke, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Mike Rooney
Friday, June 22, 2018
Game 11: 3:00 p.m. on ESPN
Oregon State (Game 5 winner) vs. Mississippi State (Game 6 winner)
Announcers: Tom Hart, Chris Burke, Eduardo Pérez, Mike Rooney
Game 12: 8:00 p.m. on ESPN
[#5] Arkansas (Game 8 winner) vs. [#1] Florida (Game 10 winner)
Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Game 13: 8:00 p.m. on ESPN
Oregon State vs. Mississippi State
Monday, June 25, 2018
Championship Series Game 1: 7:00 p.m. on ESPN
[#5] Arkansas vs. Oregon State
ESPN announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Westwood One radio announcers: Kevin Kugler, Scott Graham, Ted Emrich
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Championship Series Game 2: 7:00 p.m. on ESPN
[#5] Arkansas vs. Oregon State
ESPN announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Westwood One radio announcers: Kevin Kugler, Scott Graham, Ted Emrich
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Championship Series Game 3: 7:00 p.m. on ESPN (if necessary)
[#5] Arkansas vs. Oregon State
ESPN announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Laura Rutledge
Westwood One radio announcers: Kevin Kugler, Scott Graham, Ted Emrich
