The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
01.31.2024 | Softball
34 Longhorn softball games can be watched across six different channels throughout the upcoming season
AUSTIN, Texas – On the heels of Monday's television designation announcement for the 2024 Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational, 29 additional television designations for the Texas Longhorn softball program were announced by ESPN on Wednesday.
In addition to appearing on Longhorn Network, ESPN2, ESPN+ and ESPNU during the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational, No. 8/5 Texas will also appear on SEC Network, ACC Network and ESPN throughout the season.
Texas' highly anticipated three-game series against No. 1/1 Oklahoma (Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7) can be seen on ESPNU (Friday), ESPN (Saturday) and Longhorn Network (Sunday) with first pitch times altered to accommodate television windows. The second game of a three-game series between the Longhorns and No. 9/11 Oklahoma State has been elevated to ESPN2, where the two programs can be seen playing at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 29.
Fans can also find Texas playing on ESPN2 on Saturday, April 13, when the Longhorns square off against No. 22/19 Baylor at 1:30 p.m. at Red & Charline McCombs Field in Austin. The series finale of the three-game series between the Longhorns and Bears on Sunday, April 14 will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network at 1 p.m.
The Longhorns will be featured in the first linear broadcast of the season when Texas and No. 10/8 UCLA square off on ESPN at 8 p.m. CT, marking the first time the two programs have met on a softball diamond since Thursday, June 2, 2022, when UT knocked off the Bruins, 7-2, in the opening round of the NCAA Women's College World Series.
Non-conference trips to Baton Rouge — to play No. 14/15 LSU on Tuesday, March 12 — and Tallahassee — to play No. 3/4 Florida State on Wednesday, March 20 — for Texas can be see on SEC Network and ACC Network, respectively.
Of the 10 top five matchups slated to appear across the ESPN networks, Texas will play in seven, including two contests against No. 3/3 Stanford on Friday, Feb. 16 (ESPN2) and Saturday, Feb. 24 (Longhorn Network). The Longhorns' pair of non-conference games against No. 21/21 Louisiana during the Lone Star State Invitational will also be broadcast on the Longhorn Network.
In total, the Longhorn Network will showcase all home games of the Texas Longhorns, totaling 36 games this season.
In conjunction with the Big 12 Conference and ESPN+, the streaming platform will feature more than 150 regular season softball games.
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