COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball will be televised nationally eight times on the ESPN family of networks, announced Monday by the Southeastern Conference. The SEC continues to partner with ESPN to offer unparalleled coverage of the nation's premier college baseball conference. In addition, SEC Network will again offer 24-7 coverage of the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala., from May 22-27, while also offering Bases Loaded Coverage during the opening weekend of SEC play.
Mizzou will first be featured on national television on Saturday, March 17, at LSU with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. (CT) on SEC Network. Mizzou's midweek matchup with Arkansas State (March 20) has been picked up by SEC Network with a 6 p.m. first pitch.
Next up, Mizzou and Auburn will play two games of its three-game series on the SEC Network. The Saturday game on March 31 will be at 6 p.m. while the get-away-day game Sunday will be at 2 p.m. Mizzou will then make its first ESPNU Thursday Night appearance in 2018 against Vanderbilt on April 19. First pitch for that game is slated for 7 p.m.
Mizzou's matchup with Kentucky on April 27 will feature at 6:30 p.m. first pitch on SEC Network. The Tigers will then be featured again on a Thursday night at Taylor Stadium, this time against SEC East rival Georgia on May 3. First pitch for that game is 6 p.m. Mizzou's final nationally televised game is the Indiana State contest on May 15. First pitch is at 6 p.m.
In addition to Mizzou's eight games on national television, every other Mizzou game, with the exception of the season-opening eight-game trip in Florida, will be on SEC Network+ through the WatchESPN app.
2018 Mizzou Baseball Television Schedule
|
Week |
Network |
Day |
Date |
Time (CT) |
Away |
Home |
|
1 |
SECN |
Saturday |
3/17/2018 |
6:00 PM |
Missouri |
LSU |
|
2 |
SECN |
Tuesday |
3/20/2018 |
6:00 PM |
Arkansas State |
Missouri |
|
3 |
SECN |
Saturday |
3/31/2018 |
6:00 PM |
Missouri |
Auburn |
|
3 |
SECN |
Sunday |
4/1/2018 |
2:00 PM |
Missouri |
Auburn |
|
6 |
ESPNU |
Thursday |
4/19/2018 |
7:00 PM |
Vanderbilt |
Missouri |
|
7 |
SECN |
Friday |
4/27/2018 |
6:30 PM |
Missouri |
Kentucky |
|
8 |
SECN |
Thursday |
5/3/2018 |
6:00 PM |
Georgia |
Missouri |
|
10 |
SECN |
Tuesday |
5/15/2018 |
6:00 PM |
Indiana State |
Missouri |
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