Michigan State University Athletics
Big Ten Network Unveils Softball Schedules
2/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 14, 2008
CHICAGO -
The Big Ten Network will nationally televise 25 regular season softball games and the Big Ten Tournament championship game, all in high-definition, as announced Thursday afternoon.
"The Big Ten Network is thrilled to bring an unprecedented amount of Big Ten softball to a national audience," network president Mark Silverman said. "Fans should really enjoy that all these games will be in stunning HD."
Softball coverage starts with a Big Ten Network quadruple-header on Sunday, March 30.
The Big Ten Network will televise a softball doubleheader every Sunday as well as games on selected Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The schedule includes seven doubleheaders, with 23 of the 25 regular season games consisting of conference match-ups.
The complete regular season television schedule for Big Ten softball appears below, including information on whether the events will be televised live or on a delayed basis. For more information on Big Ten softball, go to www.bigten.org or www.BigTenNetwork.com.
The Big Ten Network launched August 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The network is available through DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-Verse, Insight Communications, WideOpenWest, RCN, Service Electric and nearly 200 other cable operators.
About the Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten Conference is an association of 11 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in student-athletes' lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. Big Ten universities provide approximately $94 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,400 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for men and 13 for women. Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with more than 270 teams. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.
About the Big Ten Network: The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more major men's and women's events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The network is available to all cable and satellite carriers and television distributors nationwide, with most programs offered in stunning high-definition television (HDTV). The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. For more information regarding the Big Ten Network, visit www.BigTenNetwork.com.
2008 Big Ten Network Softball Schedule
Date Time Game Air Time (ET)
Sunday, March 30 11:00am Penn State at Indiana (DH) Live
Sunday, March 30 1:30pm*
Sunday, March 30 12:00pm
Sunday, March 30 2:30pm*
Friday, April 4 4:00pm
Sunday, April 6 1:00pm
Sunday, April 6 3:30pm*
Sunday, April 6 1:00pm Purdue at
Sunday, April 6 3:30pm* Purdue at
Friday, April 11 7:00pm Northwestern at
Saturday, April 12 1:00pm
Sunday, April 13 12:00pm
Sunday, April 13 2:30pm*
Wednesday, April 16 7:00pm
Sunday, April 20 1:00pm
Sunday, April 20 3:30pm*
Tuesday, April 22 4:00pm UIC at Northwestern Live
Friday, April 25 7:00pm
Saturday, April 26 2:00pm
Sunday, April 27 12:00pm Northwestern at
Sunday, April 27 2:30pm* Northwestern at
Saturday, May 3 12:00pm
Saturday, May 3 2:00pm
Sunday, May 4 12:00pm
Sunday, May 4 2:00pm
Saturday, May 10 1:00pm Big Ten Tournament Championship Live
DH = Doubleheader
*Game 2 of each doubleheader begins approximately 30 minutes after first game
