via press release:
ESPN begins its most comprehensive season of college softball to date on Saturday, March 17 on ESPNU at 6 p.m. ET when Ole Miss travels to No. 2 Alabama. The regular season boasts 25 games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU and five games exclusively on ESPN3. The networks cap off the season with seven conference championships and will air games representing 10 conferences throughout the spring.
This year’s schedule includes 22 games with teams in the Top 25 and 9 matchups featuring dueling ranked opponents. In addition to the increase in regular season games, ESPN will air the ACC Softball Championship for the first time on Saturday, May 12, at 4 p.m. as part of ESPN’s new exclusive 12-year agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The season will culminate with multiplatform coverage of the NCAA Women’s College World Series.
ESPN’s returning line-up of college softball analysts includes Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Cheri Kempf, Garland Cooper and Amanda Scarborough with Beth Mowins, Cara Capuano, Mark Neely, Justin Kutcher and Adam Amin on deck bringing the play-by-play each week.
| Date | Time | Matchup | Network |
| Sat, Mar 17 | 6 p.m. | Ole Miss at No. 2 Alabama | ESPNU |
| Sat, Mar 24 | 2 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Winthrop | ESPN3 |
| Fri, Mar 27 | 8 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama at Auburn | ESPNU |
| Fri, Mar 30 | 8 p.m. | No. 3 Florida at No. 14 Georgia | ESPNU |
| 10 p.m. | Hawaii at New Mexico State | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Apr 1 | Noon | No. 25 North Carolina at Florida State | ESPN3 |
| Mon, Apr 2 | 7 p.m. | No. 25 North Carolina at Florida State | ESPNU |
| Fri, Apr 6 | 8 p.m. | LSU at No. 2 Alabama | ESPNU |
| Sat, Apr 7 | 2 p.m. | No. 7 Tennessee at Auburn | ESPNU |
| Sun, Apr 8 | 2 p.m. | Maryland at No. 20 Georgia Tech | ESPNU |
| Fri, Apr 13 | 3 p.m. | Jackson State at Mississippi Valley State | ESPNU |
| 8:15 p.m. | No. 14 Georgia at No. 24 Kentucky | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Apr 14 | noon | LSU at No. 7 Tennessee | ESPN |
| Sun, Apr 15 | Noon | No. 20 Georgia Tech at Florida State | ESPN3 |
| 4 p.m. | LSU at No. 7 Tennessee | ESPN | |
| Mon, Apr 16 | 7 p.m. | No. 20 Georgia Tech at Florida State | ESPNU |
| Wed, Apr 18 | 4 p.m. | South Florida at No. 23 Louisville | ESPNU |
| 6:30 p.m. | South Florida at No. 23 Louisville | ESPNU | |
| Thu, Apr 19 | 8 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama at No. 14 Georgia | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Apr 21 | 1 p.m. | No. 24 Kentucky at Mississippi State | ESPNU |
| Sun, Apr 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Missouri at No. 4 Oklahoma | ESPN |
| Thu, Apr 26 | 7 p.m. | No. 13 Texas at No. 15 Texas A&M | ESPN2 |
| Fri, May 4 | 3 p.m. | Bethune Cookman at Florida A&M | ESPNU |
| Sat, May 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | No. 3 Florida at No. 2 Alabama | ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton | ESPNU | |
| Sun, May 6 | 1 p.m. | No. 13 Texas at No. 4 Oklahoma | ESPN |
| 3 p.m. | No. 3 Florida at No. 2 Alabama | ESPNU | |
| Thu, May 10 | noon | SEC Championship Quarterfinal | ESPNU |
| 2:30 p.m. | SEC Championship Quarterfinal | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | SEC Championship Quarterfinal | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | SEC Championship Quarterfinal | ESPN | |
| Fri, May 11 | 3 p.m. | SEC Championship Semifinal | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | Pacific at Long Beach State | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Pacific at Long Beach State | ESPN3 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | SEC Championship Semifinal | ESPNU | |
| Sat, May 12 | 11 a.m. | SoCon Championship | ESPN3 |
| 3 p.m. | Southland Championship | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | ACC Championship | ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship | ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | SEC Championship | ESPN | |
| Sun, May 13 | noon | Big South Championship | ESPNU |
| Mon, May 14 | 4 p.m. | SWAC Championship (tape delay) | ESPNU |
