ESPN Family of Networks and Sirius XM Cover The 2010 College World Series

Since ESPN’s inception in 1979, one of the events it has covered every year has been the College World Series in Omaha, NE. It’s always a fun event to watch and with this being the final year it’s being played in the venerable Rosenblatt Stadium, it’s a bit melancholy as well. Next year, the event moves to a spanking brand new facility in downtown Omaha. And this could mark the very last event Erin Andrews covers for ESPN as her contract expires on July 1 so get a good glimpse of her covering sports as it very well could be the last time she does it for a while, if at all.

Anyway, here’s ESPN’s press release.

ESPN’s Complete Coverage of the College World Series Begins Saturday

Highlights: Garciaparra Calling Games; Special Tributes about Rosenblatt Stadium

ESPN’s extensive coverage of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship – featuring a scheduled 55 games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV – will continue with all 17 possible College World Series games for the eighth straight year Saturday, June 19, through Wednesday, June 30, from Omaha, Neb.

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV will combine to televise every game, including the best-of-three College World Series Finals, in the network’s 31st consecutive year. Every telecast will be offered in high definition on ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD.

New elements this year include:

• ESPN baseball analyst Nomar Garciaparra will work six game telecasts and provide analysis on SportsCenter from Omaha.
• In celebration of the final year of Rosenblatt Stadium, telecasts will be highlighted by special vignettes and features about the historic stadium and memorable moments of the College World Series in Omaha.

 

• “Farewell to Rosenblatt” vignettes will showcase the great moments and memories since 1950, the first year the College World Series was played at the stadium.
• “My Stadium” vignettes will feature fans and Omaha residents reliving memories of Rosenblatt Stadium.
• Short “Omaha to Bigs” features will include Major League Baseball players discussing their experiences of playing in the College World Series in Omaha.
• Articles, historic video moments and a Rosenblatt video essay on ESPN.com.
• Each telecast will include a look back at the top College World Series plays.

Commentator teams include Mike Patrick with analysts Orel Hershiser, Robin Ventura or Nomar Garciaparra and reporters Erin Andrews or Kyle Peterson; Sean McDonough with analyst Robin Ventura and reporter Erin Andrews; and Karl Ravech with analyst Nomar Garciaparra and reporter Kyle Peterson. Jenn Brown will host SportsCenter segments June 21-23 from Rosenblatt Stadium with analysis from Hershiser, Ventura and Garciaparra.

In addition to traditional coverage, ESPN.com and other digital platforms will provide unique, original coverage of the NCAA Baseball Championship. For the second consecutive year, ESPN will use social networking sites Facebook (ESPNOmaha) and Twitter (@ESPN_Omaha) to provide fans with updates and behind-the-scenes insight into the tournament. Details include:

• ESPN.com and the ESPN Omaha Facebook page will also serve as a location for fans to post comments and photos, and play trivia games.

• ESPN analysts will provide commentary, updates, their perspective of the action and baseball news via Twitter from the Super Regionals through the conclusion of the College World Series.

Of the eight qualifying teams, only Arizona State, which is making its 22nd overall appearance, participated in last year’s event. Arizona State faces Clemson, playing in its first College World Series since 2006 and fourth since 2000, on Sunday, June 20, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com. Matchups include:

• Coverage will begin with Florida State, making its 20th overall College World Series appearance, taking on TCU, making its first appearance, Saturday, June 19, at 2 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3.com 

• UCLA, earning its first berth in the event since 1997, will play Florida, making its first appearance since 2005.
• South Carolina, playing in its first College World Series since 2004, will take on Oklahoma, making its first since 1995.

Coming up after the break, Sirius XM announces it’s airing every game from Omaha.

This is Sirius XM’s press release on the College World Series.

SIRIUS XM RADIO TO BROADCAST EVERY GAME OF THE 2010 MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

NEW YORK – June 17, 2010 – SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that it will broadcast every game of the 2010 Men’s College World Series live in its final year at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Starting with the opening round games on Saturday, June 19, through the Championship Series commencing on June 28, SIRIUS XM will broadcast every game nationwide and in its ent
irety on SIRIUS channels 122/127 and XM channels 143/242. 

The College World Series features the eight Super Regional Champions – Arizona State, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, TCU and UCLA – that emerged from the 2010 National Collegiate Division I Men’s Baseball Championship. The teams compete in a double elimination format with the two finalists facing off in a best-of-three championship series that determines college baseball’s national champion.

That’s it.