ACC Lands 14 Televised Games
1/23/2012 7:00:00 AM | Softball
Jan. 23, 2012
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - At least 14 ACC softball games, a new record for the conference, are scheduled to be on an ESPN platform or on the ACC's Regional Sports Network (RSN) during the 2012 season. Maryland will play in at least two of them.
The television schedule features seven conference games during the regular season, including the Terps' April 8 game at Georgia Tech. The final game of the three-game series will be shown live on ESPNU.
For the first time, all seven games of the ACC Championship on May 10-12 in Chapel Hill, N.C., will be on television. The four quarterfinal games on the first day of the tournament will be split between RSN and ESPN3. Both of the semifinals will be on RSN, and the ACC Championship will be on ESPN2.
RSN, which reaches up to 24 million households, includes Fox Sports South, Sun Sports, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, and NESN. All ACC games on RSN will also be available on ESPN3 in locations beyond the RSN territory.
In addition to the events announced Monday, other games may be carried by the ACC Digital Network and by the regional cable partners of various ACC institutions. A complete listing of those games will be announced at a later date.
For more information on the televised games, log on to TheACC.com.
The Terrapins will open the season Feb. 17-19 in Florida Atlantic's Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla. with five games. They will see 2011 NCAA Tournament teams Kentucky and Michigan, as well as Long Island, Wright State and the tournament-host Owls.
In 2011, the Terps earned an NCAA Tournament bid for the second straight year. Maryland hosted the 2011 Regionals at Robert E. Taylor Stadium and welcomed Baylor, Lehigh and East Carolina for Regionals. The Terrapins went 40-19 and were 20-8 at home.
