The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Picked Twice For ESPNU Thursday Night Baseball
11/24/2010 | Baseball
Nov. 24, 2010
OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss baseball team will be featured twice this season in a new television deal announced on Wednesday by the Southeastern Conference and ESPN.
The new package will feature a Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week on ESPNU and run for seven weeks through the completion of the season. The new package begins on Thursday, April 7.
"ESPNU is thrilled to feature a seven-week SEC Thursday night baseball series," said Rosalyn Durant, Vice President, ESPNU. "Showcasing the vast talent of SEC baseball is great for the sport, fans, league and ESPNU. We appreciate the partnership with the SEC in creating this consistent Thursday night national package."
"The Thursday night package of SEC games on ESPNU is a great opportunity for us to showcase the outstanding baseball that is played in our conference," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. "The ESPNU package will be able to draw attention to the outstanding game-day atmosphere we have at our baseball stadiums as well as the rich tradition and history of SEC baseball."
Ole Miss will be a part of the broadcast twice this season, once on the road and once at home. The Rebels' series at Auburn (April 21-23) will be featured by the network, as will the Rebels' final home series against in-state rival Mississippi State (May 12-14). The Rebels are one of only two teams in the league to be featured twice in the Thursday night broadcast.
The series' being covered as a part of the Thursday night package will shift from Friday-Sunday dates to Thursday-Saturday dates and fans should make plans according to these changes.
Other contests throughout the season will still be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks as a part of the existing television contract between the SEC and ESPN.