- Game 2 of the Championship Series will be the first-ever MCWS game on ABC – Sunday, June 23.
- SEC Network and ACC Network will provide on-site coverage from Omaha with all eight teams representing both conferences
- All the games to stream on ESPN+
ESPN’s first pitch to the final coverage of the NCAA Division I men’s college baseball tournament continues with exclusive coverage of the Men’s College World Series presented by Capital One, June 14-24 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Each MCWS pitch will be broadcast on ESPN platforms from Friday, June 14 through Thursday, June 20 in the double-elimination brackets.
The MCWS best-of-three final featuring the winners of both categories begins on Saturday, June 22 and ends with the crowning of the national champion. ESPN will broadcast a 30-minute pregame show and reveal the winner of the Golden Spikes Award – honoring the nation’s top amateur baseball player – before Game 1 of the Championship Series on Saturday, June 22 (7 p.m. ET). Additionally, for the first time ever, ABC will broadcast an MCWS game with Game 2 airing at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23.
The winner in Omaha will be the 33rdrd and final NCAA champion crowned on ESPN platforms during the 2023-24 college sports season.
ESPN has exclusively presented the Men’s College World Series since 2003 and the company’s history with the event dates back nearly 45 years. ESPN began televising MCWS games in 1980 – within the first year after the network’s initial launch.
On call
Karl Ravechvoice of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball and versatile anchor Mike Monaco will run games serving as the play-by-play voice of the MCWS. Former LSU All-American Ben McDonaldtwo-time All-American and 2001 SEC Player of the Year Chris Burkeformer Big League and Sunday Night Baseball player Eduardo Pérez and that of Omaha Kyle Peterson will serve as expert analysts. Journalists Kris Buddenin its fifth season covering the MCWS and Daniel Wexelmanmaking his third trip to Omaha, completes ESPN’s MCWS team.
Ravech, Burke, Peterson and Budden will make up the team that will call the best-of-three MCWS Championship Series.
Every location, every angle
- Drone: ESPN’s drone footage will provide spectacular aerial views throughout each game.
- MindFly: ESPN will place MindFly BodyCams on first and second base umpires to provide viewers with unprecedented, decisive footage of close games throughout the MCWS. Wearable camera technology uses an AI-stabilized POV camera with built-in microphone.
- Roadman: The TrackMan radar will be used to capture contemporary baseball data including precise pitch speeds, spin and motion, HR distance, exit velocity and launch angle.
- Ultra slowMB: Two Fletcher Sports Nucleus Ultra Slo-Mo cameras will be deployed around the ballpark – one to show the relationship between runners and the ball and one to follow the action at home plate and along the foul lines.
- UmpCam: ESPN will offer an alternate UmpCam telecast on ESPN+ throughout the MCWS and on ESPNU for the best-of-three finals, highlighting the action from the perspective behind the plate.
- Audio Note: To capture the full impact of stadium sounds, ESPN deploys approximately 75 microphones, including RF mics in the bases, buried mics at home plate and on the pitcher’s mound, warning track mics covering the entire field wall exterior and even impact microphones on the foul posts. With additional commentator mics in the booth and on the field and referee mics, more than 100 microphones will be available to capture the action in Omaha.
Omaha titles
- Eight teams, two conferences: For the first time in the eight-team era of the MCWS, the entire field will be comprised of teams from just two conferences. Both the SEC and ACC have four teams in the field, tying the record for most MCWS teams from a single conference.
- Best of the best: The eight teams in the MCWS field include the top four seeds and seven of the top 12 overall. The only unranked team, Florida, was ranked No. 2 in the preseason and was a national runner-up in 2023.
- Perspectives galore: Many top talents will be in action in Omaha, including those from Florida Jac Caglianone, the No. 5 prospect in the MLB Draft, according to ESPN Baseball Insider Kiley McDaniel. State of Florida James Tibbs IIIACC Player of the Year, is ESPN’s No. 13 prospect and UNC’s ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Vance Honeycutt, is the No. 26 ranked prospect. Caglianone is second in the nation with 33 homers, Tibbs shined with a three-homer game in the Super Regionals, and Honeycutt finished Game 1 of the Super Regionals with a home run and led off Game 2 with a leadoff homer.
Expand the game
- The 2024 Super Regionals averaged 501,000 viewers, up 22% year-over-year and the most-watched Super Regional round since 2009. The two best pre-college World Series games on record (among domestic windows) were broadcast during the 2024 Super Regional round, with Georgia vs. NC State Game 3 and Clemson vs. Florida Game 2 both averaging 1.2 million viewers.
- The regional event was the most-watched regional event on record, averaging 308,000 viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, an increase of 16% year-over-year and 59% from two years ago. years.
- The 2024 NCAA Baseball regular season ended as the most-watched season on ESPN platforms since 2013.
- The 2023 MCWS Championship Series was the most watched on record, averaging 2.86 million viewers across the three games.
Coverage of the college network
SEC Network:
SEC Network will provide on-site coverage from Omaha as four SEC schools compete for the conference’s fifth straight MCWS title and sixth in the last nine NCAA Tournaments. Coverage begins Thursday in the SEC Network’s Charlotte studios with host By Nowkhah a preview of the action and a recap of the pre-tournament press conference. On-site studio programming will kick into action Friday with SEC Now live from left field at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Pierre Brûle will host the first three days of studio shows in Omaha, with Just Alyssa support for host functions starting Monday, June 17. Analysts David Dellucci And Todd Walker will be on the table in the first rounds alongside the two hosts. SEC Network will provide live coverage at the end of each day as SEC teams advance. If an SEC team makes it to the championship game, Nowkhah will lead in-studio coverage for SEC Network, joined by Dellucci and Walker.
ACC Network:
The ACC Network’s flagship news and information show, All ACCs, will be on hand in Omaha to cover its record four teams competing in the Men’s College World Series. Host Justin Walters will be joined by analysts Danny Graves And Mike Rooney for a full recap and breakdown each night after the action. Chris Cotter will serve as host to All ACCs June 19 and 20. In addition, ACC MPACCN’s weekday afternoon show from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. hosted by Mark Packer And Taylor Tannebaumwill provide reactions and interviews with winning head coaches and student-athletes throughout the ACC’s run at MCWS.
ESPN.com
ESPN Senior Editors Ryan McGee, Elizabeth Merril And Clinton Yates will report from Omaha for ESPN.com throughout the MCWS. Stay up to date with the latest news at ESPN.com/college-sports
2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship – Men’s College World Series presented by Capital One
All games are broadcast on ESPN+
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platform |
| Friday June 14 | 2:00 p.m. | North Carolina vs. Virginia Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Ben McDonald, Dani Wexelman |
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| 7 p.m. | Tennessee vs. Florida State Mike Monaco, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Kris Budden |
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| Saturday June 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Kentucky vs. North Carolina State Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Ben McDonald, Dani Wexelman |
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| 7 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. Florida Mike Monaco, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Kris Budden |
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| Sunday June 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Game 5 – Elimination Bracket Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, Dani Wexelman |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 6 – Winners table G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner Mike Monaco, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Kris Budden |
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| Mon, June 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Game 7 – Elimination Bracket Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, Chris Burke, Dani Wexelman |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 8 – Winner Bracketing G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Kris Budden |
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| Tuesday June 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Game 9
Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, Chris Burke, Dani Wexelman |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 10
Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Kris Budden |
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| Wednesday June 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Game 11 Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, Chris Burke, Dani Wexelman |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 12 Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Eduardo Pérez, Kris Budden |
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| Thursday June 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Game 13 – If necessary Mike Monaco, Ben McDonald, Eduardo Pérez, Dani Wexelman |
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| 7 p.m. | Game 14 – If necessary Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Kris Budden |
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| Saturday June 22 | 7 p.m. | MCWS Finals Preview and Golden Spikes Awards Kevin Connors, Ben McDonald |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Final Match 1 Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Kris Budden |
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| Sunday June 23 | 3 p.m. | Final Match 2 Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Kris Budden |
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| Mon, June 24 | 7 p.m. | Finals Game 3 – If necessary Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, Kris Budden |
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Platforms and times are subject to change
All Men’s College World Series schedule updates can be found here.