TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona softball team will appear on television 20 times in 2017, the Pac-12 announced. Twenty of Arizona's 24 conference games will be aired by either the Pac-12 Networks or ESPN.
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Sixteen of Arizona's league contests will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks while four games will be carried by the ESPN family of the networks. The four ESPN games are a Pac-12-high while Arizona's 20 total TV games are third behind UCLA (22) and Oregon (21).
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The Pac-12 Networks begins its coverage of the Wildcats the second weekend of league play when Arizona welcomes Washington March 24-26. All three games will be on the Networks.
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Next, Arizona's series with California (March 31-April 2) in Berkeley will be carried by the Pac-12 Networks. Arizona then returns home to host Stanford. Pac-12 Networks will televise games 2 and 3 of the Stanford series.
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All three of Arizona's games at Utah (April 13-15) will be televised.
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Arizona ends the season with three key series, with all nine games set to be televised, including four on the ESPN family of networks.
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The Wildcats host Oregon (April 21-23) to kick off the crucial stretch. Friday's tilt will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks while ESPN2 will come to town for the Saturday and Sunday games.
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UA then welcomes Arizona State (April 28-30) with all three games on the Pac-12 Networks.
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Arizona wraps up the regular season in Los Angeles to face UCLA (May 5-7). Friday's game will be televised on Pac-12 Los Angeles with Saturday's game on ESPNU and Sunday's game on ESPN2.
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Cats on the Tube
March 24 | vs. Washington | 5 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
March 25 | vs. Washington | TBD | Pac-12 Washington
March 26 | vs. Washington | 12 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
March 31 | at California | 4 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
April 1 | at California | TBD | Pac-12 Networks
April 2 | at California | 12 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
April 8 | vs. Stanford | TBD | Pac-12 Networks
April 9 | vs. Stanford | 12 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
April 13 | at Utah | 6 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
April 14 | at Utah | 3 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
April 15 | at Utah | 11 a.m. | Pac-12 Networks
April 21 | vs. Oregon | 5 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
April 22 | vs. Oregon | 2 p.m. | ESPN2
April 23 | vs. Oregon | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
April 28 | vs. Arizona State | 6 p.m. | Pac-12 Arizona
April 29 | vs. Arizona State | TBD | Pac-12 Arizona
April 30 | vs. Arizona State | 5 p.m. | Pac-12 Arizona
May 5 | at UCLA | 5 p.m. | Pac-12 Los Angeles
May 6 | at UCLA | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
May 7 | at UCLA | 1 p.m. | ESPN
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Up Next: Arizona opens the 2017 season with the Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson Feb. 9-12. Arizona hosts Fordham on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. at Hillenbrand to kick off the 2017 campaign.
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Follow Arizona Softball: For further coverage of Arizona softball, visit ArizonaWildcats.com and follow the team's Twitter and Instagram accounts (@UA_Softball).
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