Softball To Appear on ESPN Networks Four Times at Clearwater Invitational

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida State softball team will appear on national television four times in four days at the Clearwater Invitational on Feb. 15-18 ESPN announced on Monday afternoon. Florida State is the only team in the invitational to have all of their games broadcasted by ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. FSU is slated to play four top 10 teams in four days.

FSU will open up against No. 3 Stanford on ESPNU on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. Stanford qualified for the Women's College World Series Semifinals in 2023 before falling to eventual national champion Oklahoma. This will be just the fifth time Stanford and FSU have met and the first time since 2017. The all-time series is split 2-2.

The gauntlet will continue on Friday, Feb. 16 as the Seminoles will take on No. 8 UCLA at 1 p.m. on ESPNU. This marks the third consecutive season and the fourth time in the last five years that the two teams have met in Clearwater. FSU has won nine out of the last 13 matchups against the Bruins.

Saturday, Feb. 17 will be a rematch of last year's Super Regional as the Seminoles and Georgia Bulldogs will battle once again at 10 a.m. on ESPN2. FSU dominated the Bulldogs in the Tallahassee Super Regional last season with an 8-1 win in game one and a 4-2 win in game two to advance to the Women's College World Series. FSU has won the last five contests against Georgia.

For the third consecutive season, FSU will play in the primetime slot on ESPN on Sunday night as they will face No. 2 Tennessee at 8 p.m. on ESPN. The two teams met in last year's Women's College World Series Semifinal where FSU prevailed 5-1 to advance to the Championship Series. The Seminoles have won three straight against the Volunteers and four out of the last five.

Since the start of the 2022 season, FSU has played 48 games on national television posting a staggering 43-5 record in those 48 games.

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FSU Softball Clearwater Invitational TV Schedule

Feb. 15 - Stanford vs. FSU - 4 p.m. - ESPNU
Feb. 16 - UCLA vs. FSU - 1 p.m. - ESPNU
Feb. 17 - Georgia vs. FSU - 10 a.m. - ESPN2
Feb. 18 - Tennessee vs. FSU - 8 p.m. - ESPN

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Softball To Appear on ESPN Networks Four Times at Clearwater Invitational

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