List of College World Series broadcasters
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Through 1987, the College World Series was a pure double-elimination event. The format was changed in 1988, when the tournament was divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, with the survivors of each bracket playing in a single championship game. The single-game championship was designed for network television, with the final game on CBS on Saturday afternoon.
In 2003, the tournament returned entirely to cable television on ESPN, which had been covering all of the other games of the CWS since 1982 (and a partial schedule since 1980).[1] The championship final became a best-of-three series between the two bracket winners, with games scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings. In the results shown here, Score indicates the score of the championship game(s) only.
The following is a list of the American television networks and announcers that have broadcast the College World Series.
Television by decade[]
2020s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
2021 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson | Kris Budden |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2010s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
2019 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson | Kris Budden |
2018 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson | Laura Rutledge |
2017 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson | Laura Rutledge |
2016 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson | Kaylee Hartung and Alex Cora |
2015 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Kyle Peterson and Aaron Boone | Jessica Mendoza and Kaylee Hartung |
2014 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | Kyle Peterson and Aaron Boone | Jessica Mendoza and Jaymee Sire |
2013 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Orel Hershiser and Kyle Peterson | Jessica Mendoza and Kaylee Hartung |
2012 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Orel Hershiser and Kyle Peterson | Jenn Brown and Jessica Mendoza |
2011 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura | Jenn Brown and Jessica Mendoza |
2010 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura | Erin Andrews and Kyle Peterson |
2000s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
2009 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura | Erin Andrews and Kyle Peterson |
2008 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Orel Hershiser | Erin Andrews |
2007 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Orel Hershiser | Erin Andrews |
2006 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Harold Reynolds | |
2005 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Harold Reynolds | |
2004 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Harold Reynolds | Kyle Peterson |
2003 | ESPN | Mike Patrick | Harold Reynolds | Dave Ryan |
2002 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Rick Cerone | |
2001 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Ray Knight | |
2000 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Jerry Kindall |
1990s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field Reporter(s) |
1999 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Joe Carter | |
1998 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Fred Lynn | |
1997 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Fred Lynn | |
1996 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Steve Garvey | Michele Tafoya |
1995 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Jeff Torborg | Michele Tafoya |
1994 | CBS | Greg Gumbel[2] | Jeff Torborg | Lesley Visser and Ron Fraser |
1993 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat | |
1992 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat | |
1991 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat | |
1990 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Jim Kaat |
1980s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
1989 | CBS | Brent Musburger[3] | Joe Morgan[4] |
1988 | CBS | Brent Musburger[5] | Rick Monday |
1987 | ESPN | Sam Rosen | Joe Morgan |
1984 | ESPN | Sam Rosen | Jim Price |
Radio by decade[]
2020s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
2021 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2010s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
2019 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
2018 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
2017 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | John Bishop |
2016 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Gary Sharp |
2015 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Gary Sharp |
2014 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Gary Sharp |
2013 | Dial Global/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | Ted Emrich |
2012 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | |
2011 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Scott Graham | |
2010 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler |
2000s[]
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
2009 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | ||
2008 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Jerry Trupiano | |
2007 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Jerry Trupiano | |
2006 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | ||
2005 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | ||
2004 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | ||
2003 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler |
Basic television broadcaster overview[]
- 1980[6]-1981[7] - ESPN (selected games of the CWS)
- 1982[8]-1987[9] - ESPN (entire CWS)
- 1988-1990 - CBS (championship game); ESPN[10][11][12] (remainder of CWS)
- 1991-2002 - CBS (championship game plus one game on first Saturday); ESPN (remainder of CWS)
- 2003–present - ESPN (entire CWS)
Note: ESPN aired some of these games on ESPN2[13]
References[]
- ^ "Decades of Success". Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ Jun 14, 1994 - NBC used halftime to introduce Greg Gumbel as baseball All-Star host a day after he exited CBS via Oklahoma's College World Series triumph over Georgia Tech. Game 3 had a 15.0 overnight composite, way behind last year's 19.6 for Suns- Bulls triple overtime. NBC has Game 4 tomorrow night ...
- ^ Jun 9, 1989 - CBS' Thursday night NBA Finals telecast had a notable absentee: host Brent Musburger. Musburger left his NBA Finals chair - Pat O'Brien filled in - to go to Omaha to prepare for Saturday's College World Series baseball final. Musburger and CBS face the problem that, as Musburger ...
- ^ Jun 12, 1989 - CBS' College World Series title game. 5. NBC SportsWorld Sports Fantasy, Pazienza-Burgese fight. Hustle award: 1. ... CBS' College World Series coverage, with Musburger and Joe Morgan as announcers coupled with informative graphics and touching shots of Wichita State players ...
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- ^ "College World Series on ESPN - Google Search". www.google.com.
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- ^ "College World Series on ESPN2 - Google Search". www.google.com.
External links[]
- CBS Sports
- College baseball on television in the United States
- College World Series
- ESPN announcers
- ESPN2
- Lists of announcers of American sports events
- College baseball in the United States lists
- College baseball announcers in the United States