List of College World Series broadcasters
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) |
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 Kyle Peterson |
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) |
1999 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Joe Carter |
1998 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Fred Lynn |
1997 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Fred Lynn |
1996 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Steve Garvey |
1995 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Jeff Torborg |
1994 | CBS | Greg Gumbel[2] | Jeff Torborg |
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 |
Radio by decade
2020s
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
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 | Joe Castellano |
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 | Joe Castellano | |
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 | Joe Castellano | |
2005 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Joe Castellano | |
2004 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Kevin Kugler | Joe Castellano | |
2003 | Westwood One/NRG Media | Joe Castellano | Kevin Kugler |
Basic television broadcaster overview
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 ...
- Jun 1, 1988 - "We've got a College World Series coming up," he said. Hardly incidentally, in terms of Fraser's standing in the baseball community, CBS-TV asked Fraser even before the regionals if he would do the color commentary for Brent Musburger's play-by-play on the College World Series final. ...
- 1980 College World Series on ESPN
- 1981 College World Series on ESPN
- 1982 College World Series on ESPN
- 1987 College World Series on ESPN
- 1988 College World Series on ESPN
- 1989 College World Series on ESPN
- 1990 College World Series on ESPN
- College World Series on ESPN2