December 13, 2007
Texas A&M softball fans will once again be able to listen to select road games live locally on Sports Radio 1150 The Zone, it was announced Thursday.
In addition to the over-the-air schedule on The Zone, aggieathletics.com plans to broadcast every pitch of the 2008 season free of charge and worldwide through Aggies All-Access.
?I am very pleased that The Zone has once again chosen to broadcast quite a few of our road games for the upcoming season,? head coach Jo Evans said. ?Giving our fan base the opportunity to follow and support our program when we are on the road is something our team and staff appreciate very much.?
Included in the broadcast schedule are games against defending national champion Arizona and Women?â„¢s College World Series participants Washington and Baylor. Other Big 12 games set to be aired on 1150 AM include road contests at Iowa State, Texas, Oklahoma State and Nebraska.
Broadcasts will begin 15 minutes prior to the first pitch. The list of Aggie softball games carried on The Zone is subject to change.
Sports Radio 1150 The Zone, along with its partner station, News/Talk 1620 WTAW, are the flagship stations for Texas A&M Athletics. Football, men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball are all aired on the stations, along with numerous weekly and daily Aggie coaches' shows.
Gabe Bock, associate sports director at The Zone, is in his first season with Aggie softball and will handle play-by-play duties for all the home games while Louie Belina The Zone?â„¢s program director will handle play-by-play on the road. A&M Director of Softball Operations Stephen Grove will provide commentary on most away broadcasts while Clint Netherland will join the broadcasts at home.
The 2008 softball team is coming off its first trip to the Women?â„¢s College World Series under head coach Jo Evans. The Aggies made their sixth straight NCAA tournament appearance, winning both the College Station Regional and Super Regional to advance to Oklahoma City.
The official home of Texas A&M Athletics, aggieathletics.com is in its sixth season of broadcasting A&M softball games worldwide on the internet. Through its partnership with CSTV, Aggies All-Access brings fans free live and on-demand audio and video content all season long. Click on the "Aggies All-Access" logo on the front page of aggieathletics.com to sign up or for more information.
The Aggies will begin the 2008 campaign on Feb. 8 at the Cathedral City Kickoff in Cathedral City, Calif.
Sports Radio 1150 The Zone Broadcast Schedule
Date Opponent Broadcast Time
Feb. 8 Cal Poly 5:15 p.m.
Feb. 9 Oregon St. 2:45 p.m.
Feb. 10 Utah St. 10:45 a.m.
Feb. 16 Arizona 1:45 p.m.
Feb.16 Notre Dame 6:15 p.m.
Feb. 17 Washington 11:45 a.m.
Feb. 29 Georgia Tech 5:15 p.m.
Mar. 2 N.C. State 8:45 a.m.
Mar. 14 San Diego 8:45 p.m.
Mar. 15 Cal St. Fullerton 3:15 p.m.
Mar. 15 San Diego St. 8:45 p.m.
Mar. 16 Long Beach St. 11:45 a.m.
Mar. 19 Baylor 6:15 p.m.
Mar. 26 Baylor 6:15 p.m.
April 5 Iowa St. 1:45 p.m.
April 6 Iowa St. 11:45 a.m.
April 9 Texas 6:15 p.m.
April 16 Oklahoma St.- Game 2 7:15 p.m.
April 26 Nebraska 1:45 p.m.
April 27 Nebraska 11:45 a.m.
April 30 Texas 6:15 p.m.