ESPN Events Reveals Television Line-Up

ESPN Events Reveals Television Line-Up for Second Annual St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational Presented by Wilson

ESPN Events’ St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational Presented by Wilson returns to the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla., for its second year, with more than 40 games available on ESPN’s Networks, February 13-16. Each team in the field of 16 will play four to six games over the course of the four days, with the 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) also competing in three exhibition games throughout the weekend.

Games will be available on ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network, SEC Network, ESPN3 and the ESPN App beginning at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, Feb. 13, Alabama vs. Liberty (ESPN3). The schedule concludes with UCLA vs. Florida State on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. (ESPN2).

This year’s field of 16 represents eight conferences and includes the reigning national champion the UCLA Bruins, along with more than 10 teams who ranked in the RPI’s top 25 at the end of last season. Participants are:

Alabama

Florida State

Georgia

James Madison

Kansas

Liberty

Minnesota

Missouri

Northwestern

Oklahoma State

South Carolina

South Florida

Texas Tech

UCLA

Virginia Tech

Washington

2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team
As part of this year’s schedule of games, the 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) will participate in three exhibition games as part of its “Stand Beside Her” tour.  The WNT will face Liberty on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m., Oklahoma State on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. followed by Washington at 12:30 p.m. The Sunday matchups will be available on ESPN3 in the ESPN App.

Tickets for the WNT exhibition games will be available day-of, on-site only. Tickets for the Wednesday Game against Liberty can be purchase at fields 8/9 for $5.00.  Tickets for Sundays game can be purchases as part of the 1-4 ticket at field 1-4  of the Eddie C. Moore Complex.

ESPN’s All Star Talent Roster
The most notable voices in softball will kick off the season with the lead commentator team, featuring Beth Mowins, two-time Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith, Texas A&M All American Amanda Scarborough and Holly Rowe back in the booth for eight games. Additional booth team pairings include:

– Tiffany Greene & Alabama All-American and National Champion (2012) Kayla Braud

– Matt Schumacker & Washington All-American, National Champion (2009) and current Team Canada member Danielle Laurie

– Trey Bender & Arizona All-American and Three-Time National Champion (1993, ’94, ’95) Jenny Dalton-Hill

The Packaged Deal
Co-founded by ESPN softball analysts Amanda Scarborough and Jen Schroeder—along with former Washington standout Morgan Stuart—The Packaged Deal is the number one softball clinic in the world with an elite staff of coaches that includes former collegiate softball stars, All-Americans, national champions and U.S. National Team members. The Packaged Deal Clinic will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16.  Registration for the clinic includes a ticket to watch games taking place on Fields 1-4 for each day of the clinic. More details on the clinics and how to register can be found here.

Ticket Information
All-tournament and daily tickets are sold out for the 2020 St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational.  Fans hoping to catch some of the action can purchase a ticket to watch games taking place at fields 1 and 3 only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Those tickets can be purchased at the gate of fields 1-4 day-of.

St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational Television Schedule

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