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.

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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

1980s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
1984 ESPN Sam Rosen Jim Price
1987 ESPN Sam Rosen Joe Morgan
1988 CBS Brent Musburger [2] Rick Monday
1989 CBS Brent Musburger [3] Joe Morgan [4]

1990s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
1990 CBS Greg Gumbel Jim Kaat
1991 CBS Greg Gumbel Jim Kaat
1992 CBS Greg Gumbel Jim Kaat
1993 CBS Greg Gumbel Jim Kaat
1994 CBS Greg Gumbel [5] Jeff Torborg Lesley Visser and Ron Fraser
1995 CBS Sean McDonough Jeff Torborg Michele Tafoya
1996 CBS Sean McDonough Steve Garvey Michele Tafoya
1997 CBS Sean McDonough Fred Lynn
1998 CBS Sean McDonough Fred Lynn
1999 CBS Sean McDonough Joe Carter

2000s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
2000 CBS Greg Gumbel Jerry Kindall
2001 CBS Greg Gumbel Ray Knight
2002 CBS Greg Gumbel Rick Cerone
2003 ESPN Mike Patrick Harold Reynolds Dave Ryan
2004 ESPN Mike Patrick Harold Reynolds Kyle Peterson
2005 ESPN Mike Patrick Harold Reynolds
2006 ESPN Mike Patrick Harold Reynolds
2007 ESPN Mike Patrick Orel Hershiser Erin Andrews
2008 ESPN Mike Patrick Orel Hershiser Erin Andrews
2009 ESPN Mike Patrick Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura Erin Andrews and Kyle Peterson

2010s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
2010 ESPN Mike Patrick Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura Erin Andrews and Kyle Peterson
2011 ESPN Mike Patrick Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura Jenn Brown and Jessica Mendoza
2012 ESPN [6] Mike Patrick Orel Hershiser and Kyle Peterson Jenn Brown and Jessica Mendoza
2013 ESPN [7] Mike Patrick Orel Hershiser and Kyle Peterson Jessica Mendoza and Kaylee Hartung
2014 ESPN [8] Karl Ravech Kyle Peterson and Aaron Boone Jessica Mendoza and Jaymee Sire
2015 ESPN [9] Karl Ravech Kyle Peterson and Aaron Boone Jessica Mendoza and Kaylee Hartung
2016 ESPN [10] Karl Ravech Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson Kaylee Hartung and Alex Cora
2017 ESPN [11] Karl Ravech Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson Laura Rutledge
2018 ESPN [12] Karl Ravech Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson Laura Rutledge
2019 ESPN [13] Karl Ravech Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson Kris Budden

2020s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 ESPN [14] Karl Ravech Eduardo Pérez and Kyle Peterson Kris Budden
2022 ESPN [15] Karl Ravech (Game 1)
Mike Monaco (Game 2)		 Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke Kris Budden
2023 ESPN [16] Karl Ravech (Game 1 & 3)
Mike Monaco (Game 2)		 Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke Kris Budden

Radio by decade

2000s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
2003 Westwood One/NRG Media Joe Castellano Kevin Kugler
2004 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Joe Castellano
2005 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Joe Castellano
2006 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Joe Castellano
2007 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Jerry Trupiano
2008 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Jerry Trupiano
2009 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Joe Castellano

2010s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
2010 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler
2011 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham Joe Castellano
2012 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham
2013 Dial Global/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham Ted Emrich
2014 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham Gary Sharp
2015 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham Gary Sharp
2016 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham Gary Sharp
2017 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham John Bishop
2018 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham John Bishop
2019 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham John Bishop

2020s

YearNetwork Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Field reporter(s)
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham
2022 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham John Bishop
2023 Westwood One/NRG Media Kevin Kugler Scott Graham John Bishop

Basic television broadcaster overview

Note: ESPN aired some of these games on ESPN2 [17]

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  3. ↑ 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 ...
  4. ↑ 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 ...
  5. ↑ 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 ...
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