ESPN networks to air 11 Hog baseball games

Arkansas fans call the Hogs during the Razorbacks' 18-4 win over Missouri State in Game 1 of the Super Regional Friday, June 5, 2015, at Baum Stadium.

— Arkansas baseball will have at least 11 regular-season games aired on ESPN's family of networks in 2016, the Southeastern Conference announced Thursday.

The Razorbacks will play seven games on the SEC Network, three on ESPNU and one on ESPN2.

In addition, their SEC opener at South Carolina on March 18 will be part of a Bases Loaded telecast on the SEC Network, in which all seven conference openers will be aired during a four-hour compilation. That game can also be watched in its entirety online on the SEC Network Plus.

The April 14 game against Florida at Baum Stadium on ESPNU is one of three regular-season SEC games with an 8 p.m. first pitch, but the only one on a Thursday. The other 8 p.m. games are LSU at Texas A&M (March 25) and Tennessee at Alabama (March 26).

More games can be picked up by the SEC Network later in the season, as the network has five wildcard selections that allow it to air the best match ups.

All SEC Tournament games will be televised on the SEC Network, with the championship game airing on ESPN2.

Arkansas' three games in the Houston College Classic in February will also be nationally televised. Its games against Rice, Houston and Texas Tech will be aired on the MLB Network.

The Razorbacks open their season Feb. 19 with a three-game series against Central Michigan at Baum Stadium.

Arkansas TV Schedule

Feb. 26 - vs. Rice, 7 p.m. (Houston) - MLB Network

Feb. 27 - vs. Houston, 3:30 p.m. (Houston) - MLB Network

Feb. 28 - vs. Texas Tech, 11 a.m. (Houston) - MLB Network

March 18 - at South Carolina, 6 p.m. - SEC Network (Bases Loaded)/SEC Network+

April 2 - vs. Missouri, 7:30 p.m. - SEC Network

April 3 - vs. Missouri, 12:30 p.m. - SEC Network

April 9 - at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. - SEC Network

April 10 - at Ole Miss, noon - SEC Network

April 14 - vs. Florida, 8 p.m. - ESPNU

April 19 - vs. Creighton, 6 p.m. - SEC Network

April 21 - at Kentucky, 6 p.m. - SEC Network

April 22 - at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. - ESPNU

April 30 - vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m. - ESPN2

May 1 - vs. Texas A&M, 1 p.m. - ESPNU

May 21 - at Mississippi State, 5 p.m. - SEC Network

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally stated that only 10 games would be aired on ESPN's family of networks. However, the initial press release from the UA was incorrect and there are actually 11.