Huskers to Appear on BTN Five Times

The Nebraska softball team will have a conference-high five games televised by the Big Ten Network (BTN) this season, BTN and the Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday.

Three Husker games will be televised live, while two will air on a tape-delayed basis. Airing live will be both games of Nebraska's home doubleheader with Minnesota on Wednesday, April 10, as well as the Huskers' home matchup with Michigan on Saturday, April 27. Both tape-delayed games will air at 2 p.m. (Central) on the same day of the game and feature matchups at Illinois on Sunday, March 31, and a home contest with Michigan on Sunday, April 28. For fans attending that home regular-season finale with the Wolverines, first pitch has been moved to 11:30 a.m.

Every game that is available on BTN is also available on BTN2Go, a 24/7 live feed of all BTN television programming. Full online access of BTN2Go is only available to subscribers of participating cable, satellite or telco providers. The online service is available at no additional cost to subscribers who already receive BTN as part of their channel lineup. For more information, visit http://www.BTN2go.com.

BTN, which has been assigned television rights from the Big Ten Conference of all 12 Big Ten schools, could also show the Huskers a few more times during the 2013 season. The network will pick up to five "wildcard" games to air at its discretion. BTN will also air both semifinals and the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament, which will be held at Bowlin Stadium May 9-12. The semifinals are set for Saturday, May 11, with the championship game on Sunday, May 12.

In addition to the television schedule, the conference and BTN also announced that five Husker road games will be broadcast on the BTN Digital Network, which requires an additional subscription to watch the internet-only live video feeds. Eleven additional games will air on HuskersNSide, Nebraska's subscription-based video service.

Overall, fans can watch 21 of Nebraska's final 32 games on BTN, the BTN Digital Network or on HuskersNSide. Select internet-only broadcasts of Nebraska's away Big Ten Conference games may be announced at a later date.

2013 Nebraska Softball TV Schedule (all times Central)

BTN
Sunday, March 31 at Illinois (2 p.m.)*
Wednesday, April 10 vs. Minnesota (4 p.m.)
Wednesday, April 10 vs. Minnesota (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, April 27 vs. Michigan (1 p.m.)
Sunday, April 28 vs. Michigan (2 p.m.)*
Saturday, May 11, Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #1 (2 p.m.)
Saturday, May 11, Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #2 (4:30 p.m.)
Sunday, May 12, Big Ten Tournament Championship (Noon)

*tape-delayed broadcast

BTN.com (requires subscription)
Friday, March 29 at Illinois (6 p.m.)
Saturday, March 30 at Illinois (2 p.m.)
Friday, April 5 at Iowa (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, April 6 at Iowa (5 p.m.)
Sunday, April 7 at Iowa (1 p.m.)

HuskersNSide (requires subscription)
Friday, March 15 vs. New Mexico State (6 p.m.)
Saturday, March 16 vs. New Mexico State - DH (1 & 3:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 19 vs. UNO (5 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 20 vs. North Dakota State - DH (2 & 4:30 p.m.)
Friday, March 22 vs. Northwestern (6 p.m.)
Saturday, March 23 vs. Northwestern (2 p.m.)
Sunday, March 24 vs. Northwestern (Noon)
Wednesday, April 24 vs. Creighton (6 p.m.)
Friday, April 26 vs. Michigan (6 p.m.)

*Note: HuskersNSide schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Nebraska Softball Schedule Beginning March 15

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	COVERAGE
March 15	New Mexico State	6 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 16	New Mexico State - 1	1 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 16	New Mexico State - 2	3:30 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 19	UNO	5 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 20	North Dakota State - 1	2 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 20	North Dakota State - 2	4:30 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 22	Northwestern	6 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 23	Northwestern	2 p.m.	HuskersNSide
March 24	Northwestern	Noon	HuskersNSide
March 29	at Illinois	6 p.m.	BTN.com
March 30	at Illinois	2 p.m.	BTN.com
March 31	at Illinois	11:30 a.m.	BTN (tape delayed)
April 3	at Creighton	6 p.m.	TBA
April 5	at Iowa	6:30 p.m.	BTN.com
April 6	at Iowa	5 p.m.	BTN.com
April 7	at Iowa	1 p.m.	BTN.com
April 10	Minnesota - 1	4 p.m.	BTN
April 10	Minnesota - 2	6 p.m.	BTN
April 12	Wisconsin	6 p.m.	None
April 13	Wisconsin	1 p.m.	None
April 14	Wisconsin	Noon	None
April 17	Kansas	6 p.m.	None
April 19	at Purdue	3 p.m.	TBA
April 20	at Purdue	Noon	TBA
April 21	at Purdue	10 a.m.	TBA
April 24	Creighton	6 p.m.	HuskersNSide
April 26	Michigan	6 p.m.	HuskersNSide
April 27	Michigan	1 p.m.	BTN
April 28	Michigan	11:30 a.m.	BTN (tape delayed)
May 4	at Penn State	1 p.m.	TBA
May 5	at Penn State	Noon	TBA
May 6	at Penn State	Noon	TBA