Kevin Fountain, Athletic Communications (Photo Courtesy of St. John’s Athletics)
QUEENS, N.Y. (Feb. 12, 2014) – As part of a production agreement with ESPN, the St. John’s University Television Network (SJU-TV) will produce eight Red Storm softball games this spring that will be carried live in H.D. to more than 86 million homes on ESPN3.
“We are so fortunate to have the qualified staff and expertise to produce our softball games on ESPN3,” said head coach Amy Kvilhaug. “It’s great that our family, friends and alumni from around the country are able to watch our games and allows everyone to remain connected to the program in a way that many teams are not able to do.”
A total of 27 live St. John’s events will be produce by SJU-TV for ESPN3 in the spring season, including 14 baseball games, eight softball games and five men’s lacrosse games. Combined with 20 fall events and 15 winter events, SJU-TV will produce a total of 62 live events for ESPN3 by the end of the spring season.
SJU-TV live-game productions feature four- or five-camera H.D. broadcasts with full graphics integration, instant replay, and both a play-by-play announcer and color analyst to give fans a high-quality viewing experience. Each SJU-TV broadcast is crewed by a 15-person team consisting of local television professionals and St. John’s undergraduate and graduate students that are enrolled in a video production course in the University.
2014 St. John’s Softball ESPN3 Schedule
March 29 vs. Butler (DH) Noon
March 30 vs. Butler 11 a.m.
April 17 vs. Seton Hall (DH) Noon
April 26 vs. Creighton (DH) Noon
April 27 vs. Creighton 11 a.m.
About SJU-TV
SJU-TV is St. John’s University’s broadcast platform, which generates live and on-demand content for St. John’s Athletics. Content produced by SJU-TV has appeared on RedStormSports.com – the official athletics website of St. John’s University – as well as third-party outlets, including ESPN3, SNY and CBS Sports Network. SJU-TV produced a total of 110 live events in 2012-13, including 60 that were distributed by ESPN3.
About ESPN3
ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN and Xbox LIVE to Gold members. The network is currently available to more than 86 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
For all the latest news on the St. John’s softball team, log on to RedStormSports.com and follow the team (@StJohnsSoftball) on Twitter. You can join the conversation with #SJUSB. If you would like to be added to the St. John’s softball mailing list, send an email to stjcommunications@stjohns.edu with the subject line “Softball Mailing List”.
