Thursday, May 29, 2008

Atlanta - Comcast / Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) announced today it will offer exclusive live coverage of the Athens Regional of the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The regional is scheduled to be held on the campus of the University of Georgia from Friday, May 30 to Monday, June 2. The Athens regional includes four key teams from throughout the southeast - Georgia (35-21-1), Georgia Tech (39-19), Louisville (21-19) and Lipscomb (32-28). Athens is one of 16 regional tournament sites. Each regional features four teams and is played in a double-elimination format.

The complete broadcast schedule follows:

Friday, May 30
Game 1: Georgia vs. Lipscomb, 3 p.m. ET
Game 2: Georgia Tech vs. Louisville, 7 p.m. ET

Saturday, May 31
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 3 p.m. ET
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 7 p.m. ET

Sunday, June 1
Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3, 2 p.m. ET
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 6 p.m. ET

* Monday, June 2
Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6, 7 p.m. ET
* If Necessary

"CSS' commitment to the best in college baseball coverage continues with the 2008 NCAA baseball tournament", said CSS General Manager Mark Fuhrman. "The Athens regional provides CSS the opportunity to feature four schools located within our southeastern footprint which makes the games even more relevant to our viewers."

About CSS Network

CSS is a 24-hour sports channel serving approximately 5.8 million cable subscribers across twelve southeastern states. Launched in 1999, the network is a partnership between Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications. CSS carries a full slate of college sports programming including over 45 live football games, 110 college football replay games, more than 160 men's and women's live college basketball games and 60 live baseball games, as well as a comprehensive mix of sports news and in-depth sports analysis geared toward fans in the Southeast.