ESPN Events Unveils Networks and Commentator Pairings for 2025 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield

The Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield, ESPN Events’ owned-and-operated college softball tournament returns to the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla. for its sixth year. The four-day invitational – Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 13-16 – will showcase 16 teams, including six in the preseason top-25.

All 40 games will be presented across ESPN platforms, including 19 televised contests. Games will be available on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network and ESPN+, with the final two games of the invitational slated for ESPN. All games throughout the four-day invitational can also be found on ESPN+ and the entirety of Thursday’s action will stream on Disney+.

Three teams in this year’s field – Alabama, Oklahoma State and UCLA – advanced to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City last spring, while 14 teams earned a spot in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

For the sixth straight year, ESPN will deploy an all-star commentator roster to call the non-stop action:

Field 8: Two crews will split calling the action for Field 8 – Sprouts Field at Eddie C. Moore Sports Complex. The Women’s College World Series finals trio of Beth Mowins, Michele Smith and Jessica Mendoza will reunite in the booth to kickstart the 2025 season. The voice of softball, Mowins, will call play-by-play with Smith and Mendoza serving as analysts. Mendoza is a four-time All-American at Stanford and two-time Olympic medalist, while Smith is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time All-American at Oklahoma State.

The additional Field 8 crew consists of Tiffany Greene managing play-by-play duties. She teams up with three-time All-American, SEC Player of the Year (2014) and Tennessee alumnus Madison Shipman.

Field 9: Matt Schumacker will handle play-by-play alongside Amanda Scarborough, the two-time All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year at Texas A&M.  

Field 1: Play-by-play commentator Mike Couzens will announce the action joined by three-time Arizona All-American, three-time NCAA Champion and 1996 National Player of the Year Jenny Dalton-Hill.

Field 3: Play-by-play commentator Mark Neely will join 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Danielle Lawrie for the call. At Washington, Lawrie was a three-time All-American and NCAA Champion.

Due to a change in scheduling, there have been field changes to the two Sunday primetime games at the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield. The 6 p.m. Alabama vs. Oklahoma State game will now be on Field 8, while the 8 p.m. matchup between FSU and UCF will move to Field 9. All tickets previously purchased for those games will be honored with the field change.

For full tournament details, please visit www.clearwaterinvitational.com.

2025 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield Matchups Schedule

ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events nationwide. In 2024, the 34-event schedule includes four early-season college football kickoff games, 17 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events, the premier regular season college softball and gymnastics events, as well as the Band of the Year National Championship. Collectively, these events account for over 400 hours of live programming on ESPN platforms, reaching 60 million viewers and attracting more than 650,000 annual attendees. Each year, the portfolio of events features more than 20 Division I conferences and hosts over 4,000 participating student-athletes. With satellite offices in more than 10 cities across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans. Follow ESPN Events on Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube. 

About Shriners Children’s:
Shriners Children’s is a leader in providing care for orthopedic conditions, burn injuries, spinal cord injuries and other spine disorders, rehabilitation, sports injuries and craniofacial conditions. We also offer specialized services, including orthotics and prosthetics and motion analysis. We strive to provide the care and support our patients need to reach their goals and discover their full potential. In addition, our healthcare system conducts research to improve our patients’ quality of life and offers outstanding educational programs for medical professionals. All care and services are provided regardless of the families’ ability to pay or insurance status.

Shriners Children’s is a nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. For more information, including the full range of care disciplines, please visit shrinerschildrens.org.

About EvoShield
EvoShield, established in 2005, delivers best-in-class protective gear, training apparel and game uniforms on baseball and softball diamonds. The company’s custom-fitting batter’s protective guards, catcher’s gear and other on-field equipment safeguard players everywhere from travel ball to professional baseball & softball.

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