The 2023 Men’s College World Series kicks off on Friday, June 16.
The games will all be televised on ESPN or ESPN2, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of every game on ESPN+, FuboTV or DirecTV Stream.
Here’s a full guide on the different ways you can watch a live stream of the 2023 College World Series:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2 and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2023 College World Series live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials if you don’t have that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN and ESPN2 are included in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the 2023 College World Series live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
ESPN+
If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, ESPN+ is the cheapest way to watch a live stream of every single game at the CWS:
ESPN+ also includes dozens of other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary and additional original content (both video and written) for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year (or $13.99 per month for a bundle of all three of ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu).
Once signed up for ESPN+, you can watch the 2023 College World Series live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com.
Compatible devices for the ESPN app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 or 5, Xbox One or Series X/S, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, Oculus Go, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2 and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with ESPN, and you can get your first month half off:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2023 College World Series live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials if you don’t have that.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2 and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+ at no extra cost:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2023 College World Series live on the Hulu app or Hulu website.
Compatible devices for the Hulu app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a participating cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials if you don’t have that.
Men’s College World Series 2023 Preview
The 2023 Men’s NCAA baseball tournament is down to its final eight teams — LSU, Florida, Virginia, Wake Forest, Stanford, Tennessee, TCU and Oral Roberts. Those eight teams now play in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, that could go as long as 17 games. The tournament starts on June 16 and runs through June 25 or 26, depending on if the finals go to three games.
The top half of the bracket sees TCU face off with Oral Roberts and Virginia take on Florida on Friday, June 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time. The winners of those two games and the losers of those two games then play each other on Sunday, June 18, also at 2 pm (the two losing teams) and 7 pm Eastern (the two winning teams).
The bottom half of the bracket sees Stanford take on Wake Forest and Tennessee face off with LSU on Saturday, June 17, also at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time, followed by the two losing teams playing Monday, June 19 at 2 p.m. and the two winning teams playing Monday, June 19 at 7 p.m.
In a pre-tournament press conference, LSU head coach Jay Johnson said that he has been an LSU Tigers fan since he was a kid because of what their former coach Skip Bertman did at LSU and he’s so honored to be taking them to the college world series. He also said it started right after his former team, the Arizona Wildcats, were eliminated from the 2021 College World Series on a tough loss.
“It means a lot [to be here]. It started right after the heartbreak of losing in the College World Series. The opening game in 2021 … we played great that night, it was a tough loss in extra innings and then we got elimianted by Stanford and then [LSU] approached me and said, ‘Hey, what do you think about this?’ Probably wouldn’t have gone anywhere else, but the gentleman sitting back there, Coach Bertman, made this the place.
He continued, “I thought, ‘Wow, this is a once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-career opportunity and dream come true, to be a part of this with all those great players … all the great assistant coaches.’ I mean, I grew up, I’m 12 years old, I had an LSU baseball cap on in northern California. Watching the purple jerseys run around Omaha all the time, so to get to coach this team in the College World Series, I have a hard time putting that into words, but it’s pretty special.”
The 2023 Men’s College World Series airs from June 16 to June 26 across the ESPN family of networks.