Right Down The Middle: Here’s Michele Smith’s Pitch On ESPN’s New Annual Early-Season Softball Event - Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Softball Tournament

6 years ago

Right Down The Middle: Here’s Michele Smith’s Pitch On ESPN’s New Annual Early-Season Softball Event

OKLAHOMA CITY – ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, is adding an annual early-season softball event to its roster for the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball season with the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational. The invitational will take place Feb. 14-17, at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla.

ESPN softball analyst and two-time Olympian Michele Smith, who is covering the Women’s College World Series here, shares more details in the video below.

Kimberly Elchlepp produced the video above.

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ESPN Events Announces the 2025 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield Field

ESPN Events’ owned-and-operated softball invitational is back in 2025 for the sixth year at Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla. (Feb. 13-16) with Shriners Children’s Hospital returning as the title sponsor. EvoShield returns as the presenting sponsor and Visit St. Pete-Clearwater is back as the event’s civic sponsor for the sixth year. The 16-team […]

3 months ago

ESPN Events Announces Network and Commentator Lineup for 2024 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield Softball Invitational

College softball’s premier regular season event returns Feb. 15-18 with an elite 16-team field that features 10 of the preseason top-25 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 fifth year. The four-day tournament – Thursday-Sunday, Feb. […]

7 months ago

ESPN Events Reveals Matchups for 2024 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield Softball Tournament

ESPN Events today announced the full schedule for the 2024 Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield, which heads back to the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla. for the fifth time this February. The four-day invitational will play host to 16 teams, with a total of 40 softball games across ESPN platforms. The […]

10 months ago

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