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Documentary on 2015 National Championship Team to Air on ACCN

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The one-hour documentary, 1186 To Omaha, will make its network debut on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 9 p.m. exclusively on ACC network (ACCN) the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The one-hour documentary, 1186 To Omaha, will make its network debut on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 9 p.m. exclusively on ACC network (ACCN) the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports.
 
Produced by Silverthorn Films and narrated by Karl Ravech, 1186 to Omaha, chronicles Virginia Baseball’s incredible run to the 2015 National Championship.
 
Airings of the 1186 to Omaha
Saturday, Jan. 25 – John Paul Jones Arena – 5 p.m. (Meet the Team Event – Doors open at 4 p.m.)
Sunday, Feb. 9 – ACC Network – 9 p.m.
*Additional airings will be announced at a later date

 
1186 To Omaha: 2015 Virginia Baseball will feature:

  • Reflections from head coach Brian O’Connor following devastating CWS Championship final loss to Vanderbilt in 2014 and playing the underdog in 2015 tournament
  • The Cavaliers regional and super regional series wins
  • The moment when Nathan Kirby threw the final out to solidify Virginia’s 4-2 win in the CWS Championship final
  • Reactions following the final out from the title game
  • Accounts from former Virginia stars and World Series Champions Ryan Zimmerman and Sean Doolittle on the culture O’Connor built in Charlottesville

About ACC Network

Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Network (ACCN) is a new 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports that launched on August 22, 2019. Approximately 450 live contests including 40 regular-season football games, 150 men’s and women’s basketball games, and 200 other regular-season competitions and tournament games from across the conference’s 27 sponsored sports will be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming. Together, the ACCN and its digital platform, ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), will feature 1,350 ACC events in its first year. ESPN has been televising ACC content since 1979 and has exclusive rights to every conference-controlled game across all sports and championships.
 
Carriage agreements are in place with the following video providers: AT&T U-Verse, AT&T TV NOW, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Optimum, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, Spectrum TV, Suddenlink, TVision, Verizon Fios, Vidgo, YouTube TV, members of the NCTC, NRTC and Vivicast, among others. All ACCN programming is also be available on the ESPN app to authenticated subscribers. Fans interested in learning more about ACCN can visit www.GetACCN.com.

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