Complete
Coverage of Perfect Game National Showcase to be Broadcast Live on
the Perfect Game/ECoach Sports Network at www.iHigh.com/perfectgame
Perfect Game
is excited to announce that the entire 2012 Perfect Game National
Showcase will be broadcast live from the Metrodome on the newly
established Perfect Game Network sponsored by eCoach Sports and
powered by iHigh.com. The National Showcase begins on Thursday, June
14 and runs through Monday, June 18.
Coverage each day begins at 9:00 a.m. (CST) and in total will
include over fifty (50) hours of live coverage. The Perfect Game
National Showcase is widely recognized as the most prestigious
showcase in amateur baseball where more than 100 Perfect Game
National Showcase alumni having made it to Major League Baseball and
over 1,300 have been drafted. The overwhelming majority of all
attendees since its inception in 2001 have gone on to play at the
NCAA Division I level.
Complete
coverage of the event, including all skills portions, batting
practice, team workouts, and all games will be broadcast live on
iHigh.com and can be found at www.ihigh.com/perfectgame.
One of the highlights of the event will be the Rawlings Home Run
Challenge which will take place on Saturday, June 16 at 8:30 p.m. (CST).
All of the videos will be archived, allowing scouts, recruiters, fans, friends and family members to access the videos at their convenience.
This live
coverage is groundbreaking and the first of its kind for amateur
baseball. “Being able to present the National Showcase in a live,
online digital broadcast through the Perfect Game-eCoach Sports
Network is a great opportunity for our athletes, coaches, scouts and
fans. Scouting and recruiting will forever change with technology
advances that allow us to broadcast our events live on all digital
platforms including the widely popular iPhone, iPad and Android,”
said Perfect Game founder Jerry Ford. “We are extremely excited
about taking this next step and know that recruiting, scouting and
coaching will be easier for everyone involved.” In addition to
live coverage, the entire broadcast will be archived for future
reference at www.ihigh.com/perfectgame.
For a full
schedule of events visit the 2012 Perfect Game National event page:
https://www.perfectgame.org/events/Default.aspx?event=1253
About
Perfect Game:
Perfect
Game USA is devoted to furthering the development and career of the
talented high school baseball player. To that end, Perfect Game USA
produces the very highest national level individual player showcases
and team tournaments all over the United States. These events have
proved invaluable to the college coaching community and major league
baseball as they can scout a large population of talented ball
players all in one location.
About
iHigh.com:
iHigh.com, Inc. is the Global Youth Network and
provides free Web services to schools, students and other youth
organizations around the world. iHigh.com has free Web tools
that allow sports teams, bands and other groups to post live
streaming video, stories, photos, video clips, schedules and other
information to a page customized with the group’s colors and
logos. For more information, go to www.iHigh.com.
About
eCoach Sports:
eCoachSports
is a brand focused on connecting athletes of all ages and skill
levels to experts in their respective sports through digital apps and
state-of-the-art video analysis coaching software. eCoach Sports
provides athletic performance improvement offerings in the form of
online transactions between athletes and expert coaches around the
world without the barriers of time and distance.