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Press Release  | Press Release | 5/29/2025

Perfect Game & PitchCom Come Together

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

 

PERFECT GAME NAMES PITCHCOM® OFFICIAL ON-FIELD  

COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER THROUGH  

EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP 

 

Sanford, Florida (Thursday, May 29, 2025) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced that PitchCom® has been named its official on-field communications provider through a newly formed exclusive partnership. The agreement marks a significant step forward in modernizing amateur baseball by integrating PitchCom’s® industry-leading, wearable communication technology into Perfect Game tournaments and broadcasts as Perfect Game becomes the first travel baseball organization to partner with PitchCom®. 

 

As part of the multi-faceted collaboration, PitchCom® systems will be deployed at major Perfect Game events throughout the travel baseball calendar, including the DICK’S All-American Classic, the Select Festivals, October’s iconic WWBA Championship, and the National Showcase. This groundbreaking integration enables real-time, secure communication between pitchers, catchers, and coaches, enhancing in-game strategy, improving pace-of-play, and enriching the viewing experience for fans watching on PerfectGame.TV (PGTV). The technology will be used at Perfect Game events for both offensive and defensive use. 

 

"At Perfect Game, innovation is at the heart of our mission to elevate amateur baseball," said Perfect Game CEO Rob Ponger. "PitchCom’s® technology brings a new dimension to player development and competitive integrity, while giving coaches and scouts deeper insights and providing our viewers a more immersive experience." 

 

PitchCom® will be prominently featured across Perfect Game’s communication channels, including email campaigns, social media, PGTV, PerfectGame.org, and live event broadcasts. The partnership underscores a shared commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in amateur sports. 

 

“We are very excited to be partnering with Perfect Game to make PitchCom®’s patented technology available to all its members,” said John Hankins, co-inventor and co-owner of PitchCom®. “This partnership brings cutting-edge Major League tools to the amateur level, empowering players to elevate their game, accelerate development, and enhance on-field safety like never before. Unlike systems that require a cellular or WiFi connection, PitchCom® works everywhere Perfect Game events are held. We look forward to many years of being the Official Coach to Player Communication Partner of Perfect Game.”  

 

This exclusive partnership represents a forward-looking evolution in amateur baseball, offering players, coaches, and audiences the same cutting-edge tools seen at the highest levels of the sport.

For more information please visit: https://pitchcom.com/pages/pitchcom%C2%AE-x-perfect-game-baseball-communication-system

 

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Media contact: 

Greg Casterioto / Gcasterioto@perfectgame.org / (267) 246-5709 

 

 

About Perfect Game 

 

Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing over 9,800+ events, hundreds of thousands of games, and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more than 2,240 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,134 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2023 Draft, for example, 95 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft’s first day had previously attended Perfect Game events. 

 

About PitchCom® 
 

Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, PitchCom® is the leading innovator in electronic communication technology for baseball, softball, and other team sports. Co-founded by engineers and professional magicians Craig Filicetti and John Hankins, PitchCom® revolutionized baseball with its patented encrypted pitch-signaling system—designed to eliminate sign stealing, enhance pace of play, and preserve the integrity of the game.First adopted by Major League Baseball in 2022 as the league’s exclusive on-field communication device, PitchCom® is one of the most significant technological advancements in modern baseball. Its influence has expanded across professional leagues worldwide and into the collegiate ranks, where over 80% of top Division I programs—and every NCAA Men’s College World Series Champion since its introduction—trust PitchCom® for their on-field communication. 
PitchCom®'s patented system features a lightning-fast transmitter and encrypted signal technology. Each button press triggers a unique audio or visual cue, allowing seamless communication with zero delay. Its pre-recorded audio and best-in-class display technology provide unmatched clarity, focus, and game-day reliability. Leasing options make the same major-league equipment surprisingly affordable for youth, high school, and amateur teams. Whether it's the big leagues or local travel ball, PitchCom® is the trusted name in sports communication technology. 

 


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