{"id":86288,"date":"2022-05-16T13:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=86288"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:56:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:56:10","slug":"baseball-baseball-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/baseball-baseball-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball, Baseball, Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a slightly busier week than normal for those of us in the ATVN Sports Department for a few reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what new things are going on this week?<\/span><\/p>\n

First, we are welcoming former Major League Baseball player Matt McBride to our on-air announcing team as he will be calling games with us starting this week on the Astound TV Network.<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondly, for the first time ever on our station, we are broadcasting the Colonial League baseball playoffs.\u00a0 We are very excited to be able to focus on those teams for the first time during the spring season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thirdly, with the quarterfinals completed this weekend, we are in the process of putting all our information together for Tuesday’s semifinal broadcasts\u2013and we don\u2019t have a shortage of great storylines to focus on.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scene for Tuesday is now set.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the EPC semifinals, Emmaus and Parkland will square off against each other for the third time.\u00a0 In the first game, Emmaus won by a single run but Parkland had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning before the Hornets shut the door.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Tuesday\u2019s other game, it will feature the area\u2019s top team at the end of the regular season\u2013Liberty, against one of the hottest squads in the area\u2013Nazareth.<\/span><\/p>\n

All four teams split their games during the regular season, so each game will be \u201crubber matches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Be sure to tune in for our coverage starting on Tuesday afternoon!<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, don\u2019t forget to tune into our \u201cSportsTalk\u201d for interviews with local coaches and athletes every Thursday at 7pm on \u201cATVN SportsTalk<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 You can also chime in with a question or comment during our live show or suggestions of which teams we should try to focus on this spring by emailing us<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, for more on all of the teams participating in this week\u2019s baseball playoff action, we had a comprehensive preview of both the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Colonial League playoffs on last week\u2019s \u201cSportsTalk\u201d show, which Astound Broadband video customers can watch for free at any time On-Demand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last but not least, we also have interviews with local baseball and softball teams you will want to check out that were a part of last week\u2019s program as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Come back to \u201cThe SportsTalk Shop<\/a><\/strong>\u201d next week for more information on ATVN\u2019s coverage of local sports in our area, reactions and news from this week\u2019s sports action and more of our top highlights from the past sports seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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