by Australian Baseball Federation
The Australian Baseball League has announced a new television partnership that will see Fox Sports show a ‘Game of the Week’ throughout the 2012-13 ABL season.
The weekly hour-long program will feature a condensed ABL game along with news, highlights and feature stories from around the league as well as Australian grassroots baseball and Major League Baseball.
Peter Wermuth, CEO of the Australian Baseball League, says expanding television coverage of games beyond the ABL Championship Series and ABL All-Star Game is a significant step forward for one of the country’s newest sports leagues, now entering only its third season.
“We are excited to be able to showcase the amazing talent of our players on a national stage,” says Wermuth. “Having our sport on national television week-in and week-out is essential to increasing baseball’s visibility and accessibility in Australia, not only to die-hard baseball fans but also those new to the game.”
The weekly program will air Thursdays from 4-5pm EST. The ABL games of the week to be featured include:
1st Nov Team Australia vs. Sydney Blue Sox
8th Nov Sydney Blue Sox vs. Canberra Cavalry
15th Nov Brisbane Bandits vs. Sydney Blue Sox
22nd Nov Melbourne Aces vs. Perth Heat
30th Nov Perth Heat vs. Sydney Blue Sox
6th Dec Adelaide Bite vs. Canberra Cavalry
13th Dec Canberra Cavalry vs. Sydney Blue Sox
20th Dec Adelaide Bite vs. Brisbane Bandits
27th Dec Perth Heat vs. Adelaide Bite
3rd Jan Adelaide Bite vs. Sydney Blue Sox
10th Jan Brisbane Bandits vs. Melbourne Aces
17th Jan Melbourne Aces vs. Sydney Blue Sox
24th Jan Sydney Blue Sox vs. Canberra Cavalry
31st Jan Brisbane Bandits vs. Sydney Blue Sox
7th Feb ABL Playoffs Round 1
