Baseball Australia among ASC Media Awards finalists
The media team is in contention for the “Best Coverage of a Sport by an Organisation or Club” award by the Australian Sports Commission for their work covering the World Baseball Classic 2023.
The Baseball Australia media team has been named as a prestigious Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Media Awards finalist.
The team is a Best Coverage of a Sport by an Organisation or Club finalist for their work covering the World Baseball Classic in February/March 2023 across Baseball.com.au, Team Australia Baseball social media, and traditional media.
The Baseball Australia media team at the World Baseball Classic consisted of Kaitlin Mason (Baseball Australia Communications, Marketing and Media Manager), Eric Balnar ( Head story teller, writer, media manager, digital media coordinator and social media), Scott Powick (Head of photography), Wendy Powick (photos and videos), Hugh Whittle (videographer and photo) and Taiki Green (director of Skin in the Game)
"The Australian WBC media crew aimed to bring the world closer to the Australian national baseball team by providing multimedia stories, articles, video, photos and behind-the-scenes content," Baseball Australia said.
"They provided a variety of content in different forms for media outlets across the country to help amplify Australia's historic quarterfinal run at the World Baseball Classic.
“Stories covered a wide range of topics – from baseball-specific stories on strategy and preparation, to how a Japanese town is supporting Australia, to the meaning of an emblem on the jersey, to how the team is living abroad and everything in between."
The other finalists for the Best Coverage of a Sport by an Organisation or Club award are:
Football Australia, Matildas’ World Cup Campaign
Netball Australia, Diamonds’ World Cup Campaign
Paramatta Eels, 2023 NRL and NRLW seasons
The ASC Sports Media Awards are highly coveted by organisations, media outlets and personalities alike. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 2024.
