WARREN, Pa. – The YDL Sports Network will be broadcasting three PIAA second-round baseball playoff games Thursday, June 8.
The day will start with a District 9 vs. District 10 showdown at noon when District 10 runner-up Saegertown takes on District 9 champion Clarion in Class 1A from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. The Clarion American Legion Post 66 is sponsoring this game through the Clarion Baseball Booster Club as well as Burford & Henry Real Estate/Showcase Homes, Daddy’s in Clarion, Tionesta Builders Supply, the Allegheny Grille in Foxburg, All American Awards & Engraving, the Warren County Visitors Bureau, Hunter’s Station Golf Club, The North Washington Rodeo, The Rehab Centre, and Janney Montgomery Scott in Clarion.
Action continues at 3 p.m. in Class 2A when District 9 runner-up Karns City faces District 6 champion Bald Eagle Area at Showers Field in DuBois. The Karns City Hardball Club is sponsoring this game along with the Allegheny Grille in Foxburg, Tionesta Builders Supply, All American Awards & Engraving, Janney Montgomery Scott, Hunter’s Station Golf Club, the North Washington Rodeo, The Rehab Centre, and the Warren County Visitors Bureau.
The day concludes in Class 3A with District 9 champion Punxsutawney facing District 6 champion Philipsburg-Osceola at 5:30 p.m. from Showers Field in DuBois. This game is being brought to you by the following sponsors: Joe’s Drive-in, Grange Lime & Stone, Dr. Douglas Fugate, MD., William Cub Jr. and SKG Wealth Management, The Kengersky Insurance Agency, the North Washington Rodeo, The Rehab Centre, and Hunter’s Station Golf Club.
Chris Rossetti has the call of the game from Westminster while Andy Close has the call of the games from DuBois.
Editor’s note: We have been asked a couple of times why we don’t broadcast all the games. Enough times, we believe being transparent would help people understand the process. We would love to be able to do all the games, it just isn’t feasible. Just to let everyone know, the PIAA charges $300 per game in this round (it was $250 in the first round and $350 the next round if NFHS doesn’t come in and take the opportunity to do the game away from us and charge the public to watch the games) and that is before we make any money as a company. That’s just the rights fee to get in the door per game. In addition, we are still a small company with a staff of three. After paying the rights fee, we would need to pay additional people to broadcast games we can’t get to. These are all things we are willing to do if we can find ways to afford to do them and find staffing to do them. If you or someone you know are interested in our services and would like to sponsor games or help with broadcasts in the future, please reach out to us and let us know. We would be more than happy to have those discussions. Please don’t take this any other way than us being upfront and honest as to why we can’t do all the games. We aren’t complaining about the fees or the cost, just letting people who may not know those costs exist know that they exist.
