ABL Championship Series LIVE on ESPN
In great news for Australian baseball fans, it has been confirmed that the Australian Baseball League Championship Series will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN Australia and New Zealand, reaching an anticipated audience of 2.5 million homes - without factoring in the massive international audience watching on MLB Network and Fox Sports Asia.
The 2015 Championship Series will be played at Norwood Oval Adelaide, between ADELAIDE BITE and PERTH HEAT, which was the winner of the Preliminary Final Series over Sydney Blue Sox.
Details for the Championship Series are as follow:
2015 ABLCS, Norwood Oval - Adelaide
Game 1 - Adelaide Bite vs Perth Heat
Friday 6 February 19:00 Local (19:30EST) - ESPN Australia
Game 2 - Adelaide Bite vs Perth Heat
Saturday 7 February 19:00 Local (19:30EST) - ESPN Australia
Game 3 - Adelaide Bite vs Perth Heat (if required)
Sunday 8 February 19:00 Local (19:30EST) - ESPN Australia
Although the coverage will be somewhat less than its dimension in United States, support of the baseball public is absolutely vital to help secure further investments into such broadcasts into the future.
Supporters are invited to engage on Twitter, using #ablcs and #ESPNAusNZ