Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU to Broadcast Baseball's MAC Tournament Games
5/17/2010 12:32:04 PM | Baseball, General
MAC Baseball Tournament Special package offered at a discounted rate of $6.95
Click Here to Sign-up for All-Access. 2010 MAC Baseball Tournament Schedule of Events Wednesday, May 26 - Session I Game 1 - No. 3 Toledo vs. No. 6 Miami, 12:30 p.m. Game 2 - No. 4 Ball State vs. No. 5 BGSU, 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 26 - Session II Game 3 - No. 1 Central Mich. vs. No. 8, Ohio, 7:30 p.m. Game 4 - No. 2 Kent State vs. No. 7 EMU, 4 p.m. Thursday, May 27 - Session III Game 5 - Game 2 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser, 9 a.m. Game 6 - Game 1 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27 - Session IV Game 7 - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 4 p.m. Game 8 - Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 28 - Session V Game 9 - Game 7 Loser vs. Game 6 Winner, 9 a.m. Game 10 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 28 - Session VI Game 11 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner , 4 p.m. Game 12 - Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 29 - Session VII Game 13 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser, TBA* Game 14 - Game 12 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser, TBA** Game 16 - Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner, 1 p.m. (Championship)+#
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – For the second consecutive season, the Eastern Michigan University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will audio stream the baseball games from the Mid-American Conference Tournament, May 25-29, at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. All EMU games will be an Internet-only broadcast available exclusively on Eagle All-Access.
Fans can access the live broadcast by logging on to http://www.emueagles.com/showcase. A MAC baseball tournament subscription package is being offered for a discounted rate of $6.95 to allow fans to tune in for every EMU contest.
Chad Bush will provide the play-by-play with Greg Steiner and Dan Wyar serving as the analysts. The production is a combined effort between the EMU Media Relations Office and SIDEARM Sports.
The eight-team tournament features a bracket of two pools, with the with the winner of each double-elimination pool meeting in a one-game, winner take all championship game. The bracketing reflects the College World Series format as played in Omaha, Neb.
Launched in December of 2005 in conjunction with Syracuse, N.Y. based SIDEARM Sports, EMUEagles.com has recorded more than three million visits and nearly 16 million page views in its four short years.
The school's broadband channel, which is a combined effort between the EMU Athletic Media Relations Office and SIDEARM Sports, has streamed 60 live events during the 2009-10 athletic year with nearly 500 subscriptions having been ordered.
About Eagle All-Access
Eagle All-Access is a "virtual stadium" – a seamless Internet experience – where viewers can follow all of EMU's athletic programs and all of the Eagles' content they desire without ever having to leave. It is one-stop-shop for live games, news conferences, coaches' interviews and up-to-the minute scores, news and highlights. Subscription packages are just $5.95 for a 24-hour pass, $9.95 for an entire month or $79.95 for a full calendar year.
About SIDEARM Sports
Founded in 1996 by Jeff Rubin, Syracuse, N.Y. based SIDEARM Sports has spent the past 13 years providing clients with innovative technological solutions for their web needs. Since its founding, SIDEARM Sports has pioneered technologies in web design, content management systems, e-commerce solutions, and many other areas. SIDEARM Sports has a client list that includes more than 370 athletic clients from around the country including EMU, Cornell University, Davidson College, Drexel University, Bowling Green State University, the University of Hawai'i, Syracuse University and many other NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, NJCAA and collegiate conferences.
NOTE: The #1 Seed in the Tournament will have the choice of Day 1 Game time, therefore game times as noted above are subject to change. Such selection must be made on or before the pre-tournament conference call, scheduled at 11am on Monday, May 24th. Once a selection is made, a revised Tournament Bracket will be issued by the MAC Office.
*Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11
**Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12
+If both bracket winners are undefeated, the championship game will be played on Saturday at 1:00pm
#If only one of the two early games is necessary on Saturday, the first game will be played at 12:00pm and the Championship Game will start 45 minutes following the previous game. If both "if necessary" games are played, the first game will begin at 11:30am and the second game will begin 45 minutes after the completion of the first game. The Championship Game will then be played 45 minutes after the completion of the second game.
