SFMSports.Net Announces Partnership Renewal with Ripken Baseball to Broadcast 2013 Cal Ripken World Series

From SFMSports.Net:

SFMSports.Net, a sports production and broadcast network, specializing in new media technologies, today announces it has renewed its partnership with Ripken Baseball to broadcast the 2013 Cal Ripken World Series.

SFMSports.Net will produce and broadcast all 44 games of the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Maryland this August. The coverage plans will include 41 “pool play” games, as well as the International, US and World Championship Games. The network will also provide a Spanish language broadcast for several games.

“SFMSports.Net has offered live and on-demand games and content to the fans of the Cal Ripken World Series since 2010, and I am excited to be able to continue this tradition,” explained Steve Clendenin, President and CEO of SFMSports.Net. Games will be streamed live, at no charge, on the network’s three Internet and Mobile streaming channels, allowing fans, families and supporters to access the broadcasts in real time from anywhere in the world. The broadcasts will also be available for on-demand downloading on the network’s website. “We noticed a strong international following from our Latin America markets, as well as Australia and Japan,” noted Clendenin. In addition to offering live audio play by play of all of the Cal Ripken World Series games, the network will also produce video features showcasing the youth baseball talent, the Ripken Baseball complex and the local host families. “Our goal is to bring the CRWS to the world. If you can’t make it to Aberdeen, we’ll bring the games and events to you,” added Clendenin.

“We are excited to renew our partnership with SFMSports.Net. This enables all of our fans to be able to listen to games both live and on-demand,” explained Lauren Morris, Cal Ripken World Series Coordinator. “2012 was the best CRWS to date, and we look forward to building on our success as we move toward the future together,” adds Morris. Live coverage of the CRWS starts Friday, August 9 at 8pm and will conclude with the World Championship on Sunday, August 18 at 2pm.

Founded in 2009, SFMSports.Net’s produces an average of 1,500 high school, collegiate and youth events annually. The company’s mission is to provide a cost-effective digital broadcast platform for colleges, high schools and youth sporting organizations. SFMSports.Net is a division of Sound Foundations Media, LLC.