The World’s Best at Monkton, July 2-5, 2009
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Less than a week ’til the World Fastball Invitational tournament in Monkton, Ontario, Canada. The tournament field boasts the top six (6) ISC ranked teams in the world, plus the reigning ISF World Champion New Zealand Black Sox. Tournament director Brian Ballie is in the midst of final preparations for what figures to be a whale of a weekend – for the teams, and of course, fastball fans.
Al Doran of Al’s Fastball, Fastpitchwest, Ballparkradio, and Maddy’s Photos will be on hand, in Monkton, to bring you all of the action.
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The final schedule of live streaming audio broadcasts is due out this weekend, so be sure to keep an eye out here at the Morning Brief for that post.
Kyle Smith will head up the broadcasts for the weekend, and will be joined by yours truly, Steve Sabourin, Blair Setford, Joe Todd, and tournament director Brian Ballie. As readers know, Kyle has been broadcasting men’s fastball at the ISC II for several years, along with his minor league hockey broadcasting. A graduate of a Canadian broadcasting school, Kyle’s knowledge of the game, its players, and his blend of information and humor have made him a listener’s favorite. Kyle headed up last summer’s live audio broadcasts of the ISF Junior World Championships from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, heard by thousands ’round the world.
A short clip of Kyle’s dramatic call of the conclusion to the Canada v. New Zealand game can be heard by clicking here. (give it time to load)
Earlier this week, Kyle was named by the ISC as one of four play-by-play broadcasters for the 2009 ISC World Tournament.
Steve Sabourin is a pro sports broadcaster from Canada, and the original “Voice of the Monkton Tournament”. Steve has done live local radio broadcasts from the tournament since its inception, via the radio station that he works for. In 2007, Steve accepted the invitation of ISC II commish Blair Setford to join the Ballparkradio crew for part of the ISC II T of C in Kitchener, and has graciously agreed to do some live streaming broadcasts on Ballparkradio at Monkton this year, on Friday and Saturday, in between his Thursday night and Sunday broadcasts for local radio. We at Ballparkradio are pleased to add Steve to the lineup, and know that fastball fans will enjoy the professionalism he brings to the broadcasts.
Ballparkradio will feature Steve’s local radio stream for Thursday night, and broadcast Friday through Sunday.