Simulcast in English (Video on ISC TV) and in Spanish (Audio, on Ballparkradio)
Cristian Lacout of Softbol Radio based in Argentina will broadcast three (3) more games in Spanish, in collaboration with Jim Flanagan and Ballparkradio, from the 2010 ISC World Tournament.
Broadcasting will be Duilio Scialacomo (color commentator), Raul Bittor (Scoreboard) and CRISTIAN LACOUT (play by play)
En los micrófonos estarán Duilio Scialacomo (comentarios), Raúl Bittor (estadÃsticas) y Cristian Lacout (play by play).
(Softbol Radio broadcaster Cristian Lacout and family, wife, Maria Laura, and daughter Miranda Mariay)
Schedule of Broadcasts:
Friday Aug 20
7pm EDT, 8pm Argentina time – Winner’s Bracket Final
Saturday Aug 21
1pm EDT, 2pm Argentina time – Loser’s Bracket Final
7pm EDT, 8pm Argentina time – Championship Game.
The Spanish audio broadcasts can be heard at Ballparkradio.
These broadcasts follow the first ever Spanish language broadcast of the ISC World Tournament last Tuesday night.
(Spanish speaking viewers can purchase a ticket to watch the game on ISC TV, turn down the sound, and tune in to the audio feed on Ballparkradio, or just listen to the audio feed)
A bit of background on Softbol Radio’s broadcaster, Cristian Lacout: and Softbolradio
Broadcasting a softball game was an idea that firmly showed up in my mind, from the moment I knew I was running out of gas as a player; let say early 2009.
Radio broadcasting and sport journalism always caught my attention and then, I saw the opportunity to join both with my beloved sport.
In Argentina, Fastpitch Softball is not among people’s favorite sports, and there is no radio or tv station that broadcast a single game nor a single fastpitch oriented program.
Sadly, all media turn around futbol (soccer), with a little place to basketball, tennis or rugby.
Anyway, Parana, the city where I was born and where I live is the most important place to play ball, by far, because of the number of players, teams and titles at Nationals.
So, I thought, there was a good reason to try to bring bats and gloves to a large number of (eager to listen to a fastpitch show) fans. And the web gave me the chance and tools to do so via blogs and podcasts.
In the other hand, I have listened to Ballparkradio ISC broadcastings (audio and video) from the beginning, and always dreamed about the possibility to broadcast an ISC game to the Spanish speaking people.
Cristian Lacout
Born:
1969 in Parana, Argentina.
Start playing:
June, 1975. (Age 5)
Last game:
May 20, 2010. (Age 40)
Position:
1975-1991: Short-stop
1991-2004: Center Field
2004-2010: Left Field – 3rd. Base
Throws:
Right
Bats:
1975-1995: Right (mostly leadoff)
1995-2010: Left (leadoff)
Teams:
1975-1985: Softbol Play (Parana, Arg.)
1985-1988: Echagüe (Parana, Arg.)
1988-2010: Estudiantes (Parana, Arg.)
1996: Larry H. Miller Chevrolet (Salt Lake City, UT – USA)
1991-2004: Argentina National Team (189 Games)
2 ISF Men’s World Softball Championship
1992 – Manila, Philppines
2004 – Christchurch, New Zealand
4 Pan American Games
1991 – La Habana, Cuba
1995 – Parana, Argentina
1999 – Winnipeg, Canada
2003 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Bronze medal)
2 Pan Am / Worlds Qualifiers
1993 – Monterrey, Mexico
2002 – Guatemala, Guatemala
2 Southamerican Championships
1992 – Maracaibo, Venezuela (Silver medal)
1994 – Valencia, Venezuela (Silver medal)
1 AAU Tournament
2001 – Orlando, FL – USA
1 National U-15
1982 – Parana, Arg.
4 Nationals U-19 (4 Titles)
1985 – Tucuman, Arg.
1986 – Mendoza, Arg.
1987 – Parana, Arg.
1988 – Santa Rosa, Arg.
12 Nationals Majors (11 Titles)
1991 – Bahia Blanca, Arg.
1992 – Parana, Arg.
1994 – Parana, Arg.
1995 – Bahia Blanca, Arg.
1996 – Bahia Blanca, Arg.
1997 – Parana, Arg.
2000 – Santiago del Estero, Arg.
2001 – Parana, Arg.
2002 – Bahia Blanca, Arg.
2003 – Buenos Aires, Arg.
2004 – Parana, Arg.
2008 – Santa Rosa, Arg.
Most Important Award
1993 – Player of the year (Argentina)
Most Important Award (to me)
Wife:
Maria Laura
Daughter:
Miranda Maria