Catch the USA Softball 2024 High Performance Program National Selection Event at Jackie Robinson Training Complex

We are proud to team up with our venue partner, the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, to cover the USA Softball High Performance Program (HPP) National Selection Event this Friday 12/13 - Sunday 12/15 in Vero Beach, Florida.

Top softball players will showcase their skills in a series of on-field evaluations and scrimmages in front of the U.S. Junior Women’s National Team Selection Committee and HPP evaluators — including U.S. Olympians and professional softball athletes — for a chance to be selected to age-specific U.S. Junior Women’s National Team rosters based on scheduled events for the 2024 season.

Follow the action LIVE or replay anytime on-demand: https://watch.hcst.me
Great viewing opportunity to inspire youth softball players!

Event info here: https://www.usasoftball.com/hpp/2024-hpp-national-selection-event/

HiCast Sports Network Upgrades Video Streaming Capabilities for Soccer & Football Events at Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center

HiCast Sports Network, a leader in innovative video streaming solutions for youth and amateur sporting events, will offer an enhanced viewing experience for family members and fans interested in events taking place at Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center. Viewers will see a difference starting with the 15th Annual Kalahari Cup hosted by Bay Area Soccer League from  Oct. 25 to 27. HiCast will feature a new view of the primary soccer field (Field 1), where the viewer will receive a broadcast-quality production that auto-tracks the action on the field for family members watching from home or anywhere in the world. 

HiCast Sports is already known for its cutting-edge, patented streaming technology used at premier venues such as the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Florida, The Ripken Experience® baseball venues in South Carolina, Tennessee and Maryland, and A5 Volleyball Sportsplex in Georgia. 

"HiCast Sports Network has provided an invaluable service for our patrons this year, allowing families to stay connected while watching our baseball and softball events live or anytime on-demand," Sports Force General Manager Mike Virgin said. "We’re thrilled to continue to enhance the fan experience for soccer and football through our partnership with HiCast.”

Sports Force Parks' state-of-the-art facilities offer the perfect backdrop for HiCast Sports to showcase its streaming capabilities for a multi-sport complex.

“Our success with baseball, softball and volleyball has demonstrated the impact of making youth sporting events accessible to families, coaches and scouts everywhere,” said Stephanie Calabrese, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of HiCast Sports Network. “Expanding our quality coverage for rectangular surface sports including soccer, football and lacrosse will help free up more parents at the park so they can put their phones down and stay in the moment with their kids. They can trust us to cover the moments that matter for them.”

About HiCast Sports Network
HiCast Sports Network is a leading live and video-on-demand streaming platform and subscription-based service for amateur and youth sports, utilizing its patented technology to put games and the Moments That Matter™ in the hands of fans everywhere. HiCast partners with top-tier sports venues including the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, Ripken Baseball, and A5 Volleyball Sportsplex to deliver a premium viewing experience to families, coaches, athletes and scouts. HiCast Sports Network users from around the world have watched thousands of youth sports events encompassing nearly eight million game minutes year-to-date across more than 250 livestreams in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Viginia.

Celebrating Fathers and the Moments That Matter™

Today, we’re kicking off our Father’s Day HiCast Highlight Contest. Share your best HiCast game highlights with us now through Father's Day on Sunday, June 18th for a chance to win a FREE Annual HiCast Family Pass for your dad, grandad or father-figure (a $215.93 value) and a Rawlings drawstring bag for your featured player!

How to enter your HiCast highlight:

1. Login here: https://watch.hcst.me

2. Select "My Highlights" in top navigation.

3. Tap on the highlight(s) you want to submit to us.

4. Tap the orange (...) icon and select "Submit to HiCast"

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5. If you have not yet added your player's profile, tap "Add Player Profile" and fill in the fields, then tap the "Update" button. Be sure to add your player profile to your account so we can feature your player's name, team name and age division, and social tags in any HiCast highlights you submit to us to be featured in our product and across our social media.

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6. Select your player from the drop-down menu on the submission form, share some details about the moment, and tap the "Submit" button.

We feature highlights daily, so follow us in FB, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok to see if you've been featured and we’ll announce the winner on Monday, June 19th.

Not sure how to watch a game on-demand and save and share highlights?

All recorded game footage is accessible to watch on-demand for 90 days from date of play. You can save, download and/or share highlights from our game footage. Each highlight can be up to 60 seconds in length, and you can create as many as you like while you have an active subscription. Any highlights you save remain saved and accessible to you on your account after you cancel your pass.

To find a game from the past to view on-demand:

1. Select the venue or search for it on our home page. You can search by venue name, city, state or sport.

2. The Venue screen will show a list of field/court numbers or names. Tap a field/court to view games on that field. The display will show the live or most recent date available of game video. To choose a day in the past, tap the "On-Demand" tab over the video player. The video will update.

3. Tap on the date to choose the date of the game you want to watch. Then, choose the hour closest to your game start time. The video will update. Slide the timeline on the video player to fine-tune your time selection within the game. After you watch the current hour, just select the next hour from the hour drop-down menu above the video window to continue watching the game. 

To save, download and/or share a link to a highlight:

1. Just tap the "TAG" button on the video window when you see the moment you want to save. The tag toolbar will appear below the video player displaying 60 seconds past your tag time. You can move the orange sliders to trim your highlight (set start and end time), then tap in the name field to name the highlight. After you tap the Save button, your highlight will be saved to your My Highlights screen. 

2. My Highlights is accessible in the top navigation. To download or share a Highlight, tap on the one you want to share and it will appear for you to view. Tap on the orange more icon (...) on the right and select Copy Link to share a link to your highlight, or Request Download to download it to your desktop or mobile device.

3. If you Copy Link and paste the link to the highlight into a text message, email, FB post, etc., anyone can view the shared highlight on our site. A viewer doesn't need an account to view your highlight. 

4. If you Request Download, we will prepare your highlight for download. Once the file is ready, it will download to your computer or device and we'll email it to the email associated with your account. Video file is a .mp4 format.

If you’ve got questions, give us a shout!

Extending Volleyball Coverage to the Rocky Mountain Region

HiCast Sports Network recently partnered with NORCO Volleyball, providing our live and on-demand video coverage for practice and events at their incredible new venue in Loveland, Colorado in the Rocky Mountain Region. Why was video coverage important to the NORCO Volleyball organization? NORCO Volleyball Director, Dr Cathy Mahaffey, Ed.D shares, “For three primary reasons: first for the recruitment of kids to the next level; second for our coaching educational needs and third, of course, for our parents who want to be able to watch everything.” 

The new 60,000 square-foot NORCO Volleyball venue boasts 10 courts with high-end Taraflex™ Comfort sports flooring and 15-foot service zones to help advance training. They’ve dedicated 11,000 square feet to a spectator viewing area and added HiCast Sports Network video coverage to provide a view from the best seat in the house to families of NORCO players from a broad geographic region including Wyoming, North Denver, and Nebraska, and to fans anywhere in the world. The size and amenities of the new facility make it the perfect destination for regional and national tournaments and showcase events.

HiCast Sports Network recently kicked off coverage at NORCO Volleyball for the 2021 Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier March 19-21 for 18-year-old division teams seeking to qualify for this year’s USA Volleyball National Championships. 103 teams from across the country gathered to compete at the original and new NORCO Volleyball venues in northern Colorado. 

“This is a great event for players and college coaches as coaches have an opportunity to see so many top players in one place at one time,” shares Kay Rogness, Executive Director for Front Range Volleyball Club (FRVBC) Foundation who has been organizing the Colorado Crossroads event since in large facilities since 1996. While D2 and D3 coaches were permitted on-site, D1 coaches remain in their extended dead period due to the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning they are unable to recruit players in-person. Parents would typically be cheering their players on court-side, match after match, but current state and county restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic prevented that this year. No parents were permitted entry to the tournament to prioritize space for the expansive participant list of teams playing across 16 courts, making HiCast Sports Network video coverage even more important.

For the Colorado Crossroads event, HiCast Sports Network supported the event organizer’s temporary, manual video camera setup aimed at six courts (courts 11-16) at the original NORCO venue in Windsor, Colorado. They streamed their coverage through the HiCast Sports Network platform, while our permanent, automated camera coverage solution covered courts 1-10 at the new NORCO facility. This hybrid solution was necessary to cover play across these two venues for the event. All event footage is available to users to watch on-demand for three months from date of play, giving athletes, coaches and parents plenty of time to replay, save and share match highlights.

“Parents want to watch every minute of each match. Having the video coverage is important to them. And being able to get clips and send them to college coaches is a powerful feature. Coaches typically don’t have time watch entire matches for all of the players they are following, but they do want to see highlights,” shares Kay.

Nice kill by Middle (18) Sylvia Koenig for Mizuno Northern Lights 18 Black in the championship match they won against Woodlands Revolution VBC 18 Adidas on 3/21/21 from the Colorado Crossroads Qualifier

What inspired NORCO Volleyball to choose HiCast Sports Network for their new venue over the competition? “Besides the southern accents,” Cathy (a North Carolina native) shares with a laugh, “the services HiCast offers, especially on-demand viewing for up to three months… I think that’s huge. Technology can be intimidating. HiCast made us feel welcome and educated us along the way.”

Dr. Cathy Mahaffey has been a part of NORCO Volleyball Organization for 26 years, and she’s coached at the collegiate and high school levels. As one of the original NORCO coaches, she was the first to lead her 14s team to a Junior National Olympic Medal in 1995. In 1999 she became Director of the club and helped double the number of teams from eight to 16 within her first year of leadership. Today, NORCO Volleyball serves 320 athletes spanning 31 teams ranging from age 10 to 18. Teams consist of 19 core teams and 12 prime teams. NORCO teams are consistently ranked in the top 5 in the region in each age division, and have had 13 of the last 14 national championships winning three olympic medals. Evaluations help place athletes on teams that match players’ skills and strengths, but NORCO offers a home for all players who seek a competitive culture.

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“The coaches that we employ and the organization of the club is what contributes to the success of our club. We have a staff of 35 coaches, many of whom have been with us for 10-18 years which says a lot for our program. I’ve surrounded myself with good people. Our organization is very transparent and we’re ethical. Since day one, our kids have been our number one priority and we do everything we can to help enhance their growth both on and off the court. Our success rate with graduating seniors has been amazing. For those who want to continue playing, we easily get 90% of our players signed to college teams each year. And having a home to practice in is huge,” shares Dr. Mahaffey.

Stephanie Calabrese, co-founder and chief brand officer for HiCast Sports Network adds, “Partnering with such a well-respected volleyball organization and their incredible new venue strengthens our expansion into youth volleyball. We’ve proven the success of our solution in outdoor environments for baseball and softball, and making a move to cover indoor courts and promote the play of top volleyball athletes has been exciting for us." According to the 2020 Pre-Pandemic Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program Report, there are more than 2 million youth volleyball players across the U.S. HiCast Sports Network seeks to increase exposure for these athletes as volleyball continues to grow at a rapid pace. 

To watch volleyball live or on-demand at NORCO Volleyball, sign up here: http://www.hicastsports.com/norco

Photos Above © NORCO Volleyball

D1 College Baseball Season Opener at The Shipyard Park: Boston College Sweeps Charleston Southern

This past weekend, Saturday, Feb 20th - Sunday, Feb 21 kicked off coverage for our first college game of the season at The Shipyard Park in Mt. Pleasant, SC, just outside of Charleston. Boston College Eagles took home the wins against Charleston Southern University Buccaneers in a double-header on Saturday and again on Sunday. If you missed the games live, you can catch them on-demand (Detyens Field) and save and share your favorite game highlights. Tap links below to see game recaps.

Final Scores

Sat., Feb 20, 12pm ET - Boston College 10 – 2 Charleston Southern

Sat., Feb 20, 3:30pm ET - Boston College 12 – 1 Charleston Southern

Sun., Feb 21, 11am ET - Boston College 12 – 4 Charleston Southern

Center fielder Sal Frelick’s RBI double for Boston College contributing to their 10-2 win over Charleston Southern on 2/21/21. Shared by HiCast User: jfrelick

Joe Vetrano with an RBI double for Boston College in game 3 of their season opener on 2/21/21.

HiCast Sports Network Delivers Video Coverage for the Nation’s #1 Volleyball Club

Southern Volleyball Showcase on December 5, 2020

HiCast Sports Network is proud to announce a partnership with the #1 nationally-ranked A5 Volleyball Club (out of ~5,000 clubs in the U.S.) and the addition of live and on-demand video coverage for the A5 Sportsplex in Roswell, Georgia. We kicked off coverage on Saturday, December 5 for the 2020 Southern Volleyball Showcase, a 12-year running annual exposure event that attracted more than 350 registered college coaches to watch 546 of the best volleyball players from 25 states demonstrate their skills.

Due to the extended Division I (DI) dead period and travel concerns imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, on-site attendance at the A5 Sportsplex for D2 and D3 coaches was limited this year. Less than 30 coaches (down from 100-150 last year) attended the event on-site, but thanks to live-streaming provided by HiCast Sports Network, more than 2,100 viewers tuned in to watch the event live safely from home. Livestream access and effective marketing by A5 this year contributed to a 45% increase in showcase player participation, attracting them to the A5 Sportsplex from more than double the number of states over 2019.

On the decision to partner with HiCast Sports Network, A5 founder and chairman of the board, Bob Westbrook, shares, “With everything being colored by the turbulent landscape that we currently operate on, the first question we had to answer was ‘Are we going to have a showcase?’ and the next question was, ‘If we did, how will it look?” That lead us to the fact that it had to be digital, so the next question was ‘Who can do that?’ We talked to a couple of companies and made a leap to work with HiCast who had never done anything to this magnitude. Very little of this had been done in the volleyball club sports world. It was a leap of faith on all of our parts that these were the right people, that we had the right facility, that we could employ the technology and make the grid interactive and that it would work for the college coaches and parents. We knew that if we did it well, it would set the standard for a platform we’d continue to use in the future, but if we failed, we’d miss that opportunity. Everybody knocked it out of the park. HiCast and our team did a remarkable job.”

Photo Credit: A5 Volleyball

To provide comprehensive coverage on all 11 courts at A5 Sportsplex, HiCast Sports Network installed two automated, fixed cameras discreetly over the baselines on each court, providing optimal views for all players. For the Southern Volleyball Showcase, HiCast Sports worked with A5 to create a custom web-based user interface, giving college coaches a player directory with quick links to find and follow individual players (wearing numbered jerseys) through three waves of play (9am, 12pm and 3pm) across the 22 views on 11 courts. A5 had the ability to immediately update player data through the event with support from the HiCast Sports team. The pace and tempo of the showcase and the simplicity and efficiency of the interactive functionality HiCast Sports created really set this A5 college showcase apart from others. Couple that with on-demand access to the event for up to three months to attract even more college coaches who can view the results roster provided by A5 and study video footage whenever it’s most convenient for them, and the solution is a win-win.

A5 Club Director and coach, Gabe Armamian, shares, “It was revolutionary. Nothing like this had really been done before at this level and all the feedback that we got from players to families and college coaches was just outstanding. It was definitely a turning point for us and the way showcases can be done.”

Beyond access for college coaches, HiCast Sports introduced the start of live coverage for A5 Sportsplex to families and fans as a free trial on the day of the event, and now offer subscribers the option to view that footage on-demand, as well as all upcoming practices and events live or on-demand at A5 Sportsplex. Gabe goes on to share, “The ability to watch from your home is so impactful. Kids have relatives that live in different states and even countries, and now they can watch them perform. HiCast will have a profound impact for our families. It’s extraordinary.” Using the HiCast Sports mobile app for iOS, subscribers can save and share highlights from the footage for personal use and work with A5 to create custom highlight reels for college recruiting purposes.

At A5, Gabe envisions coaches watching HiCast footage on-demand with players to help improve their game. “Being able to review and see what players need to change is paramount to their development. They have to do it when they get to college. Watching film is about a quarter of all time spent when it comes to developing your skills so learning that at an early age is important. Having the ability to go back and review their practice or game is a critical aspect of how they continue to find success with their technique and skill set,” shares Gabe.

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“Volleyball is among the fastest growing youth sports in the country and it’s an honor for us to partner with A5 Volleyball Club. While our coverage has been focused on baseball and softball thus far, we’re excited to expand our solution across a variety of playing fields and surfaces to meet the increasing demands of remote viewers,” shares Stephanie Calabrese, co-founder and chief brand officer for HiCast Sports Network. The 2020 State of Play report by Aspen Institute Project Play states that there are 2M+ volleyball players ages 6-17 who participate in the sport on a regular basis and shows 8% growth in 2019 participation for youth ages 13-17 over 2018. There are 1,000+ NCAA volleyball teams across Division I, II and III colleges.

A5 Volleyball Club, formed in 2004 as a 501-C(3) organization, coaches more than 1,000 players ages 7-18 spanning ~90 number of teams (excluding the sand volleyball program) across three locations in Georgia including Roswell, Suwanee and Tyrone. Several players travel in from out-of-state to play on A5 teams because the demand to play at A5 is so high. “Every one of our girls that have come through our 18s program who wanted to play in college, got that opportunity,” shares Gabe.

What makes A5 Volleyball Club unique? Gabe shares, “We stay true to our mission statement, ‘Teaching Life Lessons Through the Sport of Volleyball.’ It’s not always about the #1 ranking. The amount of kids that we have come back after they’re done with their volleyball college career to work or spend time with us is one of the most satisfying things that happen for us. And we are fortunate to have one of the strongest coaching staffs in the country and we believe it’s the crux of our success.”

Bob adds, “We don’t spend a lot of time thinking we’re good. We spend a lot more time thinking about what we can do to get better. We’re in the business of families and each individual family matters. You can’t pay lip service to that. You have to know what they need and what they want and we have to help them achieve that – and sometimes it’s different from what their athlete can actually achieve. We want to create an experience… for the people who work with us, the athletes who train with us, and the families who support us… that changes their lives in a way that is meaningful.”

A5 will host their first season of volleyball tournaments at the new 13-court A5 Sportsplex in Roswell beginning in January 2021 with families, college coaches and fans watching from all over the world. It represents a significant milestone for A5 and particularly its founder, Bob, who came to Atlanta 44 years ago to start junior volleyball. Bob shares, “To know that we started (girls volleyball) at Sutton Middle School in 1976 with three girls… and then to stand in a 13-court facility with every court filled with all ages is mostly cathartic to have played some small part in that vision.”

Read the A5 Press Release: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/532754208/being-seen-the-college-volleyball-recruiting-process-is-on

Watch A5 Volleyball live or on-demand weekdays 4:45pm - 10:15pm and anytime on Saturday and Sunday. Sign up now: http://www.hicastsports.com/a5

Catch the Cal Ripken Major/70 National Invitational from Ballparks of America from the Comfort of Your Home

We’re proud to announce our coverage of the Cal Ripken Major/70 National Invitational at Ballparks of America August 8 - 15, 2020. For the past three years, Ballparks of America has hosted the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series, bringing together Babe Ruth chartered teams from all over the world to compete in Branson, Missouri. It’s been an incredible opportunity for American players and families to make memories, build bonds and play with the best of the best – teams from Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Republic of Korea and Dominican Republic.

Ballparks of America, Branson, MO

But everything changed this year. If one thing is for certain, 2020 is teaching us how to manage a heavy dose of uncertainty. “Everything has been unique about this year,” shares Michael Solanik, Major70 World Series Director. The Covid-19 global pandemic pushed the Babe Ruth Organization to initially cancel international team participation, and eventually to cancel all 17 World Series events planned for the year as their tournament trail came to a halt – each state with its own uncertain phased-approach to resuming play.

Michael Solanik continues, “Some of our leagues (state-by-state) have been fortunate enough to play. Others have had to stop mid-way through their season. And some have not played at all, but are hoping to resume their season later in the summer and fall. We had eight regional qualifiers, a national qualifier, and state champions from Arkansas and Missouri would have qualified as well as the host team from Branson, MO. So knowing we had that core group of teams planning on being there, Ballparks of America suggested we keep the gates open and create a National Invitational tournament so these 12-year-old players wouldn’t lose the opportunity to represent their communities at a national level. We then opened it up to all of our chartered organizations across the country to participate.”

Ten teams will battle it out (6-game minimum; two pools) for the title of National Champion. They come from: Southwest (Florence, AL), Branson (Branson, MO), Missouri (Carthage, MO), SE Denver (Denver, CO), Galesburg (Galesburg, IL), Springfield (Springfield, MO), Parsons (Parsons, KS), New England (Norwalk, CT), Pacific Northwest (Kennewick, WA) and Arkansas (Benton, AR). Players have the option to stay with their team on-site in dormitories for the week at the Ballparks of America complex or in hotels with their parents.

To keep everyone as safe as possible, the Babe Ruth Organization and Ballparks of America (managed by Sports Facility Management) have established guidelines for play, teams and patrons. All Babe Ruth League credential books for tournaments have been migrated to digital binders. Ballparks of America offers online viewing of games live and on-demand for family members and fans beyond the stands through their partnership with our HiCast Sports Network.

“The Babe Ruth League is a community-based organization at our very core. With as many things that have been taken away from people throughout this year, we feel this is an opportunity for a community to rally around their team. It gives people something to look forward to –a sense of normalcy coming back,” said Michael Solanik.

View the Aug 8 - Aug 15, 2020 tourney schedule >

Time Out! A Highlight Contest

We know you’re eager to get back to the fields! While we wait through this pause on play, let’s celebrate your Moments That Matter™ from 2019 through March 2020. Our entire archive of 2019 games is available to watch on-demand, so it’s a great time to use our mobile app to save and share your favorite game highlights. All HiCast highlights created in 2019 and 2020 are eligible, except for previous highlight winners. We'll accept submissions now through June 1, 2020 and announce one winner each week. Winners score a free one-year Family Pass (a $239.99 value) to be activated when your season resumes.

Who Can Enter

If you are currently or were a HiCast Sports subscriber in 2019 or 2020, you are eligible to enter as many highlights as you like. All highlights are eligible to be selected throughout the contest timeframe, so if you enter three highlights during week one of the contest, those highlights are eligible to be chosen as a weekly winner anytime from date of entry through June 1. If your highlight was a winner in 2019, that highlight is not eligible to win.

How to Enter

Use our mobile app to share your HiCast highlight to our app’s HiCast Feed. In the caption of your highlight, include your player’s name, team name and age division, and a brief summary of the moment. Include this tag: #timeout

If you have saved highlights, it’s easy to share them to our HiCast Feed.

1. Tap on “Highlights” in the bottom menu to view your saved highlights. Select the highlight you want to enter by tapping on it.

2. Your selected highlight will open in the Preview Highlight screen. Make any adjustments for trim and soon, then tap “Share” in the upper right corner.

3. On the Share screen, add your player’s name, team name and age division, a brief summary of the moment, and the tag #timeout – then tap the “Share to HiCast” button at the bottom of the screen. That’s it!

If you’re not sure how to save and share a highlight, watch this video demo: http://www.hicastsports.com/demo

What Type of Highlights Should I Enter?

We’re looking for great offensive and defensive plays, hits that make you proud, and funny bloopers on the field that made you laugh. You’ll need to be able to identify the primary player(s) involved in the play, and of course use good sportsmanship in your submissions.

What’s the Prize?

We’ll give away one free HiCast Monthly Family Pass (valued at $239.88) to each winner each week. We’ll grant your Family Pass when your season resumes and it will remain active for 365 days from date of activation. Each winning highlight and player will be featured on our website and in our social media.

Let’s see your Moments That Matter™!

HiCast Sports Network Teams Up with JockJive Sports to Deliver the 2019 Dixie Youth World Series On-Demand

We’re proud to partner with JockJive Sports to deliver the Dixie Youth World Series – the AA series (July 27 - 30) and Ozone, AAA and Majors series (Aug 3 - 8) from Ruston, LA. Players, coaches, families and fans can replay the memories on the field, and save and share their favorite game highlights. JockJive’s pro sports announcer and integration of game scores and stats makes the viewing experience ideal. Couple that with our tools to save and share your favorite game highlights with friends, family and social media followers and you’ve got the ultimate on-demand youth sports experience.

Sign up to create your HiCast Sports account, then use our web viewer or mobile app for iOS to watch games as often as you like during your pass purchase timeframe (a 7-Day Pass or a Monthly Pass). When you use our mobile app to share your game highlights to our HiCast Feed throughout August, your highlights are automatically entered in our Rawlings Moment of the Month Contest for August. We’ll pick one winner on September 10 and that winner chooses the Rawlings hot bat of their choice. Show us your Moments That Matter™!

Enter Our July 4th Holiday Home Run Derby

Are you playing ball this weekend? In honor of Independence Day, we're running a Home Run Derby beginning Thursday, July 4th through Sunday, July 7th! Share your HiCast home run highlights to our app's HiCast Feed and you're automatically entered in our drawing to WIN the Rawlings BAT of your choice! Tag 'em #homerunderby

UPDATE: Winner to be announced by Thursday, July 18th. Find the Rawlings bat that's right for you!

This Week’s Tourney Lineup – July 4 - 8, 2019

Baseball Heaven hosts Independence Weekend Championship

Sports at the Beach hosts Clash of the Titans

Diamond Nation hosts Garden State Invitational & DN Youth World Series

Ballparks of America hosts Hometown Heroes Salute & Stars & Stripes Showdown

Tyger River Park hosts USA Softball of SC & Senior Softball USA

The Shipyard Park hosts CABA Tourney & Greater MidWest Baseball

East Cobb Baseball Complex hosts Perfect Game 17U & 16U WWBA

Baseball USA Powered by Marucci hosts USSSA of TX Fireworks Festival & High School Showcase Series #5

See Our Complete Network Schedule of Events

Congratulations to Our Father's Day Weekend Winners

Congratulations to our 2019 Father's Day Weekend Highlight Winners:

1. Home Run: 8-yr-old Fenton Morrissey for Morris County Cubs 10U knocks the ball hard to right field and scores in spite of the catcher in his path at home! Shared by HiCast User: @CowboyFen

2. Steal to Score: Look at this aggressive steal to score and tie up the game! Shared by HiCast User: @southeastelite in the Father’s Day Classic at Baseball Heaven on 6/16/19

3. Winning Hit & Run: Runners on 1st & 2nd and Deon Jackson nails it right down the 3rd baseline to send in the winning run for the TKP Huskies in the Perfect Game Youth 10U World Series on 6/16/19 shared by HiCast User @Cdevecchi

Winners receive a FREE 1-Year HiCast Pass. Keep sharing your highlights to our app’s HiCast Feed and you’re automatically eligible for all of our contests this year including the Rawlings Moment of the Month all summer long and our 2019 MVP Awards later this year.

Covering the ACCC Softball Championship in Partnership with JockJive Sports

May 3-6, 2019 – We’re excited to announce our first opportunity to deliver college softball in our HiCast Sports Network in partnership with JockJive Sports and thanks to their video coverage and commentary of the Alabama Community College Conference Softball Championship at Veteran’s Park in Alabaster, Alabama. Fans can watch games live at no cost, and create a HiCast Sports Network account to view games on-demand any time, and use our mobile app for iOS to save and share their favorite game highlights with the people who matter most. Email a home run to Grandma, text that great catch to Uncle Ralph, or post the game-winning run to share with your social media followers.

Get ACCC Softball Championship details here.

View live games this weekend and create your account here to watch on-demand and save and share the Moments That Matter™

May 6 Update:

1:00pm CDT Championship Final Game: Shelton State defeats Wallace Dothan 10-4

11:00am CDT Championship Game 1: Wallace Dothan defeats Shelton State 4-2

Covered in partnership with JockJive Sports

Announcing Our Hot Highlight Weekend Winners

We were blown away by your highlights submitted April 11-15 for our first 2019 Hot Highlight Weekend Contest. It was tough to pick just three winners, so we decided to award four! Each of our HiCast Users will receive a Rawlings Sackpack thanks to Rawlings Sporting Goods.

HiCast User: @cora for an over-the-fence home run by #1 in the USA Softball of SC tourney at Tiger River Park on 4/13/19

HiCast User: @adam.haber27 for Adam Saber’s diving catch at center field at East Cobb Baseball Complex on 4/11/19

HiCast User: @Paulmaida1 for Ryan Maida’s walk-off home run for the Long Island Hurricanse 11U in the Baseball Heaven Swing Into Spring Championship game on 4/14/19.

HiCast User: @Eagles007 for a fantastic double-play featuring two tags by the catcher on Field 6 at Diamond Nation on 4/14/19

Congratulations to our winners! Stay tuned for our next contest and keep sharing your Moments That Matter™ to our app’s HiCast Feed as it’s the source for our contest entries including our second annual 2019 Most Valuable Play Awards coming at the end of the year.

Weekend Contest Alert!

Let’s see your Moments That Matter™ this weekend! We'll pick 3 Hot Highlight Winners on Tuesday, April 15th. Winners score a Rawlings Sporting Goods Sackpack! Must be a HiCast Sports user to enter. Share your game highlights from Thurs. April 11 through next Monday, April 15 to our app's HiCast Feed. We'll announce the winners right here next Tuesday! Questions? Give us a shout: support@hicastsports.com

Good Luck!

2019 Calendar of Coverage for Venues Across our HiCast Sports Network

We’re beginning to warm up for the 2019 season across our network and getting fired up to see your Moments That Matter™! Check out our up-to-date for tournaments and games across our network. Here are some key opening days and first tourneys coming up at our venues playing now through March (weather permitting):

Baseball USA Powered by Marucci – TX USSSA Tourneys underway

Traction Sportsplex, Baton Rouge, LA – First tourney, 300 Point Tiger Showdown XVII, kicks off on Feb 16

The Shipyard Park, Charleston, SC – First tourney, PBR Showdown, kicks off Feb 22

East Cobb Baseball Complex, Marietta, GA – First tourney, Perfect Game Spring Kick Off, kicks off March 1

Diamond Nation, Flemington, NJ – First tourney, Spring Fever, kicks off March 9

Tyger River Park, Spartanburg, SC – First tourneys, USA Softball of SC and NSA Slow Pitch Softball, kick off March 9

Sports at the Beach, Georgetown, DE – First tourney, Lucky Charm Challenge, kicks off March 16

Buckhead Baseball, Atlanta, GA – Opening Day on March 16

Baseball Heaven, Yaphank, NY –First tourney, Pre-Season Bash, kicks off March 22

Be sure to share your highlights all year long in our app’s HiCast Feed. This is the source of our contest entries and where we find and promote your best highlights. Who’s ready to play ball?

See the Moments That Matter™ from the Cal Ripken Major70 World Series Championship Games

Japan defeats Virginia 6-2 in the Cal Ripken Major70 World Series. Read the game summary by our media partner Youth1.

Virginia rallies in crazy 6th inning winning US National Championship at Cal Ripken Major70 World Series. Ready the game summary from our media partner Youth1.

We're so proud to have partnered with the Babe Ruth League to have covered the entire Cal Ripken Major70 World Series at Ballparks of America in Branson, Missouri, August 3 - 11, 2018. Beyond our standard wide-angle camera view on each field at the ballpark, we integrated the produced feed with pro-level commentary from our media partner Jock Jive for televised games within our HiCast Sports Network. Yep, we used our own HiCast Sports App to save the game highlights you see in the highlight reels above.

This integration of the live televised feed gave families and fans around the world the power to save and share game highlights as they happened on the field live. While we were in Branson, Missouri at the World Series, we could see that players and coaches were focused on each other, their performance, and enjoying this once-in-a-lifetime experience at Ballparks of America. Many teams bunked together in suites at the ballpark and had fun making new friends in the arcade or playing whiffle ball out under the lights in the evenings. But now that the World Series is over, players and coaches can replay their games and relive the memories from the entire tournament any time on-demand and save and share their Moments That Matter™ with the people who matter most.

"The fans were very excited. Every day, people were telling us what a wonderful experience it was to be able talk to the people back home who had just watched their games. We're very proud of our partnership with everyone here in Branson, especially HiCast." – Al Solanik, Tournament Director of the Cal Ripken Major70 World Series

Catch the Cal Ripken Major70 World Series Semi-Finals Today & Tomorrow!

See and hear from folks at the Cal Ripken Major70 World Series at Ballparks of America in Branson, Missouri. Runtime: < 3 mins.

It's been an exciting week across America and around the world for 24 teams battling it out in the Cal Ripken Major70 (12U) World Series Championship at Ballparks of America. Join us!

Get the entire schedule here, or use this cheat sheet to find live Semi-Final and Championship Games in our HiCast Sports Network so you can save and share the Moments That Matter™ using our HiCast Sports App. Local game times are CDT.

Friday, Aug 10 - Iron Bracket Semi-Finals

10:00am Canada vs. Southwest - Boston Field
12:30pm Australia vs. California - Boston Field
3:00pm New England vs. Bracket Winner B45 - Boston Field
5:30pm Dominican Republic vs. Bracket Winner B46 - Boston Field

Friday, Aug 10 - Championship Bracket Semi-Finals

4:30pm Korea vs. Japan - St. Louis Field
7:00pm Virginia vs. Middle Atlantic - St. Louis Field

Saturday, Aug 11 - Finals

10:00am Iron Bracket Championship - St. Louis Field
7:00pm Championship Game - St. Louis Field

HiCast Sports Network to Cover the Cal Ripken Major 70 World Series at Ballparks of America

We're thrilled to be covering and sponsoring the 2018 Cal Ripken Major70 World Series (12U) at Ballparks of America beginning August 3rd through the 11th in Branson, Missouri where teams from around the world will come together to compete and enjoy the experience of a lifetime. In honor of this global event and our shared love for America's Favorite Pastime, we're extending a special invitation for new users to join our HiCast Sports Network Aug 3-11 and enjoy a FREE 7-Day Pass to watch the Cal Ripken World Series and games across our entire HiCast Sports Network.

You can reference the CRWS Tourney Schedule on Tourney Machine. Use their app to follow teams and find out game days, times and fields, then watch the games live or anytime on-demand in our HiCast Sports Network and use our mobile app to save and share the Moments That Matter™ from the games as they happen. We'll also integrate the produced televised feed within our HiCast Sports mobile app so you've got the power to save and share highlights from the televised games too, offering you more views beyond our standard wide-angle view from behind home plate at each field at Ballparks of America.

Good luck to all teams: Alabama, Australia, Bahamas, California, Canada, Connecticut, Dominican Republic, Idaho, Japan, Kentucky, Republic of Korea, Middle Atlantic, Midwest Plains, Missouri, New England, New York, New Zealand, Ohio Valley, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Puerto Rico, Southeast, Southwest, and Virginia.

HiCast Sport Network Covers MLB RBI Southeast Championship Games

18U RBI Atlanta Braves beats RBI Montgomery 5-0 and heads to the MLB RBI World Series.

When you've got an opportunity to cover the MLB RBI (Revitalizing Baseball in Inner Cities) Southeast Regional Championship Games hosted by the Atlanta Braves in your own backyard, you make it happen. We were proud to cover the Softball and Senior (18U) Baseball Championship Games at Kennesaw State University on Sunday, July 29. Winning teams from the Southeast now head to the MLB RBI World Series to compete against champions from six other regions in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota hosted by the Minnesota Twins from August 5th through the 16th.

The RBI program has served approximately 2 million young athletes since its inception in 1989. It's designed to give young people from underserved and diverse communities the opportunity to play baseball and softball, while also encouraging academic achievement and success and teaching the value of teamwork. RBI currently serves young men and women in over 300 programs in approximately 200 cities worldwide. It has provided a path for many players to enter the college and professional game. MLB Clubs have drafted more than 200 RBI participants throughout the program's 30-year history, and many others have been given the opportunity for higher education through baseball and softball scholarships. There have been more than 90 RBI alumni selected between the 2013-2018 MLB Drafts.

We wish all of the RBI Regional Champs the best of luck in the World Series!

Our Hottest Week of 2018 National Baseball and Softball Tourneys

Today marks the start of three important national championships in play with our partners throughout our HiCast Sports Network this week. We're proud to be covering these important games so teams' family members and friends back home can share in the excitement, and players and coaches can replay and share their Moments That Matter™ after they leave the playing field. Competing in a national championship creates memories these young players and their families will cherish for a lifetime.

July 22 - July 29 – USA Softball Girls Fast Pitch Class A 12U National Championship at Tyger River Park in Spartanburg, SC where 41 of the best girls fast pitch 12U teams from across America will compete for the national title!

July 23 - July 29 – National Youth Baseball Championship Week at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, NY where 1,025 10U-14U teams from 26 states competed in qualifier tourneys all spring and summer long to earn the top 70 spots in this year's national matchup. Select games will be televised on CBS Sports, but we've got 'em al covered live and on-demand in our HiCast Sports Network.

July 24 - 28 – Triple Crown US Club Nationals at East Cobb Baseball Complex in Marietta, GA where 1,000 athletes from 13 premier baseball organizations from around the country will compete for the crown! Select games will be televised on ESPN3, but we'll have 'em all live and on-demand in our HiCast Sports Network.

We'll be sharing highlights and tagging teams from these tourneys in our HiCast Feed and in our social media feeds, so give us a follow in Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to follow along in the excitement.