For Immediate Release Contact: Michelle Harter (717) 730-6000
June 10, 2008

Batter up! The 2008 PIAA Softball and Baseball Championships will air this Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14 on PCN.

The action begins LIVE at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 13 from Shippensburg University as the Softball A Champions are crowned. Following that competition, the AAA decision will commence at noon with the AAAA game at 2:00 p.m. and the AA game at 4:00 p.m. All of these championships will be replayed later that evening.  The production of this year’s PIAA softball championships is courtesy of Service Electric Cable TV.

There is more hardball excitement on Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m. with next-day coverage of the AA baseball finals followed at 4:30 p.m. with the AAAA game. Next-day coverage continues with the A final will air at 7:00 p.m. along with the AAA decision at 9:30 p.m.  The production of this year’s baseball championship is courtesy of RCN.

The softball and baseball state finals wrap up PCN’s coverage of the PIAA spring championships.  For more information from PIAA including a list of teams advancing to the finals, visit their website at www.piaa.org

The schedule of events is as follows:

Softball A Finals
Upper Dauphin HS vs. Vincentian HS
Friday, June 13 – 10:00 a.m. – LIVE
Replay: June 13 at 7:00 p.m.

Softball AAA Finals
Milton HS vs. Susquehannock HS
Friday, June 13  - Noon – LIVE
Replay: June 13 at 8:45 p.m.

Softball AAAA Finals
Hatboro-Horsham HS vs. Latrobe HS
Friday, June 13  - 2:00 p.m. – LIVE
Replay: June 13 at 10:30 p.m

Softball AA Finals
Loyalsock Township HS vs. Bald Eagle HS
Friday, June 13 - 4:00 p.m. – LIVE
Replay: June 14 at 12:15 a.m.

Baseball AA Finals
Loyalsock Township HS vs. Burrell HS
Saturday, June 14 – 2:00 p.m. NEXT-DAY
Replay: July 4 at 12:00 p.m.

Baseball AAAA Finals
Spring-Ford HS vs. Canon-McMillan HS
Saturday, June 14 – 4:30 p.m. NEXT-DAY
Replay: July 4 at 6:00 p.m.

Baseball A Finals
Camp Hill HS vs. Carmichaels
Saturday, June 14 – 7:00 p.m. NEXT-DAY
Replay: July 4 at 9:00 a.m.

Baseball AAA Finals
Berwick HS vs. Somerset HS
Saturday, June 14 – 9:30 p.m. NEXT-DAY
Replay: July 4 at 3:00 p.m.

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