Baseball Phenom Bryce Harper Makes National TV Debut LIVE on FSN

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BASEBALL PHENOM BRYCE HARPER MAKES NATIONAL TV DEBUT LIVE ON FSN

Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic Showcases Future Stars

Chance for Fans to See “Baseball’s LeBron”

Bryce Harper, the baseball prodigy and Sports Illustrated cover boy who has been described as a “once in a lifetime talent” and “baseball’s LeBron,” will make his national TV debut LIVE on Fox Sports Net in the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic Sunday, August 16 at 8:00 PM ET.

The game, which will showcase 40 of the nation’s top high school baseball players, will be played in PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres, and will be televised live nationally on FOX Sports Net and select Comcast regional sports networks to more than 90 million homes. Daron Sutton, television voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will call play-by-play, while former Houston Astros great and 7-time All-Star Craig Biggio will provide analysis.

Harper, the 16-year-old phenom whose tape-measure home runs have been a YouTube sensation, will anchor the squad of all-stars from the West in an East vs. West format. Harper is one of the most publicized prospects in the history of high school baseball and is a special inclusion in the 2009 Aflac All-American class. Since being the subject of a recent Tom Verducci cover story in Sports Illustrated, Harper’s fame has exploded beyond amateur baseball circles and is one of the most closely watched high school athletes since LeBron James. Harper recently enrolled in the College of Southern Nevada and is expected to enter the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.

This marks the seventh consecutive year FSN has televised the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic.

Pritchett Brother’s Racing lands deal to air their Outlaw Drag Racing Series on FSN

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*Pritchett Brother’s Racing lands deal to air their Outlaw Drag Racing Series on FSN*

Nate and Adam Pritchett from Pritchett Brother’s Racing located in central Maryland signed a contract to air their Outlaw Drag Racing Series on Fox Sports Network. The series will air as the feature events in the show, Inside Drag Racing reaching 86 Million homes nationwide. The shows will air on FSN Sundays’ at 11:30 am nationwide and repeat Mondays’ at 4:30 pm.

“These are exciting times for us at PBR. Bringing our events to the spotlight with national television coverage on FSN is the next step in our plan to promote the sport we are so passionate about. It has been a long journey over the past 5 years and I couldn’t be happier with this. The potential for growth is amazing and we are thankful to be part of such a powerful movement in racing” states Nate Pritchett.

PBR is joining forces with ORSCA (Outlaw Racing Street Car Association) to hold 4 events in 2009 to receive this coverage. The events are called the Ultimate Outlaw Series, powered by ORSCA and will primarily focus on northern venues in 2009. Johhny Fenn, Director of ORSCA states “ORSCA is looking forward to working with Pritchett Brother’s Racing. It should be outstanding for both groups as well as the racers and fans.” All race classes, rules, and locations that racers and fans are familiar with from the Pritchett Brothers will continue without interruption.

“Merging with ORSCA to do this is a natural fit for us. Nate and I have been very close with the ORSCA management and we share the same goals. It is time that we consolidate our efforts in the promotion of Outlaw drag racing. There are too many smaller organizations out there and this sport needs direction. I can think of no better partner than ORSCA to begin the process of unification in this sport” states Adam Pritchett.

For more information contact Pritchett Brother’s Racing at 240-235-3166.

2009 Schedule
Aug. 22-23	Holeshot Wheel’s Ultimate Outlaw Shootout Lebanon Valley Dragway	West Lebanon, NY
Sept. 12	Pritchett Control’s Ultimate Outlaw Shootout Maryland International Raceway	Budd’s Creek, MD
Sept. 26	Coast Chassis Design Ultimate Outlaw Shootout Cecil County Dragway	Rising Sun, MD
Nov. 14	Davis Technologies Ultimate Outlaw Shootout Carolina Dragway	Aiken, SC

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Baseball Phenom Bryce Harper Makes National TV Debut LIVE on FSN

Pritchett Brother’s Racing lands deal to air their Outlaw Drag Racing Series on FSN