MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This
year's Triple-A™ National Championship Game will be played on
Tuesday, Sept. 17, at AutoZone Park
in Memphis, Tennessee, at the home
of the Memphis Redbirds. As part of this year's championship
celebration, Triple-A Baseball and Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT),
the "Official Airline of Minor League Baseball," have announced a
partnership that will make Allegiant the first on-field jersey
patch partner in Triple-A National Championship Game history.
Played annually in its current format since 2006, the Triple-A
National Championship Game presented by Ephesus Sports Lighting
pits the winner of the Pacific Coast League™ against the winner of
the International League™ in a one-game, winner-take-all showdown
for Triple-A supremacy.
The game will be televised live nationally on FS1 and available
for live streaming on the FOX Sports app, as well as to MiLB.TV™
subscribers via MiLB.com and the MiLB First Pitch™ mobile app for
supported devices.
"We are very happy to have Allegiant on board in this new and
innovative way," PCL President Branch Rickey said. "This
partnership with Triple-A Baseball is a great way to showcase our
growing product and Allegiant's growing product, and we are
interested in the possibility of this leading to future on-field
jersey sponsorships."
"We're thrilled to continue to strengthen our relationship with
Minor League Baseball by playing a unique role at this year's
Triple-A National Championship Game," said Scott DeAngelo, Allegiant chief marketing
officer. "This partnership enables us to reach communities that we
serve across the country, and this special championship game
enables us to reach millions of homes via FS1 and MiLB's streaming
platforms."
Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) announced a multiyear
partnership with Allegiant in July
2018. With more than 120 overlapping markets, including
Memphis and many other Triple-A cities,
the hometown airline of cities across the country became the
official airline of America's hometown baseball teams. Triple-A
Baseball is the highest classification of Minor League Baseball. As
part of its broader partnership with MiLB, Allegiant will serve as
a Presenting Partner at the 2019 Baseball Winter Meetings in
San Diego, Calif., and has
presented MiLB CommUNITY Month each August since 2018.
Bringing the Triple-A National Championship Game action to the
national television audience will be broadcasting legends
George Grande and Jim Kaat, who combined have been a part of 12
Triple-A National Championship Game telecasts. Grande, the veteran
MLB broadcaster who has served as the play-by-play voice of the New
York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds, will be in
a familiar position working alongside Kaat, the former MLB All-Star
pitcher and Emmy-award winning commentator. Grande and Kaat will be
joined in the booth by MLB.com's Jim
Callis, a familiar contributor on MLB Network and a veteran
of several Triple-A All-Star Game and National Championship Game
telecasts.
First pitch for the 2019 Triple-A National Championship Game is
set for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT from Downtown
Memphis.
About Triple-A Baseball
With a history dating back
over 130 years, Triple-A Baseball has been in existence longer than
the NFL, NBA, or NHL. A total of 30 teams throughout the United States are developing talent for
Major League Baseball affiliates while providing affordable, family
entertainment for fans of all ages. Triple-A Baseball consists of
two leagues at Minor League Baseball's highest classification, the
International League which has played consecutively for 136
seasons, and the Pacific Coast League, in its 117th season in 2019.
Millions of fans coast-to-coast pack Triple-A Baseball parks
annually, with cities spanning the entire United States from Pawtucket, R.I., to Sacramento, Calif.
About Allegiant®
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an
integrated travel company with an airline at its heart, focused on
connecting customers with premier leisure experiences - from
vacations to hometown family entertainment. Since 1999, Allegiant
Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class
vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low
average fares. Today, Allegiant serves more than 450 routes across
the country, with base airfares less than half the cost of the
average domestic roundtrip ticket. Allegiant's Sunseeker Resorts
subsidiary is currently under construction with its inaugural
resort property, Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor in Southwest Florida - a unique waterside
integrated resort like no other. And a growing group of Allegiant
Nonstop family entertainment centers offer state-of-the art indoor
games and attractions to thrill seekers of all ages. For more
information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information,
including photos, is available at http://gofly.us/ToZT30iauev.
About AutoZone Park
AutoZone Park is the home of
Triple-A Baseball's Memphis Redbirds and Memphis 901 FC of the USL Championship and is
celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2019. Over 10.7 million fans
have passed through its gates since its debut in the spring of
2000, and the venue is home to numerous conventions, meetings,
receptions, charity races, and more each year, in addition to
sports. Since 2015, nearly $10
million has been invested into AutoZone Park, including new
videoboards, an expanded and upgraded Club Level, a playing field
replacement, a permanent Team Store, and more, including
$2 million in the offseason before
2019.
For more information on the 2019 Triple-A National Championship
Game presented by Ephesus Sports Lighting, visit
www.memphisredbirds.com/nationalchampionship.
Contact
Michael
Schroeder, Director of Media and Public Relations, (901)
722-0293 or mschroeder@memphisredbirds.com
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