COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Bryan Broadcasting announced today that every game of the 2012 Texas A&M softball season will be carried on The Zone.
Fans will be able to listen to select games live locally on Sports Radio 1150 AM. The remainder of the Aggies' games will be aired on 95.1-3 The Zone HD, available worldwide on any smartphone or HD Radio or online at RadioAggieland.com. Each matchup can also be heard on AggieAthletics.com, where live video for many games will also be offered.
"Having the games on The Zone1150 has been a pleasure these last five years," Bryan Broadcasting General Manager Ben Downs said. "As we start the sixth year of play-by-play we're just as excited as we were on year one. Aggie Softball is a high-quality product that attracts many listeners to the games, here and far afield. Six years is a long time to play for the same team but when the team is Aggie Softball, we're glad to be there again."
Featured in The Zone's broadcast schedule are a dozen Big 12 games, including the entire Oklahoma State (March 30-April 1) and Texas (April 26, 28-29) series. Conference matchups vs. Iowa State (April 7), Baylor (April 10, 24), Oklahoma (April 15), Texas Tech (April 17) and Kansas (May 6) will also be broadcast on 1150 AM.
Six games throughout the Aggies' nonconference schedule will be aired on the station, beginning with A&M's game vs. Northwestern at the Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 12. Home games vs. Tulsa (Feb. 19), Houston (March 3), Nebraska (March 3) and Liberty (March 10) and game against Pacific in the Cathedral City Classic (Feb. 25) will also be featured.
The Zone's program director, Louie Belina, joins the Aggies again this season as the play-by-play announcer when the team is on the road. Director of Softball Operations Stephen Grove will provide color commentary at out-of-town games. Tim Schnettler will bring fans the action from the Aggie Softball Complex while David Batson will add commentary at home games.
Sports Radio 1150 The Zone and its partner station, News/Talk 1620 WTAW, are the flagship stations for Texas A&M Athletics. Football, men's and women's basketball, baseball and soccer are all aired on the stations, along with numerous weekly and daily Aggie coaches' shows.
The official home of Texas A&M Athletics, AggieAthletics.com is in its ninth season of broadcasting A&M softball games worldwide on the internet. Through partnership with NeuLion, AggieAthletics.com and 12th Man TV bring fans free live and on-demand audio and video content all season long. Log on to AggieAthletics.com for more information on Texas A&M softball.
Sports Radio 1150 The Zone Broadcast Schedule
2/12 vs. Northwestern
2/19 vs. Tulsa
2/25 vs. Pacific
3/03 vs. Houston
3/03 vs. Nebraska
3/10 vs. Liberty
3/30 vs. Oklahoma State
3/31 vs. Oklahoma State
4/01 vs. Oklahoma State
4/07 vs. Iowa State
4/10 vs. Baylor
4/15 vs. Oklahoma
4/17 vs. Texas Tech (game 2)
4/24 vs. Baylor
4/26 vs. Texas
4/28 vs. Texas
4/29 vs. Texas
5/06 vs. Kansas