- Multiyear agreement is extension of longstanding
partnership and includes event logo integration, on-field/uniform
logo recognition, event signage, live and taped broadcast elements,
and more
- 2022 All-American Classic will feature 61 of the top high
school-aged baseball players competing for East vs. West supremacy
at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on
Sunday, August 28
- 20th Annual All-American Classic will air live
on ESPNU at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 18,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect Game, the world's
largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service,
today announced DICK'S Sporting Goods as title sponsor of its
All-American Classic amateur baseball game, scheduled to be played
at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ on
Sunday, August 28. Specific terms of
the agreement were not disclosed.
Perfect Game today announced DICK'S
Sporting Goods as title sponsor of its All-American Classic amateur
baseball game.
This multiyear agreement provides DICK'S Sporting Goods, the
Pittsburgh-based leading
omnichannel retailer serving athletes and outdoor enthusiasts,
official title position of the All-American Classic including brand
integration and a complete array of branded assets such as event
logo, jersey patch, stadium signage, and in-broadcast elements
related to the All-American Classic game and its connected events
and activities.
"We want to thank our partners at DICK'S Sporting Goods for
their continued support and passion for youth baseball, in general,
and the All-American Classic, in particular," said Perfect Game
CEO, Rob Ponger. "Perfect Game has
many shared characteristics with DICK'S Sporting Goods, including
our love and commitment to youth sports and our desire to provide
first-class experiences. I'm confident that through this
partnership both Perfect Game and DICK'S Sporting Goods will
enhance and grow their connection to the baseball community."
"DICK'S Sporting Goods is excited to be the title sponsor of
Perfect Game's All-American Classic. For 20 years, this game
has served as one of the premier elite amateur sporting events on
the calendar, and we're honored to take this shared commitment and
love for the game to a new level," said Mark Rooks, VP, Category Marketing &
Partnerships at DICK'S Sporting Goods
This agreement is an extension of an ongoing relationship
between Perfect Game and DICK'S Sporting Goods that began in 2019.
The entities are drawn together by their mutual love for the sports
of baseball and softball, and a shared desire to grow the game by
providing best-in-class services to the diamond sports community.
Perfect Game and DICK'S Sporting Goods have significantly expanded
their partnership to include official Perfect Game apparel being
carried in DICK'S Sporting Goods stores across the country, and
support of the Perfect Game Cares Foundation and its youth camps
and Grow the Game fund.
The Perfect Game All-American Classic offers a glimpse at some
of the most talented young athletes from around the world and
provides the baseball community a sneak peek at several young
players destined to make their mark at the collegiate and Major
League levels of the sport. 250 past Perfect Game All-American
Classic participants have gone on to play Major League Baseball,
while 31 All-American Classic alums were selected on the first day
of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft held earlier this month.
In 2021, the East defeated the West, 9-1, as starting pitcher
Dylan Lesko and nine teammates
combined to throw the first no-hitter in All-American Classic
history. Players from the West hold a 12-7 series lead over their
counterparts from the East.
Over the past 19 years, All-American Classic fundraising
activities have helped Perfect Game's charitable arm, the Perfect
Game Cares Foundation, contribute more than $1.5 million to a variety of local causes. This
year, Perfect Game Cares and DBacks Give Back will host a free kids
camp at Chase Field on August 24 and
a free coaches clinic at Chase Field on August 25. Proceeds from All-American Classic
events will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and PG Cares Grow
the Game Fund.
Admission to Chase Field to watch the 20th annual All-American
Classic will be free and fans can enter through the main gate on
the day of the game. Additionally, the All-American Classic will be
broadcast on Sunday, August 28 live
on ESPNU at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.
For more information, please visit
perfectgame.org/allamerican.
Media Contacts:
For Perfect Game – Greg Bouris, power x communications,
gbouris@powerxcommunications.net
For DICK'S Sporting Goods – press@dcsg.com
About Perfect Game
Perfect Game is the world's largest elite youth baseball and
softball platform and scouting service, producing over 8,600+
events, 300,000+ games and showcases each year across the country.
Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to
take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in
the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players are
performing with top-level competition in front of college
recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country.
Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to the college
coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large
population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more
than 1,650 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have
also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 13,324 Perfect
Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player
Draft. In the 2021 Draft, for example, more than 95 percent of all
players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every
player selected on the Draft's first day had previously attended
Perfect Game events. And in the 2021 College World Series, every
player on the rosters of national champion Mississippi State and runner-up Vanderbilt had played in a Perfect Game
event.
About DICK'S Sporting
Goods
DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) creates confidence and
excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their
dreams. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer
serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK'S
Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream, Public Lands,
Going Going Gone! and Warehouse Sale stores, online, and through
the DICK'S mobile app. DICK'S also owns and operates DICK'S House
of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center, as well as
GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling,
communications, live scorekeeping and video streaming.
Driven by its belief that sports make people better, DICK'S has
been a longtime champion for youth sports and, together with its
Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support
under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter
program and other community-based initiatives. Additional
information about DICK'S business, corporate giving, sustainability
efforts and employment opportunities can be found on dicks.com,
investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs and
on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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