Last Dance, Great Chance For WSOU
• The talented student broadcasters at Seton Hall University’s hard-rocking 89.5 WSOU are excited to have the opportunity to further hone their craft during the “New Jersey Last Dance World Series” regional high school baseball tournament. The series is the brainchild of Mike Murray, the Athletic Director and head baseball coach of St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, NJ, designed to give area high school seniors and players a final chance to play with their teammates and coaches after the 2020 season was cancelled. In all, 222 teams have agreed to participate in the tournament, with 116 teams playing in 29 regions in the North division and 106 teams playing in the South division.
After covering pool play games and the first two rounds of single elimination on WSOU’s online streams, the remaining tournament games will be heard on 89.5 FM starting Tuesday, July 28. “Being able to broadcast and see live sports once again after everything that has happened has been honestly surreal,” said WSOU Sports Director Wilnir Louis, pictured here at Teerner Field in Union, NJ. “We’ve had to deal with months of uncertainty regarding sports, but we were finally able to see it return. To be able to get back on the air to practice the craft of calling a game as been a real morale booster for me and others in my sports department.”
WSOU GM Mark Maben said, “With social distancing and spectator limits, broadcasting these games on FM is a way that WSOU and Seton Hall University can give back to the community. By tuning in to 89.5 or listening via wsou.net, parents and fans can experience the excitement of the tournament’s culmination. After all New Jersey has been through during the pandemic, these broadcasts are a reminder that we can all find some joy and comfort in America’s pastime.”
WSOU will be broadcasting three games on 89.5 FM, starting with one of the two semifinal games for the North championship on Tuesday, July 28 at 1pm. Coverage will continue with the North championship on Wednesday, July 29 at 7pm, and conclude with the Last Dance Championship this Friday, July 31 at 7pm from Arm & Hammer Park, the home of the New York Yankees’ Double A club, the Trenton Thunder. Tournament updates with start times can be found on the WSOU Sports Twitter feed @WSOUSports. [Wilnir Louis photo credit: Rony Jerez]
