Once "Lost" USA-365.com 2006 Baseball Audio Recordings now "Found" and posted as 

MP3 Archives for Podcasting: 

American Legion Baseball

 

Crown Point Bulldogs Baseball

                                        by Dave Woodworth

 

 

 

CROWN POINT, IN (7-05-2006) Once lost and almost forgotten, the engineering staff of USA-365.com has found three baseball game play-by-play recordings that had once been thought to have been irretrievably lost.  After some grueling and painstaking reconstruction of real-time MP3 audio files recorded during two late-season Crown Point High School baseball games and one more recent Crown Point American Legion Post 20 baseball game, these inning-by-inning rebroadcasts are now available as free PODcasts or MP3 audio downloads.

 

The games include the Crown Point HS 10-5 win over Heritage Christian in the championship game of the May 20 Centier Classic four-team invitational tournament, as well as CP's regular season final game, a 4-1 win over then top-5 ranked Elkhart Memorial on May 26, 2006.  

 

We also found and restored the more recently played American Legion baseball contest between Crown Point Post 20 and Cedar Lake Post 261, played June 26 at Teagle Field in Crown Point.

 

The games can be found along with all of the 2006 baseball and softball games broadcast on Internet Radio USA-365 at this link. The three most recently "lost and found" recordings are also posted below for listeners' convenience.

 

Instructions: Left click the desired link to begin playing the MP3 file from the server.  Or, you may also right click the link and select "Save Target As..." to download the audio file to your hard drive, iPod or portable MP3 player to be able to listen at your leisure (pause, fast-forward, rewind, etc.), e-mail as an attachment to a friend, etc.  Need Help? See our FAQs.

 

USA-365's American Legion Baseball, High School Baseball and Softball play-by-play archive files are broken down by innings as shown in each table below. Note all broadcasts remain copyright of USA-365.com and Meyer Multimedia Services and are intended for personal use only.  No rebroadcast or resale without express written permission. 

 

American Legion Baseball -- Crown Point Post 20 "A" - 10, Cedar Lake Post 261 - 0, 6-27-2006: USA-365.com's Dave Woodworth and Mark Smith call the American Legion "A" Team (age 19 and under) baseball game from Crown Point's Teagle Field in this early Tuesday evening, shortened 5-inning game (via 10-run rule) played under cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper-60s.
Season Records to date: Crown Point Post 20-A: 9-1, Cedar Lake Post 261: 5-4-1.

File Name

 Time Length File Size
1st Inning 22:59 min. 2759 KB
2nd Inning 12:26 min. 1493 KB
3rd Inning 15:23 min. 1847 KB
4th Inning 16:19 min. 1960 KB
5th Inning 23:15 min. 2791 KB
Postgame 7:22 min. 885 KB

 

Boys Baseball -- Game 27:  Crown Point Bulldogs 4, Elkhart Memorial Crimson Chargers 1, 5-26-2006: USA-365.com's Dave Woodworth and Mark Smith call the play-by-play of the final regular season game of the Bulldogs' 2006 high school baseball season.  This non-conference high school baseball game was played in the twilight/under the lights on a Friday night at Crown Point High School in Crown Point, IN. 

Season Records to date: Crown Point 20-8, Elkhart Memorial 23-6

File Name

 Time Length File Size
1st Inning 10:32 min. 1265 KB
2nd Inning 17:23 min. 2088 KB
3rd Inning 12:00 min. 1441 KB
4th Inning 18:35 min. 2231 KB
5th Inning 17:17 min. 2076 KB
6th Inning 12:44 min. 1530 KB
7th Inning & Postgame 11:17 min. 1355 KB

 

 

Boys Baseball -- Game 25:  Crown Point Bulldogs 10, Heritage Christian Eagles 5, 5-20-2006: USA-365.com's Dave Woodworth and Mark Smith call the play-by-play of the 6-PM championship game of the Centier Classic (4-team) Tournament.  This non-conference high school baseball game was played on a sunny Saturday evening at Crown Point High School in Crown Point, IN. 

Season Records to date: Crown Point 18-8, Heritage Christian 14-9

File Name

 Time Length File Size
Pregame & 1st Inning 21:05 min. 2531 KB
2nd Inning 18:46 min. 2254 KB
3rd Inning 22:21 min. 2683 KB
4th Inning 17:57 min. 2156 KB
5th Inning 31:05 min. 3732 KB
6th Inning 15:27 min. 1856 KB
7th Inning & Postgame 14:27 min. 1735 KB

 

Some Frequently Asked Questions:

 

Q: How long will it take to download a game file?

A: With a dial-up modem, about three times the actual length of the audio cut... probably not a realistic option.  With a high speed DSL or cable modem, a one-hour MP3 audio file may take 3 to 10-minutes, depending on Internet traffic conditions. So an entire 2-hour game may take 5 to 20-minutes of download time. A five minute audio highlight package may take a minute or so.

 

Q: What kind of quality are these MP3 game files?

A: In order to conserve hard drive space and reduce download times, these files have been saved as monaural MP3s in a 11:1 (9%) compression scheme, 16 kbps bit rate, 11025 Hz frequency, using MPEG 2, Layer 3 encoding, encoded by Xing (old) 3.92.  Explanations of these terms can be found at www.dBpowerAMP.com.  The end result is a slightly less quality product than what you would normally hear on the USA-365.com "live" Internet audio stream during the game.

 

Q: How do I play the files once they're downloaded?

A: We recommend using the WinAmp player and use the playlist feature to load the file for audio playback.  Download the WinAmp player FREE at www.WinAmp.com.

 

Q: When will the next Crown Point Bulldog Baseball game be posted for download on demand?

A: USA-365.com will strive to post all baseball games within 72 hours of the original "live" Internet broadcast.

 

Q: Where can I go for additional technical support?

A: For more information on the WinAmp player, please visit www.Winamp.com. We also welcome your e-mails at usa365@ameritech.net and we'll do the best we can to answer your questions.

 

 

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