Aug. 26, 2010

Columbia, S.C. – ETV will air an hour-long retrospective on the South Carolina baseball program in September featuring current head coach Ray Tanner, and former head coaches Bobby Richardson and June Raines. Carolina Baseball: Building a Coaching Tradition, is hosted by Mark Quinn and will air on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. with an encore presentation scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.

The special is one of several shows beginning on Sept. 12 that introduces viewers to the original “Baseball with Bobby Richardson” series that was produced in the 1970’s. Then, starting on Tuesday, Sept. 28, ETV will air encore presentations of these programs to complement PBS’ new Ken Burns documentary series Tenth Inning. The two-part presentation picks up where the landmark 1994 series Baseball left off.

Below are airdates and times for ETV’s fall baseball lineup.

Sept. 12        3 p.m.      Baseball with Bobby Richardson:  First InningSept. 12        3:30 p.m.   Baseball with Bobby Richardson:  Mickey MantleSept. 19        3 p.m.      Baseball with Bobby Richardson:  Baseball LegendsSept. 19        3:30 p.m.   Baseball with Bobby Richardson:  The CoachSept. 26        3 p.m.      Carolina Baseball:  Building a Coaching TraditionSept. 28        10 p.m.     Baseball with Bobby Richardson:  First InningSept. 28        10:30 p.m.  Baseball with Bobby Richardson:  Mickey MantleSept. 29        7 p.m.      Carolina Baseball:  Building a Coaching TraditionSept. 30        9 p.m.      Carolina Stories:  Baseball in the UpstateSept. 30        9:30 p.m.   Baseball with Bobby Richardson:  The Coach