River Cats to partner with CW31 to broadcast games in 2018

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento River Cats and CBS13/CW31 have announced that they will partner to broadcast nine Saturday home games during the 2018 regular season. The games will be available locally in the Sacramento market on CW31, home of Good Day Sacramento.

After a successful broadcast of the 2018 Exhibition Game between the Sacramento River Cats and San Francisco Giants on CW31, the partnership has been extended for 2018 to include games on April 28, May 12, May 26, June 9, June 23, July 14, July 28, August 11, and August 25. Each game is scheduled to begin at 7:07 p.m. and coverage on CW31 will begin at 7:00 p.m.
"We are thrilled to expand on our relationship with KMAX-TV to bring even more River Cats baseball to those in the Sacramento Region," says Chip Maxson, General Manager of the River Cats. "This new partnership will go far beyond a broadcast as we hope to bring our fans closer than ever to the action, introduce them to the personal side of players and coaches, while also working to impact our community in new and exciting ways."
"CBS13/CW31 are proud to be the official Sacramento stations of the San Francisco Giants, and now the Sacramento River Cats. The River Cats are a great source of local sports entertainment and we are looking forward to televising their games, while also featuring the team's players and coaches on Good Day Sacramento and CBS13 Sports Xtra." says Jay Howell, Vice President and General Manager of KOVR and KMAX-TV.
Ticket plans and single-game tickets are available now for the 2018 season. For more information, please visit rivercats.com, email [email protected], or call the River Cats Ticket Hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487).
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The Sacramento River Cats are the Triple-A affiliate of the three-time World Champion San Francisco Giants. The team plays at Raley Field in West Sacramento, consistently voted one of the top ballparks in America. River Cats Season Tickets, Mini-Plans, and Flex Plans can be purchased for the 2018 season by calling the River Cats Ticket Hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487). For more information about the River Cats, visit www.rivercats.com. For information on other events at Raley Field, visit www.raleyfield.com.
CW31 (KMAX) and its sister station, CBS13 (KOVR) offers more local programming than any other station group in market - over 70 hours of local programming including local news on CBS13 and the popular Good Day on CW31. Both stations are owned by CBS Television.