Charles Parkly on PL show premiere; Range Riders have twinbill

by Daily Inter Lake
| May 25, 2022 1:32 PM

Charles Barkley has a day off from the NBA playoffs Wednesday, so he’s going to talk a little Pioneer League baseball.

The league announced it is unveiling a “PBL Roundup Show” that airs at PBLNetwork.com at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The show will stream live from Ogen Park at Allegiance Field in Missoula, home to the league champion PaddleHeads

Barkley will be part of the show, along with a segment featuring Miami Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm, who played in Missoula in 2016.

“We are so excited to launch the show and so pleased to have Charles Barkley join us as a very special guest,” Pioneer League president Mike Shapiro said in a statement. “It’s our hope that we get a chance to offer fans of the PBL and all of baseball, for that matter, an inside look into some of the great personalities of the game, some cool things about the cities and ballparks of the PBL and some very interesting commentaries from our hosts and guests.”

The “PBL Roundup Show” will stream each Wednesday night of the PBL season.

The format will include insider baseball commentary, analysis, comedy, special baseball and entertainment industry guests and unique in-game, first-hand perspectives from players, coaches and fans. Live cut-ins to each of the PBL games that night will be featured.

“We are so grateful that Charles and Jazz are going to help us launch ‘The PBL Roundup Show’,” said co-host Thom Brennaman. “We invite everyone to take a few minutes to join us .... We’ll have many great guests in the coming weeks!”

Tuesday's Pioneer League between the Glacier Range Riders and host Rocky Mountain Vibes was postponed because of bad weather in Colorado Springs.

It was resumed Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., as part of an afternoon doubleheader. The games stream at gorangeriders.com as well as pioneerleague.com.

The teams take two days off then resume the series Saturday at 6:30 p.m., followed by single games Sunday (5:05. p.m.) and Monday (4:30 p.m.). Glacier beat the Vibes 15-1 in their opener on May 23.