USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of the sport in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The organization selects and trains the USA Baseball Olympic Team, USA Baseball National Team (collegiate), the USA Baseball Junior National Team (18-under), and the USA Baseball Youth National Team (16-under) which participate in various international events each year. Most recently, the USA Baseball Olympic Team won the gold medal at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney, Australia.

The agreement runs through 2005 and was officially announced today at the American Baseball Coaches Association annual convention in Orlando, Florida. In addition to having the right to use its USA Baseball official logo in packaging and marketing, Digital Scout will become integrated into USA Baseball's National Team programs. Digital Scout will also work with USA Baseball to integrate new and advanced baseball coaching information and technology in its ongoing software development.

"USA Baseball is continually looking at new ways to help advance and promote the game at all levels," said USA Baseball Executive Director, Paul Seiler, "and we were very impressed with the features of Digital Scout. The software works as a great statistical tool, and we are excited about implementing the system into our National Team programs."

Digital Scout's software system uses the popular Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), portable handheld computers on the Palm Operating System, and PC software for collecting and analyzing player and team performances and printing reports. The point-and-touch technology facilitates the collection of real-time statistics at the games. The user taps on the players' pre-loaded numbers, and then taps on the field diagram and key play indicators on the PDA screen. Digital Scout automatically calculates team and individual player statistics on key items such as hits, runs, strikeouts and walks. Real-time onscreen charts allow the user to see hitter tendencies during the game. The handheld device synchronizes with computers enabling the printing of numerous reports. These reports can be faxed to area newspapers, used as coaching tools, and used to improve game strategy.

"We are very pleased that USA Baseball has recognized the benefits of incorporating Digital Scout into its programs," said Digital Scout CEO Jim Emery. "Coaches regularly tell us that Digital Scout saves them hours every week and helps them win. USA Baseball will help us take our software system to baseball coaches not only nationwide, but worldwide."

About Digital Scout:
Digital Scout was founded in 1995 by Jim Emery and Bob Mauck, coaches who had met as collegiate teammates at Ohio Wesleyan University. Their mission was to bring new technological advances to the tasks of sports scouting and statistics collection. The company was launched with Football and Basketball Scoutware in 1995. Basketball Statware and ShotChart, a fan product, were added in 2000. Statware products in volleyball, softball, and soccer were launched in June 2001. All products take the Palm OS point-and-touch technology and apply it to real-time statistical collection and analysis. After the game or match, the data is transferred to the PC via the HotSync function for printing reports and shot charts.

For more information and demos of the Digital Scout software, visit www.digitalscout.com or call (800) 249-1189.

Contact:
Nancy Petro
Digital Scout
(800) 249-1189
npetro@digitalscout.com