STAA's Will Flemming stays close to home to call Potomac Nationals baseball

March 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Will Flemming is continuing his successful career transition from private business to professional baseball broadcasting. An STAA client, Flemming has been named Director of Broadcasting/Assistant Director of Media Relations for the Potomac Nationals.

The P-Nats are the Class A Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located just 20 minutes from Flemming’s childhood home in Alexandria, VA. “The first minor league game I ever went to was the old Prince William Cannons in the Nationals current stadium,” Flemming says. “It’s a perfect opportunity for me for next step. It’s a No 1 gig, I’ll do all the games home and road and I grew up here.”

Flemming joins the P-Nats after spending last season as the No.2 broadcaster with the Class-A Lancaster JetHawks of the California League. In Lancaster, he worked alongside fellow STAA client Jeff Lasky. Flemming had already returned to the East Coast to be close to family when he learned of the Nationals job through STAA.

“You don’t always get the opportunity to choose where you want to go,” Flemming says. “The opportunity to stay in [minor league baseball], make a move up and be exactly where I want to be geographically was something I wouldn’t say no to.”

Flemming has made good use of his STAA Talent Page in the job market. “Every time I email and every cover letter I write I add the link. It’s more convenient for people today to just click on a link. The ability to constantly update both the resume and the demo is very helpful. The fact you can have the most updated demo material on the page is just so helpful.

Fleming started his broadcasting career last season after leaving a successful business career. He had been a student broadcaster at Stanford.

“When I decided to re-commit to it, I just kind of felt that [play-by-play] was the thing that I have to be doing. The games have met my expectation and actually exceeded it.”

“There is no guarantee I would have heard of the opening if it weren’t for my relationship with STAA,” Flemming says. “It probably wouldn’t have happened without you guys.”

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