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SportsNation Selects Winner of All-Star “Ballgame” Rendition

Tue Jul 29, 7:51 PM GMT

AP Photo: Gretchen WilsonAccording to espn.com, Gretchen Wilson is the winner of TV’s “Baseball Tonight” battle of the bands competition, in which nine popular artists performed “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in celebration of the 100th anniversary of its composition.

The report goes on to say that each artist’s version debuted on “Baseball Tonight” and then fans voted for their favorite rendition on espn.com’s SportsNation networking site. The report adds that SportsNation users whittled down the original nine to three Finalists— Ozomatli, Punch Brothers, and Gretchen Wilson.

Other competitors included Branford Marsalis, REO Speedwagon, Lloyd, The Cab, John Pizzarelli, Candlebox, and Peter Gammons.

Be sure to check out all of the videos at http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn/takemeout

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