US retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods acquired GameChanger Media, maker of a live scoring app, to expand its “suite of digital youth sports offerings”.

The GameChanger app delivers data-driven coaching insights, live play-by-play updates and instant game recap for 165,000 amateur baseball and softball teams.

“GameChanger will allow us to provide the baseball and softball communities better tools and in-game information for coaches, players and fans alike,” said Edward Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick’s.

“We believe the addition of GameChanger and its unique in-game mobile experience to Dick’s Team Sports HQ strongly supports our efforts to provide unparalleled technological capabilities to youth, prep teams and leagues across the country,” he added.

Dick’s is a sports good retailer that also offers free league management services to youth sports leagues, including a mobile app for scheduling and communications.