Ever since my son joined the baseball team, I started out like many parents—taking photos on my phone during every game. But soon I realized that photos alone couldn’t capture the moments I wanted to remember, not in the way I hoped.

One day, I noticed other parents livestreaming the entire game, and it felt like a lightbulb went on. I began watching how every parent operated their setup, asking questions, trying different apps—paid ones, free ones, Chinese, English—yet most only offered basic scorekeeping. Anything more professional required expensive cameras and gear. Then I found ScoreLive.

ScoreLive offered Traditional Chinese, which immediately helped me get over my fear of using English apps. I grabbed my phone and streamed my first game. But when I watched the replay at home, I realized my excited, shaky hands made the video look like an earthquake documentary. That’s when I remembered a forgotten tripod at home and bought a 99-dollar phone mount. Problem solved.

Once I logged into the app, the clear scoreboard on the screen made everything easier. Even a ten-year-old who barely understood baseball could tap balls, strikes, and scores, all while shouting in his young excited voice, “He swung at nothing!”

Over the past two years, with nothing more than an old iPhone XR, I’ve streamed nearly 200 games. The phone has truly lived its fullest life. But desire always grows—watching professional broadcasts made me wish I could zoom in, switch angles, and catch every big moment. Livestreaming with just a phone also meant dealing with fences blocking the view, missing plays on the sides, or squeezing awkwardly into the opposing team’s area just to get a better angle. It was nerve-wracking.

So I turned to the founder of ScoreLive—who also happens to be an alumnus parent from my son’s school—and asked for something that felt impossible. Last month, those wishes finally came true. After streaming two tournament events (featured on our team’s fan page), I won’t pretend it’s exactly like watching a TV broadcast, but for a setup that costs nothing, it’s impressively close.

More and more parents have joined in since then. At every game, I meet others who are eager to share tips and exchange ideas. And if you ever see me on the sidelines, don’t be shy—come say hi. I’ll show you what a “stream within the stream” looks like.