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CAL RIPKEN WORLD SERIES Official website: worldseries.ripkenbaseball.com
Toll-free number: 1-877-RIPKEN1
 In the summer of 1999, Babe Ruth League, Inc. changed the name of its largest division from “Bambino” to “Cal Ripken Baseball.” Since the name change, the league has grown by an average of 7% each year and is the only youth baseball league that has shown growth over that time. Currently, over 700,000 kids, ages 5-12, play Cal Ripken Baseball worldwide.
Each year the season culminates with the annual Cal Ripken World Series. In 2003, the Ripken Baseball Complex, located in Cal’s hometown of Aberdeen, MD, became the permanent home of the Cal Ripken World Series. In 2005, the World Series moved from Ripken Stadium to Cal, Sr.’s Yard, a youth sized version of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, located adjacent to Ripken Stadium in the heart of the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy.
 The Cal Ripken World Series is an international event with 15 teams of 11 and 12-year-old ballplayers from around the world. The teams include the eight Regional Champions from across the country, two local representatives and five international teams.Since 2003, the International countries represented in the tournament have been Australia, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Korea and Mexico. In 2005 more than 5,500 fans packed Cal Sr.’s Yard to see Hawaii defeat Mexico in the title game, which was broadcast nationally on Comcast SportsNet.
 This year’s event will be hosted from Sunday, August 8th through Sunday, August 16th.For more information on how to become a corporate partner, contact Steve Rosner of 16W Sports Marketing at 201-635-8000.
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