BRANSON MO NEWS: The nation’s best and brightest young baseball players will be showcasing their world class talent live on SKY Sport this weekend when both the championship final and third place play-off games at this year’s United Airlines National U13 Ripken tournament will be shown live on New Zealand’s premium sports television channel SKY Sport.
With the tournament posing as the main trial for national All Star U13 team selection and a trip to the Ripken World Series in Missouri in August at stake, the tournament featuring 13 club teams from across the country at Albany’s Rosedale Park, is shaping up as the most important youth baseball showcase in the sport’s history.
“This is a such a positive development for the sport of baseball,” says Baseball New Zealand Development Officer and tournament director Dan Tan, who stressed that the focus for baseball is the country’s youngest ballplayers. “Sports fans across New Zealand will have an incredible opportunity to watch the best young players in the country competing not only for the championship, but also places in the National U13 All Star team that will travel to the United States in August.”
The Ripken World Series has a new home complete with a new facility in Branson, Missouri, after the tournament moved from its previous home of Aberdeen, Maryland and Tan says the program’s coaches are excited to see more teams and players than ever participate in what is arguably the most important domestic event on baseball’s calendar. “We have played in four of these tournaments now and most of the players coming to this national tournament will have a chance to make the cut for the fifteen roster spots,” added Tan.
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