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08/14/2011 4:37 PM ET
Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI Wins Senior Baseball Division Championship at the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series
Senior Division Championship is the Program's Second in Three Years
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Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI has won the Senior Baseball Division Championship of the 2011 Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series. Played at Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, and airing live on MLB Network and streaming on MLB.com, Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI (Venice, California) defeated Harrisburg RBI (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) by the score of 8-0 in a 6-inning game. This is the second Senior Division Championship in three years for Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI. They also won the Senior Division Championship of the 2009 RBI World Series in Jupiter, Florida. They finished the 2011 tournament with a 4-1-1 record.

As the winner of the Senior Baseball Division title, Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI was awarded the Larry Doby Championship Trophy, which is named after the late Baseball Hall of Famer and the first African-American player in the American League. Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI Starting Pitcher Kerry Kelley, 19, was named the Most Valuable Player after pitching a complete game, one-hit shutout. Kelley gave up the lone Harrisburg hit with two outs in the 1st inning, and then pitched 5.1 innings of no-hit ball, only allowing two additional baserunners on walks. He was also named the Most Valuable Player for Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI in the 2009 RBI World Series Senior Baseball Division Championship Game.

The RBI World Series is a national baseball and softball tournament of Major League Baseball's RBI program. RBI is the Major League Baseball youth initiative designed to provide underserved youth with the opportunity to play baseball and softball, encourage academic success and teach the value of teamwork.

In 2011, RBI operated more than 300 programs established in more than 200 cities worldwide, serving more than 200,000 young men and women. For more information, please visit: http://www.mlb.com/rbi.

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