The four-day tournament will be played at Gameday Baseball's First Tennessee Fields in Memphis from Thursday through Sunday (Aug. 21-24) and will crown national champions in the 10-under and 12-under divisions, which include more than 100,000 teams. Future plans call for the tournament to include as many as eight age groups.
The National Youth Baseball Championships are the initial effort of the Major Youth Baseball Alliance, LLC. The MYBA is a newly formed company comprised of eight major youth organizations, including AABC (American Amateur Baseball Congress), AAU (Amateur Athletic Union of the United States), Babe Ruth Baseball, Dixie Youth Baseball, NABF (National Amateur Baseball Federation), PONY Baseball, Super Series Baseball of America and USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association).
The teams representing the eight participating organization's are:
10-under Division: Tomateros de California, Paramount, CA, USSSA; Juice 10's, Orlando, FL, AAU; Tamiami Playmakers, Miami, FL, PONY Baseball; Southern Jaguars, Atlanta, GA, NABF; Kenner, LA, Babe Ruth; McComb, MS, Dixie; Bonnie Braves, Brooklyn, NY, AABC; McKinney Marshals, McKinney, TX, Super Series.
12-under Division: Blossom Valley Broncos, San Jose, CA, PONY Baseball; Norwalk Stingrays, Norwalk, CA, USSSA; Juice 12's, Orlando, FL. AAU; Gresham Park Yard Dogs, Gresham Park, GA, AABC; East Cobb Astros, Marietta, GA, NABF; Southeastern Lexington, Lexington, KY, Babe Ruth; Germantown Giants, Germantown, TN, Super Series; and Texarkana, TX, Dixie.
The breakdown by state: California (3) - Tomateros de California, Paramount, CA, USSSA (10-under); Blossom Valley Broncos, San Jose, CA, PONY Baseball (12-under); Norwalk Stingrays, Norwalk, CA, USSSA (12-under); Florida (3) - Juice 10's, Orlando, FL, AAU (10-under); Juice 12's, Orlando, FL, AAU (12-under); Tamiami Playmakers, Miami, FL, PONY Baseball (10-under); Georgia (3) - Southern Jaguars, Atlanta, GA, NABF (10-under); Gresham Park Yard Dogs, Gresham Park, GA, AABC
(12-under); East Cobb Astros, Marietta, GA, NABF (12-under); Kentucky (1) - Southeastern Lexington, Lexington, KY, Babe Ruth (12-under); Louisiana (1) - Kenner, LA, Babe Ruth (10-under); Mississippi (1) - McComb, MS, Dixie (10-under); New York (1) - Bonnie Braves, Brooklyn, NY, AABC (10-under); Tennessee (1) - Germantown Giants, Germantown, TN, Super Series (12-under); Texas (2) - McKinney, TX, Super Series (10-under); Texarkana, TX, Dixie (12-under).
MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will provide live video streams of 14 games from the inaugural tournament Thursday through Sunday from Memphis. In the MLB.com broadcast booth for the semifinal and championship rounds -- on Saturday and Sunday -- will be former Major Leaguers Harold Reynolds and Billy Sample. Joining Reynolds and Sample on the MLB.com broadcast team will be Noah Coslov and Vinny Micucci.
MLB.com will stream four pool-play games in the 10-under division on Thursday (8/21) and four 12-under pool-play games on Friday (8/22). The 10-under semi-final games will be streamed live on Saturday (8/23) at 9:00 a.m. CT and 11:30 a.m. CT with the championship game to be streamed live at 6:00 p.m. CT. The semifinal round for the 12-under division will be streamed live on Sunday (8/24), at 10:00 a.m. CT and 12:30 p.m. CT with the championship game scheduled to be streamed live at 6:00 p.m. CT. Opening ceremonies will also be streamed live by MLB.com on Thursday (8/21) at 8:30 p.m. ET.
NATIONAL YOUTH BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
10-YEAR-OLD DIVISION
POOL A
1. McKinney Marshals, McKinney, TX (Super Series)
2. Southern Jaguars, Atlanta, GA (National Amateur Baseball Federation)
3. Bonnie Braves, Brooklyn, NY (AABC)
4. Juice 10's, Orlando, FL (AAU)
POOL B
1. Tomoteros de California (USSSA)
2. McComb, MS (Dixie Youth Baseball)
3. Tamiami Playmakers, Miami, FL (PONY Baseball)
4. Kenner, LA (Babe Ruth)
12-YEAR-OLD DIVISION
POOL A
1. Germantown Giants, Germantown, TN (SUPER SERIES)
2. Blossom Valley, San Jose, CA (PONY Baseball)
3. Juice 12's, Orlando, FL (AAU)
4. Southeastern Lexington, Lexington, KY (Babe Ruth)
POOL B
1. East Cobb Astros, Marietta, GA (NABF)
2. Norwalk Stingrays, Norwalk, CA (USSSA)
3. Gresham Park Yard Dogs, Gresham Park, GA (AABC)
4. Texarkana, TX (Dixie Youth Baseball)
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