After five amazing days of 12-U baseball at the Cal Ripken World Series, the coaches and players are resting up today in preparation for Playoffs! Yesterday brought the end of pool play competition, and the top teams from each division have been seeded into the playoff round, which will take place tomorrow. Out of the sixteen teams that arrived in Aberdeen on Friday, four U.S. teams and four International teams advance to the playoff round.
Because the U.S. teams are split into two divisions, only the top two teams from each division will advance. The teams representing the United States on Friday are as follows:
U.S. American Division
1. Maryland (3-1)*
2. New England (3-1)
*Maryland takes the top-seed for defeating New England in head-to-head play.
U.S. National Division
1. Southeast (4-0)
2. Ohio Valley (3-1)
With six international teams in pool play, the top four teams advance to Friday’s playoff round. The International teams advancing will be:
International Division
1. Japan (5-0)
2. Mexico (4-1)
3. Korea (3-2)
4. Dominican Republic (2-3)
With the final standings in place, the schedule of games for Friday’s playoff round at the Cal Ripken World Series will be:
12:00pm – Korea @ Mexico
02:30pm – New England @ Southeast
05:00pm – Dominican Rep. @ Japan
08:00pm – Ohio Valley @ Maryland
Winners of the International playoffs advance to Saturday’s 12pm game, where they’ll play for the International Championship and a berth into Sunday’s World Championship game at 3pm.
The winners of the U.S. playoff games will play on Saturday at 3pm to decide who will represent the U.S. on Sunday.
Tickets to the Championship game are free, but you must register for them online - http://crws2010.ripkenbaseball.com/event/championship-tickets/
Get your tickets today, as this game is sure to be a must see!
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