The 2011 Babe Ruth Baseball 14-Year Old World Series will be held in Glen Allen, Virginia in August 2011. The Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association (G.A.Y.A.A.) will be hosting this prestigious event. The World Series will be played at the Glen Allen Stadium at RF&P Park.

Over the past five years, the G.A.Y.A.A. has also hosted one Babe Ruth World Series, one Babe Ruth Regional Tournaments, two Babe Ruth State Tournaments, and twenty District Tournaments.

The G.A.Y.A.A. was established in 1965 and has been affiliated with Babe Ruth Baseball and Babe Ruth Softball Organizations from the beginning. Activities offered include: softball, baseball, buddy ball, and boys’ and girls’ basketball. Ninety-nine baseball and softball teams participated in the G.A.Y.A.A.’s 2010 spring season and thirty-four in its 2010 fall season. The total participation in all sports for the 2009-2010 athletic year was 2,560.

Our field is located in Historic Henrico County which was established in 1634 as one of the original 8 counties of Virginia. In 2011, Henrico County will mark its 400th anniversary as the second permanent English settlement in the New World. Henrico’s strategic location on the eastern seaboard places local businesses within a one-day drive of the Atlantic Beaches, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Washington, D.C.

Henrico has an extensive network of parks. The Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association enjoys use of one of the best facilities in the County, RF&P Park. RF&P Park which was opened in 1995 is situated on 53.5 acres. It features four baseball fields, including the Glen Allen Stadium, three softball fields, two football fields, batting cages, a tennis court and practice wall and four restored RF&P railroad cars.