In August, 2011 Aberdeen, Maryland has the honor of hosting the twelfth annual Cal Ripken World Series. This will be the seventh year that this prestigious event will take place at Cal, Sr.’s Yard – the permanent home of the Cal Ripken World Series. Owned and operated by the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation through corporate and individual donations, Cal, Sr.’s Yard will ultimately be the finest youth baseball facility in the country. In addition to hosting the annual tournament, the field will play host to countless youth groups, with the emphasis on serving young people from disadvantaged circumstances.

Cal Sr.’s Yard officially opened for the 2005 Cal Ripken World Series. The stadium’s superstructure is currently in place which includes over 600 permanent seats, lights, a press box and concourse area with concessions and restrooms. When finished, the stadium will be a youth replica of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. In 2006, the famous warehouse building was constructed beyond the right field wall and serves as a double Marriott hotel property. This stadium and its features are part of the Ripken Baseball Complex, a state of the art baseball facility

located just off Interstate-95 between Baltimore and Wilmington, DE. A “baseball destination” is taking shape on approximately 110 acres that currently includes Ripken Stadium (home of the Single-A Aberdeen IronBirds, an Orioles affiliate), numerous youth baseball and softball fields, batting cages and a one-of-a-kind training infield. The World Series will also feature games on some of the other youth fields – modeled after Memorial Stadium, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field.

The 2011 Cal Ripken World Series will feature 10 teams from across the United States and six international teams. In 2010, the team representing Mexico, won the World Series, defeating the team from Ocala, Florida, in an exciting 7-1 game that was televised nationally on the MLB Network. Brothers Cal Ripken, Jr. and Bill Ripken will be in the broadcast booth to call all of the action for this year’s championship game.