HOST President:
Amy Venuto
(410) 823-0808

Stadium:

Ripken Youth Academy
873 Long Drive
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Phone: (866) 200-6675

Headquarters Hotels:
RESIDENCE INN BY
MARRIOTT
830 Long Drive
Aberdeen, Maryland 21001
Phone: (410) 272-0444

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
830 Long Drive
Aberdeen, Maryland 21001
Phone: (410) 272-0440

LOCAL MEDIA INFORMATION
Newspaper:
The Baltimore Sun
501 N. Calvert St.,
Baltimore, MD 21278
Phone: (410) 332-6200

The Aegis
10 Hays Street,
Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone: (410) 838-4400

The Baltimore Examiner
400 E. Pratt Street,
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 878-6100

Radio:
WAMD 970 AM
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Phone: (410) 575-6555

WBAL 1090 AM
3800 Hooper Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: (410) 338-6596

WNST 1570 AM
1550 Hart Road
Baltimore, MD 21286
Phone: (410) 821-9678

Television:
WBAL (NBC)
Phone: (410) 338-6512

WMAR (ABC)
Phone: (410) 377-7558

WJZ (CBS)
Phone: (410) 578-7522

WBFF (FOX)
Phone: (410) 467-5595

Harford Cable Network
(410) 638-3899

Associated Press
(410) 539-3524

Comcast Sports Net
(301) 718-3200

In August, 2012 Aberdeen, Maryland has the honor of hosting the thirteenth 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 2012 Cal Ripken World Series will feature 10 teams from across the United States and six international teams. In 2011, the team representing Japan, won the World Series, defeating the team from Lexington, Kentucky, in an exciting 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.