Thirteen youth baseball teams were welcomed to Ledgerwood Field this morning as the U-9 Cal Ripken Southeast Regional Baseball Tournament got under way.
With more than eight months of planning completed, Roanoke Rapids is now ready to roll out the red carpet to 13 teams as the U-9 Cal Ripken Southeast Regional Baseball Tournament gets under way at Ledgerwood Field next week.
Key organizations charged with bringing together the Cal Ripken U-9 Southeast Regional Baseball Tournament in July are assessing needs and logistics for an event having the potential to bring at least $500,000 in spending to the area.