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The four-day "National Youth Baseball Championships" tournament is the initial effort of the "Major Youth Baseball Alliance, LLC." The MYBA is a newly formed company comprised of eight major youth organizations, including AABC (American Amateur Baseball Congress), AAU (Amateur Athletic Union of the United States), Babe Ruth Baseball, Dixie Youth Baseball, NABF (National Amateur Baseball Federation), Pony Baseball, Super Series Baseball of America and USSA (United States Specialty Sports Association).

The inaugural tournament was be played in Memphis, Tenn., from August 21-24 and crowned national champions in the 10-under and 12-under divisions of the eight participating organizations, which include more than 100,000 teams. Tomateros de California from the USSSA won the 10-under division with a 7-6 win over Juice 10s from the AAU. In the 12-under division, Juice 12s of the AAU defeated SE Lexington Babe Ruth. The 2010 event will be from August 26-29, again in Memphis. New Era Cap Company is the title sponsor for the 2010 event. Future plans call for the tournament to include as many as eight different age groups.

It will be played at Gameday Baseball's First Tennessee Fields in Memphis, Tenn.

The Board of Directors of the Major Youth Baseball Alliance, LLC, will be made up of the highest-ranking officials of the eight participating organizations. They include Richard Neely, President, AABC; Chet Lemon, National Chair for Baseball, AAU; Steve Tellefsen, President and CEO, Babe Ruth Baseball; Wes Skelton, Commissioner, Dixie Youth Baseball; Charles Blackburn, Executive Director and CEO, NABF; Abe Key, President and CEO, PONY Baseball; Mark Mathew, President and CEO, Super Series Baseball of America; Don DeDonatis, Chairman and CEO, USSSA; and Eddie Einhorn, Vice Chairman of the Chicago White Sox, who will serve on the Board as Interim Executive Director.

Through the Major Youth Baseball Alliance, every young athlete who participates in youth baseball will have the opportunity to win a U. S. National Championship in his or her age group. Until now, these established youth baseball organizations have had their individual champions, but there has never been a Championship Tournament -- involving teams from all major organizations -- to determine a true National Youth Champion.

"It's all about the kids," said Eddie Einhorn, Interim Executive Director of the MYBA. "We are about inclusion, participation and competition. Organizations with different philosophies have agreed to participate because it's about kids playing baseball. This tournament gives each organization's champion a chance to compete and test its team's skills at the very highest level."

 

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The 12U Super Series National Championship goes to 12U Team Rawlings from College Station, Texas. Without question, this team was one of the best hitting teams in Super Series. Team Rawlings went 6-1 in capturing the title.

After losing their winners bracket final to Chet Lemon's Juice, the champs came back from the loser's bracket to sweep two straight over Juice -- and win the deciding game decisively, 16-6.

In the tournament Team Rawlings scored 76 runs.

Team Rawlings will now represent Super Series in the 12U National Youth Baseball Championships in Memphis from Aug. 27-29 on the MLB Network.