Dominican Republic announces U-12 Baseball National Championship

Dominican Republic announces U-12 Baseball National Championship
31/08/2021
The inaugural edition of the 10-team tournament will open on Saturday, 5 September.

The office of the Commissioner of Baseball within the Ministry of Sports of the Dominican Republic announced that the inaugural National U-12 Baseball Championship will open on Saturday, 4 September.

The 10 participating teams will be split into two groups. The champions of the Bahoruco, San Pedro de Macoris, Distrito Nacional and Mao Valverde provinces will compete in Group A, while the champions of Peravia, Santo Domingo, Hermanas Mirabal and La Romana will compete in Group B. The ninth and tenth teams will be representing the residents from Puerto Rico and New York.

After a total 20 games, the top two finishers in both groups will advance to the semifinals.

The winning team will earn the BanReservas Cup.

Juan Nunez Nepomuceno, the Dominican Baseball Federation (FEDOBE) president, commented: "As an institution, we already know that this event will endure over time and grow every year."