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Baseball in Uganda, July 2011
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Photo 1 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League BaseballFor the first time in the 65-year history of the Little League Baseball World Series, in which young people compete against one another in the United States, a team from Africa will be in the field. -
Photo 2 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League BaseballThe 65th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 18-28. -
Photo 3 of 10Credit: Little League Baseball World SeriesSixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion. -
Photo 4 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League Baseball"We are delighted to have a team from Africa represented for the first time at the World Series this year," said Stephen D. Keener, president and chief executive officer of Little League Baseball and Softball. -
Photo 5 of 10Credit: Little League Baseball World SeriesLittle League Baseball and Softball is the world's largest organized youth sports program, with more than 2.5 million players and 1 million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and scores of other countries. -
Photo 6 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League BaseballRev. John Foundation Little League from Kampala, Uganda, won the Middle East and Africa Region Tournament on July 18th 2011, with a 6-4 victory over 17-time World Series qualifier since 1991, Arabian American Little League from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. -
Photo 7 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League BaseballLittle League in Uganda is relatively new with the first local leagues chartering in 2005. In August 2006, Major League Baseball gave Uganda Little League Baseball $15,000 to level fields and install backstops. -
Photo 8 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League BaseballIn October 2006, Uganda Little League Baseball purchased 40 acres of land near Kampala to build a central complex of at least six fields to host National and International Tournaments. -
Photo 9 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League BaseballIn 2008, Rev. John Foundation Little League played in the regional tournament for the first time. They also played in the regional last year. This year was the first time they had reached the championship game with the chance to earn a berth in the World Series. -
Photo 10 of 10Credit: Uganda Little League Baseball"Developing Little League Baseball throughout Uganda, Serving over 15,000 children; sharing about 700 gloves" - Uganda Little League Baseball
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