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RBI Regional Tournaments

The Minnesota Twins will host the 2012 RBI World Series, the national baseball and softball tournament and annual culmination of the RBI program. The 20th anniversary of the tournament will be held from July 31 to August 12 at various locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, with the Baseball Championship Games being played at Target Field, the home of the Minnesota Twins. The Softball Championship will take place at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium at the University of Minnesota.

Twenty-four teams will compete in the RBI World Series and will be divided into three divisions: Junior Baseball (13-15 year olds); Senior Baseball (16-18 year olds); and Softball (19 and under). Winners from each division in the RBI Regionals, local tournaments in eight designated areas around the country (Central, East, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and West) and the Caribbean, will have earned berths to participate in the championship tournaments.

2012 RBI Tournaments

Caribbean Regional Tournament June 28- July 1, 2012

Boca Chica & Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Hosted by MLB Dominican Office

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: NY Mets, Phillies and Yankees Dominican Baseball Academies (Boca Chica)

Softball: Centro Olímpico Dominicano, Santo Domingo

New York City Sectional Tournament July 7-8, 2012

*TBD number of teams in each division advance to Northeast Regional Tournament

New York, NY

Hosted by Harlem RBI

Southwest Regional Tournament July 12-15, 2012

Arlington, TX

Hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington/Texas Rangers

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Softball: Workman’s Softball Complex

Southeast Regional Tournament July 12-15, 2012

Vero Beach, FL

Hosted by Vero Beach Sports Village/Minor League Baseball

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: Holman Stadium

Softball: Vero Beach Sports Village

West Regional Tournament July 12-15, 2012

Anaheim, CA

Hosted by Angels RBI

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: Ryan Lemon Field, Irvine, CA

Softball: Erstad Field, Placentia, CA

Northern NJ Sectional Tournament July 13-15, 2012

* TBD number of teams in each division advance to Northeast Regional Tournament

Newark, NJ

Hosted by Newark RBI

Central Regional Tournament July 19-22, 2012

St. Louis, MO

Hosted by Mathews Dickey RBI

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: Busch Stadium (senior baseball) and Cool Papa Bell Stadium (junior baseball)

Softball: Saint Louis University

East Regional Tournament July 19-22, 2012

Cleveland, OH

Hosted by Cleveland Baseball Federation RBI

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: Progressive Field

Softball: Cleveland State University

Northeast Regional Tournament July 19-23, 2012

New York, NY

Hosted by Harlem RBI

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: McCombs Dam Park

Softball: McCombs Dam Park

Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament July 26-29, 2012

Harrisburg, PA

Hosted by Harrisburg RBI

Championship Game Sites:

Baseball: Harrisburg Senators Metro Bank Park

Softball: Veterans Park