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The Bambino Division was renamed "Cal Ripken Baseball, a Division of Babe Ruth League, Inc. Famous "Ironman" player for the legendary Baltimore Orioles. Cal Ripken Jr.' s visions and philosophies, molded by his father, longtime Oriole coach and manager Cal Ripken Sr., (1935–1999), directly parallel those of Babe Ruth League, Inc. Now two of ...
Ripken was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, the son of Violet Roberta "Vi" Ripken (née Gross) and Cal Ripken Sr.He has German, English, and Irish ancestry. [5] [6] Though the Ripkens called Aberdeen, Maryland, their home, they were often on the move because of Cal Sr.'s coaching duties with the Baltimore Orioles organization. [7]
The Cal Ripken World Series moved across the street to Cal Sr.'s Yard in 2005. The name "IronBirds" was chosen for two reasons: Cal Ripken's "Ironman" streak of 2,632 consecutive baseball games played and the team's affiliation with the Orioles (the Baltimore team is often referred to as "The Birds"). [3]
Free-Lake rallied back from five runs down in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Newtown, Connecticut 13-12 on a walk-off double by Araujo in the finals of the Cal Ripken New England Regional ...
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The record—2,632 consecutive games, a streak compiled over more than 16 years—is held by Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles, and is considered to be one of the league's unbreakable records. Ripken surpassed Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees , whose record of 2,130 consecutive games had stood for 56 years.
"I don’t know if they know how big of a deal it is. To them, I think it’s just another baseball game.” MEET THE FREE-LAKE 8U ALL-STARS: Freetown-Lakeville is headed to Cal Ripken World Series
The league existed under NCAA rules and guidance for 41 years. In 2005, the NCAA ended its official association with summer collegiate baseball; however, the CICL continued to preserve the amateur status of its member athletes by abiding by the rules and regulations of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball (NACSB). [ 1 ]