Cal Ripken Program Holds Tryouts

More than two dozen energetic boys and girls showed up at the Valley Event Center on April 3 to try out for a spot on one of the six "majors" teams.

This season, a sixth team was added due to increased interest, which spurred a re-draft of all the teams.

According to Linda Hudyma, the league chooses to re-draft when a new team is formed in an effort to equalize the competition.

To try out, the potential sluggers were observed batting, throwing, catching and fielding, among other things by league coaches.