TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Chaires Little League made history this summer as the first 12U team to win state, and the first to play in the Southeast Region Tournament. Babe Ruth baseball has long been dominated by Tallahassee teams. Both the 13U and 14U teams won the World Series just last summer.<\/p>\n
Both teams well on their way to a repeat. The 14\u2019s are already playing in Eagle Pass, Texas, while the 13\u2019s begin their journey in Jamestown, New York this weekend.<\/p>\n
Babe Ruth baseball in the Capital City has a rich tradition. The organization boasts nearly a dozen World Series titles. The importance of carrying on that legacy is one that\u2019s not lost on this group, and to be able to continue that tradition, and go back-to-back in the 13U division, is something they really want to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad, he played Babe Ruth here and one of my teammates Gabe Harper, he\u2019s had multiple teammates play here, so there\u2019s really a legacy,\u201d said Ben Campbell. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked a lot this summer and it\u2019s going to be really fun out there and we hope to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very exciting because we\u2019ve worked so hard for this and we won a lot of games against a lot of good teams, so it\u2019s not really that much pressure,\u201d added teammate Harvey Reichert.<\/p>\n
The first game for the 13\u2019s is set for Saturday at 4:30 when they face the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n
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