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distance of 60-feet, 6-inches from home plate. For many Little Leaguers, it’s the next step up after the relatively new Intermediate Division that features 70-foot base paths, a 50-foot pitching distance and has it’s World Series hosted in Northern California (Livermore, to be exact). Among the states expected to be represented at Beaver Field this July are Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and three teams from California. Northern California and Southern California will each have a representative in addition to a host team belonging to California District 5 — the host district for the event. In fact, the host team is already known after the Citrus Heights Little League Senior Rebels punched their ticket by claiming the District 5 Championship in late June. The Rebels roster is comprised of players from the following high schools: Del Campo-Fair Oaks, Mesa Verde-Citrus Heights, Casa Roble-Orangevale, Delta-Clarksburg, El CaminoSacramento, Foothill-Sacramento and Oakmont-Roseville. The team includes Jake Adkins, Nick Barnett, Steve Bowman, Tim Butler, Chayton Clarke, Jason Coasta, Michael Farley, Mark Geise, Jordan Jenkins, Thomas Moorehead, Max Mrizek, Colin Quisenberry and Robbie Wells. As if having an elite Little League tournament — which is free to attend, by the way — taking place at a top-notch NorCal setting like Beaver Field wasn’t enough, SportStars is adding more to look forward to surrounding the event. On Saturday, July 23, SportStars is hosting it’s SportsJam event on ARC campus location adjacent to the baseball stadium. The SportsJam will feature interactive opportunities in a variety of sports. The list of exhibits include a lacrosse skill station, baseball/softball challenge, rugby skills station, football and baseball combine, volleyball speed & agility, fitness/obstacle course, golf challenge and an allsports challenge. Each station and exhibit is open to aspiring athletes of all ages. Among the partners helping to make the event happen are Sacramento Lacrosse, Fair Oaks Lacrosse, Baseball Mentoring Program, Rugby NorCal, National Scouting Report, Olympus Sports Coliseum, Cal Family Fitness, The First Tee of Greater Sacramento and the National Academy of Athletics. ✪ Follow us on Twitter & Instagram, and like us on Facebook!
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