High schools from 5 states to face-off in ‘Jewish World Series’

By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News

You can’t buy beer or Crackerjacks at the Columbus Baseball Invitational in Ohio. But you can see six high-school teams from five states battle it out in an annual tournament immodestly dubbed the ‘Jewish World Series.’

Beginning today (5/17/2012), the 4-day round robin will feature host Columbus Torah AcademyRamaz School (New York, NY), Kushner Hebrew Academy (Livingston, NJ), Yeshiva Atlanta, Yeshiva Ohr Israel (Atlanta, GA), and reigning champion Ida Crown Jewish Academy (Chicago, IL).

Participants, their families, and coaches are invited to provide updates and highlights from the tournament via the ‘Comments’ section of this post.

Click here to see a promo video for the tournament.

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