The New Milford Thunder 12 year olds are representing the New England Region in the 2013 Cal Ripken World Series.  They won the 12-year-old New England tournament championship game July 25th, the fourth consecutive year clenching that title. 

The Cal Ripken World Series is the culminating tournament that unites the 10 best teams from across the United States, with six international teams from Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, Japan, Mexico, and the Republic of Korea. 

Baseball Hall of Famer and Ripken Baseball president, Cal Ripken, Jr congratulated the New Milford Thunder 12 year olds on representing the region and said in an emailed statement that he hopes it will be an experience they will remember for a lifetime. 

Opening ceremonies are tonight.  The New Milford Thunder will play their first game tomorrow afternoon. 

On August 17th and 18th, the International Championship, U.S. Championship and World Championship games for the 2013 tournament will be played.