PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Unbeaten through district, state and regional competition, the Bryant 10-year-old All-Stars begin play in the 2016 Cal Ripken 10U World Series on Thursday, Aug. 4.
The team, coached by Jeremy Stovall with assistance from Michael Brower and Michael Catton, includes Garrison Blacklaw, Brady Brower, Reid Catton, Clay Crawford, Gage Horn, Grant Johnson, Gideon Motes, Justen Myles, Hank Penfield, Karter Ratliff, Caden Stovall and Cason Trickey.
As the Southwest Regional champion, Bryant will be included in the American Division for pool play and open against Middle Atlantic Regional champion Poughkeepsie, N.Y., at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 4.
Here are the pools and the pool play schedule:
2016 CAL RIPKEN 10U WORLD SERIES
At Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
American Division
Poughkeepsie, NY (Middle Atlantic)
Mineral Area, Mo. (Midwest Plains)
Bryant, Ark. (Southwest)
Norwalk, Conn. (New England)
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (host)
National Division
Willamette Valley, Ore. (Pacific Northwest)
South Bend, Ind. (Ohio Valley)
Glen Allen, Va. (Southeast)
Honolulu, Hawaii (Pacific Southwest)
Longwood, Fla. (Florida State champion)
Thursday, Aug. 4
Game 1 — South Bend, Ind., vs. Willamette Valley, Ore., 5 p.m.
Game 2 — Bryant, Ark., vs. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 5:30 p.m.
Game 3 — Glen Allen, Va., vs. Longwood, Fla., 7 p.m.
Game 4 — Mineral Area, Mo., vs. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6
Game 5 — Honolulu, Hawaii vs. Glen Allen, Va., 5 p.m.
Game 6 — Norwalk, Conn., vs. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 5:30 p.m.
Game 7 — Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., vs. Bryant, Ark., 7 p.m.
Game 8 — Longwood, Fla., vs. South Bend, Ind., 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 7
Game 9 — South Bend, Ind., vs. Honolulu, Hawaii, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10 — Mineral Area, Mo., vs. Norwalk, Conn., 1 p.m.
Game 11 — Poughkeepsie, N.Y., vs. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 2:30 p.m.
Game 12 — Willamette Valley, Ore., vs. Longwood, Fla., 3 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 8
Game 13 — Poughkeepsie, N.Y., vs. Mineral Area, Mo., 5 p.m.
Game 14 — Willamette Valley, Ore., vs. Glen Allen, Va., 5:30 p.m.
Game 15 — Longwood, Fla., vs. Honolulu, Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Game 16 — Norwalk, Conn., vs. Bryant, Ark., 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Game 17 — Honolulu, Hawaii vs. Willamette Valley, Ore., 5 p.m.
Game 18 — Glen Allen, Va., vs. South Bend, Ind., 5:30 p.m.
Game 19 — Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., vs. Norwalk, Conn., 7 p.m.
Game 20 — Bryant, Ark., vs. Mineral Area, Mo., 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Bracket play
