The Baseball in Benin Wood Bat Little League baseball tournament got started Thursday in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park with pool play games. Tournament proceeds benefit the Baseball in Benin project, which is bringing the sport of baseball to children in the West African nation. Robbinsdale-Crystal, Golden Valley, Plymouth-New Hope, and Brooklyn Center are northwest suburban Little League associations with teams entered in the tournament, which has three age divisions. Hopkins, Hamel, St. Louis Park, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids-Andover, and Shoreview also have teams participating. The tournament goes through Sunday, with championship games in Robbinsdale. http://www.ccxmedia.org http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast Xfinity in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

In 2010 Robbinsdale residents Gary Tonsager and Wally Langfellow started the Baseball in Benin project, looking to bring the sport of baseball to the small West African nation of Benin. This year for the 10th year proceeds from a wood bat Little League tournament in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park will go to that project. The tournament will feature 38 teams in three age divisions and runs Thursday through Sunday. http://www.ccxmedia.org http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast Xfinity in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

La pratique du sport de baseball n'est pas dans l'habitude des béninois. L'équipe de blackstar de Cotonou essaie de donner une autre image de ce jeu au Bénin avec de grandes ambitions. La rédaction de UHF TV MONDE est allée à la découverte de cette équipe qui s'entraîne souvent au CEG L'océan de Cotonou.

A young man named Fidele Akakpo Comlan who is 16 years old contacted us at Baseball Legends Series and had some questions about USA Baseball. He is from Benin, West Africa and when he told us his journey, we felt it was worth sharing. If you would like to help out Benin, West African baseball we recommend going to check out www.baseballinbenin.org. They are based in Minnesota and a major part of this story as well and deserve a lot of credit for their efforts to bring baseball to the world.

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Baseball with a goal of bringing the game to west Africa. That's the "Baseball in Benin" tournament in Robbinsdale. Full Story Here - https://kstp.com/minnesota-moment/minnesota-moment-baseball-in-benin/5444647/

The 15th annual Robbinsdale Wood Bat youth baseball tournament 11-12 year-old title was won by Rogers Sunday. Rogers beat Golden Valley 1-0 in the championship game. Brandon Stafford knocked in Brock Sipe with the winning run in the sixth inning. Brady Iverson pitched the shutout for Rogers. St. Louis Park won the 10-year-old division. Coon Rapids beat Crystal in the 9-year-old final. The tournament raised more than ten thousand dollars for the Baseball in Benin project. Jason Melillo, reporting http://www.ccxmedia.org http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast Xfinity in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

A record 50 teams are signed up to play in a Little League wood bat baseball tournament this weekend that benefits the Baseball in Benin project. Games in three age divisions will be played in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park, including Lee and Sanborn Parks and Lakeview Terrace. The Robbinsdale Wood Bat tournament began in 2005 with six teams and for the last seven seasons money raised has gone to support the development of baseball in the West African nation of Benin. Games begin Thursday and continue through Sunday. http://www.ccxmedia.org http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast Xfinity in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

To organize a baseball league in Benin, West Africa for children ages 6-12 years old.

The visiting youth baseball team from the African nation of Benin tied Crystal Select 11/12 year-olds 6-6 in the opening round of the Robbinsdale Wood Bat tournament. http://www.ccxmedia.org http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast xfinity and CenturyLink prism in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

The Robbinsdale Wood Bat little league baseball tournament benefits the Baseball in Benin project. A team from the small West African country of Benin is playing in the tournament. http://www.ccxmedia.org http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast xfinity and CenturyLink prism in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

Churches and volunteers fill the gap to provide housing and food to an African baseball team that travels to Robbinsdale every summer. Gary Tonsager and Wally Langfellow organized the baseball effort after returning from a mission trip to Benin in 2010. http://www.ccxmedia.org http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast xfinity and CenturyLink prism in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

This is the last out from the tournament. The Brewers from Cocotomey win the game 5-3

BASEBALL IN BENIN vous amène dans son univers à travers ce mini-documentaire. Des enfants venus de différents horizons, de différentes éducations et classes sociales se réunissent autour de cette belle discipline sportive pour aussi apprendre l'esprit d'équipe, la solidarité, la citoyenneté et promouvoir la paix.

The crack of the bat was heard at the 13th annual Wood Bat Little League tournament in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park. Plymouth-New Hope's 11-year-old all-stars knocked off some older teams on the way to the championship game of the 11-12 year old tournament Sunday afternoon. PNH scored the first three runs of the game in the championship, but they couldn't hold off the attack of the Coon Rapids-Andover Black team. CRA scored five runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth on the way to a 10-4 win. Robbinsdale beat Golden Valley in the 10-year-old final. St. Louis Park won the 9-year-old division. The tournament was also a fundraiser for the Baseball in Benin project. About $10,000 was raised to aid in the effort to bring baseball to the small West African nation, and baseball equipment that was donated by participating teams will be shipped to Benin. CCX Sports staff http://www.ccxmedia.org Learn about our mobile app - http://bit.ly/ccxmedia http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast xfinity and CenturyLink prism in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

With most summer baseball leagues done for the season, this week's Wood Bat Little League tournament in Robbinsdale and St. Louis Park is a good chance for teams to get one last round of games in. It also gives the players a chance to find out what it's like to hit using wood bats and is even helping to bring the game of baseball to Africa. Proceeds from the tournament go to the Baseball in Benin project. Benin is a small country in west Africa, where baseball was almost unknown until Gary Tonsager and Wally Langfellow, who'd been involved with Robbinsdale Little League, made it their mission to bring the game to Benin. Last year, a team of young players from Benin came to Minnesota to play in the Wood Bat tournament. Baseball equipment has been donated to players in Benin, along with instruction from coaches in Minnesota. There is also hope of getting a baseball field built in Benin. The Wood Bat tournament runs Thursday through Sunday at Lakeview Terrace, Lee, and Sanborn Parks in Robbinsdale and at Northside Park in St. Louis Park. For more information about the Baseball in Benin project, visit www.baseballinbenin.org CCX Sports staff http://www.ccxmedia.org Learn about our mobile app - http://bit.ly/ccxmedia http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ CCX Media is on Comcast xfinity and CenturyLink prism in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

The Baseball in Benin project has helped to bring equipment and knowledge of baseball to the small African country of Benin. This week a team from Benin is showing how the game has caught on there by playing in the annual wood bat tournament in Robbinsdale. The Benin team beat St. Louis Park Thursday evening and they're facing Robbinsdale Friday evening in a game you can see live on www.twelve.tv and replaying on Channel 12/799 this weekend. 12 sports staff http://www.ccxmedia.org Learn about our mobile app - http://bit.ly/CH12app http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ Channel 12 is on Comcast cable in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

Robbinsdale defeated Team Benin 12-7 in the Robbinsdale Woodbat youth baseball tournament. A team of 12 boys came to the U.S. for two weeks from the West African country of Benin to play in the tournament. The team has also attended a Minnesota Twins and St. Paul Saints game during their stay. http://www.ccxmedia.org Learn about our mobile app - http://bit.ly/CH12app http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ Channel 12 is on Comcast cable in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

Baseball in Benin Project Recorded 8-5-2016 http://www.ccxmedia.org Learn about our mobile app - http://bit.ly/CH12app http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ Channel 12 is on Comcast cable in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

A project that began six years ago to introduce baseball to youth in the West African country of Benin is coming full circle now. A team of a dozen 11 and 12 year olds from Benin are coming to Minnesota next week. http://www.ccxmedia.org Learn about our mobile app - http://bit.ly/CH12app http://twitter.com/ccxsports http://twitter.com/ccxnews https://www.facebook.com/ccxmedia.org/ Channel 12 is on Comcast cable in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.

Youth baseball players in Cocotomey, Benin sing to visiting American coaches Gary Tonsager and Wally Langfellow

Baseball in Benin was started two years ago to bring the sport of baseball to West Africa. The Little League Woodbat Tournament in Robbinsdale hopes to raise about $5,000 for the players there.

It started with Robbinsdale resident and baseball coach Gary Tonsager visiting Benin in west Africa as part of a program to donate eyeglasses and provide eye exams to children. Tonsager's conversations with interpreters in the French-speaking country while on the trip led to a discussion about starting a baseball program for kids in Benin. Baseball in Benin was born. Tonsager and Wally Langfellow helped get the ball rolling with equipment donations and guidance for coaches in Benin. Fernando Atannon came over from Benin, a country of about eight million, to work with Langfellow and Tonsager to learn the fundamentals of baseball and how to coach the sport. Atannon worked with three different local baseball teams and attended a camp at the University of Minnesota. Soccer is king in Benin, and they play some basketball, too. But baseball is brand new to the kids and the coaches. Atannon is headed back home now to share the knowledge he gained working with his new American friends and mentors. http://www.ccxmedia.org/ http://www.facebook.com/12localsports http://twitter.com/ccxsports 12 Sports is on Comcast cable channel 12 in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.