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AS THE CHILDHOOD HOME
of baseball’s Iron
Man, Cal Ripken Jr., one could say that sports
is a part of Harford County’s heritage. Every
year more than 15,000 families with baseball players between the ages of 8 and
18 aspire to learn baseball the Ripken Way, attending camps and tournaments
at e Ripken Experience Aberdeen Powered by Under Armour. e Ripken
Complex located in Aberdeen, Maryland consists of 6 youth elds and 2 full-
sized baseball elds, each with its own historic design; plus additional baseball
amenities such as batting cages, practice elds and concessions. Ripken Stadium
is home of the Orioles Short Season Single A a liate, the Aberdeen IronBirds,
and Cal Sr.’s Yard hosts the annual Cal Ripken World Series — Harford County’s
largest nationally televised event.
But did you know that baseball
greatness is just the beginning of
Harford County’s sports destination?
ousands of soccer and lacrosse
players from throughout the mid-
Atlantic are fast becoming fans
of Cedar Lane Sports Complex.
Cedar Lane Regional Park’s 12
grass elds and one turf eld,
along with Carsin’s Run Park’s
12 elds, welcome tournaments
that require signi cant space and
sports
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