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Jr. RBI Classic unites youth from around the nation

CINCINNATI -- For months, players and coaches had been counting down the days until the Jr. RBI Classic began. On Friday, that day finally arrived.

Players from eight baseball teams and four softball teams took the field Friday morning to start the seventh annual Jr. RBI Classic. The competing teams came from all over the country, arriving in the Queen City on Thursday.

"I liked it today because it was just all about fun, and just working together and coming together all as a team," said Caleb Lewis, a second baseman for City of Shreveport RBI team from Shreveport, La.