Jackson Co. to host World Series for 11-year-olds

JEFFERSON - Jackson County has been chosen to host the Dizzy Dean World Series for 11-year-olds next summer.

Ricky Sanders, director of the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department, said he expects up to 50 teams to participate.

"We expect some teams from Alabama, Mississippi, Florida," he said. "I expect we'll have some from Tennessee, maybe as far away as Indiana and Texas. You never know."

The five-day tournament will begin July 19 and will be held at Lamar Murphy Park in Jefferson.

Dizzy Dean Baseball Inc. will hold eight Baseball World Series in 2009. Georgia will be the site of four of them. In addition to Jefferson, the tournaments will be held in Gordon County (for 6-year-olds); Ringgold (7-year-olds); and Alpharetta (15-year-olds).