GARFIELD RIDGE — Chicago has a baseball team three wins away from the Senior League World Series championship.
Representing the U.S. Central region, Clear Ridge Baseball beat Australia on Monday afternoon 13-8 to move to the next round of the World Series tournament in Bangor, Maine.
"Today’s game was pretty special," said Ryan Aderman, the Clear Ridge league's vice president. "They were down and making errors, and then they came back and won.”
Managed by Mark Robinson, the team was down 7-5 going into the fifth inning. In the fifth, Clear Ridge scored six runs to take a lead the team would never relinquish.
Clear Ridge will play Puerto Rico at 5 p.m. Tuesday in a tournament quarterfinal. The championship game is set for Aug. 6.
"They're embracing their time here," Aderman said of the players, who are sharing hotel rooms in groups of four.
Senior League Baseball is a Little League division for players ages 13-16. Little League started the division in 1961 to allow kids to continue playing beyond the traditional structure of Little League, which began at age 9 and ended at 12.
The Senior League World Series also features teams from Texas, Hawaii, New Jersey and Canada.
Follow Clear Ridge's progress here. The Senior League World Series championship game will be broadcast on ESPN.
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