How important is this event?
Here is a link to a site with a team photo of the 2005 summer 15u WWBA champions:
http://www.eteamz.com/08braves/index.cfm?
The current status of those players is:
Front row, left to right: Freshman on baseball scholarship at VCU; freshman on scholarship at Maryland; MLB draft pick and freshman starting pitcher (Friday nights!) at UVA, also playing 1B when not pitching; current HS junior with commitment to Richmond.
Middle row: Current HS senior, signed NLI to Richmond (MVP of the 15u tourney); unknown; freshman on scholarship to Vanderbilt; freshman at Marietta, Division III perennial contender.
Back row: MLB draft pick and freshman, weekend starting pitcher at UVA; MLB draft pick and freshman, weekend starting pitcher at Wake Forest; 2008 draftee and $1.25 million signee with Kansas City Royals; MLB draft pick and freshman pitcher on scholarship to N.C. State.
Not pictured: MLB draft pick, current freshman starting pitcher and starting 1B at Wake Forest.
You gotta have talent, but you also gotta get to where you can put it on display. The 15u is a good place to start.