Baseball players from all 50 states battle Acadiana heat during national championship

Opening ceremony for USSSA National championship

LAFAYETTE, La. The USSSA National All-State Championship opened Wednesday night in Lafayette, drawing elite youth baseball players from across the country to compete for a national title. Teams representing states from Alabama to Wisconsin are participating in the tournament, held at Cajun Field.The event opened with an Olympic-style parade of states as family and friends filled the stadium. New York Yankees legend Ron Guidry threw out the cerem…

Baseball players from all 50 states battle Acadiana heat during national championship

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — More than 2,200 baseball players and their families have descended on Acadiana for the National All State Baseball Championship this week, facing some of the hottest conditions of the year. With feels-like temperatures reaching well…