PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 27, 2022


CVB Contact: Scott Bruscato
Phone: 318.387.5691
E-mail: sbruscato@monroe-westmonroe.org

World Series Tournaments are a Grand Slam for Ouachita Parish Economy

Monroe, LA – Discover Monroe-West Monroe hosted 2 baseball world series championship this week in Ouachita Parish. The DBB World Series and the DYB World Series brought a total of over $1.88 million to Ouachita Parish.

Four of the 2022 DBB, Inc. World Series Championship tournaments were hosted at the Sterlington Sports Complex with 2 Seams on July 22-27. The estimated economic impact for Ouachita Parish was over $1.4 million.

This year’s DBB World Series Champions are:

Junior Boys – Central-Clemson, SC

Dixie Boys – Hattiesburg, MS

15U – JPRD East, LA

Pre-Majors – Southland, LA

Discover Monroe-West Monroe and the East Ouachita Recreation District hosted the Dixie Youth Baseball (DYB) Regional World Series July 21-24 at the Ouachita Sportsplex. The estimated economic impact for Ouachita Parish was over $439,000.

Divisions included 6U T-ball, 6U Coach Pitch, 7U Coach Pitch, 9U, and 11U. Teams from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama competed for the championship in each division.

This year’s DYB World Series Champions are:

6U T-ball – Shreveport, LA

6U Coach Pitch – South Bibb, LA

7U Coach Pitch- Paris, TX

9U – Monroe, LA

11U – Panola County, TX


For more information contact Scott Bruscato at 318.387.5691 or sbruscato@monroe-westmonroe.org.

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Discover Monroe-West Monroe promotes Ouachita Parish as a destination for leisure travel, conventions, meetings, and sporting events creating a positive economic impact for our local community through increased visitor spending and sales tax collections. For more information about Discover Monroe-West Monroe, visit www.monroe-westmonroe.org.