Sullivan Middle Schooler Plays Ball at Sloan Field
•October 5, 2016•
Sullivan middle school student Dominick Kimberlin plays in the Junior All American games at the Chicago Cubs training camp in Mesa, Ariz. this weekend.
Kimberlin, who plays first base, received his invitation to play, along with hundreds of other student baseball players from 16 states and Canada, during a Game Day USA event last summer.
Dominick was playing with the Central Illinois Heat of Mattooon in the Game Day event in Champaign. The team was second place in the tournament, and Kimberlin was handed an MVP card and asked to participate in the Junior All American Games.
Held at Sloan Field in Mesa, parents Larry and Tina Kimberlin along with eight other family members are making the trip for the three day tournament.
Kimberlin plays in the Cactus League for 13U with the tournament beginning Friday, October 7 through Sunday, October 9.[/s2If]