Diamonds sparkle into action over weekend ; Bergen County Charity Classic boasts 190 teams, 400 games

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Before the tournament started, they paid tribute to the troops. Then, nearly 3,000 children from North Jersey and New York played ball.

The sweaty, drained and tired players in the sixth annual Bergen County Charity Classic preferred the pastoral fields of green over the sandy beaches this weekend in what has become a Memorial Day ritual.

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Diamonds sparkle into action over weekend ; Bergen County Charity Classic boasts 190 teams, 400 games

Children anywhere from 8 to 14 years old wore colorful jerseys -- some of them doubled-layered -- as they threw pitches as fast as 60 mph and hit balls as far as 200 feet at small, lush ballparks...

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