The mission of The CytRx Strike Out Lou Gehrig's Disease All-Star Invitational Tournament is to bring quality youth baseball teams together to compete at a premier baseball event while, at the same time, giving each participating player the self-esteem and satisfaction that comes from helping others.

For each strike out thrown and for every home run hit during the tournament, money will be donated towards the fight against Lou Gehrig's Disease.

The 2009 CytRx Strike Out Lou Gehrig's Disease All Star Tournament welcomes all Club teams, Little League, PONY, Cal Ripken League All Star Teams from throughout California and the western states.

The divisions are 8U (12 teams), 10U (10 teams), 12U (10 Teams), and 14U (8 teams).The tournament will be played at fields throughout Thousand Oaks, California. 12U and younger games will be run by Little League rules with supplemental PONY rules. 14U games will be played under high school rules. There will be a 3 game minimum for all participating teams. Registration fees are $475.00 which is 100% refundable if your All Star league team continues on during you playoff tournament. For more information or to register contact Robert Fanto @ 310-962-9671 or rfanto2@aol.com