Young players warm up before the Beijing youth baseball championships.

Chen Yanming, age thirteen, left, who is from Jiangsu province, goes against a twelve-year-old Hebei boy, Feng Hao, in combat training. The coach hopes the children will become more aggressive and competitive through confrontation drills.

Wang Yang, age fifteen, during a Beijing Baseball Championships game for youth.

Wang Bin, age thirteen, slides towards the base in a Beijing Baseball Championships game for youth.

Zhang Yibo, age eight, cries after being hit by a ball. The coach tries to console him.

Li Wangjie from Xian, left, explains to thirteen-year-old Chen Yanming from Jiangsu how to train to catch up with his team members.

Jing Pengwei, age fourteen, from Henan province, has lunch at his dorm.

Jing Pengwei, age fourteen, from Henan province, has lunch at his dorm.

Young players rest before the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.

Wang Jie, age fifteen, and his teammates work out.

A player warms up before the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.

Zhang Hao, age eleven, from Sichuan, lifts a bar while Hai Junyuan, an eleven-year-old Daur boy (an ethnic minority in China) from Inner Mongolia, works on a pitch.

Li Yuyang, age thirteen, from Sichuan, top, and Yi Shuai, age thirteen, rest after a training session.

Li Fulong, an orphan from Inner Mongolia, rides to the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.

Li Yuyang, age thirteen, from Sichuan, during a night training session.

Li Yuyang, age thirteen, from Sichuan, during a night training session.

Young players train at night.

Young baseball players train at night on an empty school parking lot.

Coach Li Wei encourages the young players during the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.

Young baseball players train at night.