. >> take me out to the ballgame, the tournament of world series champions next week in branson missouri. they need $25000 in travel related expensive such as food, bus, hotel. >> the kids, they know we have a lack of funds they are trinket taking it with strike, they are hoping at the last minute we are able to get enough funds to to go. >> they're not your average little league, they are world they just won the national amateur baseball federation in july. >> i just have to give them one instruction and they go with it, they are prepared to play. >> next week in branson missouri they will compete against five other world series champions. these tournaments take a lot out of your pockets, expensive take, expensive take a toll on the parents. >> a lot of family help us but it takes a lot. it's a struggle. as a team we do a lot of fundraising. >> they want to compete at the national level but they need the funny to get them there. >> if you don't focus you never going to be successful, focus then you're going to be successful. >> a gofundme pages set up to raise $25,000 there at 8000 so f

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