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Local softball team gets set compete in Little League World Series

August 3, 2021 10:24 PM

Published August 3, 2021 7:49 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Daniel Boone Little League softball team is preparing for its first ever trip to the Little League World Series later this month.

The regional champions went 4-0 in regional play to punch their ticket to Greenville, North Carolina.

The DBLL softball team will represent Missouri in the Little League World Series. The team's first matchup will be against Virginia on August 11 at 9 a.m.

The team is made up of 12 and 13 year-olds. There will be a public sendoff for the group on Saturday at 6 p.m. from the Little League fields in Columbia.

Meanwhile, the DBLL baseball team is still in the hunt to make the Little League World series as well. The squad will play in the Midwest Regionals starting on August 8 in Whitestown, Ind.

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Andrew Kauffman

Andrew Kauffman is ABC 17’s sports director. He started working at the station in 2015.

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