They made history with one swing of the bat, and with one phone call they made a difference.
"They are just so giving and it is so touching to me that our moms and dads in this community have raised such wonderful boys to be so caring and giving," said team mom Chasity Durick.
The baseball team from New Castle, Ind. is rooming with the team from Uganda in Williamsport, Pa. for the Little League World Series. When the boys from the states found out the boys from abroad did not have anything, even shoes, they wanted to help.
"They wanted to give back," said Durick. "They are blessed and they wanted to give back to the boys of Africa that are here playing with them."
That call to team mom Chasity Durick is all it took.
Car after car dropped off everything, from hats, to cleats, to socks to clothes. Just when the pile started to dwindle, more people showed up.
It did not take long to fill 12 bags, one for every player on the Uganda team.
There were all kinds of donations left over, too.
Durick said no matter what happens in Williamsport this team is learning a life-long lesson not taught on the the field.
"It is so much more than just baseball," said Durick.
