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ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - If you thought all the talk about the Rowan County Little League girls softball team ended once the victory parade was held in downtown Salisbury, you were wrong.
The girls are again making the news, this time in a successful effort to be recognized by President Trump in the White House.
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Little League softball team got some help Tuesday in its effort to secure a White House invitation from two congressmen who represent the county.
Reps. Richard Hudson, R-8, and Ted Budd, R-13, wrote a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to extend the same invitation to the softball team as he did to the 2019 Little League baseball World Series champions from Louisiana.
“We hope to see our Rowan County Little League softball team receive the same warm welcome,” Hudson and Budd wrote.
After local Congressmen made a plea, the Rowan County Softball Little League World Series Champions have been invited to visit the White House.
Details as to when the team will visit the White House has yet to be determined.
Steve Yang, head coach of the Rowan County Softball Little League team received an invitation from the White House that said:
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Steve Yang, the head coach of the Rowan County Little League Softball World Series champions, along with two North Carolina political leaders, are aiming for another milestone for his team; they’re looking for an invitation to visit the White House.
Yang tweeted on Monday, tagging President Trump that he is “Wanting the team to get an invite to the White House like the boys team from Louisiana.”
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