WARNER ROBINS -- The 14 members of the Warner Robins American Little League team that will represent the Southeast at the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pa., left bright and early Aug. 14 on a trip to fulfill their dreams.

The players departed the Hampton Inn at 5:30 a.m. on a chartered bus to catch a flight from Atlanta.

Upon arrival in Williamsport, the team was set up in a dormitory and issued the teal-colored uniforms they will wear to represent the region.

Most of the parents and team supporters planned to leave Wednesday, making the 14-hour drive by car.

The Georgia team is the third from WRALL to make it to the World Series.

The league also fielded teams in 2007, when they won the World Series title, and in 2009, when they finished fourth.

Throughout the Little League Baseball Southeastern Region Tournament held Aug. 5-12, the Warner Robins team, which represented Georgia, went 5-0, beating its opponents 30-14.

During the semi-final game, the Georgia boys handily defeated West Virginia 7-0.

Jacob Giles pitched a complete game shut-out in the win.

In the championship game, where Warner Robins came back from a 2-0 deficit in the sixth inning to defeat Florida 4-2, Jake Fromm was the winning pitcher.

In the tournament, Fromm had the most strikeouts of any pitcher with 25. He was also second in RBI with eight.

Catcher Jordan Hampton had the best batting average for the Georgia team, hitting .500 with two RBI.

The Southeast team has its first game at 8 p.m. Thursday at Lamade Stadium against the Southwest, which is represented by Lafayette Little League from Lafayette, La. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Buffalo’s Southwest Café will host a viewing party of the game at its Warner Robins location.

There are also several fundraisers to help defray the cost of traveling to the World Series.

Donations can also be sent to P.O. Box 6562, Warner Robins, GA 31095, care of Warner Robins American Little League East All-Stars.

Contact league president Jimmy Dunn at jdunn@wrall.org for more information about fundraising.