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Little Mountain Challenger Baseball rounds the bases

Little Mountain Challenger Baseball made its debut at Volunteer Stadium in Williamsport, Pa. for an exhibition game during the Little League World Series on Aug. 23.
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Nico Boffa, 7, jumps to give Shannon O'Flanagan a high five after he circled the bases in a challenger baseball game at Pennsylvania's Volunteer Stadium on Aug. 23, 2014.

Little Mountain Challenger Baseball made its debut at Volunteer Stadium in Williamsport, Pa. for an exhibition game during the Little League World Series on Aug. 23.

The game marked the first time in 25 years that a Canadian team was invited to the event. In a challenger baseball game, players with developmental and cognitive impairment play a modified version of the game alongside a volunteer buddy.