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Watch Party Planned At Bourbon Street For EP 14U All Stars First World Series Game

Come watch Game 1 of the Little League Softball World Series featuring the Evergreen Park 14 All Stars, Sunday, July 27, at 115 Bourbon St.

World Series bound: The Evergreen Park Girls Softball Little League 14U All-Stars leave for Kirkland, Wash.,for the world series. A watch party is planned for Sunday, July 27, at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park.
World Series bound: The Evergreen Park Girls Softball Little League 14U All-Stars leave for Kirkland, Wash.,for the world series. A watch party is planned for Sunday, July 27, at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park. (Evergreen Park Girls Softball Little League Facebook)

EVERGREEN PARK, IL — The Evergreen Park 14U All-Stars are getting ready to embark on their historic journey to the Little League Softball World Series, in Kirkland, Wash. They are only the second team from the Illinois junior conference to make it to the bigs.

The team departed early Thursday morning for the great Northwest on a chartered bus to O'Hare International Airport, escorted out of town by a contingent of Evergreen Park police and fire vehicles and the good wishes of the community.

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In celebration of the Evergreen Park Girls Softball team’s amazing accomplishment, parents have organized a watch party of the girls’ first game on Sunday, July 27. The room will open at 2:30 p.m. at 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park. Fans are asked to arrive by 3 p.m. so food orders can get in before the game starts at 3:30 CT, when the 14U All-Stars will play a team Milano, Italy.

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Each table will have a dedicated server, where you’ll be able to order food and drinks directly through them. It will be one tab per table, but multiple forms of payment are accepted.

Bourbon Street is donating the room. If you’re planning on coming, please call Emily at 708-388-8881 ext. 107, by Friday at 6 p.m. to let her know you’re attending, so the venue can staff accordingly.
Should you reach Emily’s voice mail, please say you’re with the EP Girls Softball Watch Party and leave your name, how many people are in your group, and what time you plan to arrive.

Attendees are welcome to bring desserts, but no other outside food is permitted. Since the room is being provided at no extra charge, please take care of your server (it’s also good luck).

“We can’t wait to cheer on the girls—this is a BIG DEAL, and we’re so proud of them! Let’s show them our love and support!”

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