Twelve tri-town baseball players got to experience baseball on a big scale when they visited the Cooperstown Dreams Park in New York.

“The park is one of the most amazing things I’ve done in my life,” said Coach Arthur Parks. “It’s pretty much Disneyland for twelve year olds playing baseball.”

Parks, a long-time Little League coach, and his fellow coaches gathered 12 students who were either All Stars or standout players. They started preparing the kids a year in advance, both to raise the approximately $900 per person fee and to get the players used to AAU rules, which are different from Little League.

“It was more than just us deciding in June we were going to go to Cooperstown. It’s a very, very involved process,” said Parks. “It’s more than just the kids playing baseball. It’s the camaraderie of them fundraising, working together as a team for them to go and have this unique experience.”

After numerous fundraisers, practices and baseball games, when the team stepped into Dreams Park, they say all their hard work was worth it.

“It’s just kind of tops your Little League career off. You have all the town leagues and everything and then you get there and it’s the big finale,” said Alex Wright.

Baseball is a passion for all of the boys. Wright has played baseball since he was in kindergarten and had Parks as his coach since he was 8.

“We’ve all been doing it since we were so small. Some people just do a sport and stop after a couple of months, but we all stuck with it from T-ball on,” he said.

Although they weren’t sure what to expect from Dreams Field, they were immediately in awe of the magnitude of the operation, especially Parks.

“I’ve worked in athletics my whole life. I can’t even imagine how they pull this off every year,” he said. “It’s just baseball going all day long. It really is something to see.  I still can’t get my arms around logistically how they pull it off. It’s almost too good to be true.”

The tri-town team was one of 104 teams from around the country that came to play ball at the mega complex for youth baseball.

All of the teams bring their own personalized pin to trade with other players throughout the camp, giving them an opportunity to interact with teams from as far away as Hawaii.

Then, it was time to get down to business. The bulk of the week was spent in a giant tournament among the 104 teams.

Wright said the team, known as the Buzzards Bay Baseball Team, took some time to get moving, but once they did they put up a good game and came in 48th overall.

“It felt good,” said Stephen Feeney.

He said the highlight of the week was hitting a home run during the final game, which ended in a close 2-1 loss that ended the team's run in the tournament.

The players said they were happy with their playing, and they had good things to say about their coach.

“He likes winning but he’s more about making you a better player,” said Jared Achorn.

Wright added that he gives everyone on the team play time, and he's a nice guy to have around.

The team got to hangout together a lot during the trip, and in addition to playing, they took a memorable trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame where they saw Red Sox memorabilia.

The boys, who seem to live and breath baseball, said the whole trip was worth their preparation.

"We love baseball!” said Ryon Thomas.