The local team will play for a tournament title at the 2023 Cal Ripken Major 70 World Series at Ballparks of America.
Branson sweeps two games Friday, defeating Middle Atlantic, PA 6-4 then Southwest, AL 11-3 to notch a spot in the Iron Bracket final Saturday morning at 9:00 against West Raleigh, NC. The previous Branson team that made it to a championship game was in 2021 when that year's Branson team won the World Series title.
The 2023 Championship will be decided at 4:30 with Ohio Valley taking on Taiwan with Japan playing Honolulu for third place at 11:30 am.