Congrats! Your kid made the travel baseball team. Now it's time to raise $3,000 and somehow still show up with orange slices and a smile.

Let’s be real—travel baseball is incredible… and insanely expensive. Between tournament fees, team swag, and cross-state hotel rooms, you’re looking at a full-blown part-time job just to keep your athlete on the field.

So here it is: a brutally honest breakdown of everything you're about to fund—and why Fundtool might just save your season (and your sanity).

Everything You Have to Fund (and Somehow Smile About)

Tournament Fees

Each one is only $350... times 8. But hey, your kid gets to play on a turf field in Fresno. Worth it?

Uniforms

Two jerseys, two pants, belt, hat, socks. All of it white. All of it stained by week two. You’ll end up buying replacements by June.

Team Swag

Matching hoodies, shooting sleeves, custom water bottles, branded backpacks. For a team of 12. Because heaven forbid someone shows up with a plain duffel bag.

Hotels + Travel

Four-hour drive. Two-night stay. Eight families all trying to book the same Marriott and pretend they’re not price-checking each other in the group chat.

Umpire Fees + Practice Field Rentals

Yes, you pay the umpire to yell at your kid. And don't forget the $200/month it costs to rent practice fields because high school diamonds are booked solid.

Snacks + Team Meals

You're now in charge of feeding 12 teenagers with the appetite of wolves. Hope you enjoy spending $78 at Costco and still forgetting napkins.

Ice Packs + Tiger Balm

Because your 12-year-old “slid into third like a pro” and now walks like a pirate.

Coach’s Gift

A heartfelt “thank you” and a $150 Amazon gift card from the whole team. Except half the parents forgot to Venmo you. Again.

You’re the Fundraising Chair Now, by the Way

At some point during the first parent meeting, you blinked too slow—and now you’re in charge of raising thousands of dollars before July. With no budget. No plan. And a group of parents whose idea of fundraising is, “We could sell something?”

You could go the car wash route. Again.
You could beg your coworkers to buy candles. Again.
Or... you could try something different.

Enter Fundtool (AKA Your Secret Weapon)

You download the app.
You sync your contacts.
You send out a viral text message.
Your team does the same.
And suddenly… you’re raising real money without yelling across intersections or burning cookies in your kitchen.

No clipboards. No cash collection. No group texts that spiral into chaos.

Just a simple, digital campaign that gets results—fast.

Start Smart. Fund Fast. And Actually Enjoy the Season.

Launch your Fundtool campaign today and we’ll send you our Travel Baseball Fundraising Gameplan—a free step-by-step guide to raise thousands without losing sleep (or losing your weekends).

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