Cajun Navy rescues North Texas youth baseball team in Mississippi

Players on a North Texas youth baseball team were among those rescued from rapidly rising floodwaters along the Gulf Coast.Stranded during the stormThe Parker County Pickles’ journey to their 13U division World Series tournament started out exciting and fun. Then on Thursday, torrential rain and flooding began affecting the Gulfport, Mississippi area where they were staying."It was Thursday night. It started getting bad. We were supposed to play our games that had been rescheduled the next day," said Keri Volmert, a parent.Floodwaters continued to rise at their Airbnb, and by Friday morning, the water was threatening their safety."The house is three levels. The property is three levels, and it was all the way up to the second level. The water was starting to rush in," Volmert said.A plea to the Cajun NavyThe team’s leaders decided to send a Facebook message to a volunteer rescue group – the Cajun Navy 2016. The situation was dire by the time the skilled volunteers were able to reach th