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<p>MOOSIC &#8212; David Abrams has always set lofty goals for the upcoming Gildan Triple-A National Championship Game.</p><p>First, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRider co-managing owner set the bar for a sellout of 10,000 fans on Sept. 19.</p><p>Abrams reiterated his goal for 10,000 fans again on Tuesday, but added that his goal for the national championship is to raise more than $250,000, which is the amount Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will raise this season in their charity endeavours.</p><p>The last time the RailRiders revealed some of their plans for the game it was at a national level, announcing their partnership with cancer research organization Stand Up To Cancer, but it was different on Tuesday. Abrams took it to a local level, announcing that the team will partner with nine local organizations for the game and announced a pair of the local ambassadors for the national championship game.</p><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s important to note that the majority of the proceeds that we raise from this game are going to stay in northeast Pennsylvania &#8212; for local charities that are affiliated with cancer,&#8221; Abrams said. &#8220;Our objective for this game is to raise more in one game than we did for the entire season, and we have a lot initiatives on the way to try and accomplish that.&#8221;</p><p>While the RailRiders already have national ambassadors for the game in Reggie Jackson and Bucky Dent, the team announced that there will be ambassadors for 15 different areas in northeastern Pennsylvania. Local ambassadors will help lead the charge for members of their respective communities to come out to the baseball game.</p><p>Sophia Fives will represent Scranton, Aaron Kreitzer, who&#8217;s a Nanticoke teenager battling leukemia, will represent Nanticoke, Hanover, Bloomsburg and Berwick and Andy Ashby will represent Plains and the West Pittston area.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a contest,&#8221; Abrams said. &#8220;Whichever community brings the most people to this park, that group is going to automatically be eligible for certain prizes. So for instance, I mentioned Norwegian Cruise Lines. If Sophia brings the most people from Scranton and there&#8217;s 500 people from Scranton here, one of those 500 people will win a free cruise from Norwegian Cruise Lines.&#8221;</p><p>Fans can also help raise money through various charity efforts at the game.</p><p>There will be an on-site auction the day of the game for an authentic 2016 RailRiders championship ring, various Steiner Sports memorabilia and experience auctions and different Charitybuzz experience auctions, like a New York Yankees internship.</p><p>&#8220;One of our ideas is we all know how great it is to have a current Yankee or RailRider to go on a field and take a picture with you, teach you how to pitch, teach you how to hit,&#8221; Abrams said. &#8220;That&#8217;s all well and good, but how good would you feel as a donor if you could take Clint Frazier to a hospital of your choice and spend an hour with him helping inspire people that are not doing so well. We think that is the way to be philanthropic and we think that&#8217;s the way to give back.&#8221;</p><p>Former New Jersey Devils star Ken Daneyko and New York City FC midfielder Jack Harrison are expected to be in attendance. Abrams also said on Tuesday that the team is in discussions with both the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia 76ers to get a combination of current and former players, cheerleaders and their mascots to come out for the game.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Grant Cagle, David Abrams, David Blitzer and Bob Mills address members of the press at a press conference announcing new local owners. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_TTL022015railriders-presser20176231911173.jpg</photo0><caption0>Grant Cagle, David Abrams, David Blitzer and Bob Mills address members of the press at a press conference announcing new local owners. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger file photo | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By DJ Eberle</p><p>djeberle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach DJ Eberle at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @ByDJEberle</p></shirttailMeta></div>

More details announced for Triple-A National Championship Game