Ryan Howard visits Mo’ne Davis, Little League World Series participants (Photos)

Ryan Howard, back row center, poses with the Mid-Atlantic Region Champions (Taney Youth Baseball Little League, Philadelphia, PA) at the Little League Baseball World Series during SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images)
Ryan Howard, back row center, poses with the Mid-Atlantic Region Champions (Taney Youth Baseball Little League, Philadelphia, PA) at the Little League Baseball World Series during SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images) /
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There is more excitement than ever for the Little League World Series, thanks in large part to Mo’ne Davis and the Taney Dragons from Philadelphia.

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On Thursday night, Philadelphia takes on the team from Chicago, Illinois in the U.S. semifinal, with the winner advancing to face off against Las Vegas on Saturday in the U.S. Championship.

With the big game today, Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard stopped by Williamsport, Pennsylvania to visit with the kids.

Howard’s visit was with SUBWAY as part of SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign, which encouraged social media users to post photos of themselves from their Little League days for #ThrowbackThursday. 

Each post resulted in a $1 donation from SUBWAY to support the Little League Challenger Division’s (for developmentally and physically disabled players) travel expenses for their game in Williamsport.

You can see some visits from Howard’s visit below:

Ryan Howard, center, poses with Mo’ne Davis, second from right, and teammates from the Taney Youth Baseball Little League from Philadelphia, PA (Mid-Atlantic Region Champions) at the Little League Baseball World Series during SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images)
Ryan Howard, center, poses with Mo’ne Davis, second from right, and teammates from the Taney Youth Baseball Little League from Philadelphia, PA (Mid-Atlantic Region Champions) at the Little League Baseball World Series during SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images) /
SUBWAY Famous Fan Ryan Howard plays whiffle ball at the Little League Baseball World Series as part of SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images)
SUBWAY Famous Fan Ryan Howard plays whiffle ball at the Little League Baseball World Series as part of SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images) /
Ryan Howard pitches a whiffle ball at the Little League Baseball World Series Howard to a player from the Northwest Region Champions during SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images)
Ryan Howard pitches a whiffle ball at the Little League Baseball World Series Howard to a player from the Northwest Region Champions during SUBWAY Restaurants Little League Throwback Thursday social media campaign on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in South Williamsport, PA. (Photo by Jimmy May/Invision for SUBWAY Restaurants/AP Images) /