In February we introduced you to a middle school softball team from the South Bronx and their coach, who was battling cancer and just learned he had a cyst in his brain. They had hoped to raise enough money to play ball in a professional stadium in Chicago. Bronx reporter Erin Clarke checked back in with the team to see if their dream came true.

It was an experience the MS 22 Lady Tigers softball team will never forget.

They travelled to Chicago to play a double header on the invitation of a coach there who learned about the team through the internet.

She was inspired by the girls, many from tough neighborhoods and troubled homes, and their coach, Chris Astacio, who survived two rounds of stomach cancer and then learned he a cyst in his brain.

"Just for someone to be so happy for us to make it there was really amazing," said seventh grade student Bryana Francisco.

From the moment, the girls from the South Bronx reached Chicago they were treated like celebrities.

From a police escort, to a warm welcome from their opponents.

"We felt famous because they ran to us like we were famous people," said seventh grade student Coraima Corniel.

"I thought that nobody cared about me and then when I saw them running up to us I was like 'Oh my God they really like us,'" said Carolyn Rasario.

They heard their introductions echo through the stadium, and saw their name in lights.

"When we were playing everybody was cheering," Rosario said. "I saw posters with our names and when we were batting they were saying our names and cheering for us and we didn't even know them."

The trip was something their coach was determined to make happen.

He launched a GoFundMe campaign and organized a banquet, to raise $12,000 for the trip.

Despite some last-minute complications, their bus broke down and the coach's daughter ended up in a Chicago emergency room, the team made it.

Since coming back from Chicago, a lot has changed for the girls and their coach.

Astacio learned his cyst is benign.

"I'm alive," said Astacio. "I'm grateful to be alive."

And even though the Lady Tigers lost their games their trip was a winning experience.

"Now every time we go to the field we are more comfortable about ourselves."

"Even though we lost, it felt like we won a big part of something because they made us feel like family," said Francisco.