MY FRIENDS OR SPORTS?

OK, so I am in 7th grade and have several very close friends. We all used to hang out with each other all the time, then I joined a very competitive travel softball team. Most days I have practice and almost every weekend I have tournaments. So I can never do anything with my friends... ever. They all hate it and constantly tell me to quit, but I dont think they realize this is what I really want to do at the next level. But I still want friends!! What to do??