SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (March 1, 2012) – From Little League to the Major Leagues, leadership and clutch performances have driven the baseball career of Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek. Today, the two-time World Series Champion announced his retirement after 15 seasons.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 21, 2012) - The 26th Little League International Congress, which will be part of the youth baseball organization’s year-long 75th Anniversary celebration, will be held April 11-14, 2014, in Minneapolis, Minn., Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball, announced.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 28, 2012) - The Little League International Congress will be held one week earlier than announced last week in order to avoid a scheduling conflict. The Congress will be held in Minneapolis, Minn.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Jan. 10, 2012) – Since the Little League Urban Initiative decided to move its Jamboree concept from one national tournament to numerous state/regional tournaments in 2010, the initiative for boys and girls in urban neighborhoods has prospered. This year is no different with the addition of two jamborees and new venues.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 27, 2012) - Barry Larkin, who will be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., this summer, was the featured guest during a U.S. State Department-sponsored event in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 23, 2012) – The logos that Little League Baseball and Softball will use as the visual centerpiece for each of the eight World Series and the regional tournaments were revealed after several months in the creative process. Russell Athletic, a Little League sponsor, designed the logos that will be used this year.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2012) -- The first Regional Round Tables began this morning at the San Bernardino Hilton, a two-day event that will help guide the direction of the Little League movement for the next two years.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 17, 2012) – Little League International mourns the passing today of not only one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but one of the finest gentlemen.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 16, 2012) - Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. James Andrews, the world’s foremost authority on pitching-related injuries and a member of the Little League International Board of Directors, has identified five main risk factors that contribute to arm injuries sustained by amateur pitchers.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 16, 2012) – Non-profit organizations providing services for children are invited to participate in the 10th annual Kids’ Day at the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum. There is no cost for any vendors interested in being a part of the event.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 7, 2012) - Little League International mourns the passing of former Guam District Administrator Gregorio “Greg” Acosta Calvo. He was 87.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 6, 2011) - Two-time USA Softball Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith and Little League Baseball and Softball will again this spring team up for a series of clinics sponsored by Musco Sports Lighting, the official sports lighting system of Little League.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 6, 2011) - With the average high temperature exceeding 90 degrees from April through October, and an average of higher than 100 degrees in five of those months, the Kuwait Little League has been looking for a way to give the more than 350 children in their program a relief from the heat.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 2, 2012) – Little League International is mourning the passing on Wednesday of one of its most dedicated volunteers, George Cahill of Delaware.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Jan. 25, 2012) – Little League Baseball and Softball has always been at the forefront regarding the safety and well-being of children.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., (Jan. 10, 2012) - Barry Larkin, a former National League Most Valuable Player and World Series Champion, has participated in various Little League-related functions over the years. Little League International applauds his recent election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Jan. 10, 2012) - The 2012 Little League rulebooks have arrived and are available for purchase. As in previous years, the retail price for each of the three books (Baseball, Softball and Challenger Division) is $7 each.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Nov. 23, 2011) - Little League International today announced the full list of significant changes that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, to the policies, rules and regulations of the program.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Nov. 16, 2011) – Little League International today announced a change to the regulations for 2012 that will allow more options in the teenage divisions of baseball.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Nov. 3, 2012) – In an effort to provide timely information on bat rules, Little League International today announced the bat specifications and standards for the 2012 season.
Five of the original players on the 1939 teams attended the ceremony with the daughters of the late Little League founder, Carl Stotz. Pictured, left to right, are Bill Bair, Monya Lee Stotz Adkins, Thomas “Tuck” Frazier, Karen Stotz Myers, Allen “Sonny” Yearick, Dave Hinman, and Dick Hauser.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa -- Family and friends of the founder of Little League Baseball, and local politicians united in a partisan effort, gathered in South Williamsport on Wednesday to unveil the Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge. more»
I wish that all the world’s children would be treated the way Little League Baseball players are treated at the World Series. Once they arrive at Little League Headquarters, they are given brand new uniforms, shoes and equipment. They live in a beautiful housing complex equipped with a swimming pool and video games. The cafeteria supplies plentiful meals three times a day, with evening snacks. more»
Keystone LL arrives at the Little League Baseball headquarters.
Keystone Little League from Clinton County, Pa., earned the final spot in the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series today with a 5-2 victory over Paramus (N.J.) Little League in the championship game of the Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament. more»
State Representative Richard Mirabito, his wife, Sara, and their son, Rocco, walk in the 2010 Grand Slam Parade.
I woke up at 4:45 a.m.on this gorgeous, brisk, clear Pennsylvania morning and I could feel the excitement of the day. It is one of those summer days that you know are just going to be beautiful and perfect. Today is the official first day of the Little League World Series. more»
A local waitress takes a lunch order and reports that tips from out-of-towners are "pretty good."
Yesterday, I was sitting in Starbucks, drinking my tall Kenya with room for cream, reading the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Bridgette had made it for me before I had asked for it. more»
CHATSWORTH, Calif. (July 22, 2011) - On Aug.2, Image Entertainment plans to release on DVD and Blu-ray, The Perfect Game, a moving tale of “the little giants” who became the first international team to win the Little League Baseball World Series.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 21, 2011) – Thomas Taycher and his family have been involved with programs for people, mostly children, with disabilities for many years. Their participation with disability related programs led to the call that began Mr. Taycher’s long association with Little League’s Challenger Division.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 16, 2011) – Aruba North Little League from Oranjestad, Aruba, earned the fourth berth in the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series by winning the Caribbean Region Tournament today. The newest region champion was a 4-2 winner over Elrod Hendricks West Little League from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the championship game.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 16, 2011) – For the first time in the 65-year history of the Little League Baseball World Series, a team from Africa will be in the field. Rev.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 15, 2011) – Ching-Tang Little League from Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, earned the second berth in the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series today by winning the Asia-Pacific Region Tournament. The Asia-Pacific Champions defeated a team from South Korea, 3-1, in the championship game.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 13, 2011) – It is rare for someone to spend 50 years with the same company. Florida resident Fred Lewers has spent 50 years in various positions with Little League Baseball and Softball, all as a local league volunteer.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 12, 2011) – Four Little Leaguers have been selected as the 2011 recipients of the Urban Initiative Baseball Camp Scholarship. As the recipient of the scholarship, they will receive round trip transportation and free tuition to the Little League Baseball Camp in South Williamsport, Pa.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 11, 2011) – The Little League Baseball and Softball International Tournament will feature 69 televised games throughout the month of August. ESPN and its family of networks, ABC, and the New England Sports Network (NESN) will provide the live coverage.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 11, 2011) - Twelve players and their coaches from Joplin (Mo.) South Little League will participate in festivities leading up to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this week. Every player was affected by the May 22 tornado that devastated that area.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 8, 2011) – Douglas Galler has been named the Assistant Director of Little League's Southwestern Region, it was announced today by Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball. One of five Little League regional offices in the U.S., the George W. Bush Little League Leadership Training Center is located in Waco, Texas.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 9, 2011) – The Hamamatsu Minami Little League from Hamamatsu City, Japan, earned the first berth in the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series today by winning the Japan Region Tournament. The Japan Champions defeated Seya Little League from Yokohama, Japan, 14-3, in the championship game.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 9, 2011) -- Little League International extends its congratulations to New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter on achieving one of the most significant milestones in baseball - his 3,000th hit as a Major Leaguer.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 5, 2011) - Umpires, Chris Parker and Troy Lare, from the Bangor, Maine area will be part of the umpiring crew for the Asia-Pacific Region Tournament that begins this week in Harmon, Guam.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 5, 2011) - Sometimes from the worst of tragedies comes something that takes some of the sting away. Colton Bullard, an 11-year-old Little Leaguer from Rye, N.H., is a shining example of that.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (July 4, 2011) – When considering the implications of receiving the U.S. Military’s highest award for valor, the statistics are staggering.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 27, 2011) – Independence Day is next week and the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum is honoring active duty military with free admission to the museum through Labor Day. Also starting July 1, the museum will be open seven days a week.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 24, 2011) - One of the main goals of the Little League Urban Initiative is to bring the benefits of Little League Baseball and Softball to boys and girls in urban neighborhoods by holding jamborees around the country that allow those same players the opportunity to participate in a tournament-style event.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 22, 2011) - The Australian Baseball Federation tournament season recently came to a conclusion with the completion of the 2011 Australian Little League Championships. Southern Adelaide Little League won the national title with a 2-1 victory over Perth North Metro Little League.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 21, 2011) – Little League International’s Facebook pages, online for more than a year, have now grown to become “liked” by nearly 50,000 people around the world.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 16, 2011) – With just two months remaining, the countdown to the one of the summer’s most popular sporting events, the Little League Baseball World Series, began today with the announcement of the pairings and schedule by Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 16, 2011) – One of the key components in the Little League experience enjoyed by the 16 teams who earn their way to the Little League Baseball World Series is the role played by the team hosts or “uncles” and “aunts.”
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 6, 2011) - For the fourth consecutive year, teams from the Little League Challenger Division will participate in an exhibition game during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Weekend. This year’s game will be played at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, on July 8, 2011.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 15, 2011) – ESPN has added more than half of the Little League Baseball World Series games to its schedule on ESPN 3D, it was announced by the cable television network. ESPN was the first to announce in the United States an exclusive 3D network in January 2010.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (June 13, 2011) - On May 26, Army Staff Sgt. and Little League volunteer Ergin V. Osman, 35, a native of Harrison Township, Mich., perished from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit in Kandhar province, Afghanistan.
