Month: August 2015

JAMES BECKUM FROM MILWAUKEE, WIS., NAMED 2015 HOWARD AND GAIL PASTER LITTLE LEAGUE® URBAN INITIATIVE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

James Beckum did not have a background in youth sports, but he knew baseball. In the early 1960s, there were few recreational opportunities for the children of Milwaukee’s inner city. […]

JOHN M. MURTIN FROM BARNESVILLE, PA., NAMED 2015 LITTLE LEAGUE® VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

A lot can change over half a century. In 51 years, Pennsylvania’s Mahanoy City Little League has experienced plenty of changes, but the one constant has been 2015 Little League® […]

Lacey Hill came close to history, but a single by Nicolle Sierra broke up her no-hit bid in the seventh inning. It didn’t matter as Hill led Southwest to a […]

Asia-Pacific beat Southeast 10-5 in eight innings on Saturday at Max Baer Field behind Young-Jae Lee, who drove in three runs. He homered in the third inning and singled in […]

A five-run explosion in the second inning lifted Southeast to a 9-2 win in seven innings over Asia-Pacific at Field A on Saturday. Southeast scored in the second on an […]

A seven-run explosion in the third inning led Southwest to an 8-1 win in seven innings over Central at Mansfield Stadium on Saturday. Southwest scored in the third on an […]

An outstanding effort by Macy Newbary lifted West to a 10-0 win in six innings over Central on Saturday at Bruce Layton Field. Newbary looked sharp in the circle. Central […]

With the Little League® International Board of Directors formally adopting USA Baseball’s new standard for bat performance testing, Little League International fully supports this program. For more than seventy-five years, […]

New Era, the official and exclusive on-field cap of the Little League® World Series and official sponsor of Little League Baseball and Softball is proud to announce the renewal of […]

MICHELE MANAHAN FROM NAPA, CALIF., NAMED 2015 LITTLE LEAGUE® MOM OF THE YEAR

In the world of Little League®, having support at home is important to a child’s success and experience. For a Napa (Calif.) Little Leaguer Nicolas Manahan, his mother, Michele, is […]