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First Name is Drawn for Little League World Series Title Game Tickets

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (April 10, 2008) – In the Council Chambers at Williamsport City Hall, Williamsport Mayor Gabriel J. Campana recently selected the first winning name in the annual Little League Baseball World Series ticket lottery.

This August, Little League International will mark the 62nd anniversary of the Little League Baseball World Series.

William Schoff of Penfield, N.Y., will receive four tickets to the Little League Baseball World Series World Championship Game, set for Aug. 24 at Howard J. Lamade Stadium, site of every World Series since 1959. He also will receive four World Series caps, t-shirts, trading pins, souvenir programs and museum admissions as a bonus for being the first participants selected.

The Little League Baseball World Series annually draws more than 300,000 spectators. Admission to the 32-game tournament is free and seating at Howard J. Lamade Stadium is first come, first served with the exception of the semifinal, U.S and International Championship Games and World Championship Game. Seating for those games is coordinated through a ticket lottery where people wishing to attend the World Championship Game send in letters requesting up to four tickets. This year, William Schoff of Penfield, N.Y., was the first lottery winner.

“I attended the Little League World Series in 2005 and again in 2007, but this is the first time I sent a letter into the ticket lottery,” Mr. Schoff said. “The times I went to the World Series got me even more interested in Little League. I was so excited, that I thought it would be fun to see the championship game from inside Lamade Stadium.”

Each year, those desiring tickets for the World Championship Game prepare a letter requesting up to four tickets for the final game. The letter must be received at Little League International between the end of the previous year’s World Series and the close of business on the last day of February to be considered. The letter submitted by Mr. Schoff was the first drawn from more than 1,500 entries.

Little League International will notify (by mail) those individuals selected to receive tickets from the lottery process. Those whose entries are not chosen will receive a postcard saying they may still attend the Championship Game, watching from the terraced hills beyond the outfield fence where tickets are not required. While tickets for certain areas of the stadiums are required, they are not required for other sections for most games and there is never an admission charge to any Little League World Series game.

“The ticket lottery is a fun way for people to enjoy everything the Little League World Series has to offer,” Scott Rosenberg, Little League International’s Director of Public Relations, said. “The chance to visit the Little League International complex, and be a part of the World Championship Game is a memorial experience. But, everyone should remember, even if you don’t have a ticket, you can always come to any World Series game and enjoy the greatest youth sporting event in the world.”

The 2008 Little League Baseball World Series begins on Aug. 15.

For more information contact Little League International