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 | Little League Baseball and Softball Website Gets New Look
May 14, 2013
On May 13, Little League® International unveiled its new homepage for www.LittleLeague.org. The new design, and added functionality, was developed by the ACTIVE Network an official sponsor of Little League® Baseball and Softball.
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 | Little League® Jake Hardison Memorial Challenger Jamboree Comes to Norfolk, Virginia
May 10, 2013
Little League® Baseball and Softball will hold the inaugural Jake Hardison Memorial Challenger Jamboree at the Azalea Little League Complex in Norfolk, Va., from May 10-12. More than 1,000 children with developmental and physical challenges from 59 teams are expected to participate in this year. The teams are coming to Norfolk from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
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 | Umpires Selected for Nine Little League World Series
May 8, 2013
Little League Baseball and Softball announced today the 115 umpires who will be working the nine Little League World Series this summer. The Little League World Series schedule kicks off with the Big League Baseball World Series in Easley, S.C. on July 24 and ends with the Little League Baseball World Series Championship Game in South Williamsport, Pa. on August 25.
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 | A Classic Combination: Little Leaguers invited to participate in Cooperstown Game Day Parade
May 8, 2013
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum needs Little Leaguers to be a part of a Memorial Day celebration. The Hall of Fame is looking for area Little League® teams to march in the Cooperstown Game Day Parade on Saturday, May 25 and offering any regional Little Leaguer® who participates in the parade a free ticket to attend the Hall of Fame Classic, immediately after the parade, in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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 | Little League Urban Initiative Jamboree Comes to Tampa, Florida
May 3, 2013
Little League Baseball and Softball will hold its Urban Initiative Florida State Jamboree at the Larry Sanders Sports Complex in Tampa, Fla., from May 2-5.
One of nine Urban Initiative Jamborees being held throughout the United States this spring, participants in the Florida State Jamboree will take part in a weekend of games and other special events at no cost to their local league.
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 | 2013 Little League® Magazine Features Rookie Standout Mike Trout
May 3, 2013
The 2013 edition of the Little League Magazine, published by Major League Baseball, has been distributed to all local Little Leagues chartered in the United States. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year, is featured on the cover.
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 | World of Little League to Feature Items from Carl E. Stotz Collection
April 24, 2013
Seventy-five years ago, during the summer of 1938, Williamsport resident Carl E. Stotz hit upon an idea that would become the world’s largest and most respected organized youth sports program. The next year, on June 6, 1939, the first Little League game was played. Only three teams existed at that time, and nobody could know how if the program would survive past its first year.
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| Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield to Attend Little League Urban Initiative Jamboree in National City, California
April 22, 2013
Dave Winfield, a 2001 inductee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., will join Little Leaguers at the Southern California Little League Urban Initiative Jamboree on April 27, 2013. The Jamboree, hosted by Las Palmas Little League, runs from April 26-28 in National City, Calif, just outside of San Diego.
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 | Little League Baseball World Series Ump Tunes Up at LLI Umpire School
April 16, 2013
“I don’t think I’m going to wear out my shoes, I’m still walking on air.” That’s how Chuck Latini, a U.S. postal clerk from Ewing, N.J., has been gliding ever since he got the news that he was going to be umpiring in the 2013 Little League Baseball World Series.
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 | Honda Donation Helps Preserve Baseball and Softball Season for Staten Island Little League
March 30, 2013
Honda, the official vehicle sponsor of Little League® and national sponsor since 1996, donated $50,000 to the Staten Island Little League to help rebuild their baseball facilities, which were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy. With Honda’s donation, storm ravaged fields, bleachers and dugouts will be repaired in time for the league’s 32-team opening day on April 20th.
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 | 2013 Little League® Rulebook Apps Now Available for Download
March 15, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (March 15, 2013) - The 2013 Little League® Rulebook Applications provide you Little League rules in an easy to navigate interface for Baseball, Softball and Challenger. Search for rules in seconds and bookmark any page -- all from your mobile device. The app includes everything you would need to participate, join, and even establish a league!
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 | Subway Restaurants’ 2013 Buddy Badge Contest to Benefit Little League Challenger Division®
March 15, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (March 15, 2013) – Subway restaurants, the world’s largest submarine sandwich chain and official sponsor of Little League Baseball and Softball, is once again supporting the Little League Challenger Division® through the 2014 Buddy Badge design program as part of its efforts to encourage children and their families to eat healthy and lead active lives.
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 | New SKLZ Videos Offer Training Aids for Coaches
March 15, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (March 15, 2013) - Little League® International, in partnership with SKLZ, has posted a series of videos offering coaches’ tips and training to aid in the development and physical health of all Little League Baseball and Softball players.
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 | Matt Weber Named Little League Southeastern Region Assistant Director
March 1, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., (March 1, 2013) – Matt Weber has been named the Assistant Director of Little League’s Southeastern Region, it was announced by Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball. The Little League Southeastern Region Headquarters is located in Warner Robins, Ga.
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 | World of Little League: New Museum, New Name, New Look
February 4, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 4, 2013) – In a little more than four months, a “new” museum will open at the Little League International Complex. To go along with the $4 million renovation of the Little League Museum, the facility now has a new name and a new logo as well. Hours of operation will be expanded, and it will be open seven days a week.
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 | Little League Urban Initiative Announces Nine Jamboree Events
January 30, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., (Jan. 30, 2013) 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.
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 | Challenger Division Teams Selected for Little League Baseball World Series Exhibition Game
January 24, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Jan. 24, 2013) - The two leagues that will be sending their Challenger Division programs to the 2013 Little League Baseball World Series have been selected. Representing more than 30,000 Challenger players and more than 900 leagues worldwide will be Illinois District 13 from the Chicago area, and California District 57 from the San Francisco area.
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 | Little League’s 2013 Rulebooks Now Available for Purchase
January 9, 2013
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Jan. 9, 2013) - The 2013 Little League rulebooks have arrived and are available to purchase. As in previous years, the retail price for each of the three books (Baseball, Softball and Challenger Division) is $7 each.
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| Bulletin: Significant Rule and Regulation Changes for 2013
December 20, 2012
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Dec. 12, 2012) - Little League International has announced the full list of significant changes to the rules and regulations of the program. These changes will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2013.
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 | Little League® International and Baseball Factory Extend Partnership
December 10, 2012
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Dec. 10, 2012) – Little League International announced today the extension of their strategic partnership with Baseball Factory. A relationship that began in 2009, Little League International and Baseball Factory will provide youth players worldwide with increased player development and college recruiting opportunities.
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 | Webinar - 10 Ways to Improve Your League Management
November 28, 2012
This webinar, brought to you by Active, explains the top ten ways that Little Leagues are using online tools to improve their registration processes, reduce admin work, enhance reporting and document tracking, automate volunteer management and more!
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