Month: February 2015

Little League® International mourns the passing of Nancy Belisle, wife of Dave Belisle, manager of the 2014 Little League Baseball® World Series New England Region Champion, Cumberland American Little League. She was 50. Mrs. Belisle, of Cranston, R.I., was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 2013. Despite the rigors of treatment, she was an avid […]

After an extensive review of the operations of Jackie Robinson West Little League and Illinois District 4, the Little League International Charter/Tournament Committee has determined that the Jackie Robinson West Little League and Illinois District 4 Administrator knowingly violated Little League International Rules and Regulations by placing players on their team who did not qualify […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Georgia District 8 Administrator Bernard Ashley. He was 74. Mr. Ashley, a native of Green Cove, Va., settled in Columbus, Ga., and began his volunteer service with Eastern Little League in 1978. For several years with the local league, he served as a Minor Division baseball coach, manager, […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of former Far East Region Director Mamoru Itoh. He was 83. Mr. Itoh, a native of Chiba, Japan, was a Little League volunteer for many years and held the position of Far East Region Administrator from 1993-to-2003. He later served as Little League’s Asia-Pacific Advisor. Graduating Waseda University in […]