Month: March 2015

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL REMEMBERS COLES LITTLE LEAGUE VOLUNTEERS YVONNE AND EMILY SELKE

Little League® International mourns the deaths of Cole Little League volunteers Yvonne and Emily Selke. Mrs. Selke and her daughter from Prince William County, Va., along with 148 others passengers were on board the Germanwings jet that crashed (Tuesday, March 24) in the French Alps on a flight from Spain to Germany. “Emily and her mom were […]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – NOTRE DAME’S CAPTAIN, PAT CONNAUGHTON: FROM LITTLE LEAGUE® TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES TO THE NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

When the University of Notre Dame’s men’s basketball team pulled off two upsets over Duke University and the University of North Carolina to win the ACC Tournament this year, they looked to their calm, collected team captain, Pat Connaughton, to lead the way. A graduate of Arlington (Mass.) Little League, Connaughton was “captain clutch” and […]

PITCH IN FOR BASEBALL® HELPS SPREAD THE PASSION OF BASEBALL FROM PHILADELPHIA TO LITTLE LEAGUERS® IN THE PHILIPPINES

PITCH IN FOR BASEBALL® HELPS SPREAD THE PASSION OF BASEBALL FROM PHILADELPHIA TO LITTLE LEAGUERS® IN THE PHILIPPINES

Pitch In For Baseball (PIFB), a not-for-profit that collects and redistributes new and gently-used baseball and softball equipment to communities in need all across the world, is helping youngsters half way around the globe by providing nearly $55,000 in baseball and softball equipment and uniforms to local Little League® programs in the equipment-starved country of […]

LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL REMEMBERS FORMER VERMONT DISTRICT 1 ADMINISTRATOR AND INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER FRANK WAGNER

Little League® International mourns the passing of Frank Wagner, former Vermont District 1 Administrator, Vermont state director and a field director on the Little League International Board of Directors. He was 87. Mr. Wagner, a native of Colchester, Vt., served as a District Administrator for 25 years (1970-94), and following his nomination as the Eastern […]

LITTLE LEAGUE® NAMES GAMECHANGER APPROVED PROVIDER OF DIGITAL SCOREKEEPING AND LIVE GAME UPDATES FOR A THIRD SEASON

Little League® Baseball and Softball announced today that live scorekeeping and game update app GameChanger will continue to be an approved licensed scorekeeping tool for the 2015 season. GameChanger will also be the official scorekeeping tool for all nine Little League® World Series events and select regional tournaments. Through GameChanger, Little League Baseball and Softball […]

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL REMEMBERS CANNON STREET YMCA LITTLE LEAGUER CARL JOHNSON

Little League® International mourns the passing of Carl Johnson, a member of the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League all-stars from Charleston, S.C. He was 72. A native of Charleston, Mr. Johnson was introduced to baseball as a young child. By the time he was 12, his interest had grown into a passion and his […]