Month: August 2015

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. To even use the public ballfields, you needed an adult to reserve them. So, in 1963, some children approached Reverend E.B. Philips for help. Reverend […]

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® Volunteer of the Year Award winner, John M. Murtin. Throughout his busy professional career, Mr. Murtin always made time for Mahanoy City Little League (MCLL). […]

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 9-1 win over West in seven innings on Sunday at Bruce Layton Field. Hill shut down West while she was in the circle. Hill gave […]

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 the sixth inning. Sung-Hyun Cho baffled Southeast, striking out six batters. Cho allowed no earned runs on four hits and no walks over 4 1/3 […]

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 RBI double by Mackenzie Herman, a sacrifice fly by Cassidy Renninger, an RBI double by Chloe Boos, and an RBI single by Lani Trent. Boos […]

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 error, an error, a passed ball, a two-run triple by Mitchell Black, and a walk by Thomas Parks. Southwest was led by Jimmy Winston’s hitting. […]

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 managed just one hit off of the West’s pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out nine during her six innings of […]

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, Little League has used improvements in science, engineering, and technology to take the sport of baseball to higher levels. By utilizing the most current advancements […]

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 its long-term sponsorship agreement with the iconic youth program. In additional to the extension of its exclusive on-field rights and sponsorship, the new agreement grants […]

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 the model of a supportive Little League parent. Michele Manahan is so supportive that Nicolas nominated her for the 2015 Little League Mom of the […]