Month: August 2017

The summer of 2017 produced seven World Series Champions, with International teams capturing the program’s four Little League Baseball® titles, while teams from the United States winning all three Little League Softball® championship banners. Below is a review of these tournaments. For more information and details, visit LLBWS.org. Little League Baseball® Williamsport, Pa. Tokyo-Kitasuna Little League, […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Tom Gooch, Georgia District 1 Administrator. He was 71. Mr. Gooch, a native of Abbeville, Ga, was first elected as a District Administrator (D.A.) in 1991, after many years volunteering as a coach and member of the Cartersville (Ga,) Little League Board of Directors. He received his 20-year […]

Dave Bonham worked his way up from an assistant coach to a Regional Director, making a difference every step of the way. When Dave Bonham was asked to help coach his son’s baseball team in 1981, there was no way of him knowing just how far he would go with Little League®. Now, 36 years […]

Angel Macias, the only pitcher to ever pitch a perfect game in the Little League Baseball® World Series championship game, joins the Little League® Hall of Excellence Class of 2017. Angel Macias, the only pitcher to ever pitch a perfect game in the Little League Baseball® World Series final has served as a major influencer in […]

Little League® International has officially announced Karl Eckweiler as Chief Legal Counsel, joining the staff in South Williamsport, Pa. “Karl’s extensive legal background and experience as in-house counsel in a corporate environment provides him with the skills and expertise necessary to assist the day-to-day operations of Little League International,” said Stephen D. Keener, Little League President […]

Little League® joins Mike McCullough on his journey from a local league volunteer umpire in Florida to selection as one of 16 Little League Baseball® World Series umpires in Williamsport.   For Little League® volunteer umpires around the world, the dream of coming to Williamsport to serve as an umpire at the Little League Baseball® World Series […]