Month: August 2018

MLB Play Ball Program Looks to Connect Children, Baseball, and Big Leaguers

Most baseball fans dream of meeting their big-league heroes, but not many get to do it. At the 2018 Little League Baseball® World Series in Williamsport, Pa., Major League Baseball’s […]

Coventry Little League Concludes Final Game in World Series Game With High Spirits

By Rob Tota Rhode Island’s Coventry Little League ended its time at the 2018 Little League Baseball World Series campaign Monday morning, defeating Australia, 15-0, in a consolation matchup at […]

New England Tops Australia In Consolation Game

Australia watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 15-0 loss to New England on Monday. New England took the lead on a single in the first […]

Little League® and DICK’S Sporting Goods to Celebrate #SportsMatterMonday During 2018 Little League Baseball® World Series

All players will wear a green “Sports Matter” cap to raise awareness for nationwide initiative focused on supporting youth sports. Little League® Baseball and Softball and its official partner, DICK’S […]

Shing-Ming Junior LL Captures 2018 Junior League Baseball World Series Championship

Asia-Pacific defeated Southwest 2-0 on Sunday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Shui-Hsun Li got Cameron Jackson to hit into a fielder’s choice to finish off the game. […]

Michigan’s Multitasker: Melissa Henderson Is A Leader On and Off the Field

By Rob Tota As Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League makes its second-straight appearance in the Little League Baseball® World Series, it is fortunate to have both the league president and […]

West Rides Six-Run Frame to Win

Great Lakes fired up the offense in the first inning, when Preston Barr singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run. West pulled away for good with six runs in […]

Japan Doubles Up Latin America, 4-2

Japan took home a 4-2 victory over Latin America on Sunday. Japan got on the board in the first inning when Shisei Fujimoto homered on a 1-1 count, scoring two […]

Mid-Atlantic Edges Southwest, 2-1

Both teams were strong on the mound Sunday, but Mid-Atlantic defeated Southwest 2-1. Mid-Atlantic pitchers allowed just three hits to Southwest. Gregory Bruno earned the win for Mid-Atlantic. He allowed […]

Asia-Pacific Beats Mexico, 5-1

Mexico watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 5-1 loss to Asia-Pacific on Sunday. In the first inning, Asia-Pacific got their offense started. An error scored […]