Month: October 2019

Little League® International mourns the passing of Roger Lazar, California District 13 Administrator. He was 78. Mr. Lazar, a native of Yonkers, N.Y., and resident of Thousand Oaks, Calif., served as California District 13 Administrator for the past seven years. Prior to his district service, he was a Little League Baseball® Major Division team manager […]

Three Volunteers Join Little League® International Advisory Board

Three dedicated Little League® volunteers were officially named the newest District Administrators to join the Little League International Advisory Board at its annual fall meeting in October 2019. The three new members of the Advisory Board are Chet Cooper (Ohio), Jim Dean (Ontario), and Bob Sherrill (Virginia), replacing Franklin Stivers (Kentucky) and Glen Lindsay (Alberta), who […]

2019 Little League® World Series Champions Visit Nation’s Capital

Just months after their historic victories, members of the Little League Baseball® World Series Championship Eastbank Little League team from River Ridge, Louisiana, and the Little League Softball® World Series Championship Rowan Little League team from Salisbury, North Carolina, were given the unique opportunity to visit Washington, D.C., with a trip to the White House […]

Little League Softball® World Series to Relocate for 2020

For the past 26 years, Little League® International has been proud to call Alpenrose Dairy the home of the Little League Softball® World Series. Without the strong support and friendship from Carl Cadonau Sr., his son Carl Cadonau Jr., his wife Phyllis, and their three children, Carl Cadonau III, Cary Cadonau, and Tracey Cadonau McKinnon, […]

Little League® International honors the memory of Charles Fitzpatrick, Jr., New York District 12 Administrator, who has passed away. He was 70. Mr. Fitzpatrick, a resident of Duanesburg, N.Y., served as New York District 12 Administrator for nearly 29 years (1991-2019). Professionally, Mr. Fitzpatrick was retired. He was formerly employed as a supervisor for the […]

Your Voice: Does Fall Ball Impact Spring Registration? How Do We Start Playing Softball? Can You Be Forced to Play Travel Ball?

Your Voice is a way for readers to share questions with us, and an opportunity for Little League® to provide some important information and guidance. We are excited about our continued conversations, and, as always, we invite you to share your thoughts, suggestions, and questions to [email protected]. Erin from Kentucky – If I registered my son for […]

“Story of the Little League® Patch” Feature Video Wins 2019 ISHY Award

The World of Little League® Museum was recently named the recipient of a 2019 ISHY Award, as presented by the International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA), for its video feature spotlighting the iconic Story of the Little League® Patch. This marks the second straight year that the Museum earns an ISHY Award after taking home the honor in 2018 […]