Month: August 2021

In celebration of his 50th season as part of the Official Radio Broadcast of the Little League Baseball® World Series, Ken Sawyer has been named the 2021 W. Howard Hartman Little League® Friendship Award winner. “While every year’s World Series brings different sights and sounds to Williamsport, the one thing that has been consistent for […]

Just three years after being named co-recipients alongside Peachtree City (Ga.) Little League, Honolulu (Hawaii) Little League has once again been named the winner of the Jack Losch Little League Baseball World Series Team Sportsmanship Award for the 2021 event. “In a year that has been filled with adversity and challenges for all of our […]

Since 1995, Little League® and Musco Lighting have partnered in the A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) to help local leagues and districts in the United States create the safest environment possible for players, volunteers, and fans. This year, a total of 10 local Little League programs were once again honored from each of the five […]

After an exciting week of competition, the final four teams are set to take the field for Championship weekend of the 2021 Little League Baseball® World Series. Below are the four teams who have worked their way from their local Little League® fields to the biggest stage in youth sports as they get set to […]

As voted upon by Professional Photographers and Little League® International Staff Members, featured photos will be put on display at the World of Little League® Museum following the 2021 Little League Baseball® World Series. Launched on the 82nd anniversary of the first Little League® game on June 6, the 2021 Little League Photo Contest ran through […]

When Pennsylvania College of Technology students began classes Aug. 16, those in baking, pastry and culinary arts majors already had their hands full as they work to fill the stomachs of the teams participating in the Little League Baseball® World Series, held just a few miles from the Penn College campus. The college’s Le Jeune […]

The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox are the next teams up to head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to play in the 2022 “MLB Little League Classic presented by GEICO,” as announced today by Major League Baseball (MLB) and Little League International. The game, which will be held on Sunday, August 21 and serve as a […]

Due to the impact of inclement weather, and in the interest of concluding the games at the Little League Baseball® Word Series in time for the Little Leaguers® to attend the MLB Little League® Classic at Historic Bowman Field, Games 15 and 16, originally scheduled for Sunday, August 22 at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., […]

In 1974, the Little League® Federal Charter was amended; allowing girls to play Little League Baseball® and the Little League Softball® program was created. Since then, millions of Girls with Game from around the world have gotten their start on Little League diamond. Of those millions, there are 20 that have played in the Little […]

Understanding the stress and anxiety that playing on the national stage can bring upon children, especially as we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, Little League® International has teamed up with DotCom Therapy and UPMC in North Central Pa. to provide all its participants at the 2021 Little League Baseball and Softball Region and World […]