Month: June 2023

Gatorade and Little League® Team Up to Provide Hydration Kits, Donations to 54 Little League Urban Initiative Programs

Gatorade, the Official Sports Performance Beverage of Little League® Baseball and Softball, has stepped up to provide more than 5,600 Gatorade Hydration Packs and $54,000 in donations to 54 local leagues and their players within the Little League Urban Initiative program. “For years, Gatorade has helped support hundreds of local Little League programs through their […]

Chinese Taipei Returning to Williamsport for the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile

For the 31st time in history and second year in a row, a team from Chinese Taipei will be heading to Williamsport as Kuei-Shan Little League (Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei) was named the Asia-Pacific Region Champion and will compete in the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile. This will be the 31st time […]

Little League® International remembers Greg Brouse, former Pennsylvania District 13 Administrator. He was 68. Mr. Brouse, a native of Milton, Pennsylvania, began his service to the Little League program as a coach and local league official. He was elected as Pennsylvania District 13 Administrator in 2009, and served in that capacity for 14 years. A […]

Southeast Region Tournament Umpires Set for 2023

The volunteer umpires for all divisions of the 2023 Little League® Baseball and Softball Southeast Region Tournaments have been set. Little League Baseball® – Warner Robins, Ga. (August 3-8, 2023) R.J. Delaune Steven Gillingham Michael Grossman Chris Kerley Dan Lawrence James Mackey Todd Rieger Anthony Thornton Little League Softball® – Warner Robins, Ga. (July 24-28, […]

Little League® and World Baseball Softball Confederation – Europe Sign Five-Year Agreement

Little League® and the World Baseball Softball Confederation-Europe (WBSC-Europe) have signed a five-year agreement to continue their efforts around growing the game of baseball and softball throughout Europe. The agreement was signed by Patrick W. Wilson, Little League Chief Operating Officer, and Kruno Karin, WBSC-Europe President, on Saturday, June 24, in London as part of […]

Pierre Turgeon: From Little League Baseball® World Series Star to Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee

Pierre Turgeon, a 2007 Little League® Hall of Excellence enshrinee and a Little League Baseball ® World Series alumnus, has achieved an extraordinary milestone as he joins the prestigious 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame class. Following a memorable Little League career that led him a trip to the Little League Baseball World Series in 1982, […]

Little League® Set to Celebrate Another Exciting #SummerOfSoftball

Following an exciting end to the Women’s College World Series that saw more than 25 former Little Leaguers® take the field, and just one month until the first Little League® game is aired on the ESPN Platforms, Little League International is gearing up for another exciting #SummerOfSoftball that will feature history in the making all […]

Guayama Softball Little League Set to Return to Greenville as 2023 Latin America Region Champions

For the second-straight year, Guayama (Puerto Rico) Softball Little League will head to the Little League Softball® World Series in Greenville, North Carolina, after defeating Mexico, 3-2, in the 2023 Latin America Region Tournament Championship. The league finished the tournament with a 5-0 record, outscoring its opponents, 43-7. Prior to 2022, a team from Puerto […]

Little League® Graduates Set to Compete in Omaha for 2023 Men’s College World Series

On June 15-26, eight teams will compete at the 2023 Men’s College World Series (MCWS) in Omaha, Nebraska, and more than 100 former Little League Baseball® players will be there. Below are the names of the players who kicked off their baseball careers on a Little League® field, and are now competing in this year’s MCWS: […]

Hills Little League Secures Spot for Australia in 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile

With its 2023 Australia Region Championship title, Hills Little League from Sydney, New South Wales, has earned direct entry into the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS), Presented by T-Mobile, after a close championship game. The 3-2 victory over Brisbane North Region Little League came after an undefeated run through the Region tournament. Hills LL […]