Month: July 2023

In 1973, Cactus Little League (Tucson, Ariz.) traveled to South Williamsport for the 26th Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS). On the team was retired Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ed Vosberg, who led his team to the 1973 LLBWS Championship game against Chinese Taipei. This was the first of three World Series the Tuscan-native would […]

Due to forecasted excessive heat in the area around Easley, South Carolina, the schedule for the Senior League Baseball World Series games on Sunday, July 30, have been adjusted to the following: Game 5: Caribbean vs. W2 – 9 a.m. Game 6: East vs. West – 12 p.m. Game 7: Australia vs. W3 – 5 […]

With the title of Europe and Africa Region Champion, South Czech Republic Little League will make its first-ever trip to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to compete in the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, after beating Netherlands in the Region Championship game, 7-6. The Czech Republic has only been represented in the LLBWS two other […]

Following decades of support of the Little League® program which contributed to its growth around the world, Little League International is proud to present the 2023 W. Howard Hartman Little League Friendship Award to the Piszek Family. The award will be presented in honor of the late Bill Piszek and his father, Ed, prior to […]

Led by their CEO Joe Crookham, Musco Sports Lighting®, the “Official Sports Lighting System of Little League® Baseball and Softball” since 1992, was named the 2022 W. Howard Hartman Little League Friendship Award winner. Due to unfortunate weather during the 2022 Little League Baseball® World Series, Mr. Crookham and Musco Sports Lighting were unable to […]

Due to the expectation of inclement weather in the area around Bristol, Connecticut, the schedule for the Little League Softball New England and Mid-Atlantic Region semifinal games on Thursday, July 27, have been adjusted to the following: 10 a.m. – New England Region (Game 7) Maine (V) vs Rhode Island (H) 1 p.m. – Mid-Atlantic […]

Little League® International is pleased to name Colin and Trish Sandercock, the parents of 2013 Little League Softball® World Series alumna and current Athletes Unlimited softball player Kathryn Sandercock, as the 2023 George and Barbara Bush Little League Parents of the Year. With the honor, Mr. and Mrs. Sandercock become the first-ever Little League Softball […]

Musashi Fuchu Little League of Tokyo, Japan, will return to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the fourth time after winning the Japan Region Championship, 6-0, over Shonan Little League to earn its spot in the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile. Musashi Fuchu LL ended the tournament with a 4-0 record while outscoring its […]

Annette O’Malley has passed away at the age of 81. Mrs. O’Malley, the wife of Peter O’Malley, former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and President of the Little League® Foundation, was a supervisor and designer at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mrs. O’Malley, a native of Copenhagen, studied graphics and design at the […]

In July and August, there is nothing more thrilling than the fun and excitement surrounding the Little League® International Tournament, and we want all our fans to enjoy the most of their time at our events. With the 2023 Little League Baseball and Softball Southeast Region Tournaments getting ready to kick off starting this weekend, […]