Author: Chris Downs

“Uncle Moms” Make Their Debut at the Little League Baseball® World Series

Carol Zysset and Cherie Rogers   By Will Desautelle At the Little League Baseball® World Series, a team host plays the role of a parent in many different ways for […]

A Day to Remember: Little Leaguers® Visit the Big Leaguers

By Ethan Roy This timeline chronicles the experiences of Lachlan Vella, a member of the 2019 Australia Region Champions, during a day trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to watch the Pittsburgh […]

A Fearsome Four Pitching Staff Leading the Way for Mexico Region Champions

By Will Desautelle Epitacio “Mala” Torres Little League from Mexico is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for its first appearance, and their pitching staff has continued to help their Little League® dreams […]

Australia’s Pacifique Is a Living Testament to Perseverance, Pride

  By Ethan Roy Jacques Pacifique, a coach of the Australia Region champions, began playing baseball at the age of five. “I was a normal twelve-year-old, doing everything a twelve-year-old […]

LLBWS Fans “Adopt” Latin America Region Champs, Make Venezuelan Little Leaguers Feel at Home

By Will Desautelle Cacique Mara Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela received a loud ovation from a large crowd of supporters as they exited the field at Lamade Stadium for the […]

Resilient Rhode Island Team Making Barrington Faithful, New England Region Proud

Ethan Roy With their appearance this year, Barrington Little League of Rhode Island became the fifth Rhode Island team in the last six years to represent the New England Region […]

A Young Italy Team Living the Williamsport Dream

By Will Desautelle When Europe-Africa Manager Francesco Lamanuzzi played for Emilia Romagna Little League years ago, his team’s quest to get to Williamsport fell short twice. Now as the manager […]

Big Leaguers, Little Leaguers Share the Spotlight on MLB-Little League Classic Day

By Will Desautelle and Ethan Roy On Sunday night at Bowman Field, the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates faced off in the third annual MLB Little League Classic. The 2019 […]

Elmora Little League Playing for the Troopers in Their Community

By Will Desautelle The sun began to set over Howard J. Lamade Stadium as Elmora Little League of Elizabeth, New Jersey wrapped up their first practice at the mecca of […]

Eastbank Little League Baseball, Softball Teams Accomplish Rare World Series Two-fer

By Ethan Roy Qualifying for a Little League® World Series tournament is no easy feat. The tournaments  that result in World Championship games are the culmination of a summer full […]