Author: Chris Downs

Offseason Training, Batman Action Figure Leads Sprague Little League to LL Promised Land

By Will Desautelle The excitement was almost palpable as the Northwest Region Champions Sprague Little League team from Salem, Oregon, took batting practice in the Volunteer Stadium Hit Lab in […]

A Few Minutes with Canada Region Manager Bruce Dorwart

By Will Desautelle Coquitlam Little League out of British Columbia will represent the Canada Region in the Little League Baseball® World Series after defeating Diamond Baseball Little League of Quebec, […]

The Impact of the Little League® World Series: More than Baseball

By Ethan Roy Across more than 80 countries and the 50 United States, tens of thousands Little League® teams compete for the opportunity to play in the Little League World […]

Kelly Dine: Desire to Excel Earns World Series Umpire the Experience of Her Lifetime

By Will Desautelle One afternoon this past winter, Little League Baseball® umpire, Kelly Dine, went outside to get the mail, something she seldom does. As she returned inside, with her […]

Sweet 16: Little League Baseball® World Series Teams at a Glance

By Will Desautelle The field is set for the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series. Starting Thursday afternoon, Aug. 15, tens of thousands will visit South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to watch […]

Going Global: Little League® Baseball Camp Welcomes Several International Little Leaguers®

By Ethan Roy Few sports can claim to have the international prominence of baseball. From Canada to India to South Korea, and everywhere in between, the sport boasts a global […]

Journey to 2008 Junior League Softball World Series Yields World Title, Impactful Life Lessons

By Ethan Roy Of the countless athletes around the world that have participated in Little League Baseball® and Little League Softball®, only a select group can say that they won […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Nick Solowey, former New Jersey District 1 Administrator. He was 89. Mr. Solowey a native of Hillside, N.J., and resident of Stanhope, N.J., […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Mike Cook, a veteran volunteer umpire, who officiated in the 2016 Little League® Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pa. He was 58. Mr. […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Clarence Louis Baity, a player on the 1947 “Maynard Midgets,” the first Little League Baseball® World Series Championship team from Williamsport, Pa. He […]