Author: Kevin Fountain

PEARLAND WEST LITTLE LEAGUE FROM PEARLAND, TEXAS WINS SOUTHWEST REGION, ADVANCES TO LITTLE LEAGUE® WORLD SERIES

Pearland West LL scored four runs in the fourth and was sharp from the mound to win the Southwest Region Championship, beating North Boulder Little League from Boulder, Colo. Carter […]

Alex Edmondson was untouchable on Thursday, throwing a no-hitter in South Carolina’s Northwood LL’s 7-0 victory over Virginia’s Mechanicsville National LL. Edmondson struck out 12 batters and walked just two […]

NEW YORK YANKEES LEGENDARY PITCHER AND PANAMA-NATIVE MARIANO RIVERA TO BE ENSHRINED IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE® HALL OF EXCELLENCE

When Mariano Rivera started playing Little League Baseball® at Barrio Colon Little League in La Chorrea, Panama, in the 1980s, no one knew that he would go on to become […]

Charlie and Joan Frazier are baseball parents, having raised three boys who all played professional baseball. Their hard work, patience, and guidance are just three of the many reasons that […]

ALEX ILLES FROM PARKLAND, FLA., NAMED 2015 LITTLE LEAGUE® GOOD SPORT OF THE YEAR

Recovery from a traumatic event is never easy. But when a goal is on the horizon, there is a little more motivation in that battle to get better. For 11-year-old […]

Fellow volunteers in California District 43 in San Bernardino call Barbara Sky “instrumental” to the Little League Challenger Division®, not only for its district, “but to all kids that have […]

JAMES BECKUM FROM MILWAUKEE, WIS., NAMED 2015 HOWARD AND GAIL PASTER LITTLE LEAGUE® URBAN INITIATIVE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

James Beckum did not have a background in youth sports, but he knew baseball. In the early 1960s, there were few recreational opportunities for the children of Milwaukee’s inner city. […]

JOHN M. MURTIN FROM BARNESVILLE, PA., NAMED 2015 LITTLE LEAGUE® VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

A lot can change over half a century. In 51 years, Pennsylvania’s Mahanoy City Little League has experienced plenty of changes, but the one constant has been 2015 Little League® […]

Lacey Hill came close to history, but a single by Nicolle Sierra broke up her no-hit bid in the seventh inning. It didn’t matter as Hill led Southwest to a […]

Asia-Pacific beat Southeast 10-5 in eight innings on Saturday at Max Baer Field behind Young-Jae Lee, who drove in three runs. He homered in the third inning and singled in […]