Category: Awards

Little League® alumni were in the spotlight during the 2023 MLB Postseason with more than 55 graduates playing in the 2023 MLB World Series and a group of graduates receiving postseason awards for their individual fielding and offensive performances.   A graduate of Mizusawa Little League in Japan, Shohei Ohtani finished out the season with […]

For a second year in a row, Dugout, the official mascot of Little League® Baseball and Softball, has been named the winner of the 2023 Mascot Hall of Fame Award for corporate mascot with the greatest community impact.  At the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, Dugout helped welcome players and coaches […]

The safety and well-being of all participants in the Little League® Program has always been a top priority, and since 1995, Little League and Musco Lighting have partnered in the A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) to help local leagues and districts in the United States create the safest environment possible for player, volunteers, and fans. […]

One of ESPN’s most iconic personalities of all-time, Stuart Scott (1965-2015), a graduate of Northwest Forsyth (N.C.) Little League, will become the 62nd person to be enshrined in the Little League® Hall of Excellence. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 27, prior to the Championship Game of the 2023 Little League […]

Lombardia Little League out of Milano, Italy, has been named the 2023 Girls with Game Team Sportsmanship Award recipient based on their conduct and interactions both on and off the field throughout its time in Greenville, North Carolina. “As we have seen over the past weeks during our Region and World Series tournaments, the game […]

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 […]

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 […]

For the second year in a row, Little League® International will be recognizing a select group of dedicated individuals for their commitment to their local leagues and respective communities, honoring them as the 2023 Little League Community Heroes of the Year. The recognition will be made prior to the 7 p.m. ET game on Tuesday, […]

More than 80 years ago, Carl E. Stotz envisioned a game played by children and rooted in community when he founded Little League® in 1939, a goal that continues to be the driving force behind the world’s largest youth sports organization today and has led to the development of millions of role models around the […]