Following the 75th Anniversary of the Little League Baseball® World Series this August and an exciting Summer of Softball that concluded with the most-watched Little League Softball® World Series, Little League® International will be welcoming its softball community to the iconic Howard J. Lamade Stadium for the first ever Girls with Game Experience event on […]
Category: Softball
Little Leaguers® across the world were active this summer with hopes of earning the once-in-a-lifetime trip to one of the seven Little League® World Series tournaments held throughout the United States. As the world celebrated the 50-year anniversary of Title IX, Little League was proud to see a number of its own Girls with Game […]
The 2022 Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS) was filled with excitement thanks to the talented play of 12 participating teams in the event’s second year in Greenville. However, it was the players who were cheering during the final days of action, recognizing a group of 16 volunteers who made history in the 48-year history […]
Negros Occidental Little League, the Asia-Pacific Region Champion out of Bacolod City, Philippines, has been named the 2022 Girls with Game Team Sportsmanship Award Recipient after displaying sportsmanship both on and off the field throughout its time in Greenville, North Carolina. “On behalf of all of us at the Little League Softball World Series, we […]
Heading into year two at its new home in Greenville, North Carolina, the 2022 Little League Softball® World Series experience officially got underway on Saturday, August 6, with the first ever Girls with Game Celebration at Elm Street Park. Leading off with a welcome message from Ashlea Nash, the Little League Director of Softball Development, […]
The Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS) has not always been the modern-day spectacle that now takes place in Greenville, North Carolina. The largest youth softball tournament in the world came from humble beginnings, with Little League® originally launching a softball pilot program in 1974 to gauge interest from local leagues across the country. As […]
Little League® International is pleased to announce that Jenny Dalton-Hill will be enshrined into the Little League Hall of Excellence this August, becoming only the seventh woman to earn the highest honor that Little League can bestow. “Since her time on the Little League fields, to her incredible career as a baseball and softball player […]
Are you ready for an exciting summer of softball action, covering every level from Little League to the pros? Be sure to tune in on the ESPN Family of Networks all summer long to celebrate a #SummerOfSoftball with Little League and Athletes Unlimited. Starting with the Little League Softball® U.S. Region Tournaments on July 23, […]
Negros Occidental Little League, the defending 2019 Asia-Pacific Region champions out of Bacolod City, Philippines, is set to return to the Little League Softball® World Series this August as the 2022 Asia-Pacific Region representatives after winning their country championship. “Due to the ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic throughout the Asia-Pacific Region, and the impact […]
Guayama (Puerto Rico) Softball Little League was crowned the 2022 Latin America Region Champion, defeating Gino Vega Little League (Sabana Grande, P.R.), to earn a spot at the Little League Softball® World Series this August. A team from Puerto Rico last represented the Latin America Region at the Little League Softball World Series in 2017 […]