Little League® Baseball and Softball will see significantly expanded coverage of the Little League International Tournament starting in 2018 with games streamed live on ESPN+, the new direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International and ESPN. More than 150 Little League Baseball and Softball games will be available exclusively on the new ESPN+ […]
Category: World Series
A.D. STARR to provide baseballs and softballs at each of the Regional and World Series events in all seven divisions of Little League®. DICK’S Sporting Goods and DICK’S Team Sports HQ announced its bulk baseball and softball equipment business A.D. STARR has been named the Official Ball Supplier of the Little League® World Series. The […]
Hazleton (Pa.) Little League and Highland Baseball Club (Evansville, Ind.) Little League have officially been announced as the two participating teams for the 2018 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game in Williamsport, Pa. The game will take place at Volunteer Stadium at the Little League® International Complex in South Williamsport, Pa., on Saturday, August 25, […]
Australia Region to gain direct entry into Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series; Junior League Baseball World Series to add Host Team. The Little League® International Tournament will see two new expansion changes coming in 2018 that will affect the Junior League Baseball and Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Divisions. “We are excited to continue to grow the […]
Little League® International has officially unveiled the logos that will be used for each of its seven World Series events during the 2018 Little League International Tournament games. Designed to capture the fun and excitement of the events, the 2018 logos exemplify the joy of the Little League World Series tournaments. This summer, hundreds of thousands of baseball and softball players […]
Mr. Wetmore has been a dedicated volunteer in the Little League® program since 1987. Little League® International proudly announced Dave Wetmore (California District 57) as the recipient of the Peter J. McGovern Distinguished Service Award at the Chairman’s Banquet of the 27th Little League International Congress in New Orleans on January 22. Presented at the Little League International Congress since 1958, the Peter J. McGovern Distinguished Service Award recognizes […]
The Cadonau Family have hosted the Little League Softball® World Series at the Alpenrose Dairy Farm in Portland, Ore., since 1994. For more than two decades, the Alpenrose Dairy Farm, owned and operated by the Cadonau Family in Portland, Ore., has served as the iconic home of the Little League Softball® World Series, one of Little League® International’s premiere events each summer. Thanks […]
Little League® Baseball and Softball has announced the selection of more than 90 volunteer umpires for the seven Little League World Series tournaments in 2018. The events begin on July 28 with the Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley, S.C, and concludes with the Little League Baseball® World Series championship game in South Williamsport, […]
Former director Jon Humphrey will continue to serve as an advisor for the Senior League Baseball World Series Tournament Committee. Little League® International has officially announced that Kimber Nelson has accepted the appointment to become the new Senior League Baseball World Series Tournament Director in Easley, S.C. The current director, Jon Humphrey, has made the decision […]
MLB umpire Gerry Davis calls another World Series, this time a Little League World Series. In 2017, MLB veteran umpire Gerry Davis had the unique opportunity to serve as an umpire for two World Series, the Major League Baseball World Series and the Little League Baseball World Series. Following his trip to Williamsport, Mr. Davis also […]