Tag: Central Region

MLB and MiLB Clubs Set to Team Up to Host Little League® Days Again in 2025

Opening Day is officially here and Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) clubs across the nation are teaming up once again to host Little League® Days this […]

An Inside Look into the 2024 Girls with Game® 50 (#GWG50) Grant Recipients

For more than five decades, female athletes, coaches, and volunteers have made a lasting impact both on a Little League® diamond and in their communities. Honoring these 50 years of […]

Michigan Volunteer Helps Bring the Little League® Challenger Division to the Spotlight

  More than 15 years ago, Kallie Griffin-Pena’s mom mailed her a copy of a newspaper article promoting an upcoming Little League Challenger Division® Jamboree event in Paw Paw, Michigan. […]

Umpires Set for the 2025 Little League® Baseball and Softball Central Region Tournaments

Little League® International has announced the umpires who will volunteer their time at each of the Central Region tournaments across all divisions in 2025: Little League Baseball® – Whitestown, Ind. Ryan Gibson […]

Little League® Diamond Leader Discussion: Brian Watts

  A former Little Leaguer® himself, Brian Watts returned to the program as a volunteer coach for Henry County Little League in New Castle, Kentucky, with his children. While he […]

An Inside Look at The Leagues of La Grange, Illinois

Community is such an integral piece of the Little League® program and it plays a pivotal role in bringing kids and families together all around the world each year. Just outside […]

Corey Wright Named Senior Director, Cody Shimp Joins Central Region Staff as Assistant Director

Little League® International is pleased to announce the elevation of Corey Wright to Senior Director of Regional Operations and the hiring of Cody Shimp as its new Central Region Assistant […]

John Magers Elevated to Little League® Central Region Director

Little League® International is pleased to announce the elevation of John Magers, Central Region Assistant Director, to its Central Region Director, effective November 25, 2024. “Over the past two years, […]

Little League® Mourns the Passing of Longtime Central Region Volunteer, James Beckum

Little League® International mourns the passing of James Beckum, 95, a former Negro Leagues player and co-founder of Beckum-Stapleton Little League in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  An Illinois native, Mr. Beckum grew […]

Little Leaguers® Make Lifelong Memories at Warren Park All-Girls Fall Baseball League

After two years of hosting an all-girls baseball game at the end of the season, Rachel Gansner, volunteer coach and local league board member, was ready to take it to […]