Tag: Europe-Africa Region

The first full-time female director of the Little League® Europe and Africa Region, Beata Kaszuba-Baker, a native of Poland, oversees the growth and development of nearly 750 teams and more than 11,000 players in more than 30 countries throughout the region. The Little League European Leadership Training Center in Kutno, Poland, hosts the annual Little […]

Continuing to strengthen the relationship between Little League® and the World Baseball and Softball Confederation-Europe (WBSC-Europe), which recently signed a five-year agreement, representatives from 14 Little League Europe and Africa Region nations gathered in Warsaw, Poland, with representatives of WBSC-Europe for a weekend of discussions and presentations at the end of January.   During the […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Waldemar Szymanski, a long-time Little League volunteer, who was among the first to champion Little League in Poland and throughout the Europe-Africa Region. Mr. Szymanski, a native of Kutno, Poland, helped to form and register the Polish Baseball and Softball Federation in 1978. The Federation continues to operate […]

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 […]

After the most exciting World Series finale, I think we have ever had, I would like to thank everyone that had a part in making the 2023 World Series a success. This year’s series turned out to be one of the smoothest in our 20-year/18 World Series history. The people who were on site and […]

With Greenville, North Carolina, hosting the Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS) for the third–consecutive year on August 6-13, it’s time to get to know the 12 teams that will play for a championship banner this year. For the second time as part of the expanded bracket, the LLSWS will feature eight U.S. teams and four International teams. Read […]

With the title of Europe and Africa Region Champion, South Czech Republic Little League will make its first-ever trip to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to compete in the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, after beating Netherlands in the Region Championship game, 7-6. The Czech Republic has only been represented in the LLBWS two other […]

A team from Italy will once again be heading to the Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS) in Greenville, North Carolina, after Lombardia Little League (Milano, Italy) was crowned the 2023 Europe and Africa Region Champions. Lombardia LL finished the tournament with a 4-1 record, defeating second-seeded Bohemia, 6-3, in the championship game. While this […]

Little League® and the World Baseball Softball Confederation-Europe (WBSC-Europe) have signed a five-year agreement to continue their efforts around growing the game of baseball and softball throughout Europe. The agreement was signed by Patrick W. Wilson, Little League Chief Operating Officer, and Kruno Karin, WBSC-Europe President, on Saturday, June 24, in London as part of […]

In the Northern European Republic of Finland, where ice hockey largely dominates the youth landscape, Little League® is proudly welcoming its first chartered leagues. “For many years, we have been working with the national federations affiliated with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Europe,” said Beata Kaszuba-Baker, Little League Europe and Africa Region Director. “We […]