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 […]
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History will be made in Lagos, Nigeria, this spring as Little League® teams from Togo, Benin Republic, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria will take the field for the inaugural West Africa Little League (WALL) Tournament. With games scheduled for April 11-17, this pool of teams, with the possibility of a second pool being filled […]
La Guerche de Bretagne in Western France welcomed 320 players, 60 coaches, and 50 officials to the Interligues Little League® France tournament, hosted by the French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS). On August 26-28, 2022, as the Little League Baseball® World Series celebrated championship weekend of its 75th Anniversary, the FFBS ran its largest event […]
The journey to the Little League® World Series is all about the moments the participating teams and their communities have along the way. At the 2022 Little League Baseball® Europe and Africa Region Tournament, there were plenty of home runs, web gems, and close games. But the most impactful memories on the field were made […]
With Greenville, North Carolina, hosting the Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS) for the second consecutive year on August 9-15, it’s time to get to know the 12 teams that will play in the brand-new expanded bracket this year. For the first-time starting in 2022, the LLSWS will expand by two teams and feature eight […]
Emilia Romagna Little League (Bologna, Italy) will compete in the 75th Anniversary of the Little League Baseball® World Series next month after defeating South Czech Republic Little League, 4-1, in the Europe and Africa Region Championship. After narrowly falling to the team from Czech Republic, 1-0, earlier in the Region Tournament, Emilia Romagna LL was […]
The team from Rotterdam brought the offense to Moergestel, Netherlands in the Europe-Africa Regional, pounding out 62 runs in their 5 games. In their final game, they faced off with the Czech team, winning a close 12-10 game. That win earned Rotterdam a trip to Lower Sussex, Delaware for the Little League Senior Softball World […]
Emilia Romagna Little League of Bologna, Italy, took home the Europe and Africa Region Championship banner with a 6-2 win over the Czech Republic to punch its ticket to Greenville, North Carolina, for the 2022 Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS). This marks the second-straight time a team from Italy represented the Region at the […]
Little League® International has announced that it will relocate its 2022 Little League Baseball and Junior League Baseball Europe & Africa Region Tournaments, originally scheduled to be held at its European Region Headquarters in Kutno, Poland. Working with the Polish government, the facility will host a group of softball players and coaches seeking refuge from […]
Although the 2021 Little League® World Series will only be made up of teams from the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic, local leagues from around the world are continuing to live out their dream of competition all the way through to their country tournament level. “While we are disappointed that our international teams […]