Tag: Great Lakes Region

Umpires Set for 2022 Little League® Baseball and Softball Central Region Tournaments

  The volunteer umpires for the 2022 Little League Baseball® Great Lakes and Midwest Region Tournaments and the 2022 Little League Softball® Central Region Tournaments, set to take place at the Little League® Central Region Headquarters Complex in Whitestown, Indiana, have been announced. Below is the listing of volunteer umpires who will take the field […]

Great Lakes Claims First LLBWS Victory, Defeats Australia 4-1

Bowling Green East (Ky.) Little League has won their first game in the Little League Baseball® World Series, defeating Cronulla Little League (Australia) 4-1. Kentucky jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the top of the second inning. Australia answered by scoring one during the third, but Kentucky secured its victory with […]

MG11: Bowling Green Eastern Little League Honors, Remembers Fallen Teammate

By Will Desautelle As the Great Lakes team from Bowling Green, Kentucky ran out onto the field at Howard J. Lamade Stadium for its opening round game of the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series, a loud ovation came from a large section of supporters all wearing “MG11” shirts. Starting pitcher Grayson Newman then stepped […]

Rhode Island Powers Past Kentucky, 6-1

Barrington (R.I.) Little League, from the New England Region, nabbed the lead late en route to its first victory in the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series, a 6-1 triumph over Bowling Green East (Ky.) Little League, the Great Lakes Region Champions. New England jumped out to an early lead in the third inning, but […]

Minnesota Holds on to defeat Kentucky, 2-1, in a Clash of Little League® Central Region States

In a battle for Little League® Central Region supremacy, Coon Rapids-Andover (Minn.) Little League came out on top over Bowling Green East (Ky.) Little League with a 2-1 victory in their first round of the Little League Baseball® World Series. Jameson Kuznia earned the mound win for the Midwest Region Champions from Minnesota. He struck […]

Kentucky Tops Illinois to Win the 2019 Little League Baseball® Great Lakes Region Tournament

Illinois fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 15-6 loss to Kentucky on Saturday. Despite the loss, Illinois did collect seven hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, Kentucky had 13 hits on the way to victory. Kentucky fired up the offense in the first inning, when William Alexander drew a walk, scoring one […]

First-Round Pairings for 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series Schedule Announced

Each year, during the second week of June, Little League® International celebrates National Little League Week with the annual Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS) Luncheon. This year’s luncheon, held on June 13, featured Harry “Rusty” Sechler of the 1969 Newberry (Pa.) Little League team, and current Newberry Little Leaguers, Emerson Beagle and Braize Lambert, who assisted […]

adidas and Little League® Unveil Uniforms for the 2019 Little League Baseball & Softball World Series Tournaments

Little League® Baseball and Softball and adidas today unveiled the uniforms for the 2019 Little League World Series (LLWS) tournaments, which will make their on-field debut at the start of the Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley, S.C., on July 27. To tell the story behind the LLWS experience, adidas teamed up with Little […]

Little League® International Approved to Pursue Opportunity in Whitestown, Ind., for Central Region Headquarters Location

During its annual August meeting, the Little League® International Board of Directors approved an offer to relocate its Central Region Headquarters to Whitestown, Ind., pending the completion of a formal agreement. “After a thorough evaluation of local communities within the Central Region, the Little League International Board of Directors are pleased that this opportunity involving […]

Michigan headed to Williamsport after Little League Baseball® Great Lakes Region Championship

Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League, from Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan captured the 2018 Great Lakes Regional Championship by defeating New Albany Little League, from New Albany, Indiana, 13-0. Indiana fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 13-0 loss to Michigan on Saturday. Michigan scored on a single by Oliver Service, a double by […]