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Inside the Rise of the Little League Softball® World Series

The Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS) has not always been the modern-day spectacle that now takes place in Greenville, North Carolina. The largest youth softball tournament in the world […]

Sprouted from Little League®, Lilies Grow on Baseball Diamonds in Connecticut

Baseball has largely been a male-dominated sport since its creation in 1876, but in 1984, Victoria Roche threw society’s gender norms a curveball by becoming the first girl to play […]

Jenny Dalton-Hill to become Seventh Woman Enshrined into the Little League® Hall of Excellence

Little League® International is pleased to announce that Jenny Dalton-Hill will be enshrined into the Little League Hall of Excellence this August, becoming only the seventh woman to earn the […]

Seven Little League® Alumnae Earn Spot on 2022 USA Baseball Women’s National Team

The rosters for the 2022 USA Baseball Women’s National Team were announced this week, with seven former Little Leaguers® earning the right to represent the stars and stripes in international […]

Gear Up for a Summer of Softball with Little League® and Athletes Unlimited

Are you ready for an exciting summer of softball action, covering every level from Little League to the pros? Be sure to tune in on the ESPN Family of Networks […]

Ashlea Nash Returns to Little League Staff as Director of Softball Development

Little League® International has announced Ashlea Nash as its new Director of Softball Development, effective as of May 5, 2022. “We are thrilled to welcome back Ashlea as our new […]

Three Former Little Leaguers® Selected During the 2022 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft

Three former Little League Softball® players got the call of a lifetime during the 2022 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft, earning the opportunity as one of only 13 college student-athletes […]

For Jennifer Woof, Umpiring Is Where She Found Her Little League® Volunteering Niche

In March 2022, Jennifer Woof took the field as the only female among a class of 24 volunteers participating in Little League® International’s week-long umpire training academy at its complex […]

Little League Softball® World Series Player Helping Grow the Game of Softball in Kenya

In August 2021, Jasmine Miller was playing in the championship game of the Little League Softball® World Series alongside her teammates from Chesterfield (Va.) Little League. Less than one month […]

Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Little League® Girls with Game Initiative

Each March, and throughout the entire year, Little League® celebrates the girls and women who have made the Little League program what it is today through its Girls with Game […]