Tag: Midwest 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 […]

Southwest Shuts Out Midwest in Four Innings, 10-0

Eastbank (La.) Little League defeated Coon Rapids (Minn.) Little League, 10-0, as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout, leading Louisiana to their second Little League Baseball® World Series victory. The Southwest Region Champions got its offense going in the first inning, with the team tallying three runs to take an early lead. In the […]

Loudoun South Little Leaguers Throw Second Consecutive No-Hitter, Drops Minnesota, 11-0

In their second game in the Little League Baseball® World Series, Loudoun South (Va.) Little League threw a no-hitter once again, this time topping Coon Rapids (Minn.) Little League, 11-0. In the first inning, the Southeast team got its offense started when Liam Thyen doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring three runs. The big hit […]

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 […]

Minnesota Wins the 2019 Little League Baseball® Midwest Region Tournament

Iowa lost the lead late in an 8-6 defeat to Minnesota on Saturday. The game was tied at five with Minnesota batting in the top of the sixth when Jameson Kuznia homered on a 1-1 count, scoring three runs. Despite the loss, Iowa did collect eight hits in the high-scoring affair. Minnesota had 12 hits on the way to victory. Minnesota got things started in […]

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 […]

Pitching Leads Mid-Atlantic to Victory

Mid Island Little League, the Mid-Atlantic Region winners, snagged a late lead and went on to defeat the Midwest Region Champions From Grandview (Iowa) Little League, 5-2 on Thursday during the first United States Region game of the 72nd Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pa. The game was tied at two with Mid-Atlantic […]

Iowa Wins 2018 Little League Baseball® Midwest Region Championship

Despite allowing four runs in the sixth inning, Iowa defeated N/S Dakota 7-4 on Saturday. N/S Dakota batters contributing to the big inning included Landon Meier, Andrew Kankelfritz, and Tommy Simon, all knocking in runs in the inning. Iowa tallied four runs in the fifth inning. Connor Duong, Brody Watson, and Alex Stewart all moved […]