In coordination with 66th National Little League Week celebration, the volunteer Team Hosts who will support all 20 participating teams at the 2025 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, have officially been matched with their teams via a random drawing as part of a Team Host Celebration at the World of Little League® Museum on June 11, 2025.
The primary focus of the Little League Baseball World Series is placed squarely on the experience of the players from the 20 teams that come to South Williamsport, and it is up to the volunteer Team Hosts and Utility Hosts to make sure those players have a Little League® experience that lasts a lifetime. These Team Hosts are responsible for ensuring that each team is on time for games and practices, arranging their team’s uniform fittings, helping with the coordination of the media activities, and making sure that many other daily tasks go smoothly for the players, coaches, and managers.
Additionally, Utility Hosts assist in all other day-to-day activities. Throughout their time in Williamsport, all the hosts forge a lasting bond with their players, coaches, and managers throughout the Little League Baseball World Series, and many stay in touch after the World Series is over.
The full listing and team assignments are below, with the number of years the individuals have volunteered as a team host, including this year, in parentheses after their name:
United States Regions:
- Great Lakes Region: Steve Moyer (3), Bruce Sechrist (21), Larry Missigman (33)
- Metro Region: Mike Konopski (1), Jim Scott (4)
- Mid-Atlantic Region: Curt Schmucker (4), Keith Johnson (4)
- Midwest Region: John Engle (3), Jamie Flick (5)
- Mountain Region: Ron Frick (22), Mike Lundy (16)
- New England Region: Joe Girio (27), Lee Miller (24)
- Northwest Region: John Blacheck (3), Lynn Datres (24)
- Southeast Region: Mike Mensch (3), Chris Long (5)
- Southwest Region: Scott Metzger (16), Joe Hamm (1)
- West Region: Ryan Cioffi (5), JJ Manikowski (4)
International Regions:
- Asia-Pacific Region: Jeff Tompkins (14), Van Ransom (20)
- Australia Region: Willy Weber (18), Gary Whiteman (9)
- Canada Region: Marlin Cromley (26), Chuck DeLuca (10)
- Caribbean Region: Terry Parker (7), Dayl McClintock (4)
- Europe and Africa Region: Pete Lupacchino (32), Josh Lupacchino (11)
- Japan Region: Lou Cromley (6), Bernie LaBelle (4)
- Latin America Region: Ron Bainbridge (1), Matt Burrows (6)
- Mexico Region: Phil Sunderland (4), Jamie Foster (7), and Miki Aso (4)
- Panama Region: Frank Missigman (20), Walt Reed (6), Mike Gray (3)
- Puerto Rico Region: Gary Weaver (27), Doug Alexander (20)
Little League also has five volunteer Utility Hosts who will assist all the teams during their time in Williamsport: Tina Remsnyder (3), Mike Miller (10), Bill Pearson (3), Denny Loner (26), Brad Walmer (1). In total, all the Team Hosts, including Utility Hosts, have combined for approximately 500 years of service.
In addition to the Team Host pairings, Little League announced the opening-round matchups for the Little League Baseball World Series and the Little League Softball® World Series, Presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods. To learn more about both events, as well as the other five World Series events held this summer, visit LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries.