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Bats are standard playing equipment for the sports of baseball and softball. Little League® adheres to the USA Baseball Bat Standard for the Junior Division and below; and the BBCOR Standard for the Senior Division. Little League Softball® follows the Baseball Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.20.
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A Day to Remember: Little Leaguers® Visit the Big Leaguers
By Ethan Roy This timeline chronicles the experiences of Lachlan Vella, a member of the 2019 Australia Region Champions, during a day trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to watch the Pittsburgh…
CONGRATULATIONS TODD FRAZIER! FIRST LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL® WORLD SERIES ALUM TO WIN THE MLB HOME RUN DERBY
There have been 45 people who have played in the Little League Baseball® World Series and advanced to the Major League level. Only one of them has won the MLB…
Asia-Pacific Wins Junior Baseball World Series, Defeats Southeast, 12-0
An ace performance by Ruei Yang Gu Lin lifted Asia-Pacific to a 12-0 win in seven innings over Southeast on Sunday at Heritage Park. Asia-Pacific's Gu Lin kept Southeast off…
Little League® International Remembers Carmine Grieco Jr., a Player in First Little League Baseball® World Series Championship Game
Little League® International mourns the passing of Carmine Grieco Jr., who played catcher in the 1947 Little League Baseball® World Series Championship game for Lock Haven (Pa.) Little League. He…
Official Statement Regarding Little League Baseball® World Series Mountain Region Player, Easton Oliverson
On the morning of Monday, August 15, 2022, Easton Oliverson on the Mountain Region team from Snow Canyon Little League (Santa Clara, Utah) sustained an injury within the dormitory complex. The player…
Little League® Softball Team’s Vintage Photo Goes Viral
What started as a fun idea for a team picture has become something of an internet sensation for a Little League Softball® team from Michigan. A team of 7- and…
Parent Confession: My Outburst Embarrassed Everyone
I was all fired up as I sat in the third-base bleachers behind our dugout. I didn’t think the opposing manager was playing fair. My son’s manager would give signs…
West Powers Past Mid-Atlantic
West defeated Mid-Atlantic 10-0 on Wednesday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Ka'olu Holt induced a groundout from Thomas Puglisi to finish off the game. Sean Yamaguchi led…
So You Want to Coach Little League? Here’s Some Free Advice.
This story was written by Dan McGowan and originally appeared as a column in the Boston Globe. I pitched both ends of a doubleheader over the weekend, scattering a few…
Hawaii Punches Ticket to Williamsport, Wins LLB West Regional
Honolulu Little League, from Honolulu, Hawaii captured the 2018 Little League Baseball® West Regional Championship by defeating Tri City Little League, from Rocklin, California, 11-2. Sean Yamaguchi drove in four on…