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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 Parent’s Perspective on Little League® During the Pandemic
By Suzie Michael, Middlesex (N.J.) Little League Parents know being in a local Little League® program is more than just showing up to practices, games, fundraisers, or snack shack duty.…
2021 College World Series Filled with Little League® Graduates
More than 120 former Little Leaguers® will be heading to Omaha, Nebraska, to represent their schools at the 2021 NCAA Division I College World Series at TD Ameritrade Ballpark on…
Six Innings with Athletes Unlimited Softball League Athlete, Tori Vidales
Tori Vidales, a professional softball player in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), has made a name for herself on the field, hitting game-winning home runs and making game-saving…
1974: The Year Little League® Changed Forever
When Carl Stotz created Little League® in 1939, it started out as a simple neighborhood league for his nephews to play organized baseball during the summer in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Nearly…
“That’s the Beauty of Little League®,” by Josh Rawitch, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
As told to Little League International The Start of Our Little League® Journey Our family journey with Little League® started in Arizona with Cactus/Horizon Little League in Scottsdale when I…
Tee Ball of the South Lawn
From 2001 to 2008, hundreds of Little League® Tee Ball and Little League Challenger Division® players took the field, only this field wasn't your normal Little League field. Situated on…
Meet the Teams: 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile
The brackets are set for the 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, and it’s time to meet the 20 teams participating in this year’s historic event: UNITED…
A “Full-Count Conversation” with Umpires Robbie Guest and Don Brown
There are certain moments in life that people can reflect on where every detail is so clear, as if it happened just the day before. For Little League® umpires Robbie…
Little League® Exclusive Interview: Dr. Tommy John
Dr. Tommy John has his father’s famous name, and an important message for parents. “There are many things that a child needs in their environment in order to develop into…
Six Innings with Katie Reyes, 2009 Little League Baseball® World Series Graduate
In the top of the sixth inning of Canada’s third pool play game against Germany in the 2009 Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS), Katie Reyes, one of two Girls…