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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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Little League® International Remembers Bill Bair, Member of the 1939 Lycoming Dairy Little League Baseball® Team
Little League® International mourns the passing of Bill Bair, a player on the 1939 Lycoming Dairy team during the first season of Little League® in Williamsport, Pa. He was 92.…
Public Address Announcer: Responsibilities and Suggested Practices
A local league may provide the opportunity to have a volunteer serve as Public Address (P.A.) Announcer during a game. To provide guidance and direction on how to perform these…
World Championship Game Shows Inspired Aspirations Are More Important than the Outcome
By Will Desautelle and Ethan Roy With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Curley Martha, the hero for Curacao against Japan in the International Championship, stepped up…
Working the Count Is Key to a Pitcher’s Success
The impact of the first pitch on the outcome of each at-bat has been well researched and frequently discussed. Major League Baseball Pitching Coach Ken Hickey, says there are other…
Little League® Grow the Game Grants Benefit Local Leagues All Around the United States
Earlier this spring, more than 25 local Little League programs received direct support through the Little League Grow the Game Grant Program, which assists local Little League programs who are…
WRIGLEY LITTLE LEAGUE RECEIVES $10,000 EQUIPMENT DONATION THROUGH LITTLE LEAGUE® BIG LEGACY PROJECT
Pitch In For Baseball, a not-for-profit that collects and redistributes new and gently-used youth baseball/softball equipment to communities in need all across the world, in partnership with the Little League®…
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Clarifications and Enhancements Highlight 2026 Little League® Rule and Regulation Updates Read More Featured Content Little League® Diamond Leader Training Little League Rules, Regulations, and Policies Little League Rulebook App…
Louisiana’s Eastbank Little League Shuts Out Curacao to Win 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series
Eastbank (La.) Little League from River Ridge, Louisiana, was crowned the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series Champion Saturday afternoon at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., on…
Late Runs Lift Elmora Youth Little League Past Barrington Little League, 2-0
The Mid-Atlantic Region Champions from Elizabeth, N.J., and New England's Barrington (R.I.) Little League battled each other to a scoreless tie through five innings, but in the final frame of…
Honolulu Little Leaguers Blank Peachtree City American 3-0; Win U.S. Title
Aukai Kea again was dealing for Hawaii's Honolulu Little League, throwing 64 strikes in an 81-pitch, 3-0 shutout of Peachtree City (Ga.) American Little League in the 2018 Little League…
