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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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Looking Back at the Three Little League® Graduates with a World Series Trifecta
Take a look back at the three former Little Leaguers® who made history as the only graduates to play in the Little League Baseball® World Series, College World Series, and…
Colin and Trish Sandercock Named 2023 George and Barbara Bush Little League® Parents of the Year
Little League® International is pleased to name Colin and Trish Sandercock, the parents of 2013 Little League Softball® World Series alumna and current Athletes Unlimited softball player Kathryn Sandercock, as…
Applications for T-Mobile Little League® Call Up Grant Now Open
Thanks to a $2 million donation from T-Mobile, as many as 20,000 families in need will be able to register their children to play Little League® next season through the…
How To Resize a Field for the Little League® Intermediate 50-70 Baseball Division
The rules and field size of the Little League® Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division are designed with flexibility in mind, but how does a local league go about building a field…
The A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League® Leadership Training Center Celebrates its 25th Anniversary as the Little League Eastern Region Headquarters
Little League® International and the City of Bristol, Conn., are celebrating the 25th “silver” anniversary of the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center. The A. Bartlett Giamatti Little…
Little Leaguers® Make Lifelong Memories at Warren Park All-Girls Fall Baseball League
After two years of hosting an all-girls baseball game at the end of the season, Rachel Gansner, volunteer coach and local league board member, was ready to take it to…
My Facebook Posts Almost Ruined the Season
It started with a slight dig toward the manager. After a win where my son played the minimum requirement, I posted on my Facebook page: Nice victory! Hats off to the…
A Discussion with Little Leaguer® and Pitch, Hit, and Run National Finalist Josh Nielsen
Josh Nielsen, from Womelsdorf, Pa., is a shortstop and pitcher in the Tulpehocken Little League (TLL), and at 13, he knows what it means to be an impact player on…
Little League® Family Legacy: Astros George Springer and His Sisters Nicole and Lena Follow Parents Path to Success on the Diamond
George Springer III is a standout young talent who has people buzzing in Houston and beyond, after he helped the Astros advance to the 2015 MLB Playoffs for the first…
I Pushed My Son to Play Like His Brother and Pushed Them Both too Hard
Three years separate my sons. My oldest, Drew, graduated from the Little League® program last year. Our league doesn't have a division beyond Majors, so he's playing for a few…