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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® Insurance Programs
New for 2026: Little League International continues to negotiate with insurance providers to enhance coverage, while striving to make these options affordable for local leagues. While leagues may see a…
Meet the 12 Teams Competing at the 2024 Little League Softball® World Series, Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods
The Little League Softball® World Series, Presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods, (LLSWS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Greenville, North Carolina, on August 4-11, and it’s time to meet the…
Catch Every Big Play and Little Moment at the 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile
The 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, is quickly shaping up to be a series that fans will not want to miss. Now is your chance to…
One Wheel, One Dream: Jonathan Luders’s tour from Little League® to the Texas Tailgaters
For Jonathan Luders, baseball has always been about more than just stats or scoreboards. It began in third grade on the fields of Lynnfield (Mass.) Little League, where fun and…
Catcher Drill Progression
Content provided by USA Baseball. Drills are the lifeblood of skill development. Whether it be for Major Leaguers as a part of their daily routine, or youth players as their…
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…
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…
Little League® Visionary: League President Don Longtin Instills Virtues of Pride, Self Confidence, and Inclusion
Little League® is what you make it. In Glastonbury, Connecticut, Little League has evolved through the vision of one man, and the community is proud and thankful to say so.…
Behind the Diamond: The Volunteers Who Bring the Iconic LLWS™ Fields to Life
Little Leaguers® across the world could not play the game they love and make lifelong memories without a safe field to run onto. Volunteers with a focus on field maintenance…