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Little League Baseball® and Little League Softball® World Series to Expand

Due to the ongoing impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic, that included the cancellation of the 2020 Little League® World Series and Regional Tournaments, the Little League International Board of Directors will postpone the expansion of the Little League Baseball® and Little League Softball® World Series until 2022. Read Full Story Original story from August 24, […]

Then There Were Four: A Closer Look at the U.S., International Championship Games

By Will Desautelle and Ethan Roy The 73rd Little League Baseball® World Series has its International and U.S. Championship games set. Pabao Little League, representing the Caribbean Region, will meet the Japan Region Champions, Chofu Little League for the right to face either Southwest Region winners Eastbank Little League from River Ridge, Louisiana, or West […]

Exploring the Allure of Pin Trading at the Little League Baseball® World Series

By Diego Meneses The tradition of pin trading has become a fan-favorite off field activity at the Little League Baseball® World Series. Many of the people visiting Williamsport, Pa., come for the games and there also a large contingent visiting for pin trading. The premise is simple: people bring pins of all different shapes and sizes. […]

An Historic Day at the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series

By Will Desautelle In case you missed it, the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series Final Four is set after Curacao defeated South Korea, 5-3; and Louisiana extended its win streak to four games with a 10-0 thrashing of Virginia. Curacao will take on Japan in the International Championship, while Louisiana will look to turn […]

Southwest Powers Past Southeast Into United States Championship, 10-0

Eastbank (La.) Little League’s Marshall Louque was brilliant on the mound, no hitting Loudoun South (Va.) Little League in an impressive 10-0 triumph for the Southwest Region in the United States semifinal at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. After a scoreless first two innings, Louisiana struck first, scoring one run in the bottom of the third. […]

Caribbean Punches Ticket to International Championship Game, Beats Asia-Pacific 5-3

Pabao (Curaçao) Little League has claimed its spot in the Little League Baseball® World Series International Championship following a 5-3 victory over Chung Nam (B) (South Korea) Little League Thursday afternoon at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. South Korea struck first, scoring on a triple by Suho Yang. Curaçao answered when Clay Winklaar hit a grand […]

“Uncle Moms” Make Their Debut at the Little League Baseball® World Series

Carol Zysset and Cherie Rogers   By Will Desautelle At the Little League Baseball® World Series, a team host plays the role of a parent in many different ways for the two-week period. Each of the 16 teams is grouped with two team hosts who are responsible for making sure their team is on time […]

Hawaii Advances to the U.S. Championship with 12-9 Win Over Virginia

East Maui (Hawaii) Little League has claimed its spot in the Little League Baseball® World Series United States Championship after defeating Loudoun South (Va.) Little League, 12-9. Hawaii struck early in the first inning, scoring five runs and holding Virginia to only two. The West Region Champions continued to tally runs, scoring one in the […]

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 Pirates play the Washington Nationals. The team from Cronulla Little League was joined by World Series teams from Canada and Mexico. Thank god there’s air […]

Japan Claims Spot in LLWS International Championship After Win Over Asia-Pacific, 7-2

Chofu (Japan) Little League has claimed their spot in the Little League Baseball® World Series International Championship following a 7-2 victory over Chung Nam (B) (South Korea) Little League Wednesday afternoon at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. South Korea struck early in the first inning following a home run by Jinwon Na. Japan answered that same […]