Division: Softball

Little League® Q&A: Ken Eriksen: USA Softball Women’s National Team and University of South Florida Head Coach

Ken Eriksen is the head softball coach for USA Softball’s Women’s National Team and at the University of South Florida (USF). An All-Region baseball player at USF, he began playing […]

Lucky Seven: Four Baseball, Three Softball World Series Champions Crowned During Summer of 2017

The summer of 2017 produced seven World Series Champions, with International teams capturing the program’s four Little League Baseball® titles, while teams from the United States winning all three Little […]

Amanda Freed: What makes a good teammate?

Amanda Freed, a three-time Olympic medalist for Team USA Softball, explains that a good teammate wants everyone on the team to do well. Being unselfish, thriving as a result of […]

Amanda Chidester: What is the one thing that made you better than the rest?

Amanda Chidester, Team USA Softball player, explains how the drive to improve is balanced by self-awareness. In her experience, the determination to learn and improve serves as motivation, while teaching […]

Jennie Finch: Have you ever had a moment of doubt?

Jennie Finch, a two-time Olympic medalist for Team USA Softball, remembers a time when she was told that she would not be a successful pitcher. To overcome the doubt and […]

Jodie Legaspi: What should the car ride home after a game be like?

Jodie Legaspi, NCAA softball national champion, suggests that parents should leave the coaching to the coaches, and to make sure the conversation on the ride home after a game is […]

Carol Hutchins: What sets great athletes apart in recruiting?

Carol Hutchins, University of Michigan Head Softball Coach, stresses that a successful player’s mindset must be focused on being a part of something that is bigger than themselves. During the […]

Tim Walton: Advice to Softball Parents

Tim Walton, University of Florida Head Softball Coach, offers his perspective on how to approach success and failure; and explains achieving is part of a process. In his experience, parents […]

Little League® Teams Up with One Softball to Provide Inspirational and Educational Softball Video Content

ONE Softball features a “Think Tank” of more than 200 top coaches, softball Olympians, national team members, and professional players. To support Little League® International’s continued effort to provide free, educational […]

Tips for District Administrators to Prepare District Staff for Tournament Play

The District Administrator (D.A.) is the director of tournament play in most cases at district, section and state levels for the Little League International Tournament, but they certainly can’t do […]