Category: Baseball

A “Full-Count Conversation” with 2025 Little League® World Series Umpires Bill and Jess Vikara

For many Little League® umpires, the dream is to one day call a game on the biggest stage in youth baseball or softball – at the Little League World Series. […]

2025 Little League® World Series Schedules, App, and Websites Now Available

As the calendar turns to Spring and opening days are kicking off in local leagues across the nation, the tournament season is quickly approaching right around the corner, which means […]

Vacamonte Little League Earns First Bid to the 2025 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile

Vacamonte Little League (Arraijan, Panama) has been named the first team to clinch a spot in the 2025 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, after winning the Panama […]

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 […]

Little League® Diamond Leader Discussion: Michael Umpierre

Growing up in a baseball family, Michael Umpierre hoped his passion for the game would be passed down to his children. Fortunately, his dreams became a reality when both his […]

Umpire Applications Open for the 2025 Little League® International Tournament

The application for umpires to request assignment at the 2025 Little League® International Tournament is officially open through the Umpire Registry, giving Little League umpires the opportunity to volunteer on […]

Six Innings with Miami Marlins Director of Player Development, Rachel Balkovec

In the late 1860s, Louisa May Alcott, author of the popular novel Little Women, wanted to try her hand at genres she did not typically write, which turned out to […]

Little League® Grads Set to Compete for 2024 Commissioner’s Trophy

With the 2024 MLB Postseason officially set, more than 115 former Little Leaguers® are set to take the field this October in hopes of taking home the Commissioner’s Trophy.   Below are […]

A “Full-Count Conversation” with Maria Pepe Little League Baseball® Legacy Series Umpire Angela Noury

In 1988, Angela Noury’s mother, Robin, aspired to volunteer her time as a Little League® umpire. However, at the time, she was not taken seriously by her male counterparts and […]

Six Innings with 2024 Little League® Hall of Excellence Inductee Meghan Duggan

Growing up in what she calls a “sports-heavy town” just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, it was inevitable that Meghan Duggan would spend her childhood years on not just a baseball […]