Category: Challenger

Grand Junction (Colo.) Little League Challenger Division® Volunteer Buddy Ryan Teixeira Facing Battle Against Leukemia

Ryan Teixeira, a baseball player at Colorado Mesa University who served as a volunteer buddy for the Grand Junction (Colo.) Little League Challenger Division® team at the 2016 Little League […]

Outgoing Little League® International Board Member Dr. Darrell Burnett Reflects on His Service to the Little League Challenger Division®

The Little League Challenger Division® provides thousands of intellectually and physically disabled children with the opportunity to play Little League® in a fun, social environment. Over the last decade, one of […]

Camp Hill (Pa.) Little League® Challenger Baseball Team Visits the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Less than a month after playing in the 2016 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game in South Williamsport, Pa., against Colorado District 1 Little League Challenger Division (Grand Junction, Colo.), […]

Teams From Camp Hill, Pa., and Grand Junction, Colo., to Participate in the Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game at the 2016 Little League Baseball® World Series

One of the highlights of the Little League Baseball® World Series, the Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game kicks off Championship Weekend on Saturday, Aug. 27, with a fun game […]

Mattingly Charities Step Up to the Plate for Indiana Challenger Program

Mattingly Charities Step Up to the Plate for Indiana Challenger Program

Each year, Highland Baseball Club Little League Challenger Division relied on the $2,000 grant it received from the city for operational support. The Evansville, Ind., league used the money to […]

GOING HOME SERIES ALLOWS MARINERS FELIX HERNANDEZ TO DONATE $40,000 TO SEATTLE AREA LITTLE LEAGUE CHALLENGER DIVISION® PROGRAMS AND LOCAL LEAGUE

GOING HOME SERIES ALLOWS MARINERS FELIX HERNANDEZ TO DONATE $40,000 TO SEATTLE AREA LITTLE LEAGUE CHALLENGER DIVISION® PROGRAMS AND LOCAL LEAGUE

The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has developed the MLBPA Players Going Home Series, which allows Major League Baseball (MLB) to make a donation to local, hometown organizations in […]

BARBARA SKY FROM SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF., NAMED 2015 LITTLE LEAGUE® CHALLENGER AWARD RECIPIENT

Fellow volunteers in California District 43 in San Bernardino call Barbara Sky “instrumental” to the Little League Challenger Division®, not only for its district, “but to all kids that have […]

New Little League® Grow the Game Grant Program Awards Lafayette Little League $18,500 to Provide Wheelchair Access to Help Grow its Little League Challenger Division®

New Little League® Grow the Game Grant Program Awards Lafayette Little League $18,500 to Provide Wheelchair Access to Help Grow its Little League Challenger Division®

Earlier this year, Little League® Baseball and Softball announced a $4 million plan to help local Little League programs grow the game in their communities by providing financial assistance to these programs […]

LITTLE LEAGUE CHALLENGER DIVISION® WORLD SERIES EXHIBITION GAMES EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL FOUR LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL® WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENTS

LITTLE LEAGUE CHALLENGER DIVISION® WORLD SERIES EXHIBITION GAMES EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL FOUR LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL® WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENTS

In 1989, the Little League Challenger Division® was established to provide a Little League® experience to children with physical and intellectual challenges. In 2001, Little League gave two Challenger Division […]

LITTLE LEAGUE CHALLENGER DIVISION® EXHIBITION GAME AT THE 2015 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL® WORLD SERIES TO FEATURE TEAMS FROM STATE COLLEGE, PA., AND SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

Each year, during the Little League Baseball® World Series, two Little League Challenger Division® teams are showcased in an exhibition game. This year, State College (Pa.) Little League and First […]