Category: General

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT TEAM FEE INCREASES TO MAINTAIN SUPPORT FOR TOURNAMENT EXPENSES FOR LOCAL LEAGUES

  In 2015, more than 250,000 children ages 9 to 18 played more than 40,000 games in the Little League International Tournament. In turn, Little League International gave back nearly […]

  Chris Drury, a Little League Baseball® World Series champion and current member of the Little League International Board of Directors, has been formally enshrined in U.S. Hockey’s Hall of […]

TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION PRESIDENT DON HOOTON DELIVERS POWERFUL MESSAGE

  Don Hooton, a former Little League® dad and President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, tells a cautionary tale that all children and adults need to hear. It’s been 10 […]

ARLINGTON SOUTHWEST LITTLE LEAGUE GIVES BACK TO HOUSTON, TEXAS INNER-CITY LEAGUES

  Giving and volunteering is something that comes naturally to all local Little League® programs. Four years ago, Arlington (Texas) Southwest Little League (ASWLL) started a program called “Give Back […]

  Little League® Baseball and Softball has launched the online destination of its new training and education platform, Little League University. LittleLeagueU.orgis designed to transform the way volunteers, league and district […]

SOME OF MLB’S TOP PLAYERS HAVE LITTLE LEAGUE® ROOTS

A host of Major League Baseball award winners all have something in common this year: they have Little League® roots. Several former Little Leaguers are among the postseason honorees, as […]

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS

At the annual fall meeting of the Little League® International Board of Directors, elected to the Board are two new Field Directors, Dwayne Tuggle of Amherst, Va., and Corinne G.L. […]

LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCE 2016 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES DATES

At the annual fall meeting of the Little League® International Board of Directors, dates for the nine 2016 Little League World Series Tournaments were approved. The 2016 Little League World […]

Update to the Implementation of Little League Baseball® Age Determination Date

Little League Baseball® to Begin Utilization of August 31 Age Determination Date for the 2018 Season; Children Born Between May 1 and August 31, 2005 to be Grandfathered as 12-Year-Olds […]

VETERAN COLLEGE SOFTBALL COACH BRINGS SKILLS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL® PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD

By: Jordan Randall Kutno is a mid-sized city of around 47,000 in central Poland. Aside from being an important railroad junction for Poland, Kutno is known as a hub of […]