Tag: 2019

The 2019 ASAP Award Winners Showcase Thoughtfulness, Planning in Their League Safety Efforts

Since its creation, the Little League® Baseball and Softball A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) has been embraced by local leagues nationwide and has helped to reduce injuries by 90 percent. […]

World of Little League® Museum Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s 15th Annual Museum Day

The World of Little League® Museum and Official Store will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticket holders on Saturday September 21, 2019 as part of […]

Krissy Wendell: From the Little League Baseball® World Series to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

When most people think about graduates of the Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS) who have gone on to professional sports careers, the first thing that comes to mind is […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Gia Kemoklidze, one of the founders of Little League in the Republic of Georgia, and a former District Administrator (D.A.). He was 62. […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of David Hinaman, a player on the 1939 Jumbo Pretzel team during the first season of Little League® in Williamsport, Pa. He was 94. […]

Little League® International remembers former Junior League Baseball World Series Champion Chace Numata from Hawaii’s Pearl City Little League. He was 27. “It is a sad time for all who […]

The 2019 Little League® International Tournament Crowns Seven World Series Champions

By Ethan Roy Weeks of Little League® International play, featuring thousands of games, culminated with seven local Little League® teams earning the title of World Champion. You are invited to […]

Little League® International remembers Al Haynes, a Little League West Region volunteer and umpire for 30 years, who officiated games in the 1978 Little League® Baseball World Series in Williamsport, […]

World Championship Game Shows Inspired Aspirations Are More Important than the Outcome

By Will Desautelle and Ethan Roy With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Curley Martha, the hero for Curacao against Japan in the International Championship, stepped up […]

Louisiana’s Eastbank Little League Shuts Out Curacao to Win 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series

Eastbank (La.) Little League from River Ridge, Louisiana, was crowned the 2019 Little League Baseball® World Series Champion Saturday afternoon at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., on […]