Tag: 2024

Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees Set for 2024 After Record-Setting Year

Following a record-setting year in 2023, the Little League® Urban Initiative Jamborees are set to return with seven events scheduled across the United States for the 2024 season. In its […]

Little League® Europe and Africa Region Nations Gather in Poland to Highlight Program Initiatives and Best Practices

Continuing to strengthen the relationship between Little League® and the World Baseball and Softball Confederation-Europe (WBSC-Europe), which recently signed a five-year agreement, representatives from 14 Little League Europe and Africa […]

2024 Little League® World Series Umpires Announced

More than 100 dedicated umpires have been selected to volunteer across the seven Little League® World Series events in 2024. “Being named an umpire at one of our seven World […]

New Jersey and California Teams Set for 2024 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game, Presented by Eggland’s Best

Earning the trip to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to compete in the 2024 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game are teams from Manalapan, New Jersey, and Mission Viejo, California.   “In its […]

Little League® Honors the Life, Experiences of Waldemar Szymanski, Little League Europe Pioneer

Little League® International mourns the passing of Waldemar Szymanski, a long-time Little League volunteer, who was among the first to champion Little League in Poland and throughout the Europe-Africa Region. […]

“Dear Girls with Game” – Chris Downs

Dear Girls With Game, For decades, I’ve not only served as an employee for Little League, but have also volunteered at both the local and district levels, just as millions […]

Little League® Diamond Leader Discussions: Krista Bordeleau

Licensed Clinical Behaviorist Krista (Schermerhorn) Bordeleau grew up lacing up her softball cleats and stepping out onto her local league’s fields, so when her two daughters were old enough to […]

#GWG50 Staff Spotlight: Nina Johnson-Pitt, Senior Strategy Executive

Now in her 18th year with Little League®, Nina Johnson-Pitt has served in a variety of different ways for the organization, from the grassroots level to her current role spearheading […]

Little League® Receives 2023 Pitch In For Baseball and Softball MVP Award

Thanks to its ongoing support and significant equipment donations to Pitch In For Baseball and Softball (PIFBS), Little League® has been named the recipient of the 2023 PIFBS Equipment Donor […]

“Dear Girls with Game” – Lauren Rude

Dear Girls with Game,  When you sit in the dugout, surrounded by your teammates, waiting to run out onto the field for the first pitch of the game – what’s […]