Tag: Central Region

Michigan’s Multitasker: Melissa Henderson Is A Leader On and Off the Field

By Rob Tota As Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League makes its second-straight appearance in the Little League Baseball® World Series, it is fortunate to have both the league president and […]

West Rides Six-Run Frame to Win

Great Lakes fired up the offense in the first inning, when Preston Barr singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run. West pulled away for good with six runs in […]

Midwest Avoids Elimination With 9-5 Win

Saturday’s game against the Midwest Region Champions was a heart-breaker for New England’s Coventry Little League, which lost the lead late in a 9-5 defeat. The Midwest squad trailed, 5-4, […]

Great Lakes Rallies in the 6th to Stun Northwest

It came down to one last swing in Game 6 of the 2018 Little League Baseball World Series. With the game tied, 4-4, in the bottom of the sixth inning […]

Pitching Leads Mid-Atlantic to Victory

Mid Island Little League, the Mid-Atlantic Region winners, snagged a late lead and went on to defeat the Midwest Region Champions From Grandview (Iowa) Little League, 5-2 on Thursday during […]

Grandview Little League Motivated by Ex-Player, Grounds Crew Member

In 1980, the Little League Baseball® World Series field featured eight teams; four from the United States, and four international teams. That was the last time Iowa’s Grandview Little League […]

Central Region Claims Little League Softball® World Series Championship

Wheelersburg Little League, from Wheelersburg, Ohio, captured the 2018 Little League Softball® World Series Championship by defeating Tunkhannock Little League, from Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, 3-0. Both teams were strong in the circle on Wednesday, but Central was just a […]

Iowa Wins 2018 Little League Baseball® Midwest Region Championship

Despite allowing four runs in the sixth inning, Iowa defeated N/S Dakota 7-4 on Saturday. N/S Dakota batters contributing to the big inning included Landon Meier, Andrew Kankelfritz, and Tommy […]

Stephen Robe: Reliving the Dream 40 Years Later

Stephen Robe, a former member of the South Lexington (Ky.) Little League team that represented the South Region in the 1978 Little League Baseball® World Series, recently took a trip […]

Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League® Central Region Tournaments

The Central Region Headquarters of Little League® Baseball and Softball has announced the schedules for the 2018 Little League Baseball® Great Lakes and Midwest Region tournaments as well as the Little League […]