Tag: GWG

Debra Crerie: Breaking the Mold of Little League® Umpires

Debra Crerie is out-numbered, to say the least, when it comes to umpiring. She is one of only a few female Little League Baseball® umpires, but does not let those […]

Alaskan Sisters Earn Robert H. Stirrat Little League Baseball® Camp Scholarship

Since 2006, Little Leaguers® have had the opportunity to submit an essay of 100 words or less on their experience playing Little League® to be eligible for the Robert H. […]

Tuohy Takes Home National Title, Tops List of Gatorade Players of the Year with Little League® Ties

Katelyn Tuohy is only a sophomore in high school but she’s making some serious history. The Stony Point (N.Y.) Little League graduate smashed records during the 2017-2018 school year, from […]

What Sports Taught Me About the Many Roles on a Team

By Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Vice President of Marketing and Communications Throughout the month of February, we once again recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of many of our female […]

Six Innings with ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza

Jessica Mendoza might be the most powerful woman in baseball. A member of the ESPN family since 2007 and Sunday Night Baseball analyst since 2016, she also has some game […]

Little League® Q&A: Ken Eriksen: USA Softball Women’s National Team and University of South Florida Head Coach

Ken Eriksen is the head softball coach for USA Softball’s Women’s National Team and at the University of South Florida (USF). An All-Region baseball player at USF, he began playing […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Reflections of Little League® From Female Leaders

In recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), celebrated each February, Little League® Baseball and Softball is spending the month of February honoring girls and women who have […]

Gatorade Director of Youth Programs, Shawna Ryan, Shares the Importance of Youth Sports

Along with her professional dedication to youth programming at Gatorade, Shawna Ryan has been committed to spending time as a coach for her three sons. Commitment to youth sports for […]

Little League® Provides Unification of Culture and Faith Through Sports

Each summer, the Little League® World Series Tournaments provide opportunities for athletes of various ages from across the globe to come together and share in the universal games of baseball […]

What started as a fun idea for a team picture has become something of an internet sensation for a Little League Softball® team from Michigan. A team of 7- and […]