Tag: GWG

Krissy Wendell-Pohl: From the Little League Baseball® World Series to the Hockey Hall of Fame

A 1994 graduate of the Little League Baseball® World Series, a 2004 enshrinee of the Little League® Hall of Excellence, a six-time IIHF World Champion medalist, and a two-time Olympic […]

#GWG50 Staff Spotlight: Ashlea [Nash] Miller

For the June edition of the #GWG50 Staff Spotlights, enjoy this first-person letter from Ashlea Miller, Little League® Director of Softball Development, as she walks you through her own GWG50 […]

The official uniforms for the 2024 Little League Softball®, Junior League Softball, and Senior League Softball World Series Tournaments were officially unveiled on Friday, June 21, 2024. The uniforms, provided […]

A “Full-Count Conversation” with Maria Pepe Little League Baseball® Legacy Series Umpire, Michelle DeRosa

For many people, Little League® becomes ingrained in their everyday life, starting with their childhood and spanning decades later. That’s exactly what it has been like for Michelle DeRosa, a volunteer […]

Little League® Diamond Leader Discussions: Rachel Perkins

For more than 30 years, Rachel Perkins has dedicated her life to youth sports. A former softball player herself, Ms. Perkins has carried her love and passion for the game […]

Little League® Celebrates and Recognizes #GirlDads

As part of the ongoing Girls with Game 50 Celebration, Little League® recognizes the importance of fathers in a young female athlete’s life. Whether they are putting on their coach’s […]

History Made at the 2024 Maria Pepe Little League Baseball® Legacy Series

  Little League® International continued its Girls with Game 50 Celebration on June 7-9, welcoming nearly 100 young girls and their families to the first ever “Maria Pepe Little League […]

Maria Pepe Enshrined into the Little League® Hall of Excellence

Over the course of the past 50 years, there have been countless girls and women who have led in the movement to help bring opportunities to females within the Little […]

Meet the Women of the Little League® Hall of Excellence

Enshrinement in the Little League® Hall of Excellence is the highest honor Little League International can bestow on any of its alumni. To date, eight women, who have all excelled in […]

1974: The Year Little League® Changed Forever

When Carl Stotz created Little League® in 1939, it started out as a simple neighborhood league for his nephews to play organized baseball during the summer in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Nearly […]