The volunteer Team Hosts who are set to support all 20 participating teams at the 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, officially selected their team pairings via a random drawing as part of a Team Host Celebration at the World of Little League® Museum on June 12, 2024.
The primary focus of the Little League Baseball World Series is placed squarely on the experience of the players from the 20 teams that come to South Williamsport, and it is up to the volunteer Team Hosts and Utility Hosts to make sure those players have a Little League® experience that lasts a lifetime. These Team Hosts are responsible for ensuring that each team is on time for games and practices, arranging their team’s uniform fittings, helping with the coordination of the media activities, and making sure that many other daily tasks go smoothly for the players, coaches, and managers. Additionally, Utility Hosts assist in all other day-to-day activities. Throughout the course of their time in Williamsport, all of the hosts forge a lasting bond with their players, coaches, and managers over the course of the Little League Baseball World Series, and many stay in touch after the World Series is over.
The full listing and team assignments is below with the number of years the individuals have volunteered as a team host, including this year, is in parentheses after their name:
United States Regions:
- Great Lakes Region: Lou Cromley (5), Bernie LaBelle (3)
- Metro Region: Scott Metzger (15), Jim Scott (3)
- Mid-Atlantic Region: Curt Schmucker (3), Keith Johnson (3)
- Midwest Region: Tom Rachael (25), Matt Burrows (5)
- Mountain Region: Steve Moyer (2), Bruce Sechrist (20), Larry Missigman (32)
- New England Region: Phil Sunderland (3), Jamie Foster (6)
- Northwest Region: Joe Girio (26), Lee Miller (23)
- Southeast Region: Rick Smith (14), Rob Stetts (4)
- Southwest Region: Chris Long (4), Jamie Flick (4), John Blachek (2)
- West Region: Terry Parker (6), Dayl McClintock (3)
International Regions:
- Asia-Pacific Region: Ryan Cioffi (4), JJ Manikowski (3), Miki Aso (3)
- Australia Region: Denny Loner (25), Lynn Datres (23)
- Canada Region: Jeff Tompkins (13), Van Ransom (19), John Engel (2)
- Caribbean Region: Mike Mensch (2), Mike Gray (2)
- Cuba Region: Gary Weaver (26), Doug Alexander (19)
- Europe and Africa Region: Ron Frick (21), Mike Lundy (15)
- Japan Region: Willy Weber (17), Gary Whiteman (8)
- Latin America Region: Pete Lupacchino (31), Josh Lupacchino (10)
- Mexico Region: Marlin Cromley (25), Chuck DeLuca (9)
- Puerto Rico Region: Frank Missigman (19), Walt Reed (5)
In addition to the Team Hosts listed above, there are also three volunteer Utility Hosts who will be assisting all the teams during their time in Williamsport: Mike Miller (9), Bill Pearson (2), and Tina Remsnyder (2).
In total, these Team Hosts have combined for 525 years of service, including this year.
To learn more about the 2024 Little League Baseball World Series, as well as the other six World Series events held this summer, visit LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries.