As the national champion, Bayamo Little League has qualified for direct entry into the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series Tournament With its 2-1 series win over Habana del Este Little League in the best-of-three country championship, Bayamo Little League has made history by becoming the first league from Cuba to qualify for the Little […]
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The first ticket to the 2023 Little League Baseball® World Series has officially been punched as Activo 20-30 Little League of Santiago de Veraguas took home the Panama Championship title with a 2-1 win over the defending champion Aguadulce Cabezera Little League to seal its direct entry into this year’s tournament. Activo 20-30 Little League […]
With Greenville, North Carolina, hosting the Little League Softball® World Series (LLSWS) for the second consecutive year on August 9-15, it’s time to get to know the 12 teams that will play in the brand-new expanded bracket this year. For the first-time starting in 2022, the LLSWS will expand by two teams and feature eight […]
It was another Lower Eastern Shore (of Delaware) “Gully Washer.” And it came halfway through the first elimination game causing a 4 hour delay in the games. Obviously we didn’t get all sgames played, so the last Elimination Round game between Southwest and Canada was played Saturday Morning at 10:30 AM with Texas earning a […]
Guayama (Puerto Rico) Softball Little League was crowned the 2022 Latin America Region Champion, defeating Gino Vega Little League (Sabana Grande, P.R.), to earn a spot at the Little League Softball® World Series this August. A team from Puerto Rico last represented the Latin America Region at the Little League Softball World Series in 2017 […]
After more than five decades, a team from Nicaragua will be coming to Williamsport this August as the 14 de Septiembre Little League out of Managua, Nicaragua, clinched a spot in the 75th playing of the Little League Baseball® World Series by defeating Venezuela, 10-0, in the 2022 Latin America Region Championship. Host of the […]
For the first time in the history of the award, two District Administrators have been named as recipients of the Peter J. McGovern Distinguished Service Award as Joe Patterson (Texas District 31) and Plinio Castillo-Ruiz (Panama District 1) were recognized for their service during the 28th Little League International Congress in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Presented at […]
Aguadulce Cabezera Little League was crowned the 2022 Panama Region Champion with a 12-0 victory over Villa de Los Santos Little League in February, marking history as it earned the country’s first direct entry to the Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS) as part of the expanded bracket in 2022. The team won the […]
Although the 2021 Little League® World Series will only be made up of teams from the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic, local leagues from around the world are continuing to live out their dream of competition all the way through to their country tournament level. “While we are disappointed that our international teams […]
Based on their incredible display of sportsmanship throughout the Little League Baseball® World Series, Cacique Mara Little League from Maracaibo, Venezuela, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Jack Losch Little League Baseball World Series Team Sportsmanship Award. “Throughout the entire World Series, the players, manager, and coaches of Cacique Mara Little League have […]