Michele Smith to Hold Series of Softball Clinics for Little League Coaches
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February 6, 2012
Two-time USA Softball Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith and Little League Baseball and Softball will again this spring team up for a series of clinics sponsored by Musco Sports Lighting, the official sports lighting system of Little League.
Ms. Smith will conduct a one-day clinic in each of the five U.S. Little League regions. These exclusive clinics are open to all Little League managers, coaches, parents and league officials. This is the seventh year she has conducted clinics for Little League volunteers.
The clinic schedule for 2011 follows:
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Goodlettsville (Tenn.) Baseball Little League Earns Berth in Little League Baseball World Series Capturing Southeast Region Tournament
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Goodlettsville (Tenn.) Baseball Little League earned its first berth in the Little League Baseball World Series tonight by winning the championship game of the Southeast Region Tournament over Warner Robins (Ga.) American Little League by a 1-0 score. It is the first time since 1987 the state of Tennessee will be represented in the World Series.The Tennessee State Champions scored the only run of the game in the second inning when leading hitting Phillip Carter, who came into the title game hitting .500 in the tournament, led off with a single. Lorenzo Butler then reached on an error and both runners moved up one base on a passed ball. After Stephen Snyder was hit by a pitch to load the bases, a passed ball with two outs plated the only run of the game.Goodlettsville Baseball Little League starter Brock Myers went the first five innings, did not allow a hit, and struck out nine. He reached his pitch limit to get the final batter of the fifth inning. Jacob Rucker worked the sixth inning allowing a leadoff single to Kody Winner, the first hit of the game for Warner Robins American Little League. But, that threat was erased when the next batter popped out to Rucker, and Winner was doubled off first base. Rucker struck out the next batter to put a team from Tennessee in the World Series for only the fifth time.The pitching of Goodlettsville Baseball Little League allowed only one base runner in the game to reach third base, which was in the first inning, and only one other runner to reach second base, that coming in the fourth inning.Goodlettsville Baseball Little League advanced to the title game, played at Southeast Park at Little League’s Southeastern Region Headquarters in Warner Robins, by beating Tar Heel Little League from Greenville, N.C., in one semifinal, 9-3. Warner Robins American Little League reached the championship game with a 5-1 win over Great Falls (Va.) Little League. Warner Robins American Little League was looking for its fourth trip to the World Series having earned a berth in 2007, 2009 and 2011. They won the 2007 World Series.Goodlettsville Baseball Little League joins Aguadulce Cabezera Little League from Aguadulce, Panama, the Latin America Region Champion; Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, the Japan Region Tournament Champion; Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei; Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao, the Caribbean Region Champion; Middle East & Africa Champion, Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda; Mexico Region Champion, Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; KMC American Little League from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the Europe Champion; McAllister Park National Little League from San Antonio, Texas, the Southwest Region Champion; and Great Lakes Region Champion, New Castle (Ind.) Little League, in the 16-team Little League Baseball World Series field.The new Southeast Region champion will play its first game in the World Series, Aug. 16, against the Midwest Region Champions.The 66th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 16-26. Sixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion.The World Series will use the same format as last year with the teams split into two eight-team brackets
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ASOFEM Little League from Puerto Rico Captures Senior Softball World Series Championship
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SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.
ASOFEM Little League, the Latin American Region Champion from Maunabo, Puerto Rico, won the Senior League Softball World Series, 6-4 behind a complete-game effort from winning pitcher Jocelyn De Leon.
Trailing early, Puerto Rico scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 5-4 lead off of Delaware District 3’s pitcher Nicole Widen. Highlighting the rally was a run-scoring double to center field by Yahelis Munoz.
De Leon, who scattered eight hits and struck out nine, overcame a rough third inning to secure ASOFEM Little League’s second World Series title (first, 2008).
In the third frame, Woodbridge Little League from Greenwood, Del., scored three runs to take a 4-2 lead. Kaitlyn Slater doubled to the base of the left-field fence, scoring two for a 3-2 Delaware lead. Hailey Andrews singled to center, scoring Slater for the third run of the inning.
De Leon, with one out and the bases loaded in the top of the third inning, had lined a sacrifice fly to center field to put ASOFEM Little League ahead, 2-1.
Karla Garcia went 3-for-4 for ASOFEM Little League, which avenged a loss in the 2011 championship game.
ASOFEM Little League finished the World Series tournament with a 5-1 record, having outscored its opponents, 33-22. The 2012 champion’s only defeat was a 13-2 loss to East Region Champion West Cumberland Little League from, Cumberland County, N.J.
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Kearney Little League Earns First Berth in Little League Baseball World Series Capturing Midwest Region Tournament
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Kearney (Neb.) Little League will be the first team to represent the state of Nebraska in the Little League Baseball World Series after capturing the Midwest Region Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind., today. They beat Canyon Lake Little League from Rapid City, S.D., 10-4 in the championship game played at the Reuben F. Glick Little League Center.The Nebraska State Champions jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning on a Cole Staab RBI single and a Blake Quintana two-run single. The other run scored on an error.Canyon Lake Little League, which earned a berth in the 2008 World Series, came back to tie the game scoring three runs in the second inning, Cooper Bowman had a two-run single to key the rally, and a single run in the third inning on a Noah Johnson run-scoring single.Quintana then gave Kearney Little League the lead for good with a two-run home run to start the third inning. The home run gave him four RBI for the game. Kearney Little League added some insurance runs in the fifth inning scoring four runs on four hits to secure the victory.Kearney Little League right-hander Thad Huber came on in relief of starter and winner Matt Masker, who had three hits in the game, and shut down Canyon Lake Little League. Huber went the final three innings allowing only one hit while striking out three and not allowing a run.Kearney Little League earned a spot in the region championship game with a 5-3 win over De Soto (Mo.) Little League in one of the semifinal games. Canyon Lake Little League defeated Robbinsdale (Minn.) Little League, 6-1, in the other semifinal.Kearney Little League joins Aguadulce Cabezera Little League from Aguadulce, Panama, the Latin America Region Champion; Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, the Japan Region Tournament Champion; Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei; Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao, the Caribbean Region Champion; Middle East & Africa Champion, Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda; Mexico Region Champion, Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; KMC American Little League from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the Europe Champion; McAllister Park National Little League from San Antonio, Texas, the Southwest Region Champion; Great Lakes Region Champion, New Castle (Ind.) Little League; and Goodlettsville (Tenn.) Baseball Little League, the Southeast Region Champion, in the 16-team Little League Baseball World Series field.The new Midwest Region champion will play its first game in the World Series, Aug. 16, against the Southeast Region Champions.The 66th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 16-26. Sixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion.The World Series will use the same format as last year with the teams split into two eight-team brackets
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Vancouver, British Columbia’s Hastings Community Little League is Canada’s National Champion, Earns Berth in Little League Baseball World Series
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Hastings Community Little League From Vancouver, British Columbia, scored 10 runs in the fourth inning and sent down Prairies representative Southwest Little League
from Lethbridge, Alberta, in order in the fourth inning to post an 11-1, 10-run rule victory, and earn its first berth in the Little League Baseball World Series since 2009.The score was 1-1 after two innings and the score remained unchanged through three frames. In the fourth inning, defense became an issue for Southwest Little League, as three errors in combination with three hits, produced the 10-run outburst for Hastings Community Little League.Steven Moretto (3-run home run) and Thomas Neal (2-for-3, 4 RBI) hit fourth-inning home runs. The home runs helped Moretto earn the pitching victory in relief of starter Cole Dalla-Zanna.Hastings Community Little League advanced to the championship game with a 5-0 win over Glace Bay, No. 1 Little from Nova Scotia. Southwest Little League defeated Toronto’s High Park Little League, 4-3, to earn its spot in the Canada National Championship Game.Hastings Community Little League joins Aguadulce Cabezera Little League from Aguadulce, Panama, the Latin America Region Champion; Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, the Japan Region Tournament Champion; Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei; Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao, the Caribbean Region Champion; Middle East & Africa Champion, Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda; Mexico Region Champion, Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; KMC American Little League from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the Europe Champion; McAllister Park National Little League from San Antonio, Texas, the Southwest Region Champion; and Great Lakes Region Champion, New Castle (Ind.) Little League, in the 16-team Little League Baseball World Series field.The 2012 Canada Region champion will play its first game in the World Series, Aug. 17, against the Mexico National Champions.The 66th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 16-26. Sixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion.The World Series will use the same format as last year with the teams split into two eight-team brackets
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Gresham (Ore.) National Little League Earns First Berth in Little League Baseball World Series as Northwest Region Champions
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Gresham (Ore.) National Little League earned its first berth in the Little League Baseball World Series today by scoring multiple runs in the each of the first three innings of the championship game of the Northwest Region Tournament before going on to an 8-4 victory over Post Falls (Idaho) Little League. The tournament was played at the Little League Western Region Headquarters Complex in San Bernardino, Calif.The Oregon State Champions scored all the runs they would need in the first two innings, starting the game with three runs in both frames. They scored on a fielder’s choice, passed ball and ground out in the first inning, and in the second inning, two runs crossed the plate on an error and the other run scored on a sacrifice fly. Brett Falkner had a two-run double in third inning to give Gresham National Little League an 8-1 lead at that point.Post Falls Little League, looking to become only the second team from Idaho to earn a World Series berth, scored three runs in the fifth inning to cut into the deficit, but Falkner relieved starter and winner Hunter Hemenway in the fifth and recorded the last two outs before retiring the side in the sixth on a pair of strike outs and a ground ball.Gresham National Little League earned its spot in the championship game with a 6-2 win over top-seed Mercer Island (Wash.) Little League in one semifinal game. The Idaho State Champions earned the other spot in the final game after posting a 3-2 win over Boulder Arrowhead Little League from Billings, Mont.Gresham National Little League joins Aguadulce Cabezera Little League from Aguadulce, Panama, the Latin America Region Champion; Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, the Japan Region Tournament Champion; Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei; Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao, the Caribbean Region Champion; Middle East & Africa Champion, Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda; Mexico Region Champion, Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; KMC American Little League from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the Europe Champion; McAllister Park National Little League from San Antonio, Texas, the Southwest Region Champion; Great Lakes Region Champion, New Castle (Ind.) Little League; Kearney (Neb.) Little League, the Midwest Region Champion; and Hastings Community Little League from Vancouver, British Columbia, the Canada Region Champions, in the 16-team Little League Baseball World Series field.The new Northwest Region champion will play its first game in the World Series, Aug. 17, against the Great Lakes Region Champion.The 66th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 16-26. Sixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion.The World Series will use the same format as last year with the teams split into two eight-team brackets
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Fairfield (Conn.) American Little League Earns Berth in Little League Baseball World Series as New England Region Champions
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Fairfield (Conn.) American Little League won all six of its games in the New England Region Tournament to earn its second trip to the Little League Baseball World Series. The Connecticut State Champions defeated Bedford (N.H.) Little League, 14-0, for the title today at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center in Bristol, Conn.Fairfield American Little League earned two one-run victories in the regional, but in the six games outscored the opposition, 60-8. Two of the victories were by shutout.In the championship game, Will Lucas collected four hits and drove in four runs, and Kevin Oricoli had three hits and three RBI to lead a 14-hit attack that saw Fairfield American Little League score in every inning except one. Starting pitcher Matt Kubel got all but the final out of the contest to win his fourth game in the tournament. Kubel gave up six hits and struck out four. Biagio Paoletta hit a grand slam in the fifth inning to increase his RBI total to 18 in the regional tournament.Fairfield American Little League, which played in the 2010 World Series, advanced to the championship game with a 4-3 victory over South Burlington (Vt.) Little League in one semifinal game. Bedford Little League, which played in the 1993 World Series, earned its way into the title game beating Wellesley (Mass.) South Little League, 2-0, in the other semifinal contest.Fairfield American Little League joins Aguadulce Cabezera Little League from Aguadulce, Panama, the Latin America Region Champion; Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, the Japan Region Tournament Champion; Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei; Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao, the Caribbean Region Champion; Middle East & Africa Champion, Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda; Mexico Region Champion, Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; KMC American Little League from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the Europe Champion; McAllister Park National Little League from San Antonio, Texas, the Southwest Region Champion; Great Lakes Region Champion, New Castle (Ind.) Little League; Kearney (Neb.) Little League, the Midwest Region Champion; Hastings Community Little League from Vancouver, British Columbia, the Canada Region Champions; and Gresham (Ore.) National Little League, the Northwest Region Champion, in the 16-team Little League Baseball World Series field.The New England Region champion will play its first game in the World Series, Aug. 16, against the West Region Champion.The 66th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 16-26. Sixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion.The World Series will use the same format as last year with the teams split into two eight-team brackets
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Petaluma (Calif.) National Little League Earns First Berth in Little League Baseball World Series as West Region Champions
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Petaluma (Calif.) National Little League used two big innings to earn its first berth in the Little League Baseball World Series tonight with a 7-5 victory over Nanakuli Little League from Waianae, Hawaii, in the championship game of the Western Region Tournament. The game was played at the Little League Western Region Headquarters Complex in San Bernardino, Calif.
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Par Troy East Little League Earns Final Berth in Little League Baseball World Series as Mid-Atlantic Region Champions
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A strong pitching performance and some timely hitting propelled Par Troy East Little League from Parsippany, N.J., to the Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament championship today. The New Jersey State Champions defeated Newark (Del.) Little League, 1-0, in the game which was played at Breen Field at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center in Bristol, Conn.Par Troy East Little League rode the right arm of starting pitcher Emil Matti to the last berth in the Little League Baseball World Series. Matti went the distance needing only 72 pitches, 59 of which were strikes, allowing just two hits, two-out doubles in the fourth and sixth innings, while striking out five. Matti retired 11 batters on ground ball outs.Newark Little League starter Clayton Hanson made one mistake, allowing a leadoff home run to left field by Bener Uygen in the fourth inning, but otherwise matched Matti almost pitch for pitch. He allowed just three hits and struck out six. Uygen’s home run, which proved to be the difference, was his second of the tournament.With the win, Par Troy East Little League earns its first World Series berth. Newark Little League was also looking for its first trip to Williamsport.Par Troy East Little League advanced to the championship game with a 9-4 victory in one semifinal game over Collier Township Athletic Association Little League from Collier Township, Pa. Newark Little League earned a 6-0 decision over West Salisbury Little League from Salisbury, Md., in the other semifinalPar Troy East Little League joins Aguadulce Cabezera Little League from Aguadulce, Panama, the Latin America Region Champion; Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, the Japan Region Tournament Champion; Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei; Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao, the Caribbean Region Champion; Middle East & Africa Champion, Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda; Mexico Region Champion, Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; KMC American Little League from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the Europe Champion; McAllister Park National Little League from San Antonio, Texas, the Southwest Region Champion; Great Lakes Region Champion, New Castle (Ind.) Little League; Kearney (Neb.) Little League, the Midwest Region Champion; Hastings Community Little League from Vancouver, British Columbia, the Canada Region Champions; Gresham (Ore.) National Little League, the Northwest Region Champion; New England Region Champion, Fairfield American Little League; and Petaluma (Calif.) National Little League, the West Region Champion, in the 16-team Little League Baseball World Series field.The new Mid-Atlantic Region champion will play its first game in the World Series, Aug. 17, against the Southwest Region Champion.The 66th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 16-26. Sixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion.The World Series will use the same format as last year with the teams split into two eight-team brackets
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Little League Museum Hosting Several Events During World Series
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
The Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum will be hosting several events during the upcoming Little League Baseball World Series, including the appearance of former Major League Baseball and National Football League player Brian Jordan. The 66th Little League Baseball World Series will be played Aug. 16-26.
Former Major League outfielder, Brian Jordan, will be signing copies of his newest book
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Eastdale Little League Dominant in Winning Little League Softball World Series
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Little League Softball World Series Results
Eastdale Little League from Albuquerque, N.M., left little doubt who was the best team in the 10-team Little League Softball World Series field completing a six-game sweep with a 16-1, five-inning victory over Windermere (Fla.) Softball Little League this evening in the championship game. The seven-day World Series was played in Portland, Ore.
The New Mexico Champions earned a berth in the championship game with a 12-1 semifinal win over Riverfield Little League from Anderson, Ind., while Windermere Softball Little League earned its spot in the championship game with a 1-0 victory over Makakilo Kapolei Honokai Hale Little League from Kapolei, Hawaii, in eight innings.
In both the semifinal and championship games, Eastdale Little League scored multiple runs in the first inning on its way to victory. In the semifinal contest, the new Little League Softball World Series Champions scored 11 runs, and in the championship game they scored four runs.
After taking that early 4-0 lead in the championship game, Eastdale Little League, the second champion from New Mexico in the 39-year history of the World Series, and first from the state since 1984 when Albuquerque Little League won it, they added one run in the second inning and put the game away with an 11-run fifth inning.
Andrea Howard led the attack for Eastdale Little League with three hits and five RBI, while Ariana Strunk had a pair of hits and three RBI. Both Howard and Strunk had three-run triples in the big fifth inning outburst. Jessica McAlister also had three hits.
Shannon Stein went the distance for the World Series Champions earning her fourth win of the tournament. She allowed the first four hits of the tournament against her in the title game while also allowing her only earned run in a total of 16 innings of work. She had one strikeout in the championship game.
Eastdale Little League won all six of its games in the World Series by a combined score of 67-5. The pitchers combined to post a team ERA of 0.39 while the team hit .355 in the Series. They scored 10 or more runs in four times, and scored nine runs in one of the other contests.
Maria Pagane had two of the four hits for Windermere Softball Little League, which was also looking for its first Little League Softball World Series title.
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Rockledge (Fla.) Little League captures first Junior League Baseball World Series
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Rockledge (Fla.) Little League scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to defeat Aruba North Little League, 12-10, on Saturday to capture the 32nd Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor, Michigan.
It was Rockledge’s first championship, the second straight for Florida and the fourth overall for the Sunshine State. Aruba North Little League from Oranjestad, Aruba was seeking its first title.
Trevor Payne of Rockledge Little League (Southeast Champions) opened the eighth inning with a walk and later scored on a balk for the deciding margin of victory. Rockledge Little League would later add an insurance run.
Rockledge Little League’s Mason Studstill provided the power in the game, hitting two home runs and driving in four runs, while teammate Andrew Parrish went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Jeandrick Odubar led Aruba’s Latin American team, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In the World Series, Studstill shared the top spot in the World Series, hitting .571 with six round trippers and 14 RBI. Meanwhile, Edmar Tromp of Aruba North Little League, who collected two RBI in the championship game, hit .560 in the Series, going 14-for-25 with eight RBI and four stolen bases.
Rockledge Little League broke open a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning on Studstill’s three-run home run and then added two more the following inning to take a 7-2 lead. However, Aruba North Little League continued to fight as the score went back-and-forth until Latin America scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the game into extra innings. The game lasted 3hours, 26 minutes.
Rockledge Little League won all six games it played in the World Series, capturing five of six by two runs or less. Aruba North Little League finished 4-2, scoring 12 or more runs in three games.
Both teams advanced to the World Series championship game after winning semifinal contests. Rockledge Little League knocked off Oil Belt Little League (Southwest Champions) from Corpus Christi, Texas, 11-5, and Aruba North Little League defeated Las Puentes Little League from San Nicholas de Los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 5-2.
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Juvenil de Guatemala Little League brings home first Senior League Baseball World Series Championship
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Juvenil de Guatemala Little League from Guatemala City, Guatemala, completed its impressive run through the 52nd Senior League Baseball World Series in Bangor, Maine, on Saturday, defeating Lemon Grove (Calif.) Little League, 6-3, to win its first championship. The Latin America Champions outscored its opponents, 39-8, to finish 5-0 in the World Series.
Lemon Grove Little League, the West Region Champions, entered the championship game with a 5-0 record, but couldn’t get past Alejandro Amezquita, who threw five innings, giving up two earned runs and three hits en route to the victory. He finished the Series 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA.
Juvenil de Guatemala Little League scored three runs each in both the third and sixth innings, with the final three runs coming home on a passed ball and two bases loaded walks.
In a game that lasted 2:18, Julio Alvorado went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs for Juvenil de Guatemala Little League, finishing at the top of the tournament leader board with a .545 batting average (6-for-11), two walks and two stolen bases. Teammate Juan Diego Montes finished in the top 10 in hitting at a .417 clip (5-for-12) with one home run, one triple, one double and seven RBI.
Ray Peterson of Lemon Grove Little League finished behind Alvorado offensively, hitting .533 (8-for-15) with four doubles, nine RBI and six stolen bases.
Juvenil de Guatemala Little League proved pitching wins games, as its pitching staff led all teams with a 1.46 ERA and one shutout, while holding its opponents to a .128 batting average. The Lemon Grove Little League pitchers finished with a 2.20 team ERA.
The championship game was set up by semifinal victories - Juvenil de Guatemala Little League defeated South Beaches/Greater West Melbourne Little League (Southeast Champions) from Brevard County, Florida, 5-2, and Lemon Grove Little League got past Western Little League (Centra l Champions) from Grand Rapids, Michigan, 6-1.
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Little League International Mourns the Passing of Dr. Robert Yasui
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Dr. Robert Yasui
By Communications DivisionSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
Little League International mourns the passing on Monday of Dr. Robert Yasui, who was the Little League Baseball World Series physician for more than 50 years until his retirement a few years ago.
"Dr. Yasui was an outstanding physician during his many decades of service to Little League and the greater Williamsport community," Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball. "But more than that, Dr. Yasui was a great husband, father, and grandfather, as well as a good and faithful friend to all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Phyllis, and the entire Yasui family."
When a young Robert Yasui was a student at the University of Oregon at the start of World War II, his family was forced to abandon their home and were interned by the U.S. Government at a camp in California. The camp was for Japanese-Americans who had committed no crime, but were interned simply because of their heritage.
The Yasui family lost most of their belongings, and Robert was expelled from the university.
But they refused to be bitter.
"It does not do any good to hold a grudge," he said in an interview with Little League International several years ago. "I loved this country then, and I love it now."
Robert later graduated from the University of Wisconsin, then Temple University Medical School. He served his residency in Williamsport, where he met Phyllis, settled here, and raised their family.
"All of us at Little League who knew Dr. Yasui are richer for it," Mr. Keener said. "He was a man whose anger would have been justified against those who wronged him and his family. Instead, he showed not only forgiveness, but was a peaceful man who worked tirelessly to make his community and the world a better place."
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Nunaka Valley Little League celebrates first Junior League Softball World Series Crown
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The Nunaka Valley (West Region Champions) Little League softball team from Anchorage, Alaska, captured the 14th Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Wash., on Saturday, defeating Layritz Little League (Canada Region Champion) from Victoria, British Columbia, 6-2.
Teammates mobbed center fielder Felila Manu after she caught the final out, giving Nunaka Valley its first Junior League Softball World Series title.
Nunaka Valley Little League scored its six runs in the first three innings, including four in the second frame, highlighted by Manu’s two-run single. Pitcher Lauren Syrup improved her Series record to 4-1 with a 2.67 ERA.
Taria Page of Nunaka Valley Little League put on a hitting demonstration during the World Series batting .579, with four home runs, two triples, one double, 12 runs scored and eight RBI.
Canada’s Stephanie Galitzine, who went 2-for-3 with a walk in the championship game, and Jenna Saulnier each hit .467 in the Series.
Nunaka Valley Little League defeated Kirkland American/National Little League from Kirkland, Wash., 9-2, in one semifinal while Layritz Little League got by ASOFEM Little League from Maunabo, Puerto Rico, 5-2 to set up the championship game.
The Nunaka Valley Little League finished the World Series with a 5-1 record, while Layritz Little League won three of its five Series games.
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Livermore, Calif., Chosen as Site of New World Series Tournament in 2013
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
In today’s meeting of the Little League International Board of Directors, the site of a new World Series baseball tournament of Little League was named.
Livermore, Calif., and Granada Little League, will host in August 2013 the first World Series in the newest division of play. The new division, which will have a pitching distance of 50 feet, and base paths of 70 feet, is to be named later this year.
Several cities were considered over the past few months for the new baseball division’s World Series, including Vancouver, Wash., and Chicago.
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Little League Honors Volunteers at Awards Breakfast
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
August 29, 2012
From a 10-year-old catcher who showed good sportsmanship, to a mom who survived cancer and got behind the plate to call balls and strikes, Little League Baseball honored volunteers Thursday morning at the Genetti Hotel who help make the international program a success.
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Japan Wins 66th Little League Baseball World Series
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
Be sure to read the other Japan team victory story here.
Noriatsu Osaka hit three home runs and Kotaro Kiyomiya struck out eight over four innings as Japan defeated Goodlettsville, Tenn., 12-2, to win the 66th Little League Baseball World Series. The game was shortened to five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.
The victory before 24,193 fans at Howard J. Lamade Stadium gave Japan its eighth World Series title, the second in the last three years. Edogawa Minami Little League of Tokyo won the championship in 2010.
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Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to Play in Little League Baseball World Series
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
Australia will have an entry in the Little League Baseball World Series, it was announced today by Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball.
Three of the existing 16 regions will be realigned, it was decided in last week’s meeting of the Little League International Board of Directors. The new alignment gives Australia’s national champion in the Little League Baseball Division an automatic berth in the World Series (along with Canada, Mexico, and Japan).
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Little League International Recognizes Best Safety Plans in the United States at Annual ASAP Breakfast
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
September 12, 2012
Little League’s national and regional winners for safety awareness and preparedness were honored during the 66th Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
On Saturday, Aug, 25, Little League’s A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) was the focus of a breakfast that recognized the contentious efforts of several local leagues in each of the five regions in the United States.
Rancho Niguel Little League (RNLL) in Laguna Niguel, Calif., was the recipient of the 2012 ASAP National Award. The league will receive a set of lights for one of its fields from Musco Sports Lighting for being named the national award winner.
The top two plans in each Little League region were:
Central Region: Plymouth Canton Little League (Canton, Mich.); Riverfield Little League (Anderson, Ind.) Southeastern Region: Bristol (Tenn.) Little League; Capital Midwestern Little League (Charleston, W. Va.) Western Region: Rancho Niguel Little League (Laguna Niguel, Calif.); Chino (Calif.) American Little League Eastern Region: Thompson Little League (North Grosvenor Dale, Conn.); Bayonne (N.J.) Central Little League Southwestern Region: Oak Ridge Woodlands Area Little League (The Woodlands, Texas); League City (Texas) American Little LeagueOne of the major considerations in Little League Baseball and Softball’s decision-making process is the safety of the players, coaches and volunteers in the program. In 1995, ASAP was established to encourage local leagues to formulate a safety program that could be used as their guideline.
Since the program’s inception, the top plans in each of the five U.S. Little League Regions are selected and from that pool a national winner is chosen.
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WVIA Public Television Receives Regional Emmy Award for Production of 2011 Little League Challenger Game
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
September 28, 2012
The presentation of the 2011 Little League Challenger Division Exhibition game played on Aug. 27, 2011, earned WVIA television an Emmy award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter.
The Pittston-based public television station took home top honors in the human interest program/special category.
Gary Chrisman, host of the “Gary Chrisman Show,” on WKSB 102.7 FM radio in Williamsport, and one of the voices of the Little League Baseball World Series as broadcast by Williamsport’s WRAK 1400 AM, along with Dr. Darrell Burnett, a member of Little League International’s Board of Directors and former Challenger Award winner, and reporter Tom Speicher, described the game’s events live on WVIA.
“We appreciate WVIA Public Media for their support of the Challenger Division and congratulate the company on receiving a regional Emmy Award,” Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer for Little League Baseball and Softball, said. “WVIA has a long history of support in our community. For the past two years, the production and presentation put forth by its talented crew has provided the opportunity for viewers to enjoy these remarkable children as they experience playing Little League.”
The 2011 and 2012 Little League Baseball World Series Challenger Exhibition Games, were televised live on Northeastern Pennsylvania’s and the Central Susquehanna Valley’s PBS Station, WVIA TV (Comcast Cable Channel 7). In addition, the game was carried live on several PBS affiliates throughout the United States and over the Internet worldwide at www.ESPN3.com.
Underwriting for the telecast was provided by the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP). The foundation works regionally and locally serving the Danville Area, Union County, and Williamsport-Lycoming County, to bring together people, partners and places to grow local giving and investment, strengthen area organizations and results, and take on the critical issues and efforts needed to build vibrant communities and a thriving north central Pennsylvania region.
The Challenger Exhibition game is played at Volunteer Stadium on the Little League International complex in South Williamsport, Pa., as part of the annual Little League baseball World Series. The 2011 game featured teams from Lafayette (La.) Little League and Baugo Little League from Mishawaka, Ind.
To view the 2011 Little League Challenger Exhibition Game, visit youtube.com. This year’s Little League Challenger Exhibition Game is also available on YouTube. Both games were played at Little League Volunteer Stadium on the Little League International Complex, during the annual Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.
More information on Little League’s Challenger Division can be found on the Little League website, at: www.LittleLeague.org; or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LittleLeagueChallenger; or by contacting Sam Ranck, Little League’s Director of the Challenger Division, at: Challenger
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Little League International Announces Name of New Baseball Division
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
September 27, 2012
Little League International today announced the name of its newest baseball division: The Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division.
The division, the first new program in Little League since 1999, bridges the transition from Little League (46/60) to Junior League Baseball on a full-size field (60/90). It is a league for 11-13 year-olds whose advanced skills permit rules that are closer to conventional baseball, such as leading off bases, pickoff attempts, etc.
In the traditional Little League (Majors) Division, a runner cannot leave the base until the pitched ball reaches the batter, so pickoffs are not part of the game at that level. In addition, Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division games will be played on a field that is not quite as large as a conventional diamond, but bigger than the traditional Little League field.
The Little League International Board of Directors publicly announced the creation of the Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division in its annual spring meeting in May. That decision came after volunteer District Administrators voted overwhelmingly to create a new program for 11-13 year-olds.
For the past three seasons, local Little Leagues around the world have chartered 50/70 Pilot Programs, with experimental rule changes along the way to the vote by District Administrators at the Round Table sessions held at various locations around the world early this year. The name of the new division was developed after Little League International consulted with thousands of volunteers and parents worldwide.
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Little League, SKLZ Team to Film Series of Instructional Videos
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
September 21, 2012
Little League International and SKLZ, a preferred training partner of Little League Baseball and Softball, recently filmed several instructional video segments for the free online Coaches Resource Center.
The series of clips, filmed at the Western Region Headquarters in San Bernardino, Calif., and the University of California-Riverside, focus on the basic elements of Little League Baseball and Little League Softball for Minor and Major Division-age players.
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Lance Van Auken Named Vice President and Executive Director of Little League Museum
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
October 2, 2012
Lance Van Auken, Vice President of Communications at Little League International since 2008, has been named Vice President and Executive Director of the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, it was announced today by Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball.
Mr. Van Auken, who has been overseeing the museum’s $4 million renovation project, will transition to the new position in early 2013. He will lead a staff that provides the day-to-day operation of the museum, including promotions, special events, acquisitions of artifacts, curating the existing collection, integrating the museum’s operations into furthering Little League’s mission, as well as documenting and preserving Little League’s rich history for future generations.
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Little League International Mourns the Passing of Antonio Vazquez Urdaneta
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Dan Knottingham
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
August 30, 2012
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Mr. Urdaneta, a supporter of Little League in Puerto Rico, succumbed on Monday at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C.
In July, Mr. Urdaneta was admitted to the hospital while he was attending the Big League World Series in Easley, S.C.
According to Ralph Heredia, who is a translator for the Latin American teams during their stay in Easley, Mr. Urdaneta suffered a stroke and had gone into a coma at the time of his death. Mr. Urdaneta had been a dialysis patient for a number of years and had been in need of a kidney transplant, Heredia said.
Mr. Urdaneta attended the Big League World Series the first time in 2002, and was presented with the team from Puerto Rico won the championship. Puerto Rico again won the championship in 2010 and Mr. Urdaneta was in attendance.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Urdaneta is survived by a son and two daughters.
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