Family sues Little League over bunk bed fall, head injury
September 21, 2022 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month's Little League World Series in Pennsylvania has returned home from the hospital and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed.
Hawaii wins Little League title, beating Curacao 13-3
August 29, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For a week and a half at the Little League World Series, no team came close to Hawaii. The championship Sunday was no different.
Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four innings over Curacao.
Hawaii beats Tennessee 5-1 to take spot at LLWS championship
August 27, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Cohen Sakamoto hadn’t allowed a run in the entire Little League World Series. But in the fourth inning of a Little League World Series semifinal Saturday, a run was in and there was a baserunner on second with just one out.
Hawaii, Curacao take different routes to LLWS championship
August 27, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Hawaii will play Curacao on Sunday in the Little League World Series championship following each team winning its bracket Saturday. Because of the coronavirus, it will be the first title matchup with an international team since 2019, which also featured Curacao.
Curacao shuts out Taiwan 1-0 to move to LLWS championship
August 27, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Curacao didn’t do much at the plate Saturday, knocking out just three hits.
But behind 4 2/3 innings of shutout ball from Reangelo Decaster, a few defensive gems and Jaydion Louisa’s pinch-hit dribbler, the Caribbean team beat Taiwan 1-0 to move on to the Little League World Series championship.
Taiwan, Curacao look to win international bracket at LLWS
August 26, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Taiwan will play Curacao on Saturday in a semifinal at the Little League World Series to determine which team will represent the international bracket in the championship against a U.S.
Tennessee faces tough Hawaii team in LLWS semifinal
August 26, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Hawaii and Tennessee are set for a rematch Saturday to decide which team will represent the United States in the championship of the Little League World Series.
Little League participation on the rise post-COVID-19
August 25, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Little League International says participation in its baseball and softball leagues was up this season, and team managers are optimistic about another bump next year coming off the first full-scale Little League World Series since the pandemic.
Pennsylvania’s feel good run through the LLWS finally ends
August 25, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Hollidaysburg Little League extended its summer and staved off elimination for almost a month.
The Mid-Atlantic squad put together 10 straight elimination game victories dating to the Pennsylvania state tournament to make a run at the Little League World Series title.
Little League coaches teach how to lose as well as win
August 24, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Following an 8-1 loss to Nicaragua at the Little League World Series, Ubaldo Ramos IV gathered his Panama team one final time.
It was an emotional group, as tears were shed in the postgame handshake line.
Mexico chasing first Little League title since 1997
August 23, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — A big bat and a no-hitter have Mexico just a couple of wins away from its first Little League World Series title game since 2008.
If Mexico gets that far, it could bring home a title for the first time in 25 years.
Mateo lifts Orioles past Boston in MLB Little League Classic
August 22, 2022 GMTWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Jorge Mateo felt like a kid again when he arrived in a town overrun by Little Leaguers wanting nothing more to do at a major-league game than chug Gatorades, hurry to reach the front of the line at the ice cream stand and yell for every run — no matter which team scored.
Kids Again: Red Sox, Orioles cardboard race Little Leaguers
August 22, 2022 GMTWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi and John Schreiber used their sliders without throwing a pitch. The Boston Red Sox pitchers grabbed their hunks of flattened cardboard and took flight for the traditional slide down the outfield hill outside the Little League World Series stadium.
Dad of injured Utah Little Leaguer hopeful of full recovery
August 21, 2022 GMTWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The father of the Little League World Series player who seriously injured his head when he fell out of his top bunk in the dorms said there is a chance his son can make a full recovery when he returns home to Utah.
Hawaii off to strong start at Little League World Series
August 20, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. (AP) — A packed Lamade Stadium, a national TV audience and an opposing pitcher who tossed a no-hitter in a regional final.
That would trouble a lot of teams of 10- to 12-year-olds, but not Hawaii.
Injured Utah little leaguer recovering, has call with coach
August 19, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — A Little League World Series player who seriously injured his head when he fell out of his top bunk in dorms at the world series complex has FaceTimed with his coach and continues to improve, the coach said Friday.
Small but mighty, Curacao poised for Little League run
August 19, 2022 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — If there’s a player who best represents just how good Curacao can be at the Little League World Series, it may be Davey-Jay Rijke.
In Curacao’s 2-0 victory Wednesday over a talented team from Nicaragua, Davey-Jay allowed just two hits while striking out 14 over 5 1/3 innings.
Boy hurt in fall at Little League World Series alert, walks
August 18, 2022 GMTWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah who sustained a head injury after falling from the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex said Thursday that he has been moved from intensive care and is able to sit up, eat and walk with support.
Little League World Series is back with 4 more teams
August 16, 2022 GMTThe Little League World Series is back to its old self, and more.
After no tournament in 2020 and no international clubs in 2021, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the youth baseball tournament has expanded to 20 teams from around the world that will play ball in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, starting Wednesday.
Utah boy injured in dorm fall at Little League World Series
August 16, 2022 GMTWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — A 12-year-old Little League World Series player from Utah was in critical condition Tuesday with what his family said was a head injury suffered when he fell off the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex.
Lake Superior: Michigan beats Ohio for Little League title
August 30, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Twice, Jackson Surma walked to the plate with runners in scoring position in the biggest game of his young life. Both times he delivered.
Surma drove in four runs and Ethan Van Belle struck out eight as Michigan beat Ohio 5-2 on Sunday in the championship game of the Little League World Series.
Michigan beats Hawaii 2-1 and moves into LLWS championship
August 28, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Cameron Thorning hit a two-run homer and struck out seven over 3 ⅓ innings as Michigan defeated Hawaii 2-1 in a semifinal Saturday at the Little League World Series.
Ohio and Michigan to play Sunday for Little League title
August 28, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The championship of the Little League World Series on Sunday will feature a rematch of the Great Lakes regional title game, Ohio against Michigan.
Michigan won the first time, 9-1, but Ohio can forget all about that if it comes back in the biggest game of all.
Ohio beats South Dakota 5-2, reaches LLWS championship game
August 28, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Cooper Oden struck out six and allowed two runs over five innings Saturday as Ohio hung on to beat South Dakota 5-2 in a semifinal at the Little League World Series.
The West Side Little League squad from Hamilton, Ohio, became the first team from the state to reach the LLWS championship game.
Potent Hawaii highlights 4-team field in LLWS semifinals
August 27, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — It’s championship weekend for the Little League World Series.
In this tournament affected by COVID-19, four American teams -- and no international clubs, because of travel restrictions -- will play in the semifinals Saturday.
Isolated from family, Hawaii Little Leaguers keep winning
August 26, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Hawaii second baseman Zack Bagoyo knows he’s lucky.
While it took skill and Zack’s entire 4-foot-8 frame to make two leaping catches in his team’s 2-0 victory over Michigan on Wednesday night at the Little League World Series, his good fortune extends to having his father, Kevin, on the coaching staff as an assistant.
LLWS ties to Major League Baseball easy to find at tourney
August 25, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Players at the Little League World Series this year may not be playing live in front of crowds of thousands, but they have some major league fans.
Former Little League star and free agent third baseman Todd Frazier was in the stands Tuesday as he cheered on his nephew, Carson Frazier, who was playing amid COVID-19 restrictions for the same Toms River, New Jersey, team that Frazier led to the tournament title in 1998.
Ella Bruning turns into a big name for Little League
August 24, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Ella Bruning has become the person everyone wants to talk to in South Williamsport this week.
The starting catcher for the Wylie Little League team from Abilene, Texas, is the 20th female to play in the Little League World Series and the only girl to compete in this year’s tournament.
Small crowds, big noise at Little League World Series
August 23, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Hunter Nepple’s game-tying three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning had Nebraska’s cheering section screaming and stomping their feet at Lamade Stadium.
Hawaii’s 3-0 lead had evaporated with one swing, but its fans were eager to respond once pitcher Micah Bennett got the team from Honolulu out of the inning.
Quantrill, Indians beat Angels 3-0 in Little League Classic
August 23, 2021 GMTWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Cal Quantrill pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Amed Rosario launched an early homer and the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 in the Little League Classic on Sunday night.
Little League: New life for US squads with no foreign teams
August 21, 2021 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Look out for the underdogs.
With no international bracket at the Little League World Series this year because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, runners-up in the U.S.
LLWS returns without fans, international teams
August 18, 2021 GMTThe Little League World Series is back. There won’t be international teams or 22,000 fans in the stands when the championship rolls around, but the tournament in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is set to start Thursday.
Youth movement for Little League World Series broadcasters
August 13, 2021 GMTESPN will be using young broadcasters as part of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The first of two KidsCast presentations will be the MLB Little League Classic between the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians on Aug.
Little League World Series canceled for first time
April 30, 2020 GMTWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — This year's Little League World Series and the championship tournaments in six other Little League divisions have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Little League World Series faces 0-2 count amid coronavirus
April 15, 2020 GMTPut them in, coach. The boys and girls of summer are ready to play.
But Little League, like most of the sports world, has been benched...
Louisiana wins 1st Little League title, beating Curacao 8-0
August 25, 2019 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For the second straight day, a line drive found the glove of Louisiana shortstop Stan Wiltz and a dogpile ensued in the infield at Lamade Stadium. Stan was fine with all that.
Curaco beats Japan 5-4, moves to Little League title game
August 24, 2019 GMTSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Pitcher Curley Martha hit a two-run homer to center in the fifth inning to help Curacao beat Japan 5-4 and advance to the Little League World Series title game.
He and Shendrion Martinus combined to hold a Japan team that scored 32 runs in its first three games to four runs and five hits.