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Pitch Kills Ariz. Little Leaguer

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:40:40 CDT

Thirteen-year-old Little Leaguer Hayden Walton stepped up to the plate, tried to bunt, and died in a freak accident that's rocked his northern Arizona community, reports the AP. "He took an inside pitch right in the chest," says a Winslow Little League official. "After that he took two steps to...

Big League Injuries Plague Little Leaguers

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:55:24 CDT

Alden Manning pitched his heart out last season, hurling fastballs until his arm was so sore he needed Tommy John surgery. Problem is, Alden was only 14—and he's not alone. More teenage pitchers are suffering from serious arm injuries as the best of them are asked to pitch more...

Perfect Game Makes Little League Girl Star

Kevin Spak — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:55:27 CDT

Life has been a bit insane for Mackenzie Brown since Tuesday, when the 12-year-old became the first girl in her Bayonne, NJ, Little League’s history to throw a perfect game. Brown’s performance cracked ESPN, she’s appeared on a Fox national morning show, and tomorrow she’ll throw out the first pitch...

Hawaii Wins Little League Title

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:56:36 CDT

Hawaii's mini-mashers got a little help from Mexico's miscues to win a fourth straight Little League World Series title for the United States. Tanner Tokunaga smacked two homers and Iolana Akau added a solo blast as the boys from Waipahu, Hawaii, defeated Matamoros, Mexico, 12-3, to take the biggest prize...

As Rome Burns, Bush Plays T-Ball

Jason Farago — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:51:31 CDT

With Washington roiled yesterday by economic woes and bad news from Afghanistan, George W. Bush spent an hour watching 6- and 7-year-olds play T-ball, Dana Milbank notes in the Washington Post —the 95th sports-related event he's hosted as president, to 45 cabinet meetings. "For a president facing little good news...

Sports Stars Endorse Little League Facebook

Kevin Spak — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:49:01 CDT

Want to see Peyton Manning’s Pop Warner games? Derek Jeter playing Little League? They’ll be on WePlay.com, alongside some game film from a lot of other not-yet-famous players. WePlay, which is launching today, is a youth sports social-networking site—a kind of little league Facebook. Athletes, coaches, and parents...

Georgia Rules Little League

M. Morris — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:55:38 CDT

After a tough week for Georgia sports fans, a team of preteens from Warner Robins gave them something big to cheer about today, capturing the Little League World Series title with an extra-innings triumph over Japan in Williamsport, Pa. Dalton Carriker smacked a walkoff homer in the bottom of the...