Lots of LLSB Regional Action

Press coverage of Little League Softball U.S. Regional tournaments taking place:

• Southeast Regional
• Antioch Little League at the Central Region Tournament
• Central Regional in Carthage, MO
• Enterprise Little League at the Western Regional
• Gilroy (CA) Returns to Western Regional

And the Central Region teams are now set:

Michigan
Croswell Lexington LL, Croswell

Illinois
Antioch LL, Antioch

Nebraska
Keystone LL, Omaha

Iowa
Boone National LL, Boone

Host
Seneca LLSeneca, Missouri

N/S Dakota
Canyon Lake LL, Rapid City, South Dakota

Kansas
Girard LL, Girard

Missouri
Perryville LL, Perryville

Wisconsin
Appleton LL, Appleton

Indiana
Riverfield LL, Anderson

Minnesota
Itasca LL, Grand Rapids

Ohio
Wheelersburg LL, Wheelersburg

Kentucky

South London LL London

A Post for the Umpires :)

The unsung heroes of the Little League volunteer corps necessary to run a first-class tournament most certainly are the umpires. Did you know that the umpires for the various Little League World Series pay their own way?

Here is a great article about umps really earning some mileage miles this summer:

Umps Go Out of Their Way to Make the Call

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — You can’t take a step at any Little League game without running into legions of volunteers — coaches, officials, scorekeepers, groundskeepers, etc.
But umpires Jack Ruscoe of Salem, Ore., and Joey Broxmeyer of Rialto, Calif., are giving much more than their time to Little League Softball’s European Regionals.

(click on link to keep reading)

Parades + SW and West Regionals

As Regional tournaments kick off around the country, Little League Softball is celebrated and the girls have fun AND play softball:

Southeast Regional Opening Ceremonies

"South Portland (Maine) Softball Team off to N.Y."



The Southwest Regional line-up is set; the tournament begins this weekend in Waco, Texas:

Texas East
Edna LL, Edna

Colorado
Grand Mesa LL, Grand Junction

Texas West
Crawford LL, Crawford

Louisiana
Jackson Parish LL, Jackson Parish

New Mexico
Silver City LL, Silver City

Arkansas
Bearden LL, Bearden

The West Regional begins Saturday in Vancouver, Washington:

Alaska
Nunaka Valley LL, Anchorage

Arizona
San Tan Softball LL, Mesa

Utah
Enterprise LL, Enterprise

Washington
Bellevue Thunderbird LL, Bellevue

Northern California
Gilroy LL, Gilroy

Idaho
Lewiston LL, Lewiston

Oregon
Klamath Falls LL, Klamath Falls

Montana
Boulder Arrowhead/Big Sky LL, Billings

Southern California
Burbank LL, Burbank

Host
Columbia LL, Vancouver, Washington

Safe travels and good luck!

LLSB Southeast Regional Kicks Off

Each week, Little League Softball teams are winning their state tournaments and advancing to their Regional -- this is an exciting time!

The Southeast Regional tournament, in Ceredo-Kenova, West Virginia, begins tomorrow with South Carolina vs. Tennessee. Formerly known as the South representative, this tournament has produced three of the last four Softball World Series champions!

The following state champions will compete to represent the Southeast in the 2009 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon:

Alabama
Phenix City Fastpitch LL, Phenix City

Florida
Windermere LL, Windermere

Georgia
Warner Robins American LL, Warner Robins

North Carolina
Canton LL, Canton

South Carolina
Blue Ridge/Northwest/Wade Hampton LL, Greer

Tennessee
Clarksville Northwest LL, Clarksville

Virginia
McLean LL, McLean
(2005 World Champs)

West Virginia
Wayne LL, Wayne

The Southeast Regional is in the news!

Congrats and good luck!

2009 LLSBWS Host Team: Beaverton Area LL!

The Oregon District 4 LL Softball champion was crowned last night and receives an automatic berth to the 2009 Little League Softball World Series as the host team. Beaverton Area LL, with local players from BALL, Murrayhill LL, and Tualatin City LL, beat Tigard LL last evening 5-3 at Alpenrose main.

Oregon D4 will begin World Series action on Thursday, August 13 versus Southwest at Alpenrose!

Here They Come!

All around the world, Little League Softball tournaments are being played and teams are hitting and pitching and fielding their way to Portland, Oregon, for the LLSB World Series!

Several teams have already won their regional tournaments and ready to fly here next month:

Representing Latin America:
Soraida Juliana LL, Willemstad, Curacao NA

Representing Asia Pacific:
Guam LL, Guam

Representing EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa):
Lombardia LL, Milano, Italy

And away we go! The heat of the summer brings out the best in our softball players -- good luck and enjoy the ride. Hope to see you in Portland and we'll be following all of the news starting NOW! :)