little league

He gave it to his favorite camp counsellor in 1992, but neither of them knew how big he'd get!

There are over 180,000 Little League teams around the world, featuring over 2.6 million young baseball players. This week, that tremendous field will be narrowed down to 20 teams for the 2022 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. One of those teams may be representing New York.

Sunday May 22nd from 2:30pm to 4pm at Tri Little League in Delmar there will be a baseball clinic open to kids from 5-12 years-old. The cost of the instructional afternoon is only $5 per player. All proceeds from the afternoon, including a percentage of the concessions, will go to the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York, in memory of Lazar LaPenna, the 11 year-old boy that died from a seizure while playing Little League on Long Island on April 29th.

As we reported last week, 4th grader Lazar LaPenna, of Long Beach, New York, suffered a fatal seizure after hitting a baseball and running to first base. There was no injury caused by a baseball. Lazar suffered from epilepsy for several years and was on medication for seizures. LaPenna loved baseball and the Mets. His dad was his coach. The baseball world and others took notice of this awful tragedy and even took to Twitter to recruit everyone to pay tribute to the little boy from Long Island.

The Jackie Robinson West Little League of Chicago, which won the United States title at the 2014 Little League World Series, has been stripped of its title. As a result, it also forfeits its championships acquired along the way, including the Great Lakes regional championship...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Jae Yeong Hwang drove in two runs and Hae Chan Choi weathered a late Chicago rally to lead South Korea to an 8-4 win in Sunday's Little League World Series championship game. Hwang gave up one hit in two-plus innings while striking out four...

Colonie Little League is just two wins away from the Little League World Series after advancing to the Mid-Atlantic Regional semifinal. On Thursday, head coach Mike McDonough joined Armen and Levack to talk about the experience/ Remember: Colonie plays TODAY at 11 a...

After going 2-2 in pool play at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Bristol, Conn., Colonie Little League has advanced to the semifinals, just two wins away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. Colonie, the third seed, will play the representative from Pennsylvania at 11 a...

A BIG day for Capital Region sports on Tuesday. To the bullet points: 1. With a 5-3 win over Pennsylvania and a Maryland loss, Colonie Little League has advanced to the elimination round at the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Bristol, Conn...

Monday was a rough day for the team from Colonie Little League in its quest to advance out of pool play at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Bristol, Conn. After winning its opening game, Colonie fell on Sunday to Toms River, N.J., and was no-hit on Monday in a 5-0 loss to the representative from West Salisbury, Md...

Colonie Little League begins its quest for a berth in the Little League World Series today when it opens Mid-Atlantic Regional play in Bristol, Conn. The group from Colonie will play Northwest Washington Little League from the District of Columbia at 5:00 p...

After losing their first game of the Little League District 8 State Tournament, the Colonie 12-year-olds rattled off five straight wins to capture the tournament title and advance to the little league regional, one step away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn...