Little League Baseball News

A Little League coach who led his team to the 2004 World Series despite being seriously hurt in a car crash was killed Monday after another car struck him. Randall Hien, 57, was hit by a passing motorist after he apparently pulled his truck over on the side of a street to check on something in the back, Police Chief Robert Kells said. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital ...

Cody Walker's biggest fan was waiting for him when he and the rest of the Little League World Series champions stepped off the plane back home in Georgia. ``Where's my boy?'' Brenda Reis asked Tuesday after waiting a long time for the kids from Columbus, Ga., to return. About 20 family members and friends wearing powder blue T-shirts with Southeast scripted in red across the chest made the trip to ...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) _ Cody Walker hit a two-run homer off ace Go Matsumoto, Ryan Carter struck out 11, and Columbus, Ga., beat Kawaguchi City, Japan, 2-1 to win the Little League World Series championship game on Monday. It was the second straight American victory in the Series, coming on the heels of Ewa Beach, Hawaii's win over a team from Willemstad, Curacao last year. The United States hadn't ...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) _ Troy Carmont of Surrey, B.C., leaned back on a cushy couch in the umpires' lounge and relaxed. There was no pressure, with time to spare before he was scheduled to call balls and strikes at the title game of the Little League World Series. ``I'm representing 15 other guys,'' Carmont said, referring to the 16-person crew for the tournament. ``The butterflies are there when you ...

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) _ The Little League World Series title game is going prime-time. Sunday's contest between Columbus, Ga., and Kawaguchi City, Japan, was postponed because of rain. The game is now scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET Monday. Little League has never played a championship game on a Monday night. It will be the latest start time for a title game, too. The previous latest start was ...

The start of the Little League World Series title game between Columbus, Ga., and Kawaguchi City, Japan, has been delayed by rain. The game has been tentatively rescheduled for 6 p.m. ET.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) _ Clutch hits and timely defence _ the Little Leaguers from Columbus, Ga., sure are well-schooled in some of the fundamentals of baseball. Brady Hamilton drove in two runs, J.T. Phillips struck out eight and Josh Lester made a nice grab of a line drive to thwart a rally, helping Columbus defeat Beaverton, Ore., 7-3 on Saturday to win the U.S. title and advance to the championship game of the Little League World ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) _ Grayce Stotz, the wife of Little League Baseball founder Carl Stotz who also played an instrumental role in the youth baseball organization, died Friday. She was 92. Stotz, who had been living at a nursing home, died of natural causes, said her daughter, Karen Stotz Myers. Her death Friday came on the off-day for this year's Little League World Series tournament. ``It's very fitting,'' Stotz Myers said. ``This is the only day there's no ...