District 6

Anthony Fontana is 18, and a Big League Baseball player in Alta Loma (Calif.) Little League. Since he was young, he and his family have chosen to be active in their community, and when it was time for Anthony to complete his Eagle Scout Project, reaching out to Little League was a natural.

The question then became what kind of project could satisfy the requirement and be an enduring benefit to the Little League program? More...

Usually, the best time to hold the election is the last week of September or early October. This is because the fiscal year for Little League Baseball, Incorporated, starts on October 1st of each year. Electing a board in the spring or summer is allowed, but results in a “lame duck” board being in control legally for an extended period of time, until the fiscal year starts. More...

September 29, 2010

Little League Baseball and Softball Inc. has approved certain composite bats from certain manufacturers to be use in the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Division for the 2011 season.  

THESE BATS MEET THE BALL EXIT SPEED RATIO (BESR) AND THE ACCELERATED BREAK IN (ABI) PROCEDURE.

To view and download a list of approved composite bats, click here.

Effective immediately, a new process has been established, for all qualified umpires in the Little League Program, to apply to umpire in the EMEA Tournaments in Kutno Poland and other European sites.
Beata Kaszuba, EMEA Director for the European Region recently stated, “My goal is to get as many new umpires for the EMEA Regional Tournaments. We do not have enough European umpires to work our Regional Tournaments and we always rely on umpires that come from the United States. By working with our European umpires, they contribute to EMEA more than just umpiring games; they become instructors to our less experienced local umpires, which, at the end, improves our program”.
This is a great opportunity for all umpires to work an upper level tournament and at the same time improve the program by helping less qualified umpires while being abroad.
Below is the application process and requirements:
1.  Download and fill out the EMEA Regional Application form...Click here. 2.  The District Administrator must approve and sign the form.
3.  Fill out a Volunteer Application Form. Your Social Security Number (SSN) is required and must be on the form along with a copy of your drivers license or state issued identification card. download here.
4.  Forward both forms to the Regional Director for consideration.
5.  The Regional Director will review all applications and make appropriate recommendations.
6.  Background checks will be conducted on selected applicants.
7.  Recommendations will be forwarded to Little League Baseball Inc.
8.  Little League Baseball Inc. will forward all applications to the European Regional Director.
9.  The European Director will inform all Applicants, Little League Headquarters, and Regional Directors the status of each umpire, if selected or not, and notify them which tournament they will be participating in.
Note: Only volunteer umpires who have not been paid for any level of baseball or softball during regular season or tournament are eligible to apply.
All applicants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the tournaments. Umpires could receive per diem and housing at some of the European Tournament Sites.
Being recommend and approved for any European Tournament does not qualify that person for any World Series Tournaments.
If the applicant does not send all the proper documentation to the Regional Center, all paperwork will be returned to the applicant.
Forms are due at Western Regional Headquarters by November 1, 2017 for the 2018 tournaments. Any forms received after November 1, will not be considered.
Any questions on this procedure may be directed to the Regional Office 909-887-6444.

The links below contain forms and policies for applying for Regional and World Series Tournaments. To download and learn about the information, please click on the links below:

Regional and World Series Assignments Policy including timeline

Region and World Series Application Form

EMEA Region Application Form

Volunteer Application Form