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Mark Your Calendars
It's Official!
The Little League Senior Softball World Series final game - the Championship - will be on ESPN and ESPN3, Saturday, August 11th, 2012 at Noon.
You can watch, or even better come on out to the Lower Sussex Little League complex and join the crowd to find out who wins the 2012 Senior Softball World Series title.
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It Started with 28,275 GirlsThose who follow the annual Little League Senior Softball World Series, know that each year 10 teams from Europe, Latin-America, Southeast Asia and the United States meet to play a week of Softball in Sussex County, Delaware.
This April, 28,275 girls, 13-16 years old world wide, started league play leading up to August's World Series, playing on 1,885 teams, according to Little League International, the event's overall sponsor.
"It's hard to imagine all those players, all over the world, playing softball" noted World Series Administrator Martin Donovan, "and every one of them starts out with a chance to play in the World Series in August."
The 140 or so girls who play in the tournament represent some of the best softball talent world wide - ask the coaches at three time NCAA District Champion Delaware Technical and Community College, who have had as many as 8 former World Series players on their 15 player roster.
We get to see which 10 teams from among the 28,275 girls advances to the World Series, starting on August 5th as the games get started in the Little League Senior Softball World Series for the 37th year. and the final is shown world wide on ESPN, at Noon August 11th. Hope we see you there!
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Two Alumni Heading to Del Tech for SoftballThe list of Little League Senior Softball World Series alumni playing at the next level got a little longer today, with the announcement that Bree Venables of Laurel, Delaware has signed to play softball with the Delaware Technical and Community College Lady Roadrunners in Georgetown, DE
She will join fellow World Series championship Alum, Bethany Wheatley at the school.
Both Venables (IF) and Wheatley (OF) played on the 2011 Senior Softball World Championship team.
Venables batted .231 with two doubles and 3 RBIs in 6 games. Wheatley led all batters with a .476 batting average, 6 runs scored, two doubles and 3 RBI's. Both played error free ball during the tournament.
Coached by Michelle West, the Delaware Tech Lady Roadrunners last year featured 8 former members of the District III World Series Host teams from the Laurel Little League. Jenna Cahall, Stephanie Wheatley, Kelsey Oliphant, Melissa Trout, Taylor Oliphant, Brooke Evans, Alexis Oliphant and Yasmin Davis all played previously in the August World Series tournaments in Delaware.
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George W. Cahill (1958-2012) RIPThe Senior Softball World Series committee lost another original member Wednesday, (February 1st) with the death of George William Cahill.
George Cahill had been on the District III Little League staff as treasurer since 1996, and was the original treasurer of the World Series Committee.
In addition, he was one of the coordinators of the annual Delaware Little League Pat Knight tournament and helped bring those softball games to the World Series location.
He was also active in Pop Warner Football.
George Cahill is survived by his wife, Mary and two daughters, Kelly and Carey. His funeral was Saturday.
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Looking for 2012 SponsorsWonder how you can become a sponsor of the 2012 Little League Senior Softball World Series?
There are a lot of benefits:
- You help support the Little League Athletic Program for Young Women.
- You help support the Tourism Business in Lower Delaware.
- You even can help support your business.
Being part of the Little League Senior Softball World Series can be a lot more than just making a donation, and we've got a great story to tell.
Call Bob Slavin, 302 593-1354 or Marketing@SeniorSoftballWS.org. Ask how you can help support Delmarva's Largest International Youth Sporting Event.
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Game scores, inning by inning and game commentary
highlights and photos are uploaded in near real time during the tournament
games. Use this link to jump
to the Games Section
If you have questions, sponsorship inquiries,
suggestions, etc., send email to: email
information request
For other information not posted here, you may visit the
Official Little League web site http://www.LittleLeague.org
Additional Local information:
General Information,
Area maps,
game
schedules, Local Area
Resource Links for Lodging, dining, churches, and more,
team rosters are posted here
as we receive them.
Prior Year's Results:
- 2011- District 3 wins World Series Title, Box Scores and individual game photos are available on the archive page here
- 2010- Southwest wins World Series Title, Box Scores and individual game photos are available on
the archive page here
- 2009- Southwest wins World Series Title, Box Scores and individual game photos are available on
the archive page here
- 2008- Latin America wins World Series Title, Box Scores and individual game photos are available on
the archive page here
- 2007- USA Southwest (San Antonio, Tex.) defeated USA Central (South
Bend, Ind.) 8-0, Box Scores and individual game photos are available
on
the archive page here
- 2006- USA East
(Milton, Penn.) beats Host Nanticoke District 3, 3-2. Box Scores and individual
game photos are available on
the archive page here
- 2005- USA
South (Citrus Park Little League) beat Latin America (Cardona y Rosario Little
League, Puerto Rico) 1-0. [Link to Archive page]
- 2004- Latin
America (Cardona y Rosario Little League, Puerto Rico) beats USA South (South
Cartersville, Georgia) 2-0 [Link to Archive page]
Additional information on the games, such as batting averages, pitching and
fielding statistics are available at the Senior Softball archive page
District 3 also hosted the Major Girl's Softball Regional
Tournament prior to 2004. Here is that archive.
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