Rain washes out 4 games at Little League World Series

Mo’ne Davis was the talk of the sports world and beyond after becoming the first female to win a game in the Little League World Series. “And I’m 82 pounds”, Shwehr said. The team leaves in a week from tomorrow for Williamsport.

Congratulations Northwood Little League and good luck in the Little League Baseball World Series.

The team from New Albany, Indiana, that was to receive its uniforms, championship banner, and be recognized as the 2014 Great Lakes regional champions with a ceremonial first pitch Thursday night will now be recognized before Friday’s Bowling Green vs. Bonita game.

While they won’t be able to play, of course, the team’s agenda will be full.

“Well, you know, it is pretty cool”, Lannom said. If they lose, they’ll play again on Saturday. “We can’t jinx but it’s all about fun”, said player Braiz Ramirez. They won the Great Lakes region.

Parade grand marshal Jim Leyland, former Major League Baseball manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins, passed on some wisdom to the players before the parade started. And Stone eventually chose football, playing at Clemson and Furman as a walk-on. “It’s hit me; it’s so surreal”, Martin said.

“I can pound the ball, I think”.

Leach cautioned against comparing generations because the landscape was altered over the years.

Friends and family of the players from all over the world gathered with high spirits for the yearly tradition.

First team up is the Caribbean.

Ricketts and his boys lost the Great Lakes Championship game to a Chicago team about a year ago-only to later find out that their opponents cheated with eight out of 13 illegal players, putting kids who lived outside their boundaries on the team. Travel teams soon followed. “I watched it on TV and thought it was a dream and now it’s coming true”. Majority are out of school for the near future. Several members of the Atlanta Braves sent video congratulations to the team.

Leach praised the current Northwood team and their coaches “for an outstanding job”, pointing out how their success seemed to galvanize the community and attract attention from throughout the Southeast.