Henderson Team Heading To The Little League World Series
Congratulations to the Henderson Little League team! They are Mountain Region Champions and they’re heading to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Little League Baseball World Series®…
Henderson Little League team will represent the Mountain Region in the Little League World Series ballpark in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which is pictured here from behind the outfield fence. You see family members watching the action while sitting on folding chairs on a grassy hill. The baseball field in the background is well lighted for a night baseball game.
Rick Stewart / Stringer via Getty ImagesCongratulations to the Henderson Little League team! They are Mountain Region Champions and they're heading to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Little League Baseball World Series® runs August 16-27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. You can check out the brackets by clicking here. Updated 8/9/23 at 1:52pm and again at 5:07pm 8/11/23 by Larry Martino
Henderson Little League 12 and Under Team Playing In Regionals
The Henderson Little League 12 and under team recorded a commanding 6-1 victory over the team from Montana in the first game of the 2023 Little League Baseball® Mountain Region Tournament. In particular, Henderson pitcher Nolan Gifford put in a great effort, striking out 16 batters and giving up only one hit. You can take a look at the highlights by clicking here.
They took on the team from Utah on Tuesday evening and beat them 6-3. You can watch the highlights from that victory by clicking here.
Subsequently, on Friday, August 11th, they played the team from Utah again in the finals and walloped them 10-0! In fact, the game was called in the bottom of the fourth inning due to the 10-run rule. Catch the highlights to that game by clicking here.
Little League World Series Has Become A Big Deal
The Little League World Series has really become a big deal. In fact, in 2013, sports broadcasting giant ESPN forked over $60 million dollars to Little League Baseball® for the rights to broadcast the World Series games for eight years. The parties agreed to another 8-year deal for an undisclosed amount in 2020. That’s according to an article by Matt Martell on SI.com.
Not to mention, watching the games on television reminds me of my youth. For the most part, I loved playing sports as a kid. In fact, I still play ice hockey in a Wednesday night recreational league here in Las Vegas. But, back then, baseball was my favorite sport, especially during summer vacation.
Unfortunately, I was never able to join a Little League team in my New York City neighborhood. However, I did play a lot of baseball in the local parks and sandlots. Of course, it would have been nice to be on an organized team and receive some coaching. But we still had lots of fun and those are fond memories.
Larry Martino is the long-time afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of Larry Martino and not necessarily those of Beasley Media Group, LLC.
