Willemstad, Curacao, has taken probably the most circuitous route possible to Saturday’s Senior League World Series championship game. It lost to a team from Maricaibo, Venezuela, in the Latin America regional championship game, but gained new life when the Venezuelan team was disqualified from the… Read More
    BANGOR – The Pearl City Senior League All-Stars were primed for defeat. Less than two hours earlier they suffered a 2-1 loss to Canada that knocked the Hawaiians out of contention for the Senior League World Series title. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BANGOR – It would’ve been easy for the Senior Leaguers from Upper Deerfield, N.J., to fold. They had pushed across three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning of Thursday’s Pool B showdown with Willemsted, Curacao, only to see the Latin American champs jump… Read More
    BANGOR – Eleven of the 12 players representing the Whalley Little League of Surrey, British Columbia, in this year’s Senior League World Series were veterans of the experience, either here in the 2007 SLWS or at last year’s Junior League World Series in Taylor, Mich. Read More
    Devin Lyshon has played plenty of baseball games in front of 50 or 75 fans – fans extremely dedicated to the fortunes of his team or his opponent, but nevertheless a smattering of support that reflects the competition for free time during the brief period between heating seasons… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bryan National West Senior League team from Texas had its destiny in its own hands. A win would have sent the Texans into the Senior League World Series semifinals at Mansfield Stadium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    BANGOR – Boynton Beach, Fla., had two things working against it during Wednesday’s Pool A contest at the Senior League World Series against the host Maine District 3 champions from Bangor. The U.S. South champions were struggling defensively – as evidenced by five errors –… Read More
    BANGOR – It took three games, but the U.S. East team finally got the big inning it was looking for in the Senior League World Series en route to becoming the first team to advance to the semifinal round. The regional representative from Upper Deerfield,… Read More
    BANGOR – Dr. Carlos Esguerra knows wherever he goes, he may be called upon for help – even if he’s at the Senior League World Series. Esguerra, a cardiologist with a practice in Manila in the Philippines, was at Mansfield Stadium at noon Wednesday to… Read More
    BANGOR – Willemstad, Curacao, righthander Dmitri Eugenia said he didn’t have a good curve against Vilnius, Lithuania, in their Senior League World Series game Wednesday night because he was having trouble gripping the ball. “It was too cold,” said Eugenia. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR – It was a classic pitcher’s duel: flame-thrower vs. finesse pitcher with good movement on his ball. And it was Bryan National West Little League’s (Tex.) David Williams Jr. who came out on top over the Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curacao’s Jurickson Profar. Read More
    BANGOR – Timely hitting and effective pitching once again paved the way for the Senior Leaguers from Boynton Beach, Fla. The U.S. South representatives rode a solid pitching performance from Ryan Pistey and clutch hits up and down the lineup to a 6-2 Pool A… Read More
    BANGOR – It was an uncharacteristically slow start, but by the finish of Monday morning’s Pool B game, the U.S. Southwest team was in a good position in its first game of the Senior League World Series. The regional representative Bryan National West Little League… Read More
    BANGOR – It took Willamstead, Curacao, 4 2/3 innings to figure out New Philadelphia, Ohio, lefthander Matt Wheeler, but the Latin Americans did it in a big way in Sunday night’s Pool B matchup at Mansfield Stadium. Willamstead connected for five straight two-out hits in… Read More
    BANGOR – The North Cumberland Little League of Upper Deerfield, N.J., gained the upper hand in its 2008 Senior League World Series opener Sunday by scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Righthanders Chet Godfrey and Jack Tyler made sure the U.S. Read More
    OAKVILLE, Ontario – The Whalley Little League of Surrey, British Columbia, earned its second straight trip to the Senior League World Series on Friday evening by finishing off an unbeaten run through the Canadian championships with a 11-1 victory over Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. The… Read More
    WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. – The North Cumberland Little League of Upper Deerfield, N.J., on Thursday evening became the ninth team to qualify for the 2008 Senior League World Series. The New Jersey champions defeated Wilmington, Del., 7-3, to cap off an undefeated run through the… Read More
    Two teams that lost their opening games of regional tournament play advanced to the 2008 Senior League World Series late Tuesday evening. The Bryan National Little League of Bryan, Texas, and the Tuscarawas County Little League of New Philadelphia, Ohio, bring the number of entries… Read More
    Pearl City, Hawaii, and Boynton Beach, Fla., are the most recent teams to qualify for the 2008 Senior League World Series that begins Sunday in Bangor. They join Willemstad, Curacao; Vilnius, Lithuania; Makati City, Philippines, and host Bangor as teams already in the 10-team field. Read More
    The team lineup for the 2008 Senior League World Series in Bangor has changed as the Latin American champs from Maracaibo, Venezuela was disqualified this week for using an ineligible player. Because it used an ineligible player during the Latin American Tournament in St. Thomas,… Read More
    This year’s Senior League World Series has its third entry, and save for the host district its the most familiar face in the field since the event moved to Bangor in 2002. The Sierra Maestra Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela, won the Latin America qualifying… Read More
    BANGOR – Although the members of the Cartersville, Ga., team elected to bypass sightseeing and concentrate on baseball during their stay in Bangor for the Senior League World Series, the Pine Tree State certainly made an impression on the newly crowned world champions and their fans. Read More
    BANGOR – Jose Gonzalez knew as soon as the ball left his bat that his hit would at least move a baserunner. There was just one question going through his mind as the standout from the Falcon, Venezuela, team chugged around the bases in the… Read More
    BANGOR – They were the last team to play their first game in this year’s Senior League World Series, and an 0-2 start to pool play then left the Cartersville, Ga., all-stars wondering just what hit them. But two days later the U.S. South champions… Read More
    BANGOR – In a baseball game, a cold, 20-minute rain delay would give any team the chills. An exception may be the senior leaguers from Rose Capital East Little League in Tyler, Texas, who are used to 110-degree heat this time of year. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – The hangover effect from Tuesday night’s crushing loss to Hilo, Hawaii was apparent, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Canadian champions from rebounding with a win Wednesday afternoon. Just 13 1/2 hours after watching Hawaii turn a 5-1 deficit with two outs… Read More
    BANGOR – For six innings, Wednesday’s pool B game against Falcon, Venezuela looked like the best of the Senior League World Series for Vilnius, Lithuania, who was looking to end things on a high note after three straight losses. Then came the seventh. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – While it wasn’t the way the U.S. West champions from Hilo, Hawaii, were used to winning games, the unfamiliar tension and drama of Tuesday night’s game was more than just a come-from-behind victory. It was also a welcome distraction, even if it only… Read More
    BANGOR – Before taking on Europe-Middle East-Africa representative Vilinius, Lithuania, in a Senior League World Series Pool B tilt, Niles, Mich., manager Bill Coar stressed the need for more offensive production. The U.S. Central representatives responded in a big way, pounding out 15 hits en… Read More
    BANGOR – As the tournament umpire chief for the Senior League World Series, Chris Parker wouldn’t look very kindly on any of his umpires “mailing it in” when working a game. When it comes to helping Series-goers simplify their postage needs, however, Parker has done… Read More
    BANGOR – A spirited practice during Sunday helped spur the Rose Capital East American/National Little League of Tyler, Texas, to opening-game success at the Senior League World Series on Monday. Shortstop Tyler Clakley singled four times and drove in two runs as the Texas East… Read More
    BANGOR – It was clear to Jordan Otis early on that he was going to have a problem. Otis, the starting pitcher for the U.S. West team in Monday night’s Pool A game in the Senior League World Series, just couldn’t see the signs his… Read More
    Monday marked the first day of high school football practices, not only in Maine but in the Lone Star State, too. Some scholarship-level football players from Texas are delaying the start of their preseason regimens, however, in their quest for a Senior League World Series… Read More
    BANGOR – The Freehold Township, N.J., All-Stars may have been frustrated by the off-speed offerings of Vilnius, Lithuania, righthander Lukas Deksnys – leaving nine runners in scoring position Sunday during their first game of pool play at the 2007 Senior League World Series. But they… Read More
    BANGOR – The U.S. East champions from Freehold Township, N.J., arrived at this year’s Senior League World Series with considerable name recognition. The program is making its third appearance at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor in the last four years, having won the SLWS championship in… Read More
    It’s the time of year when anyone who constantly follows baseball at both the professional and amateur levels can feel a little burned out. Sure, there’s no such thing as burned out when it comes to Red Sox angst, or the angst of another major… Read More
    Three more teams earned their way into this year’s Senior League World Series on Tuesday evening, including 2003 tournament champion Hilo, Hawaii. The U.S. West champion Hilo American/National Little League is joined as the latest entries in the 10-team field by U.S. South representative Cartersville,… Read More
    Consider the newest member of the 2007 Senior League World Series field the comeback kids. The Vilnius, Lithuania, Little League earned its ticket to Bangor on Sunday in improbable fashion, avenging a 14-0 loss in pool play by defeating previously undefeated Baden Wuerttemburg Little League… Read More
    The reigning Senior League World Series championship team will return to Bangor to defend their title next month. The Paraguana Little League from Estada Falcon, Venezuela, earned its ticket to this year’s 10-team tournament at Mansfield Stadium by winning its second consecutive Latin America title… Read More
    BANGOR – The Senior League World Series has brought some of the world’s top young baseball players to Mansfield Stadium each of the last five summers for a week of international competition with a championship at stake. Beginning this August, the rest of the world… Read More
    BANGOR – A record number of baseball fans turned out for the 2006 Senior League World Series, according to tournament director Mike Brooker. Brooker said final gate receipts have not been totaled for the event, which included 23 tournament games and an all-star contest over… Read More
    BANGOR – The price to be paid for following sons in their quest to be world champions was, in a word, priceless for the parents of the Pearl City, Hawaii, Senior League baseball team. Each of the past two summers, Pearl City has advanced through… Read More
    BANGOR – They fought back from an early three-run deficit, had several players injured, and almost ran out of able-bodied players, but the Latin American region champs from Falcon, Venezuela, still found a way to win in the Senior League World Series Thursday. The Paraguana… Read More
    BANGOR – The opposition made it tight, but the U.S. South team became the final team to gain a berth the Senior League World Series semifinal round Thursday morning at Mansfield Stadium. Chad Guy’s RBI triple in the bottom of the sixth drove in the… Read More
    BANGOR – Host Bangor’s run through pool play at the 2006 Senior League World Series – which began with the dramatics of a no-hitter last Sunday – ended in the spirit of sportsmanship Thursday as the Maine District 3 champions lost to undefeated Pearl City, Hawaii, 8-0, at… Read More
    BANGOR – In a game that featured plenty of offense, spectators and volunteers alike figured a home run or base hit would decide Wednesday’s Senior League World Series matchup between U.S. East and U.S. Southwest. Unexpectedly, it was defense that decided this one, a 10-8… Read More
    For four players on the Regina, Saskatchewan, baseball team representing Canada at this year’s Senior League World Series, Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over Asia Pacific champion Makati City, Philippines, was a welcome relief. Brett Barth, Taylor Cameron Kyle Richardson, and Matt Strueby all were part of… Read More
    BANGOR – The Paraguana Little League of Falcon, Venezuela, powered its way into the semifinals of the 2006 Senior League World Series with a performance most balanced Wednesday night during a 12-1 victory over Brussels, Belgium, that ended after six innings under the 10-run rule. Read More
    BANGOR – As Madison, Wis., manager Mike Reuter put it after U.S. Central got its first win of the Senior League World Series on Tuesday morning, Maine fans are used to seeing teams from the Badger State come out on top, whether it be in college hockey or… Read More
    BANGOR – A rules protest, a rare hidden ball trick, a breakdown by a starting pitcher, the winning RBI by a pinch hitter, a key error. Through it all, Latin America survived an eventful Senior League World Series Pool B game Tuesday afternoon at Mansfield… Read More
    BANGOR – Joe Connor pulled into Mansfield Stadium early Sunday evening ready for a break from driving, eager to watch another baseball game, this time at the Senior League World Series … and on the prowl for more vegetable oil for his bright green Mercedes Benz. Read More