Field Set For 2009 Little League World Series

USA - The 16-team field is set for the 2009 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The tournament, which begins on Friday, will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2 through the championship on Sunday, August 30. United States: Pool A 1. Mid-Atlantic: Staten Island, N.Y. 2. Northwest: Mercer Island, Wash. 3. Southeast: Warner Robins, Ga. 4. Midwest: Urbandale, Iowa United States: Pool B 1. New England: Peabody, Mass. 2. West: Chula Vista, Calif. 3. Southwest: San An

Czech Players attend Little League Baseball Camp in Williamsport

by Michal Hanus The five Czech players Jakub Ondracek, Vojtech Pospisil, Filip Mostek, Lukas Bastl and Adam Hajtmar attended together with Little League South Moravia Region head coach David Winkler (AVG Draci Brno player and national team member) Little League Baseball Camp in the USA for ten days at the Little League headquarters in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. You can read the full story about the trip on www.littleleague.org . More information on Little League Baseball Camps can be

Texas Rangers sign Antillean Prospects

Rogier van Zon of Honkbalsite.com reported that the Texas Rangers have signed the 16-year-old Antillean prospects Jurickson Profar and Chris Garia last weekend besides three other international free agents. Profar is a shortstop, who led Curacao to the title at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 2004. He throws 92 MPH and also got scouted by the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles and Florida Marlins. Other teams saw him as a pitcher, but the Rangers like him