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2019 LITTLE LEAGUE ® INTERNATIONAL GENERAL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 | About Little League/Communications Staff 4 | Board of Directors/International Advisory Board 5-6 | Administrative Levels 7 | Understanding the Local League 8-9 | Local League/General Media Policies 10-14 | Appearance of Little Leaguers in Non-Editorial Work 15-18 | Associated Terms of Little League 19 | Little League Fast Facts 20-25 | Detailed Timeline of Little League 26 | Divisions of Play 27 | Additional Little League Programs 28 | Age Determination Chart 29 | The International Tournament 30 | 2019 Little League World Series Information 31 | 2018 Little League World Series Champions 32 | Little League University 33 | Additional Educational Resources 34-38 | Little League Awards 39 | Little League Baseball Camp 40-42 | Little League Hall of Excellence 43-45 | AIG Accident and Liability Insurance For Little League 46-47 | Little League International Complex 48-49 | Little League International Congress 50 | Notable People Who Played Little League 51 | Official Little League Sponsors LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL 2 2019 GENERAL MEDIA GUIDE LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ABOUT LITTLE LEAGUE® Founded in 1939, Little League® Baseball and Softball is the world’s largest organized youth sports program, with more than two million players and one million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and more than 80 other countries. During its nearly 80 years of existence, Little League has seen more than 40 million honored graduates, including public officials, professional athletes, award-winning artists, and a variety of other influential members of society. Each year, millions of people follow the hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship that Little Leaguers® display at our seven baseball and softball World Series events, the premier tournaments in youth sports. LITTLE LEAGUE® COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Liz DiLullo Brown Brian McClintock Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer Senior Director of Communications [email protected] [email protected] 570-326-1921 x2262 570-326-1921 x2252 Kevin Fountain Christopher Downs Director of Media Relations Director of Constituent Communications [email protected] [email protected] 570-326-1921 x2325 570-326-1921 x2238 Dallas Miller Mike Weslosky Director of Digital Media Senior Manager of Digital Media [email protected] [email protected] 570-326-1921 x2331 570-326-1921 x2273 Rudy Mezzy Tammy Smith Multimedia Producer/Editor Digital Media Assistant Manager [email protected] [email protected] 570-326-1921 x2276 570-326-1921 x2275 Hannah James Amanda Cropper Video Coordinator Graphic Designer [email protected] [email protected] 570-326-1921 x2302 570-326-1921 x2215 Amy Brooks Graphic Designer [email protected] 570-326-1921 x2246 General Questions [email protected] LittleLeague.org/Media LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL 3 2019 GENERAL MEDIA GUIDE LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL LITTLE LEAGUE® INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE OFFICERS Hugh E. Tanner - Board of Directors Chairman Steven P. Johnson - Board of Directors Chairman-Elect Stephen D. Keener - President and CEO Patrick W. Wilson - Senior Vice President and Chief Program Operations Officer David B. Houseknecht - Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer Liz DiLullo Brown - Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Karl Eckweiler - Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Daniel P. Kirby - Vice President of Risk Management Melissa Singer - Vice President and Treasurer Lance W. Van Auken - Vice President and World of Little League® Executive Director Joseph W. Losch - Corporate Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS John Boyd - London, England Ken Liesegang - Livonia, N.Y. Pete Cacheiro - San Bernardino County, Calif. Jon D. Litner - Philadelphia, Pa. Corinne G.L. Chow - Vancouver, B.C., Canada Dr. Daniel Lueders - Pittsburgh, Pa. Janice Christensen - Kirkland, Wash. Jonathan Mariner - New York, N.Y. Jenice Condie - San Jose, Calif. Michael Mussina - Montoursville, Pa. Chris Drury - Riverside, Conn. JoJo Rinebold - Zionsville, Ind. Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour - Williamsport, Pa. Roy Romaya - Jakarta, Indonesia Antonio J. Gonzalez - Cayey, Puerto Rico Dwayne Tuggle - Amherst, Va. Timothy Hughes - Williamsport, Pa. Shannon Walker - Newark, Ohio Dennis Lewin - Wellington, Fla. Travis L. Young, Sr. - Warren, Ark. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD The Little League International Advisory Board provides counsel and recommendations to the Little League Baseball and Softball staff and senior management. Each board member serves a four-year term. The 12-member board provides input, perspective and opinion on current aspects of the Little League program and proposed new initiatives, all for the purpose of maintaining Little League Baseball and Softball as the world’s leader in the youth sports arena. Little League considers the input of the Advisory Board as vital in providing an effective program to ensure that all participants, parents and volunteers have a rewarding and enriching Little League experience. Board members are current and former District Administrators, Assistant District Administrators, and other volunteers whose many years of experience at the local level of Little League operations are highly valued by Little League International. Kelly Campbell (Southwest) - Cypress, Texas Michael Marler (Southwest) - Alexandria, La. Carmine Conti (East) - Lambertsville, N.J. Steve Parris (International) - St. Thomas, V.I. Martin Hoover (West) - Hesperia, Calif. Eric Pearson (Southeast) - Parrish, Fla. Glen Lindsay (Canada) - Calgary, Alberta Perry Pierce (East) - Darien, Conn. Derek Lisby (Central) - Indianapolis, Ind. Franklin Stivers (Central) - London, Ky. Roman Jones (Southeast) - Perry, Ga. Carl Thompson (West) - Tucson, Ariz. LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL 4 2019 GENERAL MEDIA GUIDE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVELS INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS Little League® International is a volunteer- Serves: IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MN, NE, ND, OH, driven organization with more than one million SD, WI volunteers that supports more than two million Temporary HQ Address: 360 Ridgepoint Drive, players across all 50 U.S. states and 80 countries. Carmel, IN 46032 Operations at the local league level through the Phone: 317-897-6127 / District level are conducted by volunteers while Fax: 317-897-6158 full-time Little League staff members operate out of E-mail: [email protected] the Regional and International Headquarters. Web: LittleLeague.org/central Worldwide, there are approximately Complex name: TBA 110 full-time Little League employees (about Stadium name: TBA one for every 40,000 children and adult Central Region Director: Nina Johnson-Pitt volunteers). The full-time staff members of Assistant Central Region Director: TBD Little League Baseball and Softball work with District Administrators, their assistants, and local SOUTHEAST REGION HEADQUARTERS league officials in developing new leagues, Serves: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV coordinating tournaments, and assisting in the Address: PO Box 7557, Warner Robins, GA 31095 overall operation of a local league program. Phone: 478-987-7227 / Location: South Williamsport, Pa. Fax: 478-987-7232 Address: 539 US Highway 15 E-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 3485 Web: LittleLeague.org/south Williamsport, PA 17701-0485 Complex name: Little League Southeastern Region Telephone: (570) 326-1921 / Fax: (570) 326-1074 Headquarters Web: LittleLeague.org Stadium name: Little League Southeast Park Southeastern Region Director: Jennifer Colvin REGIONAL OPERATIONS Assistant Southeastern Region Director: Matt Volunteer District Administrators work with the Weber full-time Regional Directors, of which there are five in the United States. As part of the staff of Little SOUTHWEST REGION HEADQUARTERS League International, the Regional Directors and Serves: AR, CO, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX Assistant Regional Directors work out of Little Address: 3700 S. University Parks Dr., Waco, TX League-owned and operated regional centers 76706 in Warner Robins, Ga.; San Bernardino, Calif.; Phone: 254-756-1816 / Waco, Texas; Westfield, Ind.; Bristol, Conn.; and Fax: 254-757-0519 Kutno, Poland. Representatives for the international E-mail: [email protected] regions of Little League also maintain offices in San Web: LittleLeague.org/southwest Juan, Puerto Rico; Ottawa, Canada; and Hong Complex name: George W. Bush Little League Kong, China. Leadership Training Center Stadium name: Marvin Norcross Stadium U.S. REGIONAL OFFICES Southwestern Region Director: Angela Garcia EAST REGION HEADQUARTERS Assistant Southwestern Region Director:Kiley Serves: CT, DE, DC, MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT Johnson Address: P.O. Box 2926, Bristol, CT 06011-2926 Phone: 860-585-4730 / Fax: 860-585-4734 WEST REGION HEADQUARTERS E-mail: [email protected] Serves: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY Web: LittleLeague.org/east Address: 6707 Little League Drive, San Bernardino, Complex name: A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League CA 92407 Leadership Training Center Phone: 909-887-6446 / Fax: 909-887-6135 Stadium name: Breen Field E-mail: [email protected] Eastern Region Director: Corey Wright Web: LittleLeague.org/west Assistant Eastern Region Director: Amry Complex name: Little League Western Region Shelby and Ty Knopp Headquarters Complex LITTLE LEAGUE® BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL 5 2019 GENERAL MEDIA GUIDE ADMINISTRATIVE