by Krisian Pälviä, Representative Little League International Board of Directors
With the Little League World Series seasons in full swing in the United States, several European teams have been selected to participate and represent the European region in the respective tournaments.
And you can check out the action in the videoclips provided by Little League Baseball International on their website http://videos.littleleague.org
In total, of the nine teams representing Europe/Africa region, four are from the Czech Republic, three are from the Netherlands, and one each from Italy and Spain.
Here are the European representatives in each respective division:
Baseball Divisions:
Big League Baseball (July 26-August 2)
– Netherlands District 1
Senior League Baseball (July 31st – August 6)
– Catalunya Little League, Spain
Junior League Baseball (August 14-21)
– South Czech Republic LL
Intermediate (50/70) Baseball (July 31st – August 7)
– South Czech Republic LL
Little League Baseball (August 18-28)
– Emilia Little League, Italy
Softball Divisions:
Big League Softball (July 31st-August 7)
– Netherlands District 1
Senior League Softball (July 31st-August 7)
– Czech Republic District 1
Junior League Softball (July 31st-August 7)
– Northwest Czech Republic LL
Little League Softball (10-17 August)
– Noord-Holland/Kennemerland/Amersterdam LL’s, Netherlands
Check out all the results on the Little League Tournaments website www.llbws.org where there also are videoclips from the different tournaments!