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I saw some of the highlights of plays made.

Wow! So cool how well young boys can play the game.

As an eleven year old in Harrisburg, Pa. I was on the All Star Team. Man that was long ago. I got hit in the wrist and broke it. My season was done. I had dreams that we would go to Williamsport.

I helped coach a 9/10 Little League team to a State Championship. That was as far as we could go. The local Park decided to join the Pony League the next year where base stealing was allowed. It was sad because the Park was loaded with great talent. That 9/10 team as 12 year olds would have been a force.

That age group is so fun to coach. They want to be coached. They love playing. There are no real distractions that come later. Girls are not important. Cars and hanging out are not in play. Baseball means everything at that age. You play for the joy of playing the game.

A 12 year old can play at a high level. They will practice till you turn off the lights.

I love the Little League World Series.

Well you can toss "she throws like a girl" out the door.

Wow!

What a great story! It's not just smoke either, look at her form on the mound -- she's a natural pitcher. Hits the ball well and runs the bases like a gazelle as well. Good stuff!

Any need for this comment friend? These kids work really hard to get to this point and no one is making you watch it. I think its awesome for the youngsters to be on ESPN,something they will always remember.

I recently watched Brian Sipe on the Club 46 interviews on YT. When asked about his most monumental moment in sports (or at least something to that effect) he said it was when his LL team won the LLWS. It was extremely rare for a 12-13 year old kid to be on TV to begin with, but to win a championship, then have your hometown throw you a parade, he was on top of the world.

Sports in general are most likely helpful. Individual sports provide that drive for improvement.

My kids could not have been more different. My son loved sports. My daughter did not. I don't think she knows who even plays in the Super Bowl.

I have never in all my years on this earth met anyone with her drive. She will complete her doctorate in 2025. She never stops learning. If she takes a bath to relax. She is listening to lectures of some kind. I could write a book about all that she has done to accomplish what she has accomplished.

No way on this earth could I have done what I have seen her do.