little league baseball

Details the relationship between Toms River, New Jersey, and their championship Little League team, who in the 1990s won three out of five seasons, and describes how the coach, John Puleo works to balance the team's ambition with the players' budding adolescence.

Although Arthur is thrilled to make the Little League team, he worries that he won't be able to play as well as his friends.

Demonstrates the basics of baseball, including how to throw, bat, and play each position. Includes an abridged version of the official Little League rules.

Bob Muzikowski describes how he and a group of volunteers built three urban Little League programs which have made a difference for hundreds of at-risk kids in Chicago.

Story based on the discrimination faced by the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League All-Stars when the white teams refused to play them in the series tournament.

Earl Grubb's Pool Supplies plays Northeast Gas & Electric in the Little League championship game, while Sam, who has cancer and is in a wheelchair, has to call the play-by-play instead of participating in the game.

A young boy relates his experiences as a first year Little League player and how he comes to meet Baltimore Orioles' star Brooks Robinson.

When his Little League team gets a coach who knows nothing about baseball, seventh-grader Corey is dismayed to see the team taken over by the coach's pushy twelve-year-old granddaughter.

As he stands at bat for the first time for his Little League baseball team, a young boy reflects about all the effort it took to get to where he is now.

Presents the story of the 1955 Cannon Street All-Star baseball team, their desire to gain a spot in the Little League program of South Carolina, the boycott against them, and the spirit and determination of young African-Americans in the center of racism and segregation.