💥Announcement💥

We all missed out on our usual Spring Little League season, so we would like to do our best to make it up this fall and get kids active and competing again in a safe manner.

With the government approval of return to play, we are excited to announce that in addition to the open summer sessions we are offering through the end of August, we are currently planning to host a Youth Fall Baseball League with three age groups subject to interest and availability. 

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Location:
All games tentatively scheduled to be played at Farnham Park Baseball and Softball Complex subject to availability.

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Tentative Dates:
Sept 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct 3, 10, 17

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Ages and Leagues:
(Teams and roster size to be limited to manage COVID-19 safety risk)

Age: 8 - 10 (playing 42/60 closed bases)
Age: 10 - 13 (playing 50/70 open bases)
Age: 14 - 17 (playing 60/90)

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For more information, please email us at londonyouthbaseball@gmail.com or register online today!

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The 2020 Little League® baseball season is almost here and registration for LYBL is now open for boys and girls ages 4-16.  LYBL is the preeminent youth baseball club in the UK and the original Little League® chartered club. We practice and play our games on baseball diamonds at Farnham Park in Slough and ACS Cobham in Surrey, which are both a short journey for anyone residing in and around Greater London.  We have great coaches and player development to help kids of all abilities learn and enjoy playing the game. Our regular season runs from March - June.

Join the fun and the LYBL tradition...click on the REGISTRATION tab to register today!

The LYBL Majors Allstars, representing the United Kingdom, put on an amazing performance at the 2019 Little League Europe-Africa Regional finishing 3rd in Europe. The tournament was held in Kutno, Poland from July 19 - July 26.  The team played 7 games over a 7 day stretch compiling a record of 5-2. 

Game 1 - Win vs Belarus (7-0)
Game 2 - Loss to Spain (2-7)
Game 3 - Win vs France (6-1)
Game 4 - Win vs Ukraine (8-3)
Game 5 - Win vs Czech (6-2)
Game 6 - Win vs Germany (12-2)
Game 7 - Loss to Netherlands (3-6)

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Tournament Highlights

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40 - Innings played with 686 pitches thrown by our team.

5 - Number of wins, which is tied for the most with the 2017 LYBL team under the current format.

3 - Complete games (or near) thrown by Nick Fitzgerald, Xavier Anderson, and Naotaro Konno.

2 - The 3rd place finish at the Europe-Africa Regional is the 2nd highest of any UK team in history only behind the 2017 team that finished runner-up.

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Tournament Roster

Manager: Jason Fitzgerald

Coach: Scott Bourgeois

Coach: Cormac McCarthy

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Xavier Anderson #7

Owen Bourgeois #7

Carter Carroll #17

Nicolas Fitzgerald #2

Carson Hammond #5

Travis Harfield #15

Louie Ikeda #23

Kento Ikegaya #11

Naotaro Konno #18

Dylan Lawler #4

Christian McCarthy #5

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The LYBL Majors All-Stars, representing the United Kingdom, turned in a fantastic performance at the Europe-Africa Little League Regional tournament in Kutno, Poland. The Bulldogs made it all the way to the championship game on Tuesday, July 25, against defending champions Emilia Romagna of Italy, but fell 12-2. Italy returns to the Little League World Series, Aug. 17-27 in Williamsport, Pa., for the second straight year and third overall as Team Europe-Africa.

Team UK played more games than any other team in the 14-team field, finishing 5-2. Victories came against Ukraine (16-2), Spain (3-2), Netherlands (8-5), Spain again (6-0) and Czech Republic (19-4). The only other loss was also against Italy (11-2).

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Ben Fitzgerald was GB's most valuable player, finishing with a tournament batting average of .619. He hit four home runs in the tournament and pitched a no-hitter in the second Spain game. Cole Nakazawa collected three home runs and Nate Lewis hit two, including a grand slam in the Czech game that was the longest shot of the tournament. Another highlight was the complete game thrown by Jack McCarthy against Netherlands.

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The boys played hard and played fair, exhibiting excellent sportsmanship throughout the event. They also donated gear to teams with fewer resources, and team parents organized a gift of equipment to the Romania team.

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Team UK generated memories to last a lifetime and inspired all of their fans with their grit and talent. Well done, Bulldogs!

U.K. champions again! Both LYBL All-Star teams won the U.K. Little League tournament at Farnham Park on Sunday, June 18. The Minors topped LondonSports 8-3 in a hard-fought final, with Joe Uschold throwing a gem of a complete game. Earlier, the Majors beat the London Mets 10-0 on a walkoff three-run homer by Nate Lewis, sealing a mercy-rule four-inning shutout hurled by Jake Edwards. The Majors are heading to Poland as Team Great Britain for the Europe-Africa tournament for the sixth straight year. Go Bulldogs! 🇬🇧 ⚾️

The 2017 LYBL regular season ended Sunday, June 11, on a beautiful day at ACS Cobham. With two wins on the day, the Red Sox secured the Majors division title, finishing with a 12-5-1 record ahead of the 11-6-1 Reds. In the Minors division, the Reds continued their season-long great play and ended with a 5-2 record over stalwart rivals the Cubs. The coaches saw a lot of improvement all season, and the players had a great time while exhibiting excellent sportsmanship. Now it's time to cheer on the All-Stars in the U.K. tournament!

The kids from Brighton Baseball visited Farnham Park on Sunday for games against LYBL's Majors and Minors teams, and the home sides acquitted themselves nicely. The Majors teams swept Brighton, with the Reds winning 12-0, the Diamondbacks edging out a 7-6 win with a walkoff hit and the Red Sox prevailing 11-3. A combined LYBL Minors team (pictured with their opponents) split games against Brighton's minors, falling 5-2 in the opener but rallying to win 10-8 in the second game. All of the contests were full of good sportsmanship and good fun. We'll look forward to seeing Brighton again at the U.K. championships in June!

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In the British Baseball Federation championships, the LYBL Majors All-Stars defeated the London Mets 4-3 in a nailbiter comeback and the LYBL Minors shut out LondonSports 4-0.

Our Majors All-Stars finished 2-2 at the Europe-Africa Regional World Series. They demonstrated great effort and sportsmanship throughout the tournament, and the boys deservedly ended their play in Kutno on a high note, beating Croatia 5-3. It has been an unforgettable experience for all of them. Many thanks to the coaches, parents and grandparents who made it all possible. 

Our Minors All-Star team went undefeated in this tournament and won their division with a 6-5 extra-innings victory over LondonSports.