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Mo'ne Ikea Davis (born June 24, 2001) [3] is an American former Little League Baseball pitcher and former Hampton University softball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.She was one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series and was the first girl to earn a win and to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history.
Members of the Jackie Robinson West Little League meeting President Barack Obama at the White House in fall of 2014, prior to their accomplishments being vacated.. The Jackie Robinson West Little League, or JRW, based in Washington Heights, Chicago, Illinois, United States, competed in the 2014 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- Pitcher Mo'Ne Davis, one of two girls at the Little League World Series, threw a two-hitter to help Philadelphia beat Nashville 4-0 on Friday in the opener for both ...
The family's Catholic priest recognized her strength as a pitcher and encouraged her to try out for the Claver Catholic Church boys' baseball team in the Catholic Midget League (which is similar to today's Little League}. [4] [11] Because it was a church activity, her parents consented to her participation. [9]
You Gotta Believe is based on the true story of a Little League team's journey to the 2002 Little League World Series. The team traveled from Fort Worth, Texas, to Williamsport, Pa., dedicating ...
Laterza, who has been coaching Little League for over 30 years, has also used his week in the spotlight to dig up a LLWS controversy from 2001 – the age scandal involving pitcher Danny Almonte.
Born in Moca in the Dominican Republic, Almonte was a Little League pitcher who threw up to 79 miles per hour (127 km/h). Considered a phenomenon as he led his Bronx team to a third-place finish in the 2001 Little League World Series, Almonte was revealed to have actually been two years too old to play Little League baseball. Although there ...
In a heartwarming show of sportsmanship, a Little League batter embraced the pitcher who threw a baseball that hit him in the head.