Little League Southwestern Region: SW Region News

Little League and Musco Lighthing will hold a softball clinic with Two-time Olympic softball gold medalist, Michele Smith. The clinic will be held on February 11 from 9:00AM to 3:00PM in Alexandria, Louisisana.

The clinic will focus on fielding, pitching, and hitting skills, and practice organization. Coaches and managers are encouraged to bring their own gloves and bats as Michele will encourage participation as she walks through skills and drills.

Registration cost $30 per person if recieved by February 8, or $40 the day of the event. Lunch is included in the cost of registration.

The event will be held rain or shine at Holy Savior Menard Central High School, 4603 Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA.

Contact Michael Marler at 318-308-0005 or michael.marler@yahoo.com for more information.

The Little League Southwest Regional Round Table will be here soon, are you ready?

The Round Table will be held on February 24-25, 2012 at t6he Hilton Arlington in Arlington, Texas. Cost is $75 per person.

For more info on the Regional Round Table visit: http://www.littleleague.org/districtadmins/RegionalRoundTables.htm

Hotel information can be found by visiting: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/A/ARLAHHF-LLI-20120223/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Registration ends on Friday, February 24, 2012 so register now by visiting: http://www.active.com/baseball/arlington-tx/southwest-region-round-table-2012

The Southwest Region would like to announce the schedule for clinics and meeting for this year.

The Southwest Regional Round Table will be held on February 24-25, 2012 in Arlington, Texas.

 This year's Umpire Training Seminar will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Southwest Regional Center in Waco, Texas. The Umpire Advisory Committe Meeting will also be held at the Southwest Regional Center on Friday, January 27, 2012

Road Shows will be held at the following dates and locations: 

December 3, 2011 - Denver, Colorado

January 7, 2012 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

January 14, 2012 - Dallas, Texas

February 11, 2012 - Lafayette, Louisiana

Midway Little League Softball girls represented the Southwest Region in Portland, Oregon during the 2011 Little League Softball World Series. After going 2-1 in pool play the Southwest advanced to the semifinal round of the championship. In the semifinal round the Southwest would go up against the Southeast and win by a score of 9-5. The Southwest would then move on to the Championship game and face the only team that has beat them this postseason, in the team from the Central Region. After having a 2-0 lead after the second inning, Southwest would give up seven runs in the the third inning.  The comeback would fall short as the Southwest Region lost to the Central Region by a final score of 7-5. Congratulations to the Midway Little League on their second place finish in the 2011 Little League Softball World Series. 

The Lafayette Little League Baseball team advanced to the Little League World Series and went 1-2 in the tournament, finishing their run with a loss to the Mid-Atlantic team from Clinton County, PA. The team represented not only Lafayette and the state of Louisiana, but the Southwest Region with pride, dignity, and class. The team's demeanor displayed everything that Little League is all about; both on and off the field of play.

But the Little League team was not the only team from the Southwest at the Little League World Series, nor the only team from Lafayette, Louisiana. The Lafayette Challanger Team participated in the annual Challanger Game held during the Little League World Series. Talking with coaches and players of the Lafayette Little League team, there was an importance that these kids placed on the Challenger Program. It says a lot about the parents in Lafayette and Little League when kids act like that.

The Southwest Region is very honored to have both these teams participate in the Little League World Series, and to have great kids and parents invloved in the Little League program in Lafayette, Louisisana.