Orleans Little League Baseball

Baseball Association

Little League was founded in 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as a baseball program for boys. Eighty years later, it is still headquartered in Williamsport, but now there are three million boys and girls that participate in Little League each year. Little League has evolved into a worldwide organization dedicated to being a leadership training program for children around the globe, and has become an important part of the childhood development of a large segment of our society. The purpose of Little League is to provide healthy activity through the enjoyment of baseball, while teaching the values of teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play, to help children to become good and decent citizens as they grow up.

Little League is a program of service to youth. It is geared to provide an outlet of healthful activity and training under good leadership in the atmosphere of wholesome community participation. The movement is dedicated to helping children become good and useful citizens. It inspires them with a goal and enriches their lives towards the day when they must take their places in the world. Little League establishes the values of teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play.

The term “Little League” and the Little League logos are trademarks of Little League Baseball Canada and Little League Baseball Inc., Williamsport, Pa., extended only to local chartered leagues for purposes of identification and publicity.

The Orleans Little League Baseball Incorporated (OLLB) has been in operation since fall 1983 when Bob Cliche and Ron Thompson helped start Little League Baseball in Orleans. OLLB have been fortunate to have had a strong executive leadership and volunteer support from our community.