Who are we?
On June 6, 1939, in the very first Little League game ever played, Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy, 23-8. Lycoming Dairy came back to win the season's first-half title, and faced second-half champ Lundy Lumber in a best-of-three series. Lycoming Dairy won the final game of the series, 3-2.
In the following years, other programs emulating the first Little League sprung up. Boundaries for each league were established to ensure each league could thrive without worrying about neighboring programs "raiding" its players.
From those humble beginnings, Little League Baseball has become the world's largest organized youth sports program. In the space of just six decades, Little League grew from three teams to nearly 200,000 teams, in all 50 U.S. states and more than 80 countries.
The basic goal remains the same as it did in 1939, to give the children of the world a game that provides fundamental principles (sportsmanship, fair play and teamwork) they can use later in life to become good citizens.
Eastlake Little League is part of this much bigger picture. Winning and being competitive are desired results, but are not the primary focus of our programs. Our focus is the development of each individual player, manager, coach, and umpire at every level of play; with hopes that it takes place in a safe and fun environment.
The National Little League Pledge
"I trust in God, I love my country and will respect its laws.
I will play fair and strive to win.
But win or lose, I will always do my best."