By Thomas Grant Jr. A summer in which three teams had reached the World Series in baseball and softball saw a fourth one accomplish the feat on Wednesday. The Majors team pulled off a stunning 5-4 comeback win over defending champion Lake Mary (Florida) to win the Southeast Region ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo Little League will get to defend its United States championship Friday night at the Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley. The Southeast Region champions won two games to reach the tournament semifinal and U.S. title game. After a first-round bye, it opened play MondayContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. As the Irmo Little League Intermediate baseball and Junior softball teams got ready to travel to its respective World Series destinations, a third team earned a berth Tuesday. The Seniors defeated Virginia 9-4 in Safety Harbor, Fla. to claim its third consecutive Southeast Region title. TheyContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. While two Irmo Little League teams are headed to its respective Junior League World Series, the Majors moved one step closer Monday. Irmo defeated Northwood Little League All-Stars 11-2 to win the South Carolina Little League Baseball title in Florence. It advanced to the Southeast RegionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Visitors to Friarsgate Park will see the home for Irmo Little League highly adorned with championship banners. Many of the teams responsible for those accomplishments competed for more banners this past weekend. For the first time, the Junior League softball team looked to earn another tripContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo Little League has three All-Star baseball teams competing in Southeast Region tournaments. The Senior, Junior and Intermediate teams all came away with state championships this past weekend. The Intermediate team will open play Thursday in Kernersville, N.C. after winning its three games by a 75-0Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Irmo Little League Major baseball team has claimed the South Carolina District Three championship, earning a spot in the upcoming state tournament on John’s Island. The team’s hard work and determination paid off as they outplayed tough competition to take the district title. Next up,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Irmo little League Minors Gold softball team won the District Championship this past weekend. They now head to Florence for the state tournament starting Thursday.Continue Reading
The Irmo Gold Coaches Pitch team won the South Carolina District 3 championship.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A tournament that sends its champion to the Junior League Softball World Series is coming to Irmo this summer. The Junior League Softball Southeast Region tournament will take place July 10-14 at Friarsgate Park. District Administrator Brian Weseman made the announcement on the Irmo Little LeagueContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Both Irmo Little League senior baseball and softball teams were presented proclamations by theIrmo Town Council at the Aug. 21 meeting. Both teams not only won district, state andSoutheast regional titles but reached the finals of their respective Senior League World Series. The baseball team cameContinue Reading