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
By Thomas Grant Jr. Easley, SC– What a difference a year makes for Irmo Little League Seniors baseball. Just 12 months ago, the team was soaking in the satisfaction of having reached the Senior League Baseball World Series tournament. That excitement turned into disappointment as the Irmo Seniors stayedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Irmo Senior softball team managed to reach Sunday’s championship game of the Little League Senior Softball World Series in Sussex County, Del. It rebounded from a 1-3 showing in pool play by winning two games. The Southeast Region champions opened tournament play Friday with aContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Having won the Southeast Regional, the Irmo Senior softball team headed to Delaware looking to continue its success in the Senior League Softball World Series. Grouped in Pool B, Irmo got off to a winning start by defeating YYC Softball Little League out of Calgary, AlbertaContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. EASLEY – Last year’s appearance at J.B. Red Owens Field was painfully brief for Irmo Little League. The Seniors played just two games in the Senior League Baseball World Series losing both in walk off fashion. They returned Sunday looking for redemption and with an opportunityContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Irmo Little League sent seven teams to the Southeast Regionals this past weekend. Both the softball and baseball Seniors came away with League titles to earn a ticket to their respective World Series. All of the games will be available through the ESPN+ app. IRMO SENIORSContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Add two more Irmo Little League teams who have claimed state championships. On Tuesday, the 9-11 baseball team won its program-record fifth straight title in Greenville. They will advance to the Southeast Region Tournament of Champions in Wilson, N.C. In Florence, the Majors baseball team wonContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This weekend finds four Irmo Little League state championship teams competing for a spot in the World Series in three different states. The Irmo juniors and seniors baseball teams and the seniors softball team open Southeast Regional play in three different states. The Irmo baseball seniorsContinue Reading
Irmo, SC – On Saturday, March 16th, Irmo Little League kicked off its 30th season with a grand Opening Day celebration at Friarsgate Park. Originally slated for March 9th, the event was rescheduled due to inclement weather, but the delay only added to the excitement. The festivities commenced with aContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Junior League World Series run for Irmo Little League ended in familiar fashion Saturday in Taylor, Ill. Team Southeast (Irmo) lost 3-2 to host team Michigan District Five in the US championship game. Max LaForest’s walk-off RBI sacrifice fly with one out in the bottomContinue Reading
Irmo Little League will play another day at the Junior League World Series in Taylor, Mich. Team Southeast (Irmo) defeated Team Southwest (Lubbock, Texas) 13-3 in five innings Wednesday in the loser’s bracket game. Cooper Derrick hit the first of two, 3-run homers by Team Southeast as part of aContinue Reading