Getting your player ready...
The Little League World Series can turn shy youngsters into instant celebrities back home. Communities hold rallies, reporters gather around players for interviews — and one team is even getting an ice cream flavor named after it. Anyone up for a scoop of Peabody West Grand Slam? “I just think it’s crazy that they named an ice cream after this team,” said Matt Hosman, a 13-year-old pitcher-shortstop whose grand slam in the regional final got his Peabody, Mass., team to South Williamsport, Pa., for today’s start of the series. The Associated Press
