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Latin America uses 7-run fifth to advance to championship game tonight
Easley, SC – (August 9, 2002) S.C. District One played well against Latin America in every inning but one during Friday night's pool championship game. But that one was a doozy. More...

Latin America ousts host
Easley, SC – (August 9, 2002) The South Carolina District 1 host team’s championship dreams were shattered Friday night at J.B. “Red” Owens Recreation Complex. It was defeated 8-5 by the Latin America team in the Big League World Series pool championship game. More...

U.S. East holds on to beat U.S. Southeast 6-3 - Thompson strikes out nine in win
Easley, SC – (August 9, 2002) Thursday night, the Maryland-based team edged previously unbeaten South Carolina District 1 3-2. On Friday night, U.S. East scored all six of its runs in the first four innings to hand U.S. Southeast a 6-3 defeat - also the first loss for the Virginia Beach, Va. based team. More...

Puerto Rico's big inning dooms Upstate
Easley, SC – (August 9, 2002) Puerto Rico, the Latin American champion, rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a seven-run fifth inning en route to an 8-5 triumph in front of 2,372 fans in the semifinals of the BLWS at the J.B. "Red" Owens Recreation Complex. More...

Slap bunt gives East win over District 1; knocks U.S. Central out of pool championship game
Easley, SC – (August 9, 2002) The U.S. Central came into the bottom of the seventh inning trailing 2-0 in its game against S.C. District One. With one out and and the bases loaded, Ernie Hess reached base via an fielding error, allowing Dennis Anderson to score. More...

Maryland rallies in final at-bat to nip Upstate in Big League Series
Easley, SC – (August 9, 2002) The first thing Maryland manager Tim Farrell wanted after his team's dramatic final-inning rally for a victory against the Upstate on Thursday night in the Big League World Series was a cigarette. More...

Warren homer propels U.S. Southeast to 8-7 win over U.S. Southwest - Third round tripper of game keeps Virginia team unbeaten
Easley, SC – (August 8, 2002) Steve Warren showed what he could do Tuesday night by pitching a two-hitter and striking out 15 in U.S. Southeast's 6-0 win over Latin America. On Thursday night, Warren showed he was just as handy with the bat. More...

Dirty uniforms not enough to help Europe stop S.C. District 1
Easley, SC – (August 8, 2002) After becoming the first German team ever to win a game in the Big League World Series by defeating Asia/Pacific 15-3 Tuesday night, the European champions looked for any edge possible in its Wednesday night outing against the undefeated host team, S.C. District One. More...

Three-run first sets U.S. West for 6-2 win over Canada
Tyler Walker has three rbi for Washington team
Easley, SC – (August 8, 2002) U.S. West, which hails from the state of Washington, struck for three runs in the first inning and never looked back in its 6-2 win over the Canadian team representing Nova Scotia. Several miscues by Canada in the opening frame proved to be their undoing. More...

Roundup: Maryland, Washington winners
Easley, SC – (August 8, 2002) The United States teams swept through the international opposition Wednesday in the Big League World Series at the J.B. "Red" Owens Sports Complex. More...

Upstate's Zach Attack blitzes Germany in Big League World Series
– (August 8, 2002) Zach Brown drove in six runs, Zach Reeves had three hits and scored four times, and Zach Bolding was the winning pitcher as the Upstate blanked Germany 13-0 at the J.B. "Red" Owens Recreation Complex. More...

Southwest sets up Thursday showdown with Southeast with win over Canada
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 7, 2002) The U.S. Southeast kept its hopes of reaching the pool championship series alive Tuesday night with a 9-1 victory over Canada. More...

Canadian players enjoy sights, sounds of Turner Field
– (August 7, 2002) There has long been an axiom in baseball that good pitching always beats good hitting. USA Southwest pitcher Steve Warren proved that point Tuesday night by blanking previously unbeaten Latin America 6-0.More...

U.S. East blanks Asia-Pacific 10-0
Game called due to 10 Run Rule in fifth
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 7, 2002) U.S. East scored six runs in the third inning to break open a close game and went on to post a 10-0 victory over Asia-Pacific Wednesday night. The game was called in the fifth after U.S. East scored two more runs which put the 10 Run Rule into effect. More...

Warren fires two hitter, K's 15 in blanking Latin America
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 6, 2002) There has long been an axiom in baseball that good pitching always beats good hitting. USA Southwest pitcher Steve Warren proved that point Tuesday night by blanking previously unbeaten Latin America 6-0.More...

Europe makes history with 15-3 win over Asia Pacific
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 6, 2002) The European team, which hails from Germany, accomplished more than just a 15-3 win over Asia-Pacific in Tuesday night’s Big League World Series game. They won for the first time on American soil. More...

Upstate team ready to resume Big League World Series quest
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 6, 2002) As bad as the team from the Philippines must have felt after a 28-0 shellacking administered by the Upstate team Sunday night in the Big League World Series, Upstate manager Steve Garrison knows the feeling. More...

Souvenir Europe shirt fits Big League fans to T
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 6, 2002) Mary Thomas doesn't know whether it was the Clemson orange color or the scripted "Europe" emblazoned across the front on the T-shirt. More...

Sit back and enjoy the national pastime of the Big League Baseball World Series   -photo gallery-

Southwest wins marathon game Monday night
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 5, 2002) Neither team was ready to give up Monday night as the U.S. Southwest faced the U.S. West, with both teams trying to keep their hopes of reaching Friday's pool championship games. In the end though, after three hours of play, a single by the Southwest's Russell Woodard that allowed Michael Gilmore to score from second base was the difference as the Southwest won 10-9 in eight innings. More...

Latin America posts come from behind win over Canada
Miguel Vega hits two home runs as team stays unbeaten
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 5, 2002) In their first two games of the Big League World Series, Latin America scored a combined 23 runs while posting easy wins over USA South from Louisiana and USA West from Washington. More...

Puerto Rico, Indiana, Louisiana prevail
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 5, 2002) Puerto Rico, Indiana and Louisiana were winners Tuesday at the Big League World Series held at the J.B. "Red" Owens Recreation Complex in Easley. More...

USA Central enjoys three run first on way to 6-0 win
Moves to 2-1 in Big League World Series
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 5, 2002) USA Central, which hails from Jeffersonville, Indiana, scored three runs in the bottom of the first as a result of three hits and two errors from USA East. Then pitcher Brad Jones shut down USA East, allowing no runs and six hits while striking out five. More...

Big League Series players attract young autograph seekers
It's doubtful that the players in this year's Big League World Series had much experience signing autographs when they arrived last week. More...

Latin America continues offensive explosion
Team uses eight run outburst to post 12-2 win
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 4, 2002) Latin America continued its offensive prowess by scoring eight runs in the fourth inning to down USA West 12-2 Sunday night at the Big League World Series. The game was called in the fifth due to the 10 Run Rule. More...

Virginia, Indiana, Puerto Rico win
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 4, 2002) Virginia, Indiana and Puerto Rico were winners Sunday in the Big League World Series. More...

Upstate cruises past Philippines
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 4, 2002) The Upstate jumped on the Philippines early and often Sunday night in the Big League World Series, rolling to a 28-0 victory in front of 1,612 fans at the J.B. "Red" Owens Recreation Complex. More...

District 1 opens Series with win
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 4, 2002) The South Carolina District 1 team kicked off its bid for the Big League World Series championship with a 13-3 rout of the U.S. Central team on Saturday, in Easley. More...

Friddle's grand slam powers Upstate in World Series opener
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 4, 2002) On Friday, Joey Friddle confessed to Steve Garrison that his dream was to hit a home run into the stands during the Big League World Series. More...

Southeast rallies to top West 5-4
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 3, 2002) After falling behind 3-0 early in the game, the Southeast rallied to defeat the West 5-4. A three-run home run by Steve Warren in the top of the seventh inning gave the Southeast a 5-3 lead. More...

USA East rolls to 10-0 win over Europe
Game called in fifth inning
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 3, 2002) The USA East team, which hails from Maryland, made quick work of Europe by scoring 10 runs in a game called in the fifth-inning due to the 10 Run Rule. More...

Latin America capitalizes on miscues for 11-1 win
USA Southwest commits three errors
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 3, 2002) Latin America scored three unearned runs in the second inning and rode the pitching of Miguel Diaz on their way to an 11-1 win over USA Southwest Saturday at the Big League World Series played at J.B. "Red" Owens Field. More...

2002 Big League World Series Kicks Off With A Bang!
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 3, 2002) Year Two of the Big League World Series began Saturday at the J.B. "Red" Owens Complex and fans traveling to Easley are in for one exciting week.

Record crowds expected for this year's series
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 3, 2002) Though opening day attendance numbers had not been tabulated early Saturday evening, organizers of this year's Big League World Series are expecting total attendance for the week-long event to top last year's totals. More...

Easley welcomes Big League World Series players
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 3, 2002) All of America lined Main Street Friday night to cheer baseball and more than 150 of the world's best teenage players as the eyes of the world turned back to Easley with the return of the Big League Baseball World Series. More...

Top Teen Baseball Players Come To Easley
City, Teams, Fans Ready As Tournament Begins
EASLEY, S.C. – (August 2, 2002) The Big League World Series begins Saturday morning at the Easley Recreation Complex. Last year about 8,000 baseball fans filled the stands to root the players on. More...

Series players to parade through Easley
Easley, SC – (July 25, 2002) The teams participating in this year's Big League World Series will get a close-up look at the host city when they parade down Main Street in a pre-series parade. More...

Philippines team advance to Big League World Series
Easley, SC – (July 24, 2002) The Philippines team won the Asia/Pacific regional, defeating Guam. The Philippines team now joins the host team as the two confirmed participants for the Big League World Series. More...

Route set for World Series parade
Easley, SC – (July 24, 2002) Series organizers plan a parade and a night of entertainment Aug. 2 to help kick-off the weeklong tournament to determine the best 16-18 year-old baseball team in the world. More...

Game schedule set for Big League World Series
Easley, SC – (July 24, 2002) The game schedule for this year¹s Big League World Series looks very different than last years. More...

Easley's Big League World Series fast approaching
April 25 marks 100-day countdown
Easley, SC – The Big League World Series baseball tournament is returning to Easley this August 3-10. April 25 marks the 100-day countdown leading to the opening pitch of the 2002 series. More...

Easley will be the site for the Big League World Series
Easley, SC – (July 23, 2002) For the second consecutive year, Easley will be the site for the Big League World Series. The 2002 South Carolina District 1 Host Team was introduced Monday morning at J. B. “Red” Owens Recreation Complex in Easley. More...

Easley getting ready for return of Big League World Series
Easley, SC – (July 17, 2002) Easley's baseball stadium waits like a boy in a barbershop, up next for a neat one-inch summer buzz cut to look sharp for America's best teen-aged players and 8,000 spectators returning Aug. 3 with Big League World Series. More...

Big Leaguers To Fill Southern Wesleyan Campus Again
Central, S.C. (July 3, 2002) – Summertime is often the season for many to enjoy some of America’s strongest traditions—fried chicken, lemonade on the back porch, apple pies, picnics, and of course, America’s favorite past-time, baseball. But in August, the campus of Southern Wesleyan University will see the game transformed from American tradition into an international event.