All-American Girls Professional Baseball League plate, closer even than in regulation softball and much closer than the baseball distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. Pitchers threw underhand windmill, like in softball, and the distance between bases was 65 feet, five feet longer than in softball but 25 feet shorter than in baseball. Major similarities between the AAGPBL and baseball included nine player teams and the use of a pitcher's mound (softball pitchers throw from flat ground). By 1948 the ball had shrunk to 10 3/8 inches, overhand pitching was allowed, and the mound was moved back to 50 feet. Over the history of the league,
Little League Baseball advances to the Sunday final. 2012: 2013: 2014: 2018: Little League changes its age rules, moving the birthday deadline from May 1st back to August 31st. This allows 13-year-olds to play Majors level this year against 11-year-olds but those 11-year-olds born between May and August will be robbed of their ability to play next year. The national regions represented in the annual Little League Baseball World Series are: The international regions are: The best-known event on the Little League Baseball and Softball calendar is the annual Little League Baseball World Series, which is held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.