It was 25 seasons ago that the Long Beach Little Leaguers won the World Series.<\/p>\n
Their 1993 championship followed their Little League World Series title in 1992\u2014no American team before or since has won consecutive titles.\u00a0The team was led by Sean Burroughs then, possibly the top pitcher in Little League history. He is the only US player to have thrown back-to-back no-hitters and he also hit three home runs in the championship game.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week Burroughs said that his team knew they would win the 1993 series.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t cocky,” Burroughs said. “We were just confident in ourselves. We had one goal and we planned to win every game. The baseball lessons I learned carried over to middle school, high school and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burroughs learned his skills at Stearns Championship Park, playing on the same fields where his dad Jeff Burroughs honed his baseball skills; they both went on to play in the major leagues.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Long Beach Little League opened their season on those fields.\u00a0League president Steve Klaus said there are 55 teams with 532 players split between five leagues\u2014from tee-ball to the major division. More than 100 adults volunteer.<\/p>\n
Some of the people who were a part of those teams in 1992 and 1993 are still volunteering with the Long Beach Little League.\u00a0Bill Marshall was president of Long Beach Little League back then. On Saturday he umpired the first game of the season.\u00a0Steve Warshaurer, 76, was on the coaching staff of the 1992 team. Now he\u2019s the skipper of the Minor B Angels.<\/p>\n
Burroughs has an 18-month-old son named Knox, now. Not surprisingly he has a rifle arm.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe picks up everything and throws it; hard balls, softballs, juice cups, dishes, rocks. He\u2019s already broken one window,\u201d Burroughs said. “He\u2019s quite a handful. I guess the apple doesn\u2019t fall too far from the tree.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it does, the kid will probably pick it up and throw it.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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