Kinley Rasmus’ Little League World Series is over, but her legacy will live on
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Kinley Rasmus, a 12-year-old two-way player from Phenix City, Alabama, concluded her 2026 Little League Baseball World Series run after her team was eliminated in the U.S. Elimination Bracket Semifinal.
- Over five games, Rasmus pitched twice with 14 strikeouts and led her team's offense with five hits and three RBIs, tying the record for most strikeouts by a girl and setting the record for most hits by a girl in the tournament.
- Rasmus became the 25th girl to play and the ninth to pitch in the tournament's 79-year history, surpassing previous female players with her dominant performance.
- Coming from a baseball family, her father Cory and uncle Colby both played in Major League Baseball, and her grandfather coached a Phenix City team that reached the LLBWS final in 1999.
- Kinley Rasmus’ achievements have set new standards for female players in the LLBWS, establishing records that will inspire and challenge future girls competing in the tournament.
