At the 46 ^th annual Telly Awards , Little League ® International’s video storytelling efforts earned a pair of awards – a Silver Telly for its storying showcasing the special meaning behind the retired jersey number 11 and a Gold Telly for its feature on the full-circle moments experienced by a pair of volunteer coaches at the 2024 Little League Softball ® World Series (LLSWS), Presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods.   

Established in 1979, the Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and are voted on by the Telly Awards Judging Council each year. Below are the two videos that earned recognition for the 2025 Telly Awards:  

Gold Telly – General: Sports  

Playing on the biggest stage in youth sports as a kid is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but getting to coach your child to the same level is a full-circle moment. This video highlights two volunteer coaches who both competed in a Little League World Series tournament – Tina Madison (Mid-Atlantic Region), who played in the 1995 LLSWS, and Craig Stinson (New England Region), who played in the 1996 Little League Baseball World Series – as they reflect on their memories from their own playing days and express what it means to coach their daughters in the 2024 LLSWS.   

Silver Telly – General: Sports    

On September 11, 2011, at just 22 years old, Michael Cammarata ran into the World Trade Center as a sworn-in New York firefighter, saving countless lives before he was reported missing. A decade before the date of the attack, Cammarata wore No. 11 while playing right field in the 1991 Little League Baseball ® World Series as a South Shore (N.Y.) Little Leaguer, coincidentally listing his name as “Cammarata 9/11” in the scorebook for his position and number (currently on display in the Sixth Inning of the World of Little League ® Museum ). With No. 11 now the only number retired at the LLBWS, as well as the East Region, this video shares the story of why the number means so much to Little Leaguers ® across the world, including 2024 LLBWS Mid-Atlantic Region participant, Tyler Neeld, his father, and great-grandfather.  

Many of the features that have received Telly Awards were produced in coordination with the Philadelphia-based video production company, 20/20 Visual Media.  

Little League International has received nine other Telly Awards for its storytelling efforts since 2018, including its first gold award in 2023:   

2018 – Silver : Non-Broadcast/General-Documentary: Individual ( Omar Romero, La Bujia )  

2020 – Silver : Non-Broadcast/Non-Profit Category ( Parkland Community Continues to Heal )  

2020 – Silver : Social Video Series/Sports and Leisure ( Girls with Game Social Video Campaign )  

2020 – Bronze : Non-Broadcast/Sports ( How Baseball Bonds and Inspires the Louque Brothers )  

2023 – Gold : Series: Sports and Leisure ( Girls with Game Initiative )  

2023 – Silver : General: Motivational ( Story of Josiah Porter )  

2023 – Silver : Series: Non-Scripted ( World Series Expansion )  

2024 – Silver : General: Live Events and Experiences ( Experience the Little League Baseball World Series )   

2024 – Bronze : General: Sports ( Cuba’s First Time at the LLBWS )   

To learn more about the video storytelling efforts of Little League Baseball and Softball, and to check out all the great features that have been put together over the years, visit LittleLeague.org/Videos. 

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