Tomorrow Makers are in action at the Little League World Series
Monday, August 18, 2025
photos by Alexandra Butler, photographer/photo editor, except as credited
As part of a partnership that dates to the excavation of Lamade Stadium in 1959, the Little League Baseball World Series yields hands-on learning activities for Penn College students.
During the series’ first four days, Penn College and Little League International photographers captured paramedic students serving shifts with professionals from Susquehanna Regional Emergency Medical Services and UPMC Emergency Medicine; students and staff from the Penn College School of Business, Arts & Sciences’ Le Jeune Chef Restaurant serving dinner to the 400 competing players and coaches; and Penn College President Michael J. Reed throwing out the first pitch during the dedication of a metal sculpture crafted by students and faculty.
Classes frequently visit local Little Leagues, as well, lending their skills to help maintain facilities.
Little League President and CEO Patrick Wilson joins faculty and a few of the 70 students responsible for crafting a 7-foot stainless steel globe that stands just outside the entrance to Volunteer Stadium at the Little League International Complex. From left: Craig A. Miller, assistant professor of engineering design technology; Joanna K. Flynn, vice president for academic affairs and provost; student Clayton J. Fegley, of McClure; Daniel Ravizza, instructor of CNC machining and automation; students Luke F. Rubeo, of Doylestown, and Joey D. Fuhrman, of Hanover; Penn College President Michael J. Reed; Wilson; students Katelyn A. Zuba, of Parkesburg, and Alaina S. Myers, of Hanover; Michael R. Allen, instructor of welding; and Roy H. Klinger, instructor of collision repair. All four students are majoring in welding & fabrication engineering technology.
The contingent is recognized on the field at Little League International’s Volunteer Stadium.
Penn College President Michael J. Reed throws the first pitch to Puerto Rico’s Yabdiel Laboy Velazquez before Saturday night’s game between Puerto Rico and Mexico. Backing Reed are students and faculty who helped to shape the globe sculpture.
The Penn College-crafted sculpture.
Reed signs the ball he pitched ...
... and gives it to Allen as a memento.
Three of the 16 paramedic students taking on shifts during the Little League World Series (from left): Alicia R. Freeman, of Ulysses; Logan Deats, of Dallas; and Colleen Haas, of South Williamsport. Under the guidance of professional paramedics, the students respond to calls for urgent and emergency medical assistance among the tens of thousands of spectators who attend the games.
Baking & pastry arts student Steven R. Penley, of Chambersburg, staffs a fryer in the kitchen of Little League’s International Grove, where the teams competing in the Little League Baseball World Series stay. (Photo courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball)
Applied management and baking & pastry arts student Ally A. Colon (left), of Philadelphia, joins Meesh Tarsa, waitstaff for Le Jeune Chef, in serving the young athletes. (Photo courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball)
Le Jeune Chef Restaurant’s Andrea N. Breon, coordinator of restaurant operations/maitre d’hotel, and Patrick E. Hufnagle, pastry chef, serve teriyaki chicken to the players. (Photo courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball)