Monday, August 31, 2026
photos courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball, except as credited
Penn College was well-represented at the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series, which attracted hundreds of thousands of fans to the Little League International Complex in South Williamsport over the past 13 days. Students, alumni and employees held key roles feeding teams, keeping spectators safe, and making the place look great.
Trinity Willoughby began work as a landscaping and sports turf technician for Little League International in February, shortly after completing a Penn College degree in landscape/plant production technology in December 2025. Willoughby is responsible for the beautification and upkeep, care, maintenance and improvement of landscaped grounds at Little League International, and she assists with the care of the baseball fields.
Trinity Willoughby
Thirteen Penn College paramedic students altogether spent more than 200 hours at Little League providing urgent care for the thousands of spectators who attended the games. They worked under the guidance of paramedics from Susquehanna Regional Emergency Medical Services, many of whom graduated from Penn College’s paramedic programs.
Paramedic students Douglas Forman Stewart (left) and Noah Shreck.
Stewart and Shreck are joined by several Penn College paramedic program graduates, including SREMS Assistant Chief Tim Weaver ’11 (left); Capt. Tamara Ings ’07 (third from left); and paramedic Allyson Swartz ’21 (second from right).
The School of Business, Arts & Sciences culinary team fed the series’ 20 participating teams three meals a day, beginning several days before the series. That adds up to 1,200 guests a day when all the teams are present.
Human services & restorative justice instructor Sue M. Alberti caught up with three students working at the series: Madison E. Beasley, of Avis, worked part time at the Little League Flagship Store, while Gigi R. Parlante, of Williamsport, and Eliza M. Newcomer, of Newell, helped to keep the community safe as part-time members of the security team. All three are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in human services & restorative justice. (Photo provided.)
From left: Madison E. Beasley, Gigi R. Parlante and Eliza M. Newcomer. (Photo provided.)
While we didn’t capture their faces, the work of Little League creative director Amanda Cropper-Rose ’12 and graphic designer Danielle Gannon ’22, both graduates of Penn College, was seen throughout the complex: in logos, programs, signage, environmental graphics and more.
Back on campus, Penn College baseball players teamed up with the Global Cuisine & Connections class to serve a picnic dinner to the teams participating in the Aug. 29 Little League Challenger Division Exhibition Game at Volunteer Stadium. Providing color commentary for WVIA television's airing of the game between the Berwyn Paoli Area Little League team from Pennsylvania and the East County Little League team from California was Penn College writer/video producer Tom Speicher, who also served throughout the series as the “man in the crowd” reporter for WRAK Radio. Retired business faculty member Steven Moff has played an important volunteer role in bringing Little League Challenger Division teams to Williamsport each year, as has alumnus Sam Ranck, Little League senior director of strategy and development. Ranck earned degrees in business management and business administration in 2006.
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