OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF
COMPTON LITTLE LEAGUE
ABOUT COMPTON LITTLE LEAGUE
A Proud Legacy. A New Generation.
A League Built for Compton.
COMPTON LITTLE LEAGUE TODAY
Rooted in Compton. Built for the Next Generation.
Compton Little League is a community-based youth baseball and softball program created to give Compton’s young athletes a place to learn the game, develop their skills, compete, build friendships and grow through teamwork.
As a chartered member of Little League® International, operating within California District 37 and the Little League West Region, CLL is part of the world’s largest organized youth sports program while remaining firmly rooted in the community it serves.
Today’s Compton Little League carries forward a proud local baseball tradition while building a modern, well-organized program for a new generation of players and families. Supported by coaches, volunteers, parents and community partners, the League is being built not simply for one season, but as a lasting youth institution for Compton.
Our history gives us something to be proud of. Our young people give us a reason to build for the future.
OUR STORY
Generations of Baseball. A Legacy Worth Continuing.
Organized youth baseball has deep roots in Compton. Records trace organized programs in the city to the 1950s, with Compton Little League documented by 1960. Through the decades that followed, neighborhood leagues and park-based programs became an important part of community life, giving generations of young players a place to learn and compete.
Compton teams also built an impressive competitive tradition. Programs including Compton Western, Victory Park and Compton American captured numerous district championships from the 1950s through the 1990s, with Compton players advancing beyond local competition and helping establish the city's reputation for developing exceptional baseball talent.
That tradition produced players who reached the highest levels of the game. Reggie Smith, Roy White and Lonnie Smith are among the Major League players whose baseball journeys included Compton Little League and its neighborhood programs. Other Compton players continued their careers through prominent college baseball programs, extending the community's influence well beyond its local fields.
Like many longstanding community programs, Compton Little League experienced periods of reorganization and inactivity. The earlier program closed around 2000–2001, followed by a revival in 2009 and additional years of competitive activity. The League's last recorded activity was in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic that followed further disrupted organized youth sports and contributed to the program remaining dormant in the years that followed.
The League's current revival begins a new chapter in that history. Compton Little League is returning not simply to recreate the past, but to carry its best traditions forward—giving today's children the same opportunity to discover the game, represent their community and create a history of their own.
Compton has already built a remarkable baseball legacy. Now a new generation gets its turn.
TEAM SPONSORSHIPS
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
Returning Little League Baseball and Softball to Compton
Compton Little League has entered a new era with the reestablishment of an organized Little League program serving the children and families of the community.
The revival has been driven by experienced Compton coaches and community leaders, with the Compton Chamber of Commerce playing a central role in helping organize, coordinate and move the effort forward. Working alongside League leadership, the Chamber has helped bring together the relationships, resources, administrative support and public outreach necessary to turn the goal of restoring Compton Little League into an operating organization. Through its Digital Communications Director, the Chamber has also provided the website development, digital platform design and technical coordination needed to establish CLL's new online presence and prepare the League's registration, information and administrative systems for its return.
The revived League is chartered through Little League® International and operates within California District 37 and the Little League West Region. Its approved league boundary establishes the geographic area CLL serves and provides the foundation for player eligibility through residence or school attendance.
Rebuilding the League extends far beyond putting teams on the field. CLL is establishing the organizational structure, registration systems, volunteer and player-safety requirements, coaching and umpire development, community partnerships and other resources necessary to operate a responsible and sustainable youth baseball and softball program.
The goal is not simply to bring Compton Little League back for a season. It is to build an organization capable of serving Compton's young athletes and families year after year.
A proud name has returned. Now the work is to build a League worthy of carrying it forward.
OUR LEAGUE BOUNDARY
Know Your League. Know Where You Play.
Compton Little League operates within California District 37 and serves a geographic area approved by Little League® International’s West Region.
The League boundary is used to determine residence- or school-based eligibility for players League Age 8–16, subject to applicable Little League® exceptions. Players League Age 4–7 may register with Compton Little League regardless of where they live or attend school. Families can review eligibility requirements, required documentation and League Age information on our League Age & Eligibility page.
The official Compton Little League boundary map, as approved by Little League® International’s West Region, will be published here once received.
OUR PLAYING FIELDS
Where the Game Comes to Life
Compton Little League will conduct practices, games and League activities at City of Compton park and recreation facilities assigned for League use.
Field locations and their availability are being coordinated with the City of Compton Parks and Recreation Department. Once official field allocations are received, this section will provide participating families with the approved playing locations and relevant field information.
OUR ORGANIZATION
Built on a Strong Foundation
Compton Little League, Inc. is organized as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, incorporated on June 17, 2026, to support the operation and long-term development of youth baseball and softball in the Compton community.
The incorporated organization provides the legal and organizational foundation for the revived League, including its governance, administration, financial responsibilities and ongoing operation.
Compton Little League is governed by a Board of Directors and supported by coaches, umpires, volunteers, families and community partners who contribute to the operation and continued growth of the program.
As the League develops, this organizational structure is intended to provide continuity beyond any individual season or group of volunteers—helping ensure that Compton Little League remains a stable and sustainable community institution for future generations.
A strong League begins with a strong foundation—built to serve Compton's young people for years to come.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leadership Committed to Compton’s Young Athletes
Compton Little League is governed by a Board of Directors responsible for providing leadership, oversight and continuity as the League enters its new era. The Board brings together longtime youth baseball experience and community leadership with a shared commitment to building a strong, well-organized and sustainable program for Compton’s children and families.
Steve “Coach Mo” Morrison
President
Email: smorrison@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (310) 930-8669
Gerald “Coach G” Pickens
Board Member
Email: comptonbats@aol.com
Phone: (310) 901-1153
Frank “Coach Jamerson”
Board Member
Email: drjamerson26@pacbell.net
Phone: (323) 687-8803
Dr. Lestean M. Johnson
Board Member
Email: cptchamber@aol.com
Phone: (310) 801-1490
BUILT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Compton Little League's history is worth celebrating, but the purpose of bringing the League back is ultimately about the young people who will take the field today and in the years ahead.
The League is being built as a place where children can learn baseball and softball, develop their abilities, experience teamwork and competition, build friendships and gain the confidence that comes from working toward a common goal. Some may carry the game into high school, college or beyond. For others, the lasting value will be the lessons, relationships and memories they take with them.
Our responsibility is to provide the organization, leadership and community support that allow those experiences to happen—not simply for one season, but season after season and generation after generation.
Compton has already produced champions, accomplished players, dedicated coaches and generations of families who made youth baseball part of the city's story.
Now it is time for a new generation to write its chapter.