Jacob Black - It
is with a heavy heart, that we announce that Jacob Black passed away at
the age of 28, in November 2023. Jake was on the 2008 MCLL White Sox
Majors team that went 38-0. He was on the 12U All Stars Team that went
to the Little League World Series in 2008, a once in a lifetime
opportunity that he cherished forever. Jake is remembered for his
glowing personality, and always making his teammates laugh. Jake
graduated from Jackson High School. Thank you for making history
teammate, we miss you.
Donations can be made to our Memorial Scholarship Fund in Jake's honor.
We will also honor Jake during the 2024 Spring Season. Details will be announced soon.
MCLL team that played
in the 2008 Little League World Series. Front row, from left, Jake
Black, Duncan Bartok, K.J. Neaville, Derrick Mahlum, Daniel Jang, Dan
Kingma and Casey Dawes. Back row, from left, coach Gary Dawes, Joakim
Soderqvist, Alec Kisena, J.D. Wiggins, manager Scott Mahlum, Jason Todd,
Alex Jondai, Alek Baumgartner and coach Brian Jang.
Learn more about the history of MCLL and the 2008 Little League World Series.