Editing Kirkland, Washington (section)

===Little League===
Kirkland has two Little Leagues: Kirkland American Little League and Kirkland National Little League. Kirkland National won the 1982 [[Little League World Series]] championship; they defeated a team from Taiwan 6–0 on August 28, 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/year/1982.htm|title=1982 Little League history|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712094508/http://www.littleleague.org/series/history/year/1982.htm|archive-date=July 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1982 victory was subject of the [[ESPN]] ''[[30 for 30]]'' documentary ''Little Big Men''. It also was the home to Little League's 1992 Big League Softball World Series Champions representing the Eastside District Nine Leagues.

The Kirkland Baseball Commission provides recreational baseball for players ages 13–18. It is affiliated with the national [[PONY Baseball and Softball|Pony Baseball]] organization.

Since 1999, Kirkland has been the home of the [[Junior League World Series (softball)|Little League Junior Softball World Series]], which is held each August at Everest Park.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2014-07-11 |title=Kirkland secures host team duties at Junior Softball World Series for third year in a row |url=https://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/kirkland-secures-host-team-duties-at-junior-softball-world-series-for-third-year-in-a-row/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Kirkland Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>