Ross McGinnis to be Inducted into
Little League Hall of Excellence

A western Pennsylvania soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of four comrades in Iraq will be inducted into the Little League Museum Hall of Excellence at this year's Little League World Series.

19-year-old Army Pfc. Ross McGinnnis of Knox died in 2006 after he dove on top of a grenade that had been thrown through the gunner's hatch of a Humvee on patrol outside of Baghdad.

Little League president Stephen Keener calls McGinnis a true hero. McGinnis played second base and the outfield for six years in Little League.

His mother, Romayne, says baseball taught her son teamwork and a commitment to achieving common goals.

For more on this story go to LittleLeague.org.

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