The Phenix City Little League All Stars 12-Youth team, made up of 11 boys and one girl, captured the hearts of Alabama and America as they slugged their way into Little League history in August.
The team has a special connection to Alabama’s electric cooperatives: Twelve-year-old second baseman Casen Smith, number 13, is the son of Chad Smith, safety specialist for the Alabama Rural Electric Association (which publishes Alabama Living). Most of the team has played together since they were 6 and 7 years old.
“They loved every minute of it,” says Smith, who traveled to Williamsport, Pa., with his wife Lindsay, their younger son Cullen, 9, and their extended family, to watch all the games. The team won the Southeast Regional title, advancing them to the Little League World Series as Alabama’s team…