Taylor North's run was built on pitching, with a big assist from a former first-round pick

Detroit News’ Tony Paul covers the historic Taylor North World Series Champions and DVS Baseball’s impact on the organization here: Taylor North's Run was built on pitching, but with a big assist from a former first-round pick

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“Taylor North's run to the state's second Little League World Series championship wasn't built on orange slices and ice cream. It was built on pitching — more accurately, pitching depth.

While many Little League teams rely on one ace, Taylor North had multiple No. 1s, a key workaround to Little League's pitch counts that too often make key pitchers ineligible to pitch in the biggest games. For instance, South Dakota and Hawaii last week in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. […]

That's when six of Taylor North's players — and eight of the players from the Taylor Made travel team; Taylor has taken the unusual but forward-thinking step of offering kids the chance to play Little League and travel baseball — began working with Delivery Value System, a company founded in 2014 by Justin Orenduff, a former first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers.”

Per the Detroit Free Press, “Taylor North's Little League World Series championship to be celebrated with parade. The parade starts at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Taylor Recreation Center, 22805 Goddard, and will head down Goddard to Pardee, and then to Heritage Park. It's a similar route to the Taylor Winterfest parade.” More information can also be found on the Taylor North Little League’s Facebook page.