2022 Little League®
Intermediate World Series
July 31 - August 7
lliws.info -
Photos and Information
This is an Unofficial, but very informative website. The Official
LLIWS site can be found here
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eLivermore.com - By Bill Nale |
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2022 Little League®
Intermediate World Series |
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Additional Pages Covering All Years |
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Dates for the 2023 through 2025 World Series
have been announced. July 30 to Aug 6, 2023 July 28 to Aug 4, 2024 July 27 to Aug 3, 2025 Sunday to Sunday in all cases See press release
Photo Slideshows
(includes all 23 games): |
2022 LLIWS Photo Video 2022 LLIWS Photo Site (over 15,000 photos)
APVisions individual and team
photos (taken at the hotel) |
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The Little League® Intermediate World Series
is the most exciting of the 7 Little League World Series to
watch. The Intermediate Division consists of ages 11
to 13, but will mostly be 13 year olds. This is one of 4 Little League Baseball World Series and 3 Little League Girl's Softball World Series. Note that the more well known Little League® World Series is the "Majors" (up through 12 year olds) World Series held in Williamsport, PA in late August.
Temperature and wind speed from the
Weather in 2022:
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News and Updates: |
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| 11/12/2021 | Little League announced dates for WS through 2024. | ||
| 4/26/2022 |
Little League World Series Set to Return with Full Participant Field and Fans at all Divisions of Play |
7/21/2022 | Highlander Youth Recreation Little League, Georgetown, Indiana wins the Central Region |
| 5/9/2022 | Umpires for all World Series announced. LLIWS umpires are listed below. | 7/24/2022 |
Fort Lauderdale Little League wins the Southeast Region |
| 5/18/2022 | Regions were selected by random draw for the bracket (see schedule) | 7/26/2022 |
Toms River East Little League wins the East Region |
| 5/25/2022 | Wanneroo Giants (Australia) are the first team to qualify for the 2022 LLIWS. Occurred 5/26/2022 Australia time. | 7/27/2022 |
Needville Little League, Needville, Texas wins the Southwest Region. |
| 6/23/2022 | Danville Little League wins the CA57 (Host) region. | 7/27/2022 |
Diamond Baseball Little League, Mirabel, Quebec |
| 6/25/2022 | LARPD holds Movie Night on MB1 (The Sandlot). See Photos Here | 7/28/2022 |
Central East Maui Little League, Wailuku, Hawaii win the West Region |
| 7/1/2022 | West Seoul Little League, South Korea wins Asia-Pacific Region | 7/31/2022 |
ESPN+ and Photo links added to Chronological Game Schedule. |
| 7/2/2022 | Pabao LL, Willemstad, Curaçao wins the Latin America Region. | 8/7/2022 |
Danville Little League (Host) wins the 2022 LLIWS |
| 7/16/2022 | Kennemerland Little League, Haarlem, Netherlands wins the Europe-Africa Region. | 8/12/2022 |
Game photos are all up now. Still some general photos to work on!! |
Teams
See Teams for ALL years on
one page
"photos" links go to my photos of the game.
"gc" links go to the Gamechanger
scoring for the game.
Team schedules are dependent on each game's results. A team's next game is
not known until the current game completes. See the Bracket below.
Regions were picked randomly for the bracket on May 18.
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| Region | Team links to go team photos |
Time Zone |
Record |
Total |
Home Runs |
Team Size |
Day 1 Sun 7/31 |
Day 2 Mon 8/1 |
Day 3 Tues 8/2 |
Day 4 Wed 8/3 |
Day 5 Thurs 8/4 |
Day 7 Sat 8/6 |
Day 8 Sun 8/7 |
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E |
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| Central |
Highlander Youth Recreation Little League, |
EDT -4 (+3) |
1-2 |
8 |
15 |
4 |
0 | 13 |
G8 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Southwest W 2-1 (10 inn) photos - gc |
G16 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. CA57 L 2-8 photos - gc |
G18 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. West L 4-7 photos - gc |
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CA 57 (host) |
Danville Little League Danville, CA World Champions |
PDT |
4-0 |
31 |
44 |
1 |
2 | 14 |
G6 - 12:00 vs. West W 13-0 photos - gc |
G16 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Central W 8-2 photos - gc |
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G20 - 17:00 (5pm) vs. West W 5-0 photos - gc |
G21 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Asia-Pacific W 5-2 photos - gc |
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| East |
Toms River East Little League Toms River, New Jersey |
EDT -4 (+3) |
1-2 |
22 |
32 |
6 |
1 | 9 |
G2 - 12:00 vs. West L 10-11 photos - gc |
G10 - 12:00 vs. Southwest W 11-10 photos - gc |
G14 - 12:00 vs. West L 1-11 photos - gc |
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| Southeast |
Fort Lauderdale
Little League Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
EDT -4 (+3) |
0-3 |
12 |
17 |
8 |
1 | 13 |
G4 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Southwest L 4-6 photos - gc |
G12 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. West L 0-10 photos - gc |
Game B - 12:00 vs. Europe-Africa L 8-9 photos - gc |
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| Southwest |
Needville Little League Needville, Texas |
CDT -5 (+2) |
2-2 |
24 |
39 |
5 |
1 | 13 |
G4 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Southeast W 6-4 photos - gc |
G8 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Central L 1-2 (10 inn) photos - gc |
G10 - 12:00 vs. East L 10-11 photos - gc |
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Game A - 09:00 vs. Australia W 7-1 photos - gc |
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| West |
Central East Maui Little League Wailuku, Hawaii |
HST -10 (-3) |
4-2 |
39 |
65 |
5 |
2 |
13 |
G2 - 12:00 vs. East W 11-10 photos - gc |
G6 - 12:00 vs. CA57 L 0-13 photos - gc |
G12 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Southeast W 10-0 photos - gc |
G14 - 12:00 vs. East W 11-1 photos - gc |
G18 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. Central W 7-4 photos - gc |
G20 - 17:00 (5pm) vs. CA57 L 0-5 photos - gc |
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| Region | Team | Time Zone |
Record |
Total |
Home Runs |
Team Size |
Day 1 Sun 7/31 |
Day 2 Mon 8/1 |
Day 3 Tues 8/2 |
Day 4 Wed 8/3 |
Day 5 Thurs 8/4 |
Day 7 Sat 8/6 |
Day 8 Sun 8/7 |
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Asia- Pacific |
West Seoul Little League Seoul, South Korea International Champions |
KST +9 (+16) |
4-1 |
41 |
47 |
3 |
6 | 14 |
G1 - 09:00 am vs. Canada W 15-0 photos - gc |
G5 - 09:00 an vs. Latin America W 7-0 photos - gc |
G15 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Puerto Rico W 5-3 photos - gc |
G19 - 14:00 (2pm) vs. Puerto Rico W 12-4 photos - gc |
G21 - 18:00 (6pm) vs. CA57 L 2-5 photos - gc |
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| Australia |
Wanneroo
Little League Wanneroo, Western Australia |
AWST +8 +15 |
0-3 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
0 | 13 |
G3 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Europe Africa L 7-9 photos - gc |
G11 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Latin America L 0-13 photos - gc |
Game A - 09:00 am vs. Southwest L 1-7 photos - gc |
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| Canada |
Diamond Baseball Little League Mirabel, Quebec |
EDT -4 (+3) |
2-2 |
24 |
45 |
8 |
3 | 13 |
G1 - 09:00 am vs. Asia-Pacific L 0-15 photos - gc |
G9 - 9:00 am vs. Europe-Africa W 10-3 photos - gc |
G13 - 09:00 am vs. Latin America W 7-6 photos - gc |
G17 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Puerto-Rico L 7-9 photos - gc |
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Europe- Africa |
Kennemerland Little League Haarlem, Netherlands |
CEST +2 (+9) |
2-2 |
33 |
49 |
10 |
0 | 13 |
G3 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Australia W 9-7 photos - gc |
G7 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Puerto Rico L 10-20 photos - gc |
G9 - 9:00 am vs. Canada L 5-10 photos - gc |
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Game B - 12:00pm vs. Southeast W 9-8 photos - gc |
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Latin America |
Pabao Llittle League Willemstad, Curaçao |
AST -4 (+3) |
1-2 |
19 |
25 |
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2 | 14 |
G5 - 09:00 am vs. Asia-Pacific L 0-7 photos - gc |
G11 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Australia W 13-0 photos - gc |
G13 - 09:00 am vs. Canada L 6-7 photos - gc |
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| Puerto Rico |
Caguas Little League Caguas, Puerto Rico |
AST -4 (+3) |
2-2 |
36 |
38 |
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3 | 14 |
G7 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Europe-Africa W 20-10 photos - gc |
G15 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Asia-Pacific L 3-5 photos - gc |
G17 - 15:00 (3pm) vs. Canada W 9-7 photos - gc |
G19 - 14:00 (2pm) vs. Asia-Pacific L 4-12 photos - gc |
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Time Zone: Links to go Wikipedia page.
First number is vs. UTC. 2nd number is vs. PDT (Livermore). In both
cases, it is as of the time of the games (Daylight Saving wise)
Example: Wanneroo, Australia is 15 hours ahead of Livermore. A 3pm game in
Livermore is 6am the following day in Wanneroo.
"photos" links go to my photos of the game.
Blank cells means the team did not play that day. Light grey cells are
consolation games (team is already eliminated). Darker grey cells indicate
the team has played its last game.
All teams play a minimum of 3 games. In some cases
the 3rd game is a "Goodwill" game.
It is possible for a team to play all 7 days, but it has not happened yet.
Through 2022, 7 teams have played 6 of the 7 days.
No team is scheduled to play more than one game per day.
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Chronological Game Schedule
See Game Schedules for ALL
years on one page
Regions were picked randomly for the bracket on May 18.
The
Home Team is determined by a coin toss prior to the game.
Gamechanger Box Scores
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R |
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PA | Teams (winner in bold) |
Photo Link |
highlight videos |
Game Cngr Link |
Date/Time | First Pitch Time |
Last Play Time |
Game Length h:mm |
Actual Innings * |
Game Type |
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15 |
15 |
0 |
31 18 |
Asia Pacific @ |
photo | 1 |
Sun, July 31, 09:00 am |
9:05 | 10:56 | 1:51 | 4 |
International Opening Round |
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10 |
18 |
1 |
39 39 |
East @ |
photo | 2 |
Sun, July 31, 12:00 pm |
12:01 | 3:03 | 3:02 | 7 (6.5) |
US Opening Round |
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7 |
12 |
1 |
35 34 |
Australia @ |
photo | 3 |
Sun, July 31, 15:00 (3pm) |
4:05 | 6:42 | 2:37 | 7 (6.5) |
International Opening Round |
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6 |
10 |
0 |
32 33 |
Southwest @ |
photo | 4 |
Sun, July 31, 18:00 (6pm) |
7:27 | 9:51 | 2:24 | 7 |
US Opening Round |
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7 |
10 |
1 |
33 26 |
Asia-Pacific @ |
photo | 5 |
Mon, Aug 1, 09:00 am |
9:05 | 11:36 | 2:31 | 7 |
International Winners Bracket Game |
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0 |
6 |
0 |
20 33 |
West @ |
photo | 6 |
Mon, Aug 1, 12:00 pm |
12:33 | 2:14 | 1:41 | 5 (4.5) |
US Winners Bracket Game |
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10 |
12 |
5 |
36 37 |
Europe-Africa @ |
photo | 7 |
Mon, Aug 1, 15:00 (3pm |
3:16 | 6:05 | 2:49 | 5 (4.7) |
International Winners Bracket Game |
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1 |
6 |
2 |
40 29 |
Southwest @ |
photo | 8 |
Mon, Aug 1, 18:00 (6pm) |
6:58 | 9:25 | 2:27 | 10 (9.6) |
US Winners Bracket Game |
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10 |
20 |
2 |
39 38 |
Canada @ |
photo | 9 |
Tues, Aug 2, 09:00 am |
9:02 | 11:42 | 2:40 | 7 |
International Elimination Game |
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10 |
10 |
3 |
37 38 |
Southwest @ |
photo | video | 10 |
Tues, Aug 2, 12:00 pm |
12:50 | 3:44 | 2:54 | 7 (6.5) |
US Elimination Game |
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13 |
13 |
1 |
33 21 |
Latin America @ |
photo | 11 |
Tues, Aug 2, 15:00 (3pm |
4:36 | 6:25 | 1:49 | 5 |
International Elimination Game |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
23 36 |
Southeast @ |
photo | 12 |
Tues, Aug 2, 18:00 (6pm) |
7:18 | 9:16 | 1:58 | 6 (5.9) |
US Elimination Game |
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6 |
10 |
1 |
36 35 |
Latin America @ |
photo | 13 |
Wed, Aug 3, 09:00 am |
9:02 | 11:54 | 2:52 | 9 (8.6) |
International Elimination Game |
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1 |
5 |
3 |
24 33 |
East @ |
photo | 14 |
Wed, Aug 3, 12:00 pm |
1:03 | 3:05 | 2:02 | 6 (5.6) |
US Elimination Game |
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5 |
6 |
0 |
32 29 |
Asia-Pacific vs. |
photo | 15 |
Wed, Aug 3, 15:00 (3pm |
4:10 | 6:46 | 2:36 | 7 |
International Winners Bracket Game |
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8 |
6 |
1 |
37 33 |
CA57 (host) @ |
photo | 16 |
Wed, Aug 3, 18:00 (6pm) |
7:51 | 10:13 | 2:22 | 7 |
US Winners Bracket Game |
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7 |
13 |
0 |
32 25 |
Southwest @ |
photo | A |
Thurs, Aug 4, 09:0 0am |
8:59 | 10:42 | 1:43 | 6 |
Goodwill Game (both teams are already eliminated) |
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8 |
10 |
0 |
34 33 |
Southeast @ |
photo | B |
Thurs, Aug 4, 12:00 pm |
12:00 | 1:48 | 1:48 | 7 (6.5) |
Goodwill Game (both teams are already eliminated) |
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7 |
12 |
3 |
36 34 |
Canada @ |
photo | 17 |
Thurs, Aug 4, 15:00 (3pm |
3:04 | 5:26 | 2:22 | 7 (6.5) |
International Elimination Game |
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4 |
5 |
1 |
29 36 |
Central vs. |
photo | 18 |
Thurs, Aug 4, 18:00 (6pm) |
6:34 | 8:42 | 2:08 | 7 (6.5) |
US Elimination Game |
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12 4 |
10 8 |
0 3 |
37 34 |
Asia-Pacific @ |
photo | 19 |
Sat, Aug 6, 14:00 (2pm) |
2:05 | 5:07 | 3:02 | 7 |
International Final. Single Elimination. On ESPN+ |
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0 5 |
3 7 |
1 0 |
23 27 |
West @ |
photo | 20 |
Sat, Aug 6, 17:00 (5pm) |
6:17 | 8:16 | 1:59 | 7 (6.5) |
US Final. Single Elimination. On ESPN+ |
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2 5 |
6 10 |
2 0 |
26 31 |
Asia Pacific @ |
photo | video | 21 | Sun, Aug 7, 18:00 (6pm) | 6:06 |
8:38 8:39 |
2:32 2:33 |
7 (6.5) |
World Championship.
Single Game. Broadcast Live on ESPN2. |
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International Bracket Game |
US Bracket Game |
Goodwill or Exhibition Game |
World Championship Game |
PA = Plate Appearances. I.E. number of times batters have completed their turn at the plate by the team.
* Actual Innings column: Integer Inning
(Fractional inning if not the same)
For Fractional inning:
N (no decimal): Inning ended with final out in the bottom of the inning
(Visiting team wins)
N.5: Inning ended with final out in the top of the inning (Home team wins)
N.6: No outs in the bottom of the inning when the winning run scored (Home team
wins)
N.7: 1 out in the bottom of the inning when the winning run scored (Home team
wins)
N.9: 2 out in the bottom of the inning when the winning run scored (Home
team wins)
"winning run" could be home team going up by 1 or more runs in the bottom of the
7th or later inning, or run which causes the 10 run rule (5th or 6th inning) or
15 run rule (4th inning) to take effect.
Following the "winning run", any run that scores in the play does not count
unless the ball was hit over the fence as a home run (in which case all runs
count assuming they come around and score).
All times are PDT (Pacific Daylight time) which is UTC-7.
ESPN+ links have been removed, as they are no longer available.
There are some video links to Youtube videos of highlights of some of the games.
First Pitch Time and Last Play Time are taken from the timestamp on my
photographs, and are not official. They are extremely accurate, however.
Game length is measured from the first pitch to the last out.
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2022 Intermediate World Series Game Chart
See Game Brackets for ALL
years on one page
Last update: 8/18/2022 (fixed day of week mistake)
Note: The US and International Championship games are single elimination,
even though one of the teams enters with 1 loss and other with 0 losses.
There is NOT an "if necessary" game if the team from the elimination bracket
wins. The winner of the Championship games goes on to the finals.
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2022 Home Runs
See Home Runs for ALL
years on one page
There were 21 home runs in 2022.
Links on the player name will take you to a photo gallery for this home run.
Little League International put a
video of over 100 home runs from all of the World Series, and some regional
tournaments on their facebook site.
The home runs are in chronological order. 15 of the 21 LLIWS home runs
appear, with the time stamps listed below.
| HR # (all years) | HR# (2022) | Game | Player w/Photo link | Total Hit (on Last one) |
Uniform # | Team |
Time position in video |
Comments |
| 94 | 1 | 1 | Hyo Jun Woo | 14 | Asia Pacific | - |
Grand Slam |
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| 95 | 2 | 4 | Lucas Robbins | 1 | 15 | Southwest | 0:19 |
Provided the game winning runs |
| 96 | 3 | 7 | Arnaldo Rodriguez | 1 | 14 | Puerto Rico | 0:56 | |
| 97 | 4 | 7 | Johann Santata | 16 | Puerto Rico | 1:03 | ||
| 98 | 5 | 7 | Johann Santata | 2 | 16 | Puerto Rico | 1:10 |
His 2nd. Back to back. |
| 99 | 6 | 9 | Xavier Lefegvre | 16 | Canada | 1:30 | ||
| 100 | 7 | 10 | Jayden Luongo | 1 | 10 | East | - |
Grand Slam |
| 101 | 8 | 11 | Gilventon Josephina | 1 | 16 | Latin America | 2:17 | |
| 102 | 9 | 13 | D-Shawn Martina Casimir | 1 | 15 | Latin America | 2:27 |
2nd pitch of the game |
| 103 | 10 | 13 | Massimo Paolucci | 1 | 13 | Canada | 2:35 | |
| 104 | 11 | 14 | Jayden Perry-Waikiki | 1 | 18 | West | 2:50 | |
| 105 | 12 | 16 | Jacob Quinto | 1 | 16 | CA57 | 3:35 | |
| 106 | 13 | Con B | Tyler Burpee | 1 | 9 | Southeast | - | |
| 107 | 14 | 17 | Xavier Lefegvre | 2 | 16 | Canada | - | |
| 108 | 15 | 18 | Isaac Gosselin | 1 | 15 | West | - | |
| 109 | 16 | 19 | Min Yong Han | 17 | Asia Pacific | 4:40 | ||
| 110 | 17 | 19 | Min Yong Han | 17 | Asia Pacific | 4:46 | ||
| 111 | 18 | 19 | Min Yong Han | 17 | Asia Pacific | 4:54 |
3 in one game (2nd time this has happened). |
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| 112 | 19 | 19 | Hyo Jun Woo | 2 | 14 | Asia Pacific | - |
4th by Asia-Pacific in one game. |
| 113 | 20 | 20 | Preston Pera | 1 | 14 | CA57 | 5:37 | |
| 114 | 21 | 21 | Min Yong Han | 4 | 17 | Asia-Pacific | 6:39 |
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Umpires for 2022 Thank You Umpires!!
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Terrence Bean - Clarion, PA - East |
Mark Dieringer - Port Lavaca, TX - Southwest |
Filip Havlik - Prague, Czech Republic - Europe and Africa |
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Sean Belfry - Gansevoort, NY - East |
Todd Marr - Arlington, TX - Southwest |
Rafael Marrero-Ruiz - Mayaguiz, Puerto Rico - Latin America |
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Seddrick Dixon - Fort Pierce, FL - Southeast |
John Cleary - Moorpark, CA - West |
Jim Catania - North Vancouver, BC - Canada |
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Ucal Palmer, Jr - Austell, GA - Southeast |
Mike Ragan - Danville, CA - West |
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Chris Ekstrom - Davenport, IA - Central |
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2022 Umpire Jerseys: Black
See this page on the Little League website for the Umpire selection process. Umpires are volunteers. Starting in 2015, they receive a $400 travel stipend to help offset the costs for them to attend the World Series. They stay at the same hotel as the players.
There is an Umpire section on the Photos site for the World Series. It is organized per game. I take photos of umpires making calls throughout the World Series. These will be posted in the normal photo galleries for each game, then just the photos showing umpires will be copied to the Umpire section. This might occur slightly later, as there are only so many hours in the day.
See below for more information on the LLIWS umpires.
Intermediate
Division Basics
Note that everything written here is my understanding of the rules, and should
be considered unofficial.
| Intermediate Division Basics The information provided here is unofficial. It has been gathered from multiple sources, including the Little League Rule Book. |
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Distance between bases | 70 feet. Home to first: Measured from back of
the plate (3rd base line) to the far end of the base (see diagram below). Second base: Measured from the foul lines to the MIDDLE of the base. Home to third: Measured from back of plate (1st base line) to the far end of the base. |
| Distance, Pitchers rubber to the plate | 50 feet. Measured from the front of the pitching rubber to the back (point) of the plate. | |
| Distance to outfield fence. | 200 feet or greater is "recommended" by the rule book, but
it is almost always much further than that unless being played by younger
age groups. 13 year olds would hit far too many home runs at 200 feet.
Even with the new bats. Max Baer park is 259 feet with a 10 foot high fence. |
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| Team sizes | Typically 13 or 14 players, but can be fewer. The maximum is 14 players, one manager, and up to 2 coaches (new starting in 2019: one manager and one coach if 11 or fewer players). Some international teams will also have an interpreter. | |
| Innings played | 7. Can be as few as 4 (15 run rule) or 5 (10 run rule). Each game must have a winner, so extra innings are possible. | |
| Extra Inning Rule | Starting in the 9th inning (8th inning for Majors and below), each half inning will start with the last player scheduled to bat that half inning placed on 2nd base. An eligible substitute or special pinch runner may be inserted for the runner. This was a new tournament rule starting in 2019 (No games in the 2019 LLIWS went to the 9th inning). | |
| Age Group | 11-13 year olds. With the change in the league age cutoff dates starting in 2018 no player will be over 13 during the World Series. | |
| Max runs per inning | No limit. | |
| Leading off, stealing | Leading off and stealing are permitted. | |
| On Deck Batter | On-deck batters are allowed. A recent rule change requires them to be in the on-deck circle closest to their dugout. Previously they had been positioned behind the batter (3rd base side for a right handed batter). | |
| Substitution & Minimum Play |
There is unlimited substitution (a player may go back in after exiting
the game). Tournament play, including the World Series has different substitution rules than the regular season. The sub is "married to" another player. The two of them can be freely swapped, but not with anyone else. The starter may not re-enter the game until the sub has met the required minimum play. Note that the term "married to" is not in the rule book, but is a common method of referring to it. Minimum Play: If the team has 13 or 14 players, each player must bat at least once. If the team has 12 or fewer players, each player must play at least 6 consecutive outs in the field, and bat at least once. A substitute may not be removed from the game until he/she has met is mandatory play requirements. A starter MAY be removed before meeting minimum play, but must eventually meet the requirements. The batting rotation is 9 batters. I.E. there is no "continuous batting" order in tournament play. A team which starts the game with only 11 players may only have two coaches (including the manager) on the field. Teams which start with 12 or more players may have 3 coaches on the field. (This was new in 2019) |
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| Special Pinch Runner | One Special Pinch Runner (SPR) may be used by each team each inning,
but only 2 per game.
A Special Pinch Runner may run for another player who is on base. A
player may have an SPR run for him/her only once per game, but the same player
may be an SPR in multiple innings. The special pinch runner must not be in the
lineup at the time. A player for whom a special pinch runner is used
is not removed from the lineup, and need not have completed his/her mandatory
play requirements when he/she is run for. Tournament rules adds the 2 per game limitation that is not in the regular season rules. Note that a player may run for the player for whom he is a substitute (I.E. "married to") without it counting as a Special Pinch Runner. In this case it is simply a substitution. |
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| Pitch count limits |
13 year olds (league age) are limited to 95 pitches. 11-12 year olds
(league age) are
limited to 85 pitches. If they reach the limit during a batter, they
may finish the batter. |
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| 10 Run Rule and 15 Run Rule |
If a team is behind by 10 or more runs after they have batted in the 5th
inning the game is over. If a team achieves a 10 run lead in the bottom of the 5th or 6th inning, the game is over without finishing the inning. If a team achieves a 10 run lead in the top of the 5th, 6th, or 7th inning, the bottom of that inning is played and the game will end at the end of that inning if the lead is still 10 or more runs. New starting 2018: 15 run rule
(same as 10 run rule, but for a 15 run lead one inning earlier). Note
that this rule was used in 2018, but was not in the printed rule book until
2019. The rule was used twice during the 2018 LLIWS and once in the
2019 LLIWS. |
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Intermediate World Series
Details The information provided here is unofficial. Some of it is based on past year's details. |
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| Why the most exciting? | The Intermediate World Series is the most exciting
of the 7 Little League World Series to watch. It is the first year
that the runners can lead off the bases before the pitch, requiring the
pitchers to hold them on. At 70 feet between bases, it is far easier
to steal than in the Junior or Senior World Series which have 90 feet
between bases. Stealing is FAR from automatic, however, at this level
of play. Expect to see runners picked off at 1st, and to be thrown out
stealing. The oldest players are 13, so the kids are still kids. One year can make quite a difference from the 12 year olds in the Major's World Series, however. They can hit the ball much further. |
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| History | The Intermediate World Series started in 2013, and has always been played at Max Baer 1 field in Livermore. See "World Series stats and Information by year" for additional information. | |
| Team Accommodations | The teams stay at a hotel, and are bussed to and from the field. This includes the host team, even though in some years many of them live closer to the field than the hotel is. This provides them with the full experience. Teams may remain for the entire time, even after being eliminated. Teams are encouraged to be at the fields for other's games. | |
| Opening Ceremonies | In 2022 the Opening consisted of a banquet held at the hotel. | |
| Games | All games are played on Max Baer 1 field.
Four games per day from Sunday through Thursday. Friday is an off day.
Teams often do an activity on Friday. Saturday has the US and International Championship games, with the finals on Sunday. |
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| Tournament Format | The tournament is set up very much like the Williamsport
Tournament but with 6 teams in each bracket rather than 10
(Williamsport increased from 8 to 10 in 2022). All 4 Little League Baseball World Series and the 12 yr old Softball World Series follow this format. The Jr and Sr. Little League Softball World Series follow a Pool Play format. It is a Modified Double Elimination format. There are separate US and International brackets. Within the brackets, the tournament is double elimination up to the US and International Championship games. Those championship games will feature one team that is undefeated, and one team with one loss. A single game decides who goes on to the championship game, so it is possible for a team to be eliminated after only one loss. In the US bracket this has happened 4 of the 7 years. In 2019 it happened for the first time in the International Bracket. The final game is the World Championship between the US and International champions, and is a single game. This is the only game in competition in which US and International teams play each other. There are two consolation games which have US vs. International teams, but both teams are already eliminated prior to those games. Because there is a non-binary number of teams (not 2, 4, 8, 16....) a bracket format necessitates that some teams receive a bye at some point, which is best placed at the beginning of the tournament. With 6 US and 6 International teams, two from each will have a bye. The other 8 teams will play the four games on the first day, with the winners playing the teams with byes on the second day. The initial placement of regions on the bracket, including which teams receive a bye, is done via a random drawing held in the spring. |
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| Minimum # of games per team | All teams will play a minimum of 3 games. Some team's 3rd game may be a
"Goodwill Game", having already been eliminated. Any team losing their first two games will play a Goodwill Game. Some teams in the Goodwill Game may have already played 3 games. The way the brackets are set up, it is POSSIBLE to have no team lose both of their first two games, but that has never happened. The minimum number of games to win the World Series is 4 or 5, depending on whether the team has a bye in the first round (2 US and 2 International teams have a first round bye) |
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| Maximum # of games per team | It is possible for a team to play all 7 days of
play. This would happen if a team wins on Sunday, loses their second
game on Monday, then wins through to get to the Championship game. Teams with
a Sunday bye could play a maximum of 6 games by losing their first game and
winning through to the Championship game. So far the maximum a team has played is 6 games. This has happened 7 times. Prior to 2018, International teams could play a maximum of 6 games (5 in 2013) due to one less team in that group (2 less in 2013). In 2015 one team played 6 games in a row, just barely losing the US championship game which would have had them play all 7 days. The winning team in 2016 played 6 games, after having a bye the first day. Depth of the pitching staff can become very important. Livermore Baseball played 6 games in 2018, losing their first game, then winning 4 straight to get to the World Championship game. In 2022 the West team played 6 games in a row, losing the US Championship game. No team is scheduled to play more than one game per day. Postponements or suspended games could alter this. There have been no postponed or suspended games in the Intermediate World Series so far. Rain in July/August is EXTREMELY rare, and minimal when it does happen. One game had a small amount of rain following the final game of the day. Not enough that it would have stopped the game. In 2018 we had a power outage following the US Championship due to a transformer blowing out (NOT a transformer on the pole by the field). It was still light out so most people did not notice it. |
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| Video Reviews | Video Review was added in 2022. Each team may challenge specific calls until they have two unsuccessful challenges. In extra innings, each team gets one unsuccessful challenge. Unused challenges are not carried over into extra innings. 2022 saw roughly 2 challenges per game, with about half resulting in the call being overturned. The Championship game ended with a call being overturned, resulting in the 3rd out. | |
| Practices, batting cages, and warm-ups | The Saturday before the first games the teams
practice on the Granada Little League fields and MB2. No practices
take place on MB1 (the World Series field). Teams were assigned
warm-up times and fields, and also batting cage times. There are 4
batting cages. Before each game each team will have a time slot in the batting cages. Each team is also permitted 10 minutes of warm-up time on the game field just prior to the game for infield and outfield practice. In 2017, the Central team did the warm-ups before their 2nd game without using any baseballs (click to see photos). |
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| Umpires | 12 Little League umpires from around the world worked the
World Series in 2022. 2019 had 14 umpires. 2018 had 13 umpires. All
previous years there had been 12 umpires. There are 6 umpires on the field at all times, with a plate umpire, one at each base, and one down each baseline. All umpires are generally present at the Challenger game. |
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| Consolation Games | Two Consolation games are played. These games assure that
every team will play at least 3 games. Both games pair a US team
against an International team. These are the ONLY games other than the Championship game to have a US team play an International team. The four teams that lose on Tuesday (the first day of the elimination portion of the bracket) will play in the consolation games. These games are played under the same rules as the competition games, and have the full teams of 6 umpires participating. Consolation games may have a time limit set to avoid delays in later games. Stats in these games count in the LLIWS statistics. They are photographed the same as the other games. They are NOT broadcast on ESPN+, however. |
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| Time between Games | It normally takes 50 to 60 minutes between games (last play of game until the first pitch of the next game). During this time the field is prepped, new baselines and batters boxes are chalked (by a dedicated volunteer field crew). The next game's teams each get 10 minutes on the field for warm-ups. Before the first pitch, the umpires and players are introduced, and the national anthems are played. It adds up quickly. Note that the first pitch and last play time for each game is recorded above. It is available on the past year's pages back to 2014. These times are taken from the time stamp on my photographs, so while "unofficial" they are extremely accurate. | |
| TV Coverage | This year all games in competition will be broadcast on ESPN+, which is an online subscription service. The World Championship game on August 7th will be broadcast on ESPN2. The two Consolation Games were not broadcast. The ESPN+ games are available for replay for a limited time (about 30 days). | |
| Closing | There are no closing ceremonies. The World Champion team will celebrate on the field immediately following the game. Teams leave the day after the championship game unless they have made other arrangements. | |
| US States Represented so far | See list by year here. 17 Total. Central: Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa; CA57: California: East: Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey; Southeast: North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama; Southwest: Texas, New Mexico; West: Arizona, Hawaii, California. | |
| International Countries Represented so far | See list by year here. 13 Total. Asia Pacific: Japan, South Korea;
Europe-Africa: Czech Republic, France, Netherlands; Latin America:
Ecuador, Curaçao, US Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico.
Regions with only one country: Australia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto
Rico. Note, starting in 2018, Puerto Rico and Mexico alternate with their own region in the LLIWS. The other team competes for the Latin America region. |
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World Series stats and Information per year Note: A far more detailed set of yearly statistics can be found here |
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| Rec- ord for a year |
Total thru 2022 |
2013 (Inaugural year) |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 2021 |
2022 | |
| Dates | July 30 to Aug 5 Tues to Mon Games played every day |
July 29 to Aug 4 Tues to Mon Games played every day |
Aug 2 to Aug 8 Sun to Sat Games played every day |
July 31 to Aug 7 Sun to Sun. No Fri games |
July 30 to Aug 6 Sun to Sun No Fri games |
July 29 to Aug 5 Sun to Sun No Fri games |
July 28 to Aug 4 Sun to Sun No Fri games |
Aug 2-9, 2020 Aug 1-8, 2021 Cancelled |
July 31 to Aug 7 Sun to Sun No Fri games |
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| Total games | 172 | 19 plus the Challenger game | 21 plus the Challenger Game | 21 plus the Challenger Game | 21 plus the Challenger Game | 21 plus the Challenger Game | 23 plus the Challenger Game | 23 plus the Challenger Game | 23 | ||
| Teams | 90 | 6 US and 4 International | 6 US and 5 International (Europe-Africa added) | 6 US and 5 International | 6 US and 5 International | 6 US and 5 International | 6 US and 6 International (Australia added) | 6 US and 6 International. Mexico in alternating spot. | 6 US and 6 International. Puerto Rico in alternating spot. | ||
| Home Runs link to home run page |
22 | 114 | 5 | 10 | 22 (one inside park) | 17 | 22 | 1. Jason Krakoski of Livermore Baseball | 16 | 21 | |
| Home Runs per Game | 1.05 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 0.48 | 1.05 | 0.81 | 1.05 | 0.04 | 0.70 | 0.91 | |
| Grand Slams | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 (both in losing efforts) | 0 | 1 (to tie game on last out) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Most home runs by a team (full tournament) | 6 | 1 (5 teams) | 3 (East) | 5 (East) | 3 (Canada & Latin America) | 6 (East) | 1 (Dist 57) | 6 (Latin America) | 6 (Asia-Pacific) | ||
| Most home runs by a team in one game | 4 | 1 (several) | 1 (several) | 3 (Southwest) | 2 (East) | 3 (East, Puerto Rico) | 1 (Dist 57) | 3 (LA twice, SE) | 4 (Asia-Pacific) | ||
| Most home runs by a player (full tournament) | 4 | 1 (5 players) | 2 (Tristan McDonough - East) | 2 (5 players) | 2 (2 players) | 3 (Jackson Chourio - LA) | 1 (Jason Krakoski -Dist 57) | 4 (Aden Malpass - SE) | 4 (Min Yong Han - AP) | ||
| Most home runs by a player in one game | 3 | 1 (multiple players) | 1 (multiple players) | 2 (Jake Krzemienski) | 1 (multiple players) | 2 (2 players) | 1 (Jason Krakoski -Dist 57) | 3 (Aden Malpass - SE) | 3 (Min Yong Han - AP) | ||
| Lowest Uniform # HR | #2 | #9 (CA57) | #4 (Southeast) | #4 (Canada) | 2 (Southeast) | 2 (Southwest) | 13 (Dist 57) | #6 (Southeast) | #9 (Southeast) | ||
| Total Runs Scored | 334 | 2010 | 205 | 232 | 245 | 226 | 199 | 272 | 334 | 297 | |
| Average Runs per Game | 14.6 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 12.9 | |
| Average Runs per Inning (6 outs) | 2.28 | 1.79 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.38 | 1.91 | 2.28 | 2.01 | |
| Max Tot Runs in a game | 30 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | ||
| Min Tot runs in a game | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Max runs in an inning (one team) | 17 | 11 - AP | 7 - twice: AP, PR | 7 - AP | 9 - LA | 7 - PR | 17 - AP | 10 - LA | 7 - 3 teams | ||
| Max runs in an inning (both teams) | 17 | 11 - AP | 9 - East & SW | 7 - several games | 9 - LA | 8 - SE & SW | 17 - AP | 12 - SW & West | 11 - EA & PR | ||
| Max runs scored by a team in full tournament | 79 | 51 - AP (4 games) | 37 - PR (5 games) | 56 - AP (5 games) | 49 - West (6 games) | 35 - PR (5 games) | 79 - AP (5 games) | 56 - Mexico (6 games) | 41 - AP (5 games) | ||
| Min runs given up by team in tournament | 4 | 4 - AP World Champ |
12 - West World Champ |
14 - SE US champ |
10 - SE & AP AP: Int champ |
10 - CA57 | 5 - AP World Champ |
17 - CA57 | 4 - CA57 World Champ |
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| Min runs per game given up by team in tournament | 1.0 | 1.0 - AP World Champ |
3.0 - West World Champ |
3.0 - AP World Champ |
2.5 - SE & AP AP: Int champ |
2.5 - CA57 | 1.0 - AP World Champ |
4.0 - SE World Champ |
1.0 - CA57 World Champ |
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| Min Plate Appear. by a team | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 12 (2 games) | 14 | 18 | ||
| Max Plate Appear. by a team | 50 | 40 | 43 | 50 (8 inning game) | 42 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 40 | ||
| Total Plate Appearances | 1478 | 10695 | 1137 | 1302 | 1342 | 1290 | 1305 | 1365 | 1478 | 1476 | |
| Total At Bats | 1273 | 9219 | 1002 | 1147 | 1148 | 1110 | 1120 | 1159 | 1273 | 1260 | |
| Total Hits | 430 | 2649 | 278 | 308 | 326 | 330 | 285 | 323 | 369 | 430 | |
| Overall batting average | .341 | .287 | .382 | .269 | .284 | .297 | .254 | .279 | .290 | .341 | |
| Max hits by a team (one game) | 21 | 18 - AP | 17 - PR | 20 - East | 17 - East | 16 - East | 17 - AP | 20 - Mexico | 21 - Host | ||
| Max hits by a team in full tournament | 65 | 52 - AP (4 games) | 46 - PR (5 games) | 54 - East (6 games) | 58 - West (6 games) | 44 - East (6 games) | 63 - AP (5 games) | 65 - Mexico (6 games) | 65 - West (6 games) | ||
| Max batting ave by a team in one game | .700 | .500 | .500 | .607 | .483 | .467 | .567 | .541 | .700 | ||
| Min Batting ave by a team in one game | .000 | .000 (perf game) | .115 | .048 | .000 | .080 | .000 - 2 games | .048 | .095 | ||
| No Hitters (Links to Game Changer) |
2 | 4 | 1 D57 - Evan Wolfe (5 inn - perf game) |
0 | 0 | 1 LA - 2 pitchers (5 inn) |
0 | 2 AP - 4 pitchers (4 inn - perf game - all strikeouts [12]) AP - 4 pitchers (4 inn) |
0 | 0 | |
| Min errors by a team, full tournament | 1 | 3 - CA57 (4 games) | 2 - Canada (3 games) | 3 - CA57 (3 games) & AP (5 games) |
1 - AP (4 games) | 1 - Canada (3 games) | 1 - AP (5 games) | 4 - LA (4 games) | 1 - CA57 (4 games) | ||
| Total errors, all teams | 658 | 70 | 95 | 82 | 69 | 62 | 86 | 128 | 66 | ||
| Max errors by one team in a game | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Ave Length of a game | 2:23 | 2:15 | 2:12 | 2:21 | 2:23 | 2:18 | 2:00 | 2:15 | 2:21 | ||
| Longest game | 3:34 | 2:52 | 3:32 | 3:34 (9 innings) | 3:17 | 2:45 | 3:20 | 3:02 | |||
| Shortest game | 1:25 | 1:46 | 1:30 | 1:34 | 1:34 | 1:25 | 1:25 | 1:41 | |||
| Max # of innings see note below |
10 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9 (8.9) | 9 (8.7) | 8 (7.9) | 8.0 | 10 (9.6) | ||
| # extra inning games | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 (one 8, one 9) | 2 | 1 | 2 (one 8, one 9) | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ave Run differential | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5.5 | |
| # games 10 run rule | 6 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| # games 15 run rule | 2 | 4 | Rule not in place | Rule not in place | Rule not in place | Rule not in place | Rule not in place | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total attendance | About 36,145 | About 37,485 | About 40,430 | About 34,595 | About 30,085 | About 55,010. | About 49,220. | 48,800 | |||
| Championship Game Attendance | 6650 | 10,000 | About 12,000 | 12,260 | 7700 | ||||||
| Weather | 102F Max |
Cool, relatively. 88F (31C) was the highest high | Hottest so far. 102F (39C) several days. Low humidity. | Cool, relatively. 88F (31C) was the highest high | 91F (33C) was the hottest, so quite nice. | 101F (38C) midweek. Humidity came up on Thursday. Gorgeous (mid 80s) on Saturday and Sunday for Championships. | Low 90s (32-33C) most of the week. | Sunday was about 100 (38C). The 2nd game was the hottest, as games were running late. It cooled down to the high 80s after that, until the final weekend when it was in the 90s. | High 80s, low to mid 90s most of week. Humidity went up (to 50% or so) mid week. Beautiful baseball weather for last 2 days. | ||
| TV Coverage | The Championship game was televised by ESPN2.
See photos of the TV production
setup. The same equipment was used as is used for Monday Night Football, etc. Announcers: Mark Neely, Chris Burke |
The Championship game was televised by ESPN2. Announcers: Mark Neely, Eduardo Pérez |
The Championship game was televised by ESPN2. Announcers: Mark Neely, Dallas Braden |
The Championship game was televised by ESPN2. Announcers: Mark Neely, Chris Burke |
US, International Championships televised on
ESPN3. Final game televised on ESPN2 Announcers: Mark Neely, Mike Rooney |
US, International Championships televised on ESPN+. Final Championship Game televised on ESPN2. This was the first time that a remote studio was used. All camera feeds were sent to a studio in Orlando via satellite link. Announcers: Mark Neely, Mike Rooney |
All 21 competition games were
televised on ESPN+, with the World Championship game broadcast on ESPN2. Note that ESPN+ is an online subscription service.
The EPSN+ games are available for replay for a short time after the World
Series. Some are available on Youtube. |
All 21 competition games were televised on ESPN+, with the World
Championship game broadcast on ESPN2. Note that ESPN+ is an online subscription service. The EPSN+ games are available for replay for a short time after the World Series. Some are available on Youtube. Announcers for final games: Jonathan Yardley & Mike Rooney |
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| Livestream | Link to videos | Link to videos | Link to videos | Link to videos or here | No livestream due to all games being broadcase on the ESPN family of networks. | No livestream due to all games being broadcase on the ESPN family of networks. | |||||
| Photos | All games were photographed by Bill Nale of
eLivermore .com. About 6300 total. Over 1300 photos appear on this website. |
Bill Nale of eLivermore .com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2014 World Series. See Photos Here | Bill Nale of eLivermore .com was an official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2015 World Series. See Photos Here | Bill Nale of eLivermore .com was an official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2016 World Series. See Photos Here | Bill Nale of eLivermore .com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2017 World Series. See Photos Here | Bill Nale of eLivermore .com .com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2018 World Series. See Photos Here | Bill Nale of eLivermore .com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2019 World Series. See Photos Here | Bill Nale of eLivermore .com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2022 World Series. See Photos Here | |||
| Field Upgrades prior to World Series | Grass infield installed. 2/8/2013 Dirt Mound installed (moveable plywood was previously used) New two story Press Box installed. Finished ~7/24/2013 A single small flagpole installed behind the outfield fence. Yellow plastic pipe put on top of outfield fence. Photo Boxes built. |
New dugouts were built further down the base
lines. 6/20/2014 Bark added to outfield area First year of webcasting. |
New scoreboard installed 7/21/2015 World Series sign installed on the back of the pressbox. New bleachers added on the 3rd base side. "Babe Ruth" mural had been painted on the back wall of the snack shack. |
Six Flagpoles installed beyond the outfield fence
to hold the flags of the 6 countries participating. Prior to this the
International flags were on the fences down the 1st and 3rd base lines. Bleachers installed down the 1st base line. Electrical building made smaller. |
Fence height increased in front of the bleachers. Additional bark added to beyond the outfield fence. |
New Lights
were installed on MB1 One additional flag pole was added for the additional team (7/21/2018). Sun shades were installed for the main bleachers Links above go to photos |
Grass was added in foul territory behind the plate and down the baselines. Some other portions of grass were replaced at the same time, and the inner portion of the outfield grass was extended slightly. See Photos Here | New outfield grass was installed. See Photos. | Outfield Grass was replaced (in the spring of 2020).
See Photos. Press box and other wood repainted. Foul poles repainted. Additional bark added beyond the outfield fence. New sun shades installed over the 1st and 3rd base side bleachers |
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| Parade & Opening Ceremonies | Parade down First Street to the plaza in front of the Bankhead
Theater. Monday, July 29, at 6:00pm Opening Ceremonies after the parade at the plaza. Tom Seaver threw out the first pitch in Game 4. He had spoken before the game. |
Parade down First Street to the plaza in front of the Bankhead
Theater. Monday, July 28, at 6:00pm Opening Ceremonies after the parade at the plaza. Granada HS Cheerleaders participated in the parade and opening. |
Parade down First Street to the plaza in front of the Bankhead
Theater. Monday, August 1, at 3:00pm Opening Ceremonies after the parade at the plaza. Granada HS Cheerleaders participated in the parade and opening. |
No Parade. Field games were provided for the players at
the fields Saturday 7/30 from 12:00 to 4:00. Opening ceremonies at the fields Saturday 7/30. Began at 4:40. Granada HS Cheerleaders participated in the opening ceremonies. |
No parade, but there was a team by team entrance to the plaza
in front of the Bankhead Theater. Opening ceremonies in front of the Bankhead Theater. July 29, 4:00pm |
No parade, but there was a team by team entrance to the
plaza in front of the Bankhead Theater. Opening ceremonies in front of the Bankhead Theater. July 28, 4:00pm |
The teams attended a game between the Oakland A's and Texas Rangers, Saturday evening, July 27. | Banquet at Hotel. | |||
| Game Days | Games played Tuesday to Monday July 30 to Aug 5. Games every day. | Games played Tuesday to Monday July 29 to Aug 4. Games every day. | Games played Sunday to Saturday Aug 2 to 8. Games every day. | Games played Sunday to Sunday July 31 to Aug 7. No games on Friday | Games played Sunday to Sunday July 30 to Aug 6. No games on Friday | Games played Sunday to Sunday July 29 to Aug 5. No games on Friday. Teams went to an Oakland A's game on Friday evening. | Games played Sunday to Sunday July 28 to Aug 4. No games on Friday. | Games played Sunday to Sunday July 31 to Aug 7. No games on Friday. | |||
| New Rules & Other info Note that new rules are from Little League International, and not specific to the LLIWS. |
First year of the new cut-off date (August 31 from April 30) for league
age. No player would be over the age of 13 during the World Series
starting with 2018. 15 run rule added. New bat standards. USABats only allowed. (Note only one home run in 2018) |
Extra Inning rule (putting a player on 2nd base at the start of each half
inning staring in the 9th inning) first in place. No games went to
the 9th inning in 2019. If a team starts the game with 11 or fewer players, only 2 total coaches (including the Manager) are allowed on the field (new to 2019). BBCOR bats allowed starting in 2019. |
On deck batters must be on the same side as their dugouts (rule added
in 2020) Video Reviews added. Each team may challenge calls until they have two unsuccessful challenges in a game. One unsuccessful challenge in extra innings. |
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| Championship Game | Izumisano LL - Osaka, Japan (Asia-Pacific
Region) Wins the World Series 10-1 over Collier Township / Chartiers Valley LL - Collier Township, PA (East) |
Nogales National LL, Nogales, AZ Wins the
World Series 11-4 over Liga de Beisbol Samaritana LL, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico |
West Seoul LL, Seoul, Korea Wins the World
Series 10-5 over Recreation Little League, Wellington, Florida. |
Central East Maui LL (West) Wins the World
Series 5-1 over West Seoul LL (Asia-Pacific) |
Radames Lopez Little League Guayama, Puerto Rico Wins the World Series 6-5 over Freehold, New Jersey |
West Seoul Little League, South Korea Wins the World Series 10-0 vs. Livermore Baseball (Host) in a full 7 inning game. |
McCalla Little League, McCalla, Alabama (Southeast) Wins the Word Series 9-5 vs. Mexico. |
Danville Little League (host) wins the World Series 5-2 vs. West Seoul Little League (Asia-Pacific) | |||
| Central Team | Jenison, Michigan | Taylor, Michigan | Coon Rapids, Minnesota | Bedford Indiana | Georgetown, Indiana | Ankeny, Iowa | Georgetown, Indiana | Georgetown, Indiana | |||
| CA57 Team | Pleasanton, CA | San Ramon, CA | Danville, CA | Danville, CA | Danville, CA | Livermore, CA | Livermore, CA | Livermore, CA | Danville, CA | ||
| East Team | Collier Township, PA | Berlin, Maryland | Commack, NY | Vineland, New Jersey | Freehold, New Jersey | Commack, NY | Nutley, NJ | Toms River, NJ | |||
| Southeast Team | Rutherfordton, North Carolina | Barboursville, West Virginia | Wellington, Florida | Parkland, Florida | North Palm Beach, Florida | Boynton Beach, FL | McCalla, Alabama | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |||
| Southwest Team | Houston Texas | Midland, Texas | Laredo, Texas | Houston Texas | San Angelo, Texas | Midland, TX | Roswell, New Mexico | Needville, Texas | |||
| West Team | Nogales, Arizona | Nogales, AZ | Kapaa Kauai, Hawaii | Wailuku, Hawaii | Wailuku, Hawaii | San Diego, CA | Petaluma, California | Wailuku, Hawaii | |||
| Asia-Pacific Team | Osaka, Japan | Gyeonggi, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul. South Korea | |||
| Australia Team | - | - | - | - | - | Perth, Australia | Perth, Australia | Wanneroo, Western Australia | |||
| Canada Team | Lethbridge, Alberta | Surrey, British Columbia | Montreal / Chateauguay, Quebec | Lethbridge, Alberta | Mirabel, Canada | Coquitlam /Surrey BC | Lethbridge, Alberta | Mirabel, Quebec | |||
| Europe-Africa | - | Brno, Czech Republic | Brno, Czech Republic | Brno, Czech Republic | Paris, France | Brno, Czech Republic | Brno, Czech Republic | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||
| Latin America | Guayquil, Ecuador | Willemstad, Curaçao | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Willemstad, Curaçao | Maracibo Zulia, Venezuela | Reynosa, Mexico |
Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Willemstad, Curaçao | |||
| Mexico Team | - | - | - | - | - | (See Latin America) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas | - | |||
| Puerto Rico Team | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Guayama, Puerto Rico | Guayama, Puerto Rico | Guayama, Puerto Rico | (See Latin America) | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |||
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Seating | There are bleachers for about 900 people. Attendance varies based on the game, but the Championship game has about 6650 to 10,000 people attending. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for viewing from the outfield. Outfield viewing has a casual festive atmosphere. It is where I took most of my photos from in 2013, and provides excellent viewing. The outfield area in dead center field is blocked off so that the batter and catcher have a neutral background and are not distracted. |
| Activities | Besides watching great baseball, there are other things to do. The outfield area of Max Baer 2 often has a lot of people casually watching the game, playing Frisbee, etc. There are also youth gathering on fields 1 and 2, hitting the ball around. Often players from World Series teams are joining in. | |
| Restrooms | Restrooms are located in the Snack Shack building (green cinder block building with the mural painted on it). Entrances are on the North side. | |
| Water Fountains | There are two water fountains in the park (marked on the Park Layout
image below): One on the left side of the 1st base dugout of MB1, by the bleachers. Near the pin booth. One by Max Baer 2 field, on the 3rd base side (by the preschool building). This one is much further away. |
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| Food | There will be several food vendors plus the Granada Little League Snack
Shack serving a variety of food. The selections vary each year. |
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| Weather | Rain is HIGHLY UNLIKELY. Rain is very
rare in Livermore in the summer. The rainy season is in the winter.
It doesn't rain in California. In the summer. Temperature: Highs are generally in the mid 80s to high 90s, and sometimes over 100F. Lows are generally in the high 50s to low 60s. Weather in 2019 was in the high 90s at the start, then dropped to high 80s to low 90s. Beautiful Baseball weather for many games. For the evening games, it will cool off considerably by the end of the game. A jacket is recommended for the later parts of the evening games. The umpires, especially those from colder climates, were laughing when I told them that in 2019. It was the day before the LLIWS started and was 99 degrees at the time. Several days later they were all wearing jackets at the start of the evening game. Humidity: low. It's great. OK, the humidity was up near the end of the week in 2017. Not Florida high, but higher than normal for here. The hills that surround Livermore will be golden brown. They get that way every year. Hence the "Golden State". |
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| Photography | Photography can be done through the outfield fence with good results. I took most of my photos from there in 2013 (see photos of the 2013 finals here). There is a standard chain link fence all the way around the field, which can be a little challenging for photographing, but I had pretty good results in 2013. | |
| Official Photography | In 2022 I am once again the official photographer. My photos of every game will be available for viewing and downloading on this website. The full resolution photos may be downloaded at no charge. Prints may be purchased at my cost (what is charged by the photo sharing service I use). You may also have prints made from downloaded images at your favorite photo printing service. I am a volunteer, like so many others at this event. |
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| Stealing | With the 70 foot bases, stealing is easier than in 80s or 90s. However, at the higher levels of play, while common, it does not happen as often as you would think. This is the shortest base distance where stealing is permitted for baseball (technically you can steal at younger divisions, but you may not leave the base until the ball reaches the plate). | |
| Home Runs | Home runs have varied greatly. 2018 saw only 1 home run, mainly due to the new bat standards, but 2019 had 16. Prior to 2018 the minimum number of home runs was 5 in 2013, and the max was 22 in both 2015 and 2017. There are two dents in the yellow plastic pipe on top of the outfield fence from "almost" home runs. See photo here. | |
| Foul Balls in the stands | Foul balls will definitely go into the stands. Be alert, as you
would be at an MLB game. Foul balls do NOT have to be returned to the field. You may keep them. Never grab the fence with your fingers through if you are anywhere near the batter including down the baselines. Foul tips and foul balls travel at a very high rate at this level. |
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| Distance from the plate to the outfield fence | About 259 feet. The signs on the outfield
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| Fence | The field is completely surrounded by a chain link fence about 10 feet high. It is much higher behind the plate (see photo below). | |||
| Home/Away Dugouts | The home dugout is on the 3rd base side. This is the way all
fields are used at Granada Little League®, and how the scoreboards are set
up. The scoreboards on the majors/minors fields look backwards because
of this, with the home team on the left side of the scoreboard. The
dugouts are not ALWAYS used that way, however. Both the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics have their home dugouts on the 3rd base side. It is more common for MLB teams to have the home dugout on the 1st base side (18 of 30 teams). |
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| Bull Pens | Bull pens are down the 1st and 3rd base lines. | |||
| Field Upgrades | The Statistics per Year page shows what upgrades have been done for each year of the World Series. | |||
| About the field | The field is in Max Baer Park, and is part of the
Livermore Area Recreation and Parks District (LARPD). It is used by
Granada Little League® during the
regular season. All of Granada Little League®'s
fields are at this location. Fields 1-4, used for minors and majors,
are adjacent, and are on the school district property. Max Baer 1 and
Max Baer 2 (90s field SW of MB1) are part of LARPD (Livermore Area
Recreation and Parks District).
Prior to 2013 the field was set up for 80 foot bases, and used for
"Junior 80s" play, which was for 13 year olds. It was converted to
50/70 when that new division was formed. The field had also been used
for adult softball for many years in the past. Prior to 2013 there was
a dirt infield, and the mound was a moveable platform. A photo of the
field during the first game after the grass infield was installed is
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| Name of the Park | Max Baer Park is named for the boxer Max Baer. Born in 1909, his family moved to Livermore when he was 15. He became the Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1934. His son, Max Baer Jr. is an actor, director, and producer known mainly for playing Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies. Max Baer Sr. also did some acting. While in Livermore, he lived in a house that is within the current park, near where the pre-school building is now, by Max Baer 2 field, on Murdell Lane. | |||
| Dogs | Dogs are NOT permitted. However, there is a dog park 60 feet beyond the Left Field fence with a view of the games. | |||
| Weather Station | Visit the Max Baer Park Weather Station, which is on top of the press box. | |||
| Field Dimensions | See diagram below. | |||
Yes, 2nd base is positioned correctly in the diagram above.
It is defined this way (to the CENTER of the bag) for all
leagues of baseball, including MLB.
The distance is 60, 70,
80, or 90 feet depending on division of play.
Click
here for aerial photo of the field
The World Series games take place on MB1 (Max Baer Park Field 1)
Image from Google Earth
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Bill Nale of eLivermore.com is the official photographer of the
2022 Little League Intermediate World Series. Photos of all games are displayed in albums on eLivermore.com's
photo
gallery site. You may use the photos for your own personal use, including on social media. Teams may use the photos on their team websites, etc. I take photos at all of the games, and of events around the
fields. To download an individual photo or an entire gallery: To Purchase photos on the Photo Gallery site (http://elivermore.zenfolio.com/lliws): Feel free to have prints made elsewhere by
downloading the photos.
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This web page is produced by Bill Nale, the game photographer
for the Little League Intermediate World Series, as part of my
eLivermore.com website. The purpose of this page is to provide detailed information
about the LLIWS, much of which is not provided elsewhere. The information provided here is unofficial, but it is gathered from multiple sources such as the Little League Rule Book and multiple Little League online sites. Some information, such as the start and end times of games are taken from my photos, photo time stamps, and other personal observations. |
2022 Intermediate
Regional Tournaments
LL Web page for Regional Tournaments is Here
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Region |
Playoff Dates |
Tournament Location |
Winner |
Winner City/State/Country |
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CA57 (Host) |
June 18-25 |
Livermore, CA (GLL) |
Danville LL |
Danville, CA |
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Central |
July 17-21 |
Ankeny, Iowa |
Highlander Youth Recreation Little League |
Georgetown, Indiana |
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East |
July 22-27 |
Commack & Dix Hills, NY |
Toms River East Little League |
Toms River, New Jersey |
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Southeast |
July 22-24 |
Kernersville, NC |
Fort Lauderdale Little League |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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Southwest |
July 22-27 |
Houston, TX |
Needville Little League |
Needville, Texas |
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West |
July 20-28 |
Nogales, AZ |
Central East Maui Little League |
Wailuku, Hawaii |
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Asia-Pacific |
June 30 - July 2 |
Hwaseung City, Korea |
West Seoul Little League |
Seoul, South Korea |
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Australia |
May 22-26 |
Mildura, Victoria |
Wannaroo Little League |
Wanneroo, Western Australia |
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Canada |
July 21-27 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Diamond Baseball Little League |
Mirabel, Quebec |
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Europe-Africa |
July 13-16 |
Jablonec, Czech Republic |
Kennemerland Little League |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
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Latin America |
June 27 - July 2 |
Willemstad, Curaçao |
Pabao Little League |
Willemstad, Curaçao |
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Puerto Rico |
~July 17 |
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Caguas Little League |
Caguas, Puerto Rico |
In 2022, Puerto Rico gets direct entry into the LLIWS. Mexico will compete in the Latin American Region
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The Seven 2022
Little League World Series
See 7 (or 9) World Series for ALL
years on one page
There are now 7 World Series associated with Little League® Baseball.
Note that the Big League Baseball and Softball World Series have been
discontinued as of 2017.
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Name (link to 2022 site) |
2022 Dates |
2022 Winners |
World Series Location |
Tournament Format |
Description |
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August 17-28 |
West |
South Williamsport, PA |
Modified Double Elimination, 10US, 10Int |
"Majors". 10-12 year olds. 60 foot bases, 225 foot outfield fence (GLL Majors fence is at 200 feet). No playing off (cannot leave base until ball gets to plate) |
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July 31 to Aug 7 |
Danville LL (Host) |
Livermore, CA |
Modified Double Elimination, 6US, 6Int |
70 foot bases, 11-13 year olds. Max Baer fence is at 260 feet. Playing off is permitted. |
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August 14-21 |
Asia-Pacific |
Taylor Mich. |
Modified Double Elimination, 6US, 6Int |
90 foot bases (like MLB) 13 to 14 year olds. Playing off is permitted. |
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July 30 to Aug 6 |
Caribbean Region |
Easley SC. |
Modified Double Elimination, 6US, 6Int |
90 foot bases (like MLB) 13 to 16 year olds. Playing off is permitted. |
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August 9-15 |
Southwest Region |
Greenville, NC |
Modified Double Elimination, 8US, 4Int |
10-12 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence. |
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July 31 to Aug 6 |
Central Region |
Kirkland, Wash |
Pool Play, 8 teams go to single Elim. 6US, 4Int |
12-14 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence. |
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August 1-7 |
Southwest Region |
Lower Sussex, Del |
Pool Play, 8 teams go to single Elim. 6US, 4Int |
13-16 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence. |
Baseball Formats: Separate double elimination brackets for US and
International. US and International Championships are a single game, with
the winners in the World championship game (always US vs. International).
The Little League Baseball World Series will go to 20 teams in
2022. 10 US, 10 International.
Softball Formats: The LL Softball World Series (12 year olds) used a
modified Double Elimination format, like baseball, except that US and
International teams were mixed throughout.
For the Junior and Senior SB: There are two pools of 5 teams each. 3 US and 2
International. Each team in a pool plays all other teams. The top 4
teams of each pool are seeded and play in a single elimination tournament.
Final game is not necessarily US vs. International.
The Little League Softball World Series will go from 10 to 12
teams, adding 2 US teams for 8 US and 4 International teams.
Dates for 2022 through 2024
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Name (link to 2022 site) |
2022 Dates |
2023 Dates |
2024 Dates |
Location |
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August 17-28 |
August 16-27 |
August 14-25 |
South Williamsport, PA |
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July31 to Aug 7 |
July30 to Aug 6 |
July 28 to Aug 4 |
Livermore, CA |
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August 14-21 |
August 13-20 |
Aug 11-18 |
Taylor Mich. |
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July 30 to Aug 6 |
July 29 to Aug 5 |
July 27 to Aug 3 |
Easley SC. |
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August 9-15 |
August 6-13 |
August 4-11 |
Greenville, NC |
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July 31 to Aug 6 |
July 30 to Aug 5 |
July 28 to Aug 3 |
Kirkland Wash |
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August 1-7 |
July 31 to Aug 6 |
July 29 to Aug 4 |
Lower Sussex, Del |
Dates through 2024 were announced 11/12/2021 (through 2023 had been previously announced)
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As of 2019, the official websites for all of the World Series are provided
by Little League International in South Williamsport.
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Intermediate World
Series Official Page (link to be added when available)
Little League
International
CA District 57
Regional Playoff Results for the Intermediate World Series (link to be added when available)
First game on the upgraded field in 2013. Granada has the bases loaded.
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