eLivermore.com - By Bill Nale

2026 Little League® Intermediate World Series
August 2-9
lliws.info - Photos and Information - Past and Present
This is an Unofficial, but very informative website.  The Official LLIWS site can be found here

2017

2018

2019

2020
(cancelled)

2023

2024

2026

Additional Pages Covering All Years

Site Map

LLIWS Statistics
and Info per Year

Player Stat Leaders
for All Years Page

Home Run lists
 for all years

Teams and their schedules
 / Rosters for all years

Chronological Game
Schedule for all years

Game Brackets
for all years

Region Maps &
States / Countries

Umpires for all years

All Division World Series
Results since 2013

Photo Site
(separate site)

Contents:

On Other Pages

Go to the World Series Photo site
Full Res Game photos available for download for free

Pages with All Years (2013-2026) Information:
LLIWS Statistics and Info per Year
Player Stat Leaders for All Years Page
Home Run lists for all years

Game Brackets for all years
Chronological Game Schedule for all years
Teams and their Schedules/Rosters for all years

Region Maps & States / Countries Represented
Umpires for all years
All Division World Series Results since 2013
Images of fields for all 7 World Series
Common Baseball Misconceptions & Double First Base Details

Little League® Links:
Little League® Home
World Series Page (covers all 7)
2025 Official International Tournament Rules *
Past World Series Results

Intermediate WS Specific Links
Regional Playoff Result
Official LLIWS website *
LLIWS Facebook page (run locally)
LLIWS Photos Facebook Page

Photo Slideshows
Dick Jones as created some photo slideshows
with music from our photos
2024 Slideshow

Retrospective 10 year Slideshow

* To be updated to 2026

News and Updates

World Series Introduction

What is the LLIWS?

Quick Stats

Teams and their schedules
Page with all years

Chronological Game Schedule
Page with all years

Game Bracket Chart
Page with all years

Intermediate Division
& World Series
 Info

Intermediate Division Basics

World Series Details and Stats
(stats now on a separate page - Click Here)

Fan Guide

Max Baer 1 Field Information

Maps
&
Park layout

Park Layout

Region Maps
Maps with 2026 teams shown

Map to Field

About World Series Photos - Download for Free

Go directly to the LLIWS Photo Site

Links

The Seven Little League World Series®
Page with All World Series results since 2013
Page with Images of fields of all World Series

Introduction

This site contains information about the current LLIWS and the history of all previous years, including statistics.
The companion photo site contains over 100,000 photos across all years.

The Little League® Intermediate World Series is the most exciting of the 7 Little League World Series® to watch.
It will be held at Max Baer Park in Livermore California from August 2-9, 2026.
This will be the twelfth year of the Intermediate World Series (not counting 2020 and 2021, as they were cancelled).
In 2026 the Intermediate World Series features 6 US teams (one CA District 57 and 5 regional champions) and 6 International regional champion teams.  The 6 International Regions are:  Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe-Africa, Latin America and either Puerto Rico or Mexico.  Starting in 2018, Puerto Rico and Mexico alternate years in having a direct spot in the World Series, with the other country playing in the Latin America pool.  2026 has Puerto Rico with a direct spot.
There will be 23 total games played in 2026, including the 2 consolation games.
Similar to the Williamsport World Series, US and International teams play in separate brackets, with the US Champions playing the International Champions in the final game.

What is the LLIWS?

"Little League World Series®" means one thing to most people:  The Williamsport World Series, which is on TV in late August.
But there are actually 7 Little League® World Series.  4 age groups for baseball, and 3 age groups for Girls Softball
The Williamsport World series is the oldest one, and receives the most press by far.  It is for youth up through 12 years of age.
The other 3 baseball world series are for up though 13, up through 14, and up through 16 year olds.
The 3 Girls Softball World Series are up through 12, up through 14, and up through 16 year old girls.
The LLIWS, here in Livermore, is the baseball World Series for youth up through 13 years of age.  I.E. one year older than Williamsport
It is also the newest World Series, started in 2013.  It has always been here in Livermore.

Note: This page is provided by eLivermore.com.  See About This Page below.
This is NOT the official website for the World Series.  Click here for the official website.
This IS the official website of the LLIWS photographer.

The Intermediate Division consists of ages 11 to 13, but will mostly be 13 year olds.
NO player will have turned 14 by the time of the World Series games.
The division is also knows as "50/70" as the distance from the pitching rubber to the plate is 50 feet, and the distance between the bases is 70 feet (see field diagram).
Rules are very similar to the Jr. Division in that playing off and stealing bases are allowed.

For details and statistics of all years of the LLIWS, See the Statistics page

Temperature and wind speed from the
Max Baer Park Weather Station
Housed above the field's press box.

Weather in 2025: 
It was cooler than normal.  High 70s to Mid 80s.
No rain.
Wear a jacket for evening games.  It will cool off considerably.

Quick Stats:

* to be updated following 2026 World Series

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Most of the small photos on this webpage can be found here in the "short slideshow" from the 2025 album.

Umpires for 2026
See Umpires for ALL years on one page

Thank You Umpires!!
Umpires for all 7 World Series are selected by Little League Headquarters in Williamsport, and are generally announced in late February.  They are NOT selected locally.
Umpires come from each of the 5 US regions, and plus several International Regions.
Click here to see the LL 2025 umpire announcement, which also describes the selection process

The umpires for all 7 World Series were announced in February 25, 2026 - See Press Release
Umpire section on my Photos Site (2025 photos at this time)
Contains photos of umpires making call in all games.
 

Distance between bases

70 feet.  Home to first:  Measured from back point 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 point 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 (see diagram below).

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.
Max Baer park is 259 feet with a 10 foot high fence.

Team sizes

Typically 12 to 14 players.  The maximum is 14 players, one manager, and up to 2 coaches (The rule of only one manager and one coach if 11 or fewer players has been eliminated starting 2023).  Some international teams will also have an interpreter.
The LLIWS champions in 2019 had only 10 players.  One team has had only 9 players due to injuries.  Note that these were before continuous batting was adapted.
The average team size for all years at the LLIWS has been 12.75 players.  12.33 for US teams, 13.24 players for International teams.

Innings played

7.  Can be as few as 4 (15 run rule) or 5 (10 run rule).  Each game in the LLIWS must have a winner, so extra innings are possible.
The longest LLIWS game was 12 innings.  This was  in 2023.

Extra Inning Rule

Starting in the 8th inning (7th 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 (crossed out portion is no longer applicable starting in 2023 due to continuous batting order).  The extra inning rule was a new tournament rule starting in 2019, at which point it started with the 9th inning. No games in the 2019 LLIWS went to the 9th inning, but 2022 saw a 9 inning and a 10 inning game.  In the 10 inning game in the bottom of the 10th, the runner on 2nd stole third on the first pitch with the throw going into left field, which allowed the runner to score, ending the game with one pitch.
Note that prior to 2025 the runner on 2nd started with the 9th inning (8th inning for Majors and below)

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.  Prior to 2018 there had been players who had turned 14, but were League Age 13.
In the 2026 LLIWS no player will have been born before September 1, 2012.
It is open to both boys and girls.  While the LLIWS has mostly boys playing, there are often 1 or 2 girls.  Out of 1592 total players, there have been 8 girls.
One team in 2022 had three 11 year olds.  All three played in Williamsport the next year.

Max runs per inning

No limit.

Leading off, stealing

Leading off and stealing are permitted.  Therefore you will see pick-off attempts.

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

New as of 2023:
Continuous batting is used, so there are no offensive substitutions and no Special Pinch Runners.
There is unlimited substation for fielders.  A pitcher removed from the mound may return as long as he/she has remained in the game on defense since being removed.  He/she can return only once in a game.
There is no minimum play requirement for defense.
Note that this applies to Tournament Play and not the regular season, although it is commonly used during the regular season also.  Rules for Senior Division are different.

Special Pinch Runner

This has been eliminated for 2023 onward due to the continuous batting order.

Courtesy Runner

New for 2023.  A team may permit a “courtesy runner” for the catcher and/or pitcher of record when there are two (2) outs. Utilizing continuous batting order, the courtesy runner may be in the team’s batting order and must be the player in the batting order who made the last out.
Clarifications have been made for 2025: If last out was made by the pitcher or catcher, they would be the courtesy runner.  They are not skipped over.  If both pitcher and catcher are already on base and both to be substituted, the order is specified (1st out goes to the furthest substituted base runner, 2nd out to preceding substituted base runner).  This has been further modified in 2026 such that the nearest of the two to bat will be put on the more leading base, while the other will be put on the trailing base.

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.
Pitchers must also observe days of rest until they may pitch again based on the following table:
   1-20 pitches thrown:  0 days rest (may pitch the next day)
   21-35 pitches thrown:  1 days rest
   36-50 pitches thrown:  2 days rest
   51-65 pitches thrown:  3 days rest
   66 or more pitches thrown:  4 days rest
If a pitcher reaches a specific limit while facing a batter, he/she may finish the batter and still be considered to be within the range.
A pitcher removed from the mound may return provided that he/she has played a different defensive position since pitching (was not removed from the game on defense).  He/she can return only once.
A player who has played as catcher for 4 or more innings may not pitch that day.
A pitcher may not pitch in 2 games on the same day.
A pitcher may not pitch on three consecutive days under any circumstances. (This was new in 2019)

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.
If a team is behind by 15 or more runs after they have batted in the 4th inning the game is over.
If a team achieves a 15 run lead in the bottom of the 4th inning, the game is over without finishing the inning (in innings after the 4th, the 10 run rule takes affect).
If a team achieves a 15 run lead in the top of the 4th inning, the bottom of that inning is played and the game will end at the end of that inning if the lead is still 15 or more runs (in innings after the 4th, the 10 run rule takes affect).

Note that the "8 run rule" that is new for 2023 does NOT apply to tournament play.
Note that in over-the-fence home run is treated the same way for the 10 and 15 run rule as it is for a normal "walkoff".  All runs count if they legally score (I.E. they must run the bases).

Rule Updates for 2026

There are very few rules changes for 2026.
Pine Tar is now allowed on the grip of bats.
Thumb protectors are now allowed.
There are a number of wording updates which are mostly clarification, but there are some that have minor changes such as the change when both the pitcher and catcher are substituted as base runners at the same time.
The Official Little League press release is here:  https://www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/rule-changes/

Double First Base

The Double First Base will be used again this year.  2025 was the first year.  This is common for softball, and has been optional for baseball.  The rules for the Double First Base were already in the LL Baseball Rulebook.
The Double First Base at the 2025 LLIWS went VERY smoothly.  See my write-up on the 2025 page for the details.
Little League has an excellent video discussing the Double First Base here:  https://www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/double-first-base-video-overview/
I have a detailed description of the double first base rules HERE.  It is UNOFFICIAL, but contains more details than most other sources.

Links to Official Rules
 

These links go to the Little League® web site, so they ARE official
2025 Official International Tournament Rules.  This is a 15 page PDF document.  Note that this is an exact copy of the "Tournament Playing Rules" chapter of the "Green Book", and available in the LL rulebook app.
2026 Rule Updates:  Little League Web Page for 2026 Rules  - and the - Little League® PDF of Rule Changes.  This is a 2 page PDF document

Common Rule Misconceptions

This write-up contains:  Common Misconceptions in Baseball,  Foul Lines and Fair Balls diagram,  Home Plate Diagram, and a Double First Base description.

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.  Stolen base success rate is generally over 80%.  There are about 11.5 pick-offs per year.
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.

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.

Weather

Fantastic!  Best baseball weather of any of the LL World Series!  Livermore has a Mediterranean climate which means no rain in the summer, and low humidity, with relatively high temperatures.  The heat index is likely the lowest of any of the World Series.  The heat index is sometimes LOWER than the temperature due to the low humidity.   The evening games will be cool (jacket cool).  First game in the morning will be fairly cool also but you can skip the jacket.  We have never had a rainout or rain delay.

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

Preliminary:  Opening Ceremonies will be held at the baseball field on Saturday.
In 2022 the Opening consisted of a banquet held at the hotel.  In 2023 the opening took place at Stockman's park in downtown Livermore.

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.

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.
Descriptions below this point apply only to the baseball World Series with some info specific to the LLIWS.  The 12 yr old Softball World Series mixes the brackets between US and International due to an unequal number of teams.

The tournament is a Modified Double Elimination format.
There are separate US and International brackets in all baseball world series with the same number of teams in each.
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 10 years.  In 2019 it happened for the first time in the International Bracket, and happened again in 2023 and 2024.
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 in the LLIWS, but both teams are already eliminated prior to those games.

The Bye

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 to provide the least amount of advantage.
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.
A bye is not necessarily an advantage.  Teams with a bye play their first game against the BETTER of two teams, lowering their chances of winning their first game.
50% of teams without a bye win their first game (by definition).  On the US side the first game win-loss rate of teams with a bye is 7-13, or 35%.  On the International side it is 3-11, or 21%

No "If Necessary" game,
and why it makes sense

Like the Williamsport World Series, there is no "If Necessary" game at the end of the US and International Brackets in the LLIWS.
In each of those Championship games, there is one undefeated team, and one team with one loss.
It often happens that this is a repeat of a prior game, where the undefeated team had beaten the team with one loss.
If the team with one loss beats the undefeated team, even though both teams are 1-1, and also 1-1 against each other after the game, the team winning the bracket Championship game moves on to the World Championship game.
In some non World Series tournaments, there is an "If Necessary" game if the team with one loss wins.
   This is done in some, but not all of the Regional Tournaments.  Most do not.
There are a number of very good reasons to not have an "if necessary" game in the World Series, which include extending the length of the series, uncertain game scheduling (for TV, etc.), and the fact that one of the two brackets may have to play an extra game right before the World Championship game, giving the team in the other bracket an advantage that they have not really earned.
The team with one loss will have to play more games late in the tournament, which greatly affects their pitching staff availability and giving them a distinct disadvantage.
   When the team with one loss beats the undefeated team, it is often because they have a deeper pitching staff.
An "If Necessary" game also would provide the teams with a bye a greater advantage statistically.
In the 11 years through 2025 (22 bracket championship games):
   The undefeated team has won 15 times.  Pitcher availability often played an important rule.
   The team with one loss has won 7 times.  5 of those times beating the team that they had lost to earlier.  In all cases they played an additional game than the undefeated team.  They were often able to win due to sufficient pitching depth.

Minimum # of games per team

All teams will play a minimum of 3 games. Some team's 3rd game may be a consolation game, having already been eliminated.
Any team losing their first two games will play a consolation game.  Some teams in the consolation games may have already played 3 games (winning Sunday, losing Monday and Tuesday).
The four teams that lose on Tuesday (the first day of the elimination portion of the bracket) are the teams that play in the consolation 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.  In 2025 only 1 team lost their first two games.
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)

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 several times, including Asia-Pacific in 2024.
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.  2023 saw a power outage during one of the day games.  Play continued.

Video Review

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 final out.
The only plays that may be challenged are: ball over the outfield fence, dead ball areas, batted balls ruled fair but foul or ruled foul but fair, foul tip versus foul ball, hit batters, runner or runner-batter interference on batted balls, all plays at bases to get a runner or runner-batter out, appeal for missed bases (not if the runner left too soon), any out call made safe (umpire determines where to place the runners), pitched ball ruled “not caught” by the catcher, catcher interference, head-first slide into a base. The final play of all games are automatically reviewed.
Obstruction is NOT reviewable.  I believe that Interference is limited to whether the ball hit a runner or batter-runner, not the judgment call as to whether the runner or batter-runner interfered with the ability of a fielder to make a play on a batted ball.

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 are 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).

Umpires
Needs update after umpires announced)

TBD Little League® umpires from around the world will work the World Series in 2026. 2025 had 12 umpires, 2024 had 14 umpires.  2023 had 13 umpires.  2022 had 12 umpires.  2019 had 14 umpires.  2018 had 13 umpires.  All previous years there had been 12 umpires.
Starting in 2023, there are 4 umpires on the field for each game.  Prior to 2023 there were 6 on the field.

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 4 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.

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.
It is VERY common that the last game of the day to start late.  It has been moved from 6:00pm to 7:00pm start time due to that.

TV Coverage

This year all games in competition, including the World Championship game, will be broadcast on ESPN+, which is an online subscription service.  The two Consolation Games will not be 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.  20 Total.  Central: Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa;   CA57: California:  East: Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware;  Southeast: North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Georgia;  Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana;  West: Arizona, Hawaii, California.

International Countries Represented so far

See list by year here.  14 Total.  Asia Pacific: Japan, South Korea;  Europe-Africa: Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, Germany;  Latin America: Ecuador, Curacao, 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.  In 2026 Puerto Rico has the slot.

US States in each Region

For Central, East, & West, grouped by LLBWS divisions

      Click here for maps of the US and International Regions
Central (13 states):   Great Lakes:  Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio.    Midwest:  Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
CA57 (Host):  California.  District 57 only.  Separate for LLIWS only.
East (11 states + DC):  Mid Atlantic:  Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington DC.   Metro:  Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island.  New England:  Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
Southeast (8 states):  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Southwest (6 states):  Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas (east & west in regionals)
West (12 states):  Mountain:  Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.  Northwest:  Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.  West:  Arizona, California (north & south in regionals), Hawaii

Seating

There are bleachers for about 900 people.  The sections closest to the plate are generally reserved for families of the teams.  Attendance varies greatly 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.

Food

There will be several food vendors plus the Granada Little League® Snack Shack serving a variety of food.
The selections vary each year.

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 2025 was in the low 80s to mid 90s.  Beautiful Baseball weather.
   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.  I have photos.
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".

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 2026 I am once again the official photographer.
My photos of every game will be available for viewing and downloading on my photo website.  The full resolution photos may be downloaded at no charge.  I have ordering of prints, etc. DISABLED on the site, mainly to emphasize that I am not selling anything.  You may  have prints made from downloaded images at your favorite photo printing service.  I am a volunteer, like so many others at this event.  You are free to use my photos on social media, team websites, etc.

What you may bring

• Lawn Chairs and Blankets to sit on.

• Cameras.  However, you may NOT broadcast or webcast audio or video without proper consent of Little League® Baseball.

• Sunscreen.  There are some shady areas for fans, but not all of the fan areas are in the shade.

NOT permitted:

• Dogs are NOT permitted.  However, there is a dog park 60 feet beyond the Left Field fence with a view of the games.

• Coolers are NOT permitted in the park.

• Tobacco of any sort is NOT permitted at the World Series (or any Little League® games)

• Alcohol is NOT permitted at the World Series (or any Little League® games)

• Scooters and Bicycles may be used to get to the World Series, but may not be ridden inside the park for safety reasons.

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 standard.  The bat standards changed again in 2019 and there were 16 home runs.  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.

  Max Baer 1 Specifics
  The information provided here is unofficial.

Aerial Photos

Distance from the plate to the outfield fence

About 259 feet.  The signs on the outfield fence say 255, but is is actually a little farther.
It is very consistent to all areas in fair territory.  The rule book has "200 feet or greater" as a recommendation.  200 feet would be way too short for this age group.

Outfield Fence Height

About 10 feet.

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 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).

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.

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 below.
The GLL Majors teams each play a "night under the lights" game on the field in the April time frame.  Since 2013 they play with 70 foot bases, but generally retain normal 60s rules (no playing off).  Prior to that they moved the mound in, and set up the field for 60' bases. 
LARPD purchased the property in 1965, and I believe that the ball fields were already there at that time.

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.

Wildlife

Rabbits are around, and often live under the camera platforms within the field, and other temporary buildings in the park.  Rabbits have made appearances on the field during games several times.. 
Squirrels are all over. 
In recent years we have had owls in the area. They have nested in the cell tower on an MB2 light pole.
We have way too many crows in the park.
Many other species of birds will be around.
At night there can be opossums, skunks, foxes, coyotes, and sometimes pumas (aka Cougar, Mountain lion, Panther, or sometimes called Catamount) in Livermore.  I have seen the opossums & foxes, smelled the skunks, but have only seen other people's photos of the pumas.
I have lots of my own photos of the owls, including in my yard.
We also have wild turkeys.  They go into hiding near the end of November.  I have not seen any at the park, but have seen one in my back yard.  They are all over the place at the Las Positas Golf course & Restaurant, by the airport.
Livermore is surrounded on 3+ sides by open land for many miles.
150 years ago there were bears.  But not now.  Lots of them in the Sierras, though (far side of the central valley).  They are Black Bears, so they be cool.

Bill Nale of eLivermore.com is the official photographer of the 2026 Little League® Intermediate World Series.
I am one of the many volunteers at the World Series.
As a volunteer, my photos are provided at no cost.  You may download the full resolution photos from the photo site for free.
Nothing can be purchased from my site.  I have purchases disabled to emphasize the fact that my photos are offered at no cost.
If you want to purchase prints, etc., you can download the photos and go to your favorite photo printing site.
I use a site called SmugMug.  Their rates are reasonable.

Photos of all games are displayed in albums on eLivermore.com's photo gallery site.
Photos from all previous years are still on the site.
Note that between the 2024 LLIWS and the 2025 LLIWS I have switched photo sites.  The photos are now on SmugMug.
     The previous provider provided very poor performance in showing older year's albums.  Sometimes they would never load.

You may use the photos for your own personal use, including on social media.  Teams may use the photos on their team websites, etc.
You may make prints, etc. by going to your favorite photo printing establishment.

I take photos at all of the games, and of events around the fields.
I generally will provide photos of every at bat of every game, although I do miss a few.  I take about 1500 photos per game, and choose about 600 to put on the photo site.
I will also get photos of each team under the scoreboard.

To download an individual photo:
   Go to the photo and hit the Dowload icon, which might be below the photo, or to the left. 
          
   Photo should download immediately.

To download an entire gallery:
   Go to the gallery that you want to download.
   Hit the Download icon, which is generally above the photo icons.
        
   The full gallery will be put in a ZIP file, allowing you to download it.
   SmugMug will ask for your email address, and will send you an email with the download link when the ZIP file is ready.
   If this is the first time that you are downloading a gallery, it will ask you to verity your email address first.

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.
This web site is NOT part of Little League® International.
Information on this site should be considered unofficial, but I attempt to maintain a high degree of accuracy.

The purpose of this page is to provide detailed information about the LLIWS, much of which is not provided elsewhere.
My philosophy for the page is "If I were attending the World Series as a parent of a player or as someone living locally, what information would I want to know."
As a Silicon Valley engineer, I am interested in the details.
I have been told numerous times by people that they look for this kind of information at tournaments, and that this is the only tournament, on this page, where they have found it.

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.

As of 2019, the official websites for all of the World Series are provided by Little League® International in South Williamsport.
Note: You are NOT on the official LLIWS website.  This site is provided by eLivermore.com.

Little League Website with Results of past World Series can be found here