Intermediate World Series Little League

eLivermore.com - By Bill Nale

	2023 Little LeagueŽ Intermediate World Series July 30 - August 6 lliws.info - Photos and Information - Past and Present This is an Unofficial, but very informative website. The Official LLIWS site can be found here

2013

2020
(cancelled)

2022

2023

2024

2021
(cancelled)

Additional Pages Covering All Years
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 / results for all years	States / Countries Represented	Umpires for all years	All Division World Series Results since 2013	Photo Site (separate site)

The 2024 page is now available. See the link at the top right

Contents:

On Other Pages

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

Other Livermore and Tri-Valley photos
can be found here (same site, top page).

Pages with All Years (2013-2023) 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/results for all years

States / Countries Represented
Umpires for all years
All Division World Series Results since 2013

Little LeagueŽ Links:
Little LeagueŽ Home
World Series Page (covers all 7)
Past World Series Results

Intermediate WS Specific Links
(links added when available)
Regional Playoff Result
Official LLIWS website
Official 2023 LLIWS page
LLIWS Facebook page (run locally)
LLIWS Photos Facebook Page

Photo Slideshows
Dick Jones as created some photo slideshows
with music from our photos
2023 Slideshow #1 - 2023 Slideshow #2

Retrospective 10 year Slideshow

Introduction

World Series Introduction

Schedule
and
Results

Teams and their schedules

Chronological Game Schedule

Game Bracket Chart

Home Runs

Umpires for 2023

Intermediate Division
& World Series
Info

Intermediate Division Basics

Max Baer 1 Field Information

World Series Details and Stats

Fan Guide

Maps
&
Park layout

Park Layout

Map to Field

Photos

About World Series Photos - Download for Free

Go directly to the LLIWS Photo Site

About This Web Page

Links

LLIWS Regional Tournaments

Previous Years Links

The Seven Little LeagueŽ World Series

Other Links

YouTube Videos of the 2023 LLIWS
Videos will play in the small window, but you can make them full screen.
See recap videos of most of the games by going to the Chronological Game Schedule below.

Championship game (Full Game):

20 minutes of Defensive plays in the Teenage World Series (50/70, Junior, Senior)

Over 10 minutes of best plays of the 2023 LLIWS
Length: 10:21

Full Game: Central vs. East (Game 14)
Length: 1:38:06

All Home Runs of All 2023 World Series
See the Home Run section below for the location in the video for each home run.
Length: 17:34

And one of the LLB West Regional
Where Bollinger Canyon (San Ramon) was in the Championship game
vs. CA South (El Segundo), who went on to win the Williamsport World Series
Length: 6:09

AP Visions has Individual and Team Photos available for purchase.
Click on the link below to go to your team's section on their website.

	CA57	Asia-Pacific
	Central	Australia
	East	Canada
	Southeast	Europe-Africa
	Southwest	Latin America
	West	Mexico
	Umpires

West Seoul Little LeagueŽ is the World Champions

News and Updates (Click here to see the Regionals winners):
11/11/2022	Dates for the 2023 through 2025 World Series (all 7) have been announced.	7/8/2023	Puerto Rico has won the Latin American Regional Tournament, and will be in the 2023 LLIWS. Guaynabo Baseball Little LeagueŽ, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
12/5/2022	Rules update - Tournaments now have continuous batting order, which replaces mandatory play.	7/16/2023	Central Region games are being Livestreamed. Go to the tournament website at: https://centralregion5070.org/
12/14/2022	Bill Aboumrad taking over as Tournament Directory for LLIWS.	7/16/2023	You can follow the scores of the Canada Regional on this website. Starts 7/16, ends on 7/25.
2/24/2023	Little LeagueŽ announces umpires for all 7 World Series	7/17/2023	Keystone Little LeagueŽ, of Tampa, FL, wins the Southeast Regional Tournament and will be in the 2023 LLIWS
3/1/2023	Little LeagueŽ announced ESPN/ABC TV schedules for all 7 World Series. All LLIWS competition games will be on ESPN+	7/21/2023	Taylor North Little LeagueŽ of Taylor, MI wins the Central Regional Tournament and will be in the 2023 LLIWS
4/10/2023	The Drawing was done to place regions on the bracket. See the bracket and game schedule below.	7/25/2023	Toms River East wins the East Regional for the 2nd year in a row, and will be in the 2023 LLIWS.
5/20/2023	The Australian Regional is happening now. See the scores here: https://baseball.com.au/events/2023-australian-intermediate-league-championship/ Click on Schedule & Scores. That site lists a free Live Streaming service for the games also	7/25/2023	Ascension Parish Little LeagueŽ of Gonzales, Louisiana wins the Southwest Regional and will be in the 2023 LLIWS. This is the first team from Louisiana at the LLIWS.
5/22/2023	Brisbane North is the Australian team in the LLIWS. They are the first team to qualify.	7/25/2023	South Vancouver Little LeagueŽ (Host at the Regional) wins the Canadian Regional and will be in the 2023 LLIWS. They went by the name "Battalion"
6/23/2023	Bollinger Canyon Little LeagueŽ is the District 57 (Host) team in the LLIWS. Photos of the Tournament are here.	7/27/2023	Pearl City Little LeagueŽ of Pearl City, Hawaii wins the West Regional and will be in the 2023 LLIWS. They are the final team to qualify.
6/24/2023	Mario Mendoza Little LeagueŽ of Navojoa, Sonora, wins the Mexico Region Tournament, and will go to the LLIWS	7/30/2023	Gamechanger Links have been added.
6/25/2023	South Korea wins the Asia Pacific Tournament, and will go to the LLIWS.	8/30/2023	Changed out thumbnail photos. Used 2023 photos.
7/1/2023	Czech Republic NW wins the championship game 4-3 to represent the Europe-Africa Region in the 2023 LLIWS.	11/22/2023	2024 web page added to this site.
		4/12/2024	Full game video of the 2023 Championship game is now on YouTube. See below for link.

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 LeagueŽ Intermediate World Series is the most exciting of the 7 Little League World SeriesŽ to watch.
It was held at Max Baer Park in Livermore California from July 30 to August 6, 2023.
This was the nineth year of the Intermediate World Series (not counting 2020 and 2021, as they were cancelled).
In 2023 the Intermediate World Series features 6 US teams (one CA District 57 and 5 regional champions) and 6 International regional champion teams. 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. 2023 has Mexico with a direct spot.
There will be 23 total games played 2023, including the 2 consolation games.

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.

Regional Playoff Results

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.

This is one of 4 Little LeagueŽ Baseball World Series and 3 Little LeagueŽ Girl's Softball World Series. Note that the more well known Little LeagueŽ 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
Max Baer Park Weather Station
Housed above the field's press box.

Weather in 2023:
We had great baseball weather. Mid 80s at the start, then high 70s. Mid to high 90s at for the last two days. Most evenings were fairly cool.
Weather for this time of year is generally in the high 80s to low 90s, with low humidity. No rain.
Hottest ever during an LLIWS was 102.
Evening games can get cool enough for a jacket, especially if there is some wind.

Most of the small photos on this webpage can be found here in the "short slideshow" from the 2023 album.

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 April 10, 2023.

United States

Region

Team
links to go team photos

Time
Zone

Record

Total

Home
Runs

Team
Size

Day 1
Sun 7/30

Day 2
Mon 7/31

Day 3
Tues 8/1

Day 4
Wed 8/2

Day 5
Thurs 8/3

Day 7
Sat 8/5

Day 8
Sun 8/6

Central

Taylor North LL
Taylor, MI

CDT
-5
(+2)

1-2

G8 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. West
L 2-4
photos - gc

G10 - 12:00 pm
vs. CA57
W 5-2
photos - gc

G14 - 12:00pm
vs. East
L 4-5
photos - gc

CA 57
(host)

Bollinger Canyon LL
San Ramon, CA

PDT
-7
(0)

1-2

G2 - 12:00 pm
vs. Southeast
L 4-5 (9 inn)
photos - gc

G10 - 12:00 pm
vs. Central
L 2-5
photos - gc

GA - 9:00am
vs. Europe-Africa
W 10-3
photos -

East

Toms River East LL
Toms River, New Jersey

EDT
-4
(+3)

2-2

G6 - 12:00 pm
vs. Southeast
L 2-3
photos - gc

G12 - 6:00pm
vs. Southwest
W 5-4
photos - gc

G14 - 12:00pm
vs. Central
W 5-4
photos - gc

G18 - 12:00pm
vs. West
L 1-2
photos - gc

Southeast

Keystone LL
Tampa, FL
US Champions

EDT
-4
(+3)

4-1

G2 - 12:00 pm
vs. CA57
W 5-4 (9 inn)
photos - gc

G6 - 12:00pm
vs. East
W 3-2
photos - gc

G16 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. West
W 6-4
photos - gc

G20 - 17:00 (5pm)
vs. West
W 5-4
photos - gc

G21 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. Asia-Pacific
L 4-11
photos - gc

Southwest

Ascension Parish LL
Gonzales, Louisiana

CDT
-5
(+2)

1-2

G4 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. West
L 4-8
photos - gc

G12 - 6:00pm
vs. East
L 4-5
photos - gc

GB - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Australia
W 7-3
photos -

West

Pearl City LL
Pearl City, HI

HST
-10
(-3)

3-2

G4 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. Southwest
W 8-4
photos - gc

G8 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. Central
W 4-2
photos - gc

G16 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. Southeast
L 4-6
photos - gc

G18 - 12:00pm
vs. East
W 2-1
photos - gc

G20 - 17:00 (5pm)
vs. Southeast
L 4-5
photos - gc

International

Region

Team

Time
Zone

Record

Total

Home
Runs

Team
Size

Day 1
Sun 7/30

Day 2
Mon 7/31

Day 3
Tues 8/1

Day 4
Wed 8/2

Day 5
Thurs 8/3

Day 7
Sat 8/5

Day 8
Sun 8/6

Asia-
Pacific

West Seoul LL
Seoul, South Korea
World Champions

KST
+9
(+16)

5-1

G3 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Europe-Africa
W 5-0
photos - gc

G7 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Australia
W 5-1
photos - gc

G15 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Mexico
L 6-7 (12 inn)
photos - gc

G17 - 15:00 (3pm)am
vs. Latin America
W 11-1
photos - gc

G19 - 14:00 (2pm)
vs/ Mexico
W 2-1 (9 inn)
photos - gc

G21 - 18:00 (6pm)
vs. Southeast
W 11-4
photos - gc

Australia

Brisbane North LL
Brisbane, Queensland

AEST
+10
(+17)

0-3

G7 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Asia-Pacific
L 1-5
photos - gc

G9 - 09:00 am
vs. Latin America
L 2-22
photos - gc

GB - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Southwest
L 3-7
photos -

Canada

South Vancouver LL
Vancouver, BC

PDT
-7
(0)

1-2

G5 - 09:00 am
vs. Mexico
L 0-10
photos - gc

G11 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Europe-Africa
W 13-0
photos - gc

G13 - 9:00
vs. Latin America
L 1-4
photos - gc

Europe-
Africa

NW Czech Republic LL
Prague, Czech Republic

CEST
+2
(+9)

0-3

G3 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Asia-Pacific
L 0-5
photos - gc

G11 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Canada
0-13
photos - gc

GA - 9:00am
vs. CA57
L 3-10
photos -

Latin
America

Guaynabo Baseball LL
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

AST
-4
(+3)

2-2

G1 - 09:00 am
vs. Mexico
L 0-8
photos - gc

G9 - 09:00 am
vs. Australia
W 22-2
photos - gc

G13 - 9:00
vs. Canada
W 4-1
photos - gc

G17 - 15:00 (3pm)am
vs. Asia-Pacific
L 1-11
photos - gc

Mexico

Mario Mendoza LL
Navojoa, Sonora

(MST)
-7
(0)

3-1

G1 - 09:00 am
vs. Latin America
W 8-0
photos - gc

G5 - 09:00 am
vs. Canada
W 10-0
photos - gc

G15 - 15:00 (3pm)
vs. Asia-Pacific
W 7-6 (12 inn)
photos - gc

G19 - 14:00 (2pm)
vs/ Asia-Pacific
L 1-2 (9 inn)
photos - gc

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: Brisbane, Australia is 17 hours ahead of Livermore. A 3pm game in Livermore is 8am the following day in Brisbane.
"photos" links go to my photos of the game.

Blank cells means the team did not play that day, or game is unknown if in the future.
Light grey cells are consolation games (team is already eliminated) or non-game days leading up to it.
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" (consolation) game.
It is possible for a team to play all 7 days, but it has not happened yet. Through 2023, 8 teams have played 6 of the 7 days.
No team is scheduled to play more than one game per day.

These photos can be found on the photos website under Teams. Click Here.

Chronological Game Schedule
See Game Schedules for ALL years on one page
Regions were picked randomly for the bracket on April 10, 2023.
The Home Team is determined by a coin toss prior to the game.

Game #	R	H	E	PA	Teams (winner in bold)	Photo Link	Video Link	Game Cngr Link	Date/Time	First Pitch Time	Last Play Time	Game Length h:mm	Actual Innings *	Game Type
					Opening Ceremonies				Sat, July 29, 16:00 (4pm)					Opening Ceremonies, Downtown Livermore Stockman's Park (SW corner Railroad & Livermore Ave.)
1	8 0	10 3	0 2	40 25	Mexico @ Latin America	photo	Video Recap	1	Sun, July 30, 09:00 am	9:07	11:46	2:39	7	International Opening Round
2	4 5	3 3	3 1	38 45	CA57 (host) @ Southeast	photo	Video Recap	2	Sun, July 30, 12:00 pm	12:47	3:38	2:51	9 (8.9)	US Opening Round
3	0 5	0 6	1 0	23 26	Europe-Africa @ Asia Pacific	photo	Video Recap	3	Sun, July 30, 15:00 (3pm)	4:44	6:32	1:48	7 (6.5)	International Opening Round
4	8 4	7 5	5 5	33 30	West @ Southwest	photo	Video Recap	4	Sun, July 30, 18:00 (6pm)	7:38	10:10	2:32	7	US Opening Round

5	10 0	13 2	3 0	35 25	Mexico @ Canada	photo	Video Recap	5	Mon, July 31, 09:00 am	9:03	10:55	1:52	7	International Winners Bracket Game
6	2 3	5 4	1 2	28 30	East @ Southeast	photo	Video Recap	6	Mon, July 31, 12:00 pm	12:03	1:57	1:54	7 (6.7)	US Winners Bracket Game
7	5 1	6 2	1 1	31 26	Asia Pacific @ Australia	photo	(no recap)	7	Mon, July 31, 15:00 (3pm)	3:03	5:30	2:27	7	International Winners Bracket Game
8	4 2	5 3	2 5	31 28	West @ Central	photo	Video Recap	8	Mon, July 31, 18:00 (6pm)	6:31	8:39	2:08	7	US Winners Bracket Game

9	22 2	19 3	1 4	47 27	Latin America @ Australia	photo	Video Recap	9	Tues, Aug 1, 09:00 am	9:05	11:11	2:06	7	International Elimination Game
10	2 5	5 9	1 1	27 30	CA57 @ Central	photo	Video Recap	10	Tues, Aug 1, 12:00 pm	12:11	2:00	1:49	7 (6.5)	US Elimination Game
11	0 13	2 11	4 0	19 32	Europe-Africa @ Canada	photo	Video Recap	11	Tues, Aug 1, 15:00 (3pm)	3:03	4:46	1:43	5 (4.5)	International Elimination Game
12	4 5	12 8	1 0	34 30	Southwest @ East	photo	Video Recap	12	Tues, Aug 1, 18:00 (6pm)	6:03	7:54	1:51	7 (6.5)	US Elimination Game

13	4 1	7 1	1 1	28 27	Latin America @ Canada	photo	Video Recap	13	Wed, Aug 2, 09:00 am	9:04	11:19	2:15	7	International Elimination Game
14	4 5	8 8	2 1	35 28	Central @ East	photo	Full Game Recap	14	Wed, Aug 2, 12:00 pm	12:17	2:11	1:54	7 (6.5)	US Elimination Game
15	6 7	10 9	1 3	47 49	Asia-Pacific @ Mexico	photo	Video Recap	15	Wed, Aug 2, 15:00 (3pm)	3:20	7:17	3:57	12 (11.9)	International Winners Bracket Game
16	4 6	4 12	3 1	32 30	West @ Southeast	photo	(no recap)	16	Wed, Aug 2, 18:00 (6pm)	8:17	10:21	2:04	7 (6.5)	US Winners Bracket Game

A	3 10	7 9	4 2	25 35	Europe-Africa @ CA57	photo	(no recap)		Thurs, Aug 3, 09:00 am	9:02	10:55	1:53	6 (2hr)	Goodwill Game (both teams are already eliminated)
B	3 7	3 8	0 2	23 27	Australia @ Southwest	photo	(no recap)		Thurs, Aug 3, 12:00 pm	12:05	1:52	1:47	6 (2hr)	Goodwill Game (both teams are already eliminated)
17	11 1	11 5	1 3	34 26	Asia-Pacific @ Latin America	photo	Video Rccap	17	Thurs, Aug 3, 15:00 (3pm)	3:05	5:41	2:36	6	International Elimination Game
18	2 1	5 3	1 0	26 29	West @ East	photo	Video Recap	18	Thurs, Aug 3, 18:00 (6pm)	6:43	8:35	1:52	7	US Elimination Game

No Games on Friday, Aug 4.

19	1 2	7 8	0 2	34 34	Mexico @ Asia-Pacific	photo	Video Recap	19	Sat, Aug 5, 14:00 (2pm)	2:06	4:52	2:46	9 (8.6)	International Final. Single Elimination. On ESPN+
20	5 4	9 9	0 2	33 33	Southeast @ West	photo	Video Recap	20	Sat, Aug 5, 17:00 (5pm)	6:03	8:11	2:08	7	US Final. Single Elimination. On ESPN+

21	11 4	12 9	1 2	36 35	Asia-Pacific @ Southeast	photo	Full Game Recap	21	Sun, Aug 6, 18:00 (6pm)	6:04	8:50	2:46	7	World Championship. Single Game. Broadcast Live on ESPN+

Color Key:
International Bracket Game	US Bracket Game	Goodwill or Exhibition Game	World Championship Game

PA = Plate Appearances. I.E. total batters sent to 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).
Consolation Games had a 2 hour limit. Consolation A was ended after the end of the 6th inning.

All times are PDT (Pacific Daylight time) which is UTC-7.
ESPN+ is a subscription streaming service. Note that ESPN+ games are archived only for a short time, but some are available on Youtube.
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.

2023 Intermediate World Series Game Chart
See Game Brackets for ALL years on one page

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.

2023 Home Runs
See Home Runs for ALL years on one page

There were 11 home runs in 2023.
Links on the player name will take you to a photo gallery for this home run.

HR # (all years)	HR# (2023)	Game	Player w/Photo link	Total Hit (on Last one)	Uniform #	Team	Time on YouTube Video
115	1	5	Dario Villegas	1	19	Mexico	1:25
116	2	5	Zaid Valenzuela	1	16	Mexico	1:31
117	3	7	Jihoon Park	1	22	Asia-Pacific	1:58
118	4	9	Alonzo Zaire Griffen	1	19	Australia	2:18
119	5	11	Yohta Suzuki	1	10	Canada	3:19
120	6	12	Trey Bailey		7	Southwest	3:55
121	7	13	Christian Parrilla	1	17	Latin America	4:13
122	8	16	Cole Shearer	1	21	Southeast	5:25
123	9	Consolation B	Trey Bailey	2	7	Southwest	(no video)
124	10	19	Daniel Reyes	1	15	Mexico	8:49
125	11	21	Ji-Ho_Shin	1	16	Asia-Pacific	10:25

YouTube Video of all home runs in all 2023 World Series (plus Regionals for Williamsport)
It is over 17 minutes long. Times for each LLIWS home run are shown in the table above.
Note the Consolation games are not broadcast by ESPN, so that LLIWS home run is missing.
Click the little YouTube logo near the bottom right to go full screen.

These photos are from the Home Run section of the photo site. Click Here.

Umpires for 2023
See Umpires for ALL years on one page

Thank You Umpires!!
The umpires for all 7 World Series were announced on 2/24/2023. See the press release here.
Umpire section on the Photos Site

Darrin Lambert Willow Street, Pa. (East)	Philip Golden Houston, Texas (Southwest)	John Kawulok Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Boyd Stevens Portsmouth, N.H. (East)	Mark Scott Houston, Texas (Southwest)	Darrin Muller Windsor, Great Britain (Europe and Africa)
Brian Dymon Fredericksburg, Va. (Southeast)	Wayne Bonnington Ashland, Ore. (West)	Roberto Rivera-Rosado San Juan, Puerto Rico (Latin America)
Frank Machado Rockledge, Fla. (Southeast)	Fidel Luna San Diego, Calif. (West)
John Budnik Holland, Mich. (Central)
Samuel Fontecchio Ironwood, Mich. (Central)

These photos are from the Umpire section. First three games. Click here.

See this page on the Little LeagueŽ website for the Umpire selection process. Umpires are volunteers.

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 LeagueŽ Rule Book.
	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 (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, but can be fewer. 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. 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 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~~ (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. 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.
	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. In the 2023 LLIWS no player will have been born before September 1, 2009. It is open to both boys and girls. While the LLIWS has mostly boys playing, there are often 1 or 2 girls. One team in 2022 had three 11 year olds.
	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	New for 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. Rules for Senior Division are different.
	Special Pinch Runner	This has been eliminated for 2023 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 teams batting order and must be the player in the batting order who made the last out.
	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). 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).
	Video Replay	Video Replay was added in 2022. Each team may challenge specific calls until they have two unsuccessful challenges. In extra innings they get one unsuccessful challenge (none carried over from before extra innings). In 2022 this was used on average about twice per game.

Max Baer 1 Specifics		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.
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.
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 LeagueŽ, 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).
Bull Pens	Bull pens are down the 1st and 3rd base lines.
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 LeagueŽ during the regular season. All of Granada Little LeagueŽ'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).
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.

Intermediate World Series Details The information provided here is unofficial. Some of it is based on past year's details.
Why the most exciting?	The Intermediate World Series is the most exciting of the 7 Little League World SeriesŽ 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.
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.
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 LeagueŽ Baseball World Series and the 12 yr old Softball World Series follow this format. The Jr and Sr. Little LeagueŽ 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 9 years. In 2019 it happened for the first time in the International Bracket, and happened again in 2023. 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. Note that I have seen a team without a bye end up with a pitcher availability advantage early on vs. a team that had a bye, strictly caused by the bye. It was at Williamsport when the team that played the extra game (no bye) had their #1 pitcher available again for the 3rd game, after having 4 days rest following the first game. It was the other team's 2nd game, and their #1 pitcher was used in their first game shortly before.
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 beat 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 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. If the undefeated team loses to the team with one loss (which they may have beaten earlier) there can be a feeling of unfairness. However: The rules are in place when the series starts. 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 disadvantage. When the team with one loss beats the undefeated team, it is often because they have a deeper pitching staff. The above has an effect of evening out the "Fairness". In the 9 years through 2023 (18 bracket championship games): The undefeated team has won 12 times. Pitcher availability often played an important rule. The team with one loss has won 6 times. 4 of those times beating the team that they had lost to earlier. In all cases they played an additional game than the undefeated team, always the day before. 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 "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 four teams that lose on Tuesday (the first day of the elimination portion of the bracket) will 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. 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. 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.
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 3rd out.
Practices, batting cages, and warm-ups	The Saturday before the first games the teams practice on the Granada Little LeagueŽ 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).
Umpires	13 Little LeagueŽ umpires from around the world will work the World Series in 2023. 2022 had 12 umpires. 2019 had 14 umpires. 2018 had 13 umpires. All previous years there had been 12 umpires. This year there will be 4 umpires on the field for each game. In all past years there were 6.
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 6:00pm game starts late. Up to an hour and a half late.
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 likely 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. 18 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, Louisiana; 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, 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.

World Series stats and Information per year
This Section has be moved to a separate web page. (Click Here)
With columns for each year, it became too wide, and made the entire web page difficult to view from a phone.

What to expect / Fan Guide
	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.
	Food	There will be several food vendors plus the Granada Little LeagueŽ 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 2022 was in the high 80s to low 90s. The humidity went up a bit midweek (~50% - high for Livermore). 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".
	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 2023 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. 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. You may NOT broadcast or webcast audio or video without proper consent of Little LeagueŽ Baseball, however. 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 LeagueŽ games) Alcohol is NOT permitted at the World Series (or any Little LeagueŽ 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.

Park Layout

The World Series games take place on MB1 (Max Baer Park Field 1)

Image from Google Earth

Map to Fields

Opening Ceremonies, Downtown Livermore
Saturday, July 29, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
(Google Earth Image)

World Series Photos

Bill Nale of eLivermore.com is the official photographer of the 2023 Little LeagueŽ 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.
Prints and other items may be purchased from the site, at my cost. I use a site called Zenfolio. Their rates are reasonable.
It is likely cheaper and faster to download the photos and have them printed at your favorite location, however.

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.

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.
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 or an entire gallery:
   Go to an individual photo (the "download" selection does not appear within a gallery of thumbnails)
   Click on the "Download" selection above the photo.
   Chose to download just this photo or all photos within the gallery.
      If you choose to download the entire gallery, it will be provided in a ZIP file. A Gallery can be quite a large file. The Zenfolio site will process the gallery, then send you an email to download the ZIP file.

To Purchase photos on the Photo Gallery site (http://elivermore.zenfolio.com/lliws):
   Go to a Gallery of photos or an individual photo.
   Click on "Buy" on the upper right side of the page.
   Follow the instructions on purchasing.

Feel free to have prints made elsewhere by downloading the photos.
This may be quicker and cheaper.

Go to the Photo Gallery

About this Page

This web page is produced by Bill Nale, the game photographer for the Little LeagueŽ Intermediate World Series, as part of my eLivermore.com website.
This web site is NOT part of Little LeagueŽ 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 LeagueŽ Rule Book and multiple Little LeagueŽ 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.

2023 Intermediate Regional Tournaments
LL Web page for Regional Tournaments is Here

Region	Playoff Dates	Tournament Location	Links to Tournament	Winner	Winner City/State/Country	Miles (km) from MB1
CA57 (Host)	June 17-23	Livermore, CA (GLL)	CA57 Website	Bollinger Canyon LL	San Ramon, CA	11 (18)
Central	July 16-21	Ankeny, Iowa	Website	Taylor North LL	Taylor, MI	2052 (3302)
East	July 20-25	Dover Del		Toms River East LL	Toms River, NJ	2546 (4097)
Southeast	July 15-17	Kernersville, NC		Keystone LL	Tampa, FL	2354 (3788)
Southwest	July 21-25	Sugarland, TX		Ascension Parish LL	Gonzales, Louisiana	1837 (2956)
West	July 20-27	Nogales, AZ	Facebook Website	Pearl City LL	Pearl City, HI	2429 (3909)

Asia-Pacific	June 20-26	HwaSeong, South Korea		West Seoul LL	Seoul, South Korea	5654 (9100)
Australia	May 19-23	Mildura, Victoria	Website	Brisbane North LL	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	7096 (11,420)
Canada	July 16-25	Vancouver, BC	Website	South Vancouver LL	Vancouver, BC	801 (1289)
Europe-Africa	June 26 to July 1	Jablonec, Nisou, Czech Republic		NW Czech Republic LL	Prague, Czech Republic	5830 (9382)
Latin America	July 3-8	Saint John, Antigua		Guaynabo Baseball LL	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	3596 (5787)
Mexico	June 18-24	Veracruz, Mexico		Mario Mendoza LL	Navojoa, Sonora	1025 (1650)

In 2023, Mexico gets direct entry into the LLIWS. Puerto Rico will compete in the Latin American Region

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The Seven 2023 Little League World SeriesŽ
See 7 (or 9) World Series for ALL years on one page
There are now 7 World Series associated with Little LeagueŽ Baseball.
Note that the Big League Baseball and Softball World Series have been discontinued as of 2017.

Name (link to 2023 site)	2023 Dates	2023 Winners	World Series Location	Tournament Format	Description
Little LeagueŽ Baseball	August 16-27	West (El Segundo, CA)	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)
Intermediate (50/70) Baseball	July30 to Aug 6	Asia-Pacific (South Korea)	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.
Junior League Baseball	August 13-20	Asia-Pacific (Chinese Taipei)	Taylor Mich.	Modified Double Elimination, 6US, 6Int	90 foot bases (like MLB) 13 to 14 year olds. Playing off is permitted.
Senior League Baseball	July 29 to Aug 5	Caribbean (Curacao)	Easley SC.	Modified Double Elimination, 6US, 6Int	90 foot bases (like MLB) 13 to 16 year olds. Playing off is permitted.

Little LeagueŽ Softball	August 6-13	Mid Atlantic (New York)	Greenville, NC	Modified Double Elimination, 8US, 4Int	10-12 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence.
Junior League Softball	July 30 to Aug 5	Asia-Pacific (Phillippines)	Kirkland, Wash	Pool Play, 8 teams go to single Elim. 6US, 4Int	12-14 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence.
Senior League Softball	July 31 to Aug 6	Central (Illinois)	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 LeagueŽ Baseball World Series went 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 LeagueŽ Softball World Series will go from 10 to 12 teams, adding 2 US teams for 8 US and 4 International teams.

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Dates for 2023 through 2025

Name (link to 2023 site)	2023 Dates	2024 Dates	2025 Dates	Location
Little LeagueŽ Baseball	August 16-27	August 14-25	August 13-24	South Williamsport, PA
Intermediate (50/70) Baseball	July30 to Aug 6	July 28 to Aug 4	July 27 to Aug 3	Livermore, CA
Junior League Baseball	August 13-20	Aug 11-18	Aug 10-17	Taylor Mich.
Senior League Baseball	July 29 to Aug 5	July 27 to Aug 3	July 26 to Aug 2	Easley SC.

Little LeagueŽ Softball	August 6-13	August 4-11	August 3-10	Greenville, NC
Junior League Softball	July 30 to Aug 5	July 28 to Aug 3	July 27 to Aug 2	Kirkland Wash
Senior League Softball	July 31 to Aug 6	July 29 to Aug 4	July 28 to Aug 3	Lower Sussex, Del

Dates for 2023 through 2025 were announced on November 11, 2022. See LL press release here.
Note: In a press release on 1/3/2024, the Junior Baseball World Series dates were changed to a week earlier than what is listed above.

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

Results of past World Series

Previous Years LLIWS Links

A table of information and statistics of all years of the LLIWS can be found HERE.

Year	This Website Page (LLIWS.info)	Official LL Page	# Teams	# Games	Winner
2013	2013	Unavailable	6 US, 4 International	19	Asia-Pacific (Japan)
2014	2014	Unavailable	6 US, 5 International	21	West (Nogales, AZ)
2015	2015	Unavailable	6 US, 5 International	21	Asia-Pacific (South Korea)
2016	2016	Unavailable	6 US, 5 International	21	West (Maui, HI)
2017	2017	2017	6 US, 5 International	21	Puerto Rico
2018	2018	2018	6 US, 6 International	21	Asia-Pacific (South Korea)
2019	2019	2019	6 US, 6 International	23	Southeast (Alabama)
2020	2020	2020	Cancelled		Cancelled
2021	2021	2021	Cancelled		Cancelled
2022	2022	2022	6 US, 6 International	23	Host (Danville, CA)
2023	2023	2023	6 US, 6 International	23	Asia-Pacific (South Korea)

Note that links to this site's pages for all years is accessible at the top of this page also.

Other pages that cover all years of the LLIWS (Part of this website):

LLIWS Statistics and Info per Year
Player Statistics 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/results for all years

States / Countries Represented
Umpires for all years
All Division World Series Results since 2013

Links

Intermediate World Series Official Page (link to be added when available)
Little LeagueŽ International
CA District 57

Regional Playoff Results for the Intermediate World Series

Photos Page

First game on the upgraded field in 2013. Granada has the bases loaded.