Intermediate World Series Little League

eLivermore.com - By Bill Nale

	2020 Little LeagueŽ Intermediate World Series The 2020 LLIWS was Cancelled Photos and Information This is an Unofficial, but very informative website. The Official LLIWS site can be found here

2013

2020
(cancelled)

2022

2023

2024

2025

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)

News and Updates:
11/8/2019	Dates Announced for all World Series
2/4/2020	Umpires Announced for all World Series (See below)
2/20/2020	LL Softball World Series has moved to Greenville, NC.
4/30/2020	All 7 Little League World Series have been Cancelled for 2020

Dates Announced for 2020, 2021, and 2022

August 2 to 9, 2020 (Cancelled)
August 1 to 8, 2021
July 31 to August 7, 2022 (10th year)
Sunday to Sunday in all cases

Coronavirus Update:

On 4/30/2020 all 7 Little League World Series were cancelled.

See http://www.littleleague.org/ for information directly from Little League International.

Contents:

On Other Pages

Photos are available on the Photo Site
Go to the World Series Photo site
Full Res photos available for download there for free

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

Pages with All Years (2013-2019) Information:
Game Brackets for all years
Chronological Game Schedule for all years
Teams and their schedules/results for all years
States / Countries Represented
Home Run lists for all years
Umpires for all years
All World Series Results since 2013

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

Intermediate WS Specific Links
(links added when available)
Regional Playoff Result
Gamechanger Box Scores, etc.
Official LLIWS website
LLIWS Facebook page (run locally)

Introduction

World Series Introduction

Schedule
and
Results

Teams and their schedules

Chronological Game Schedule

Game Bracket Chart

Home Runs

Umpires for 2020

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 / Opening Ceremonies

Photos

About World Series Photos - Download for Free

Go directly to the LLIWS Photo Site

About This Web Page

Links

The Seven Little League World Series

Other Links

Introduction

The Little LeagueŽ Intermediate World Series is the most exciting of the 7 Little League World Series to watch.
It was to be held at Max Baer Park in Livermore California from August 2 to 9, 2020, but was Cancelled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
This is the eighth year of the Intermediate World Series.
In 2020 the Intermediate World Series features 6 US teams (one 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. 2020 has Puerto Rico with a direct spot.
There will be 24 total games played 2020, including the Challenger game and 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 (when available).
This IS the official website of the LLIWS photographer.

Regional Playoff Results (when available)

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.
Rules are very similar to the Jr. Division in that playing off and stealing bases are allowed.

This is one of 4 Little League Baseball World Series and 3 Little League Girl's Softball World Series. Note that the more well known Little 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 MB1 press box.

Weather in 2020:
TBD.
Best guess: highs in the high 80s to mid 90s. Maybe some in the low 100s. Low Humidity, No Rain.

All of the small photos on this webpage can be found here in the "slideshow" from the 2019 album.

Teams
See Teams for ALL years on one page
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.
Teams would have been picked randomly for the bracket positions in the Spring of 2020.

United States
Region	Team links to go team photos	Record	Home Runs	Day 1 Sun 8/2	Day 2 Mon 8/3	Day 3 Tues 8/4	Day 4 Wed 8/5	Day 5 Thurs 8/6	Day 7 Sat 8/8	Day 8 Sun 8/9
Central
CA 57 (host)
East					Cancelled
Southeast
Southwest
West
International
Region	Team	Record	Home Runs	Day 1 Sun 8/2	Day 2 Mon 8/3	Day 3 Tues 8/4	Day 4 Wed 8/5	Day 5 Thurs 8/6	Day 7 Sat 8/8	Day 8 Sun 8/9
Asia- Pacific
Australia
Canada
Europe- Africa					Cancelled
Latin America
Puerto Rico

"photos" links go to my photos of the game.
All teams play a minimum of 3 games. In some cases the 3rd game is a "Goodwill" game.
It is possible for a team to play all 7 days, but it has not happened yet. So far 5 teams have played 6 of the 7 days, with the Host team doing so in 2018. They played all but the 2nd day.
No team is scheduled to play more than one game per day.
Results of the Regional Championships (link to be added when available)

Chronological Game Schedule
Game times were never officially announced, but the schedule below would have been reasonable accurate.
See Game Schedules for ALL years on one page
Teams would have been picked randomly for the bracket positions in Spring 2020.
The Home Team is determined by a coin toss prior to the game.

Game #	Score	Teams (winning team in bold)	Photo Link	ESPN+ Link	Game Cngr Link	Date/Time	First Pitch Time	Last Play Time	Game Length h:mm	Actual Innings	Game Type
-		Opening				Sat, Aug 1

1		Int 1 vs. Int 2				Sun, Aug 2, 9:00am					International Opening Round
2		US 1 vs. US 2				Sun, Aug 2, 12:00pm					US Opening Round
3		Int e vs. Int 4				Sun, Aug 2, 3:00pm					International Opening Round
4		US 3 vs. US 4				Sun, Aug 2, 6:00pm					US Opening Round

5		Int 5 vs. W1				Mon, Aug 3, 9:00am					International Winners Bracket Game
6		US 5 vs. W2				Mon, Aug 3, 12:00pm					US Winners Bracket Game
7		Int 6 vs. W3				Mon, Aug 3, 3:00pm					International Winners Bracket Game
8		US 6 vs. W4				Mon, Aug 3, 6:00pm					US Winners Bracket Game

9		L1 vs. L7				Tues, Aug 4, 9:00am					International Elimination Game
10		L2 vs. L8				Tues, Aug 4, 12:00pm					US Elimination Game
11		L3 vs. L5				Tues, Aug 4, 3:00pm					International Elimination Game
12		L4 vs. L6				Tues, Aug 4, 6:00pm					US Elimination Game

13		W9 vs. W11				Wed, Aug 5, 9:00am					International Elimination Game
14		W10 vs. W12				Wed, Aug 5, 12:00pm					US Elimination Game
15		W5 vs. W7				Wed, Aug 5, 3:00pm					International Winners Bracket Game
16		W6 vs. W8				Wed, Aug 5, 6:00pm					US Winners Bracket Game

17		L10 vs. L11				Thurs, Aug 6, 9:00am					Goodwill Game (both teams are already eliminated)
18		L9 vs. L12				Thurs, Aug 6, 12:00pm					Goodwill Game (both teams are already eliminated)
19		L15 vs. W13				Thurs, Aug 6, 3:00pm					International Elimination Game
20		L16 vs. W14				Thurs, Aug 6, 6:00pm					US Elimination Game

No Games on Friday, Aug 7.

99						Sat, Aug 8, 9:30am					Challenger Game. The game lasts about an hour
21		W15 vs. W19				Sat, Aug 8, 1:00pm					International Final. Single Elimination. On ESPN+
22		W16 vs. @20				Sat, Aug 8, 5:00pm					US Final. Single Elimination. On ESPN+

23		W21 vs. W22	photo	ESPN2	23	Sun, Aug 9, 6:00pm					World Championship. Single Game. Broadcast Live on ESPN2.

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

* Actual Innings column:
N (no decimal): Inning ended with final out in the bottom of the inning (Visiting team wins)
N.5: Inning ended with final out in the top of the inning (Home team wins)
N.6: No outs in the bottom of the inning when the winning run scored (Home team wins)
N.7: 1 out in the bottom of the inning when the winning run scored (Home team wins)
N.9: 2 out in the bottom of the inning when the winning run scored (Home team wins)
"winning run" could be home team going up by 1 or more runs in the bottom of the 7th or later inning, or run which causes the 10 run rule (5th or 6th inning) or 15 run rule (4th inning) to take effect.
Following the "winning run", any run that scores in the play does not count unless the ball was hit over the fence as a home run (in which case all runs count assuming they come around and score).

All times are PDT (Pacific Daylight time) which is UTC-7.
ESPN+ 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.

2020 Intermediate World Series Game Chart
Game times were never officially announced, but the schedule below would have been reasonable accurate.
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.

2020 Home Runs
See Home Runs for ALL years on one page

There were 16 home runs in 2019, and at least one ball that hit the top of the fence.
2018 saw only one home run, likely due to the new bat standards.
There were 22 home runs in 2017.
Links on the player name will take you to a photo gallery for this home run.

HR#	Game	Player w/Photo link	Uniform #	Team	Comments

Umpires for 2020
See Umpires for ALL years on one page

Thank You Umpires!!
The Umpire section of the photo site can be found here
The Umpires for 2020 were announced on February 4, 2020, prior to the cancellation
Umpire section on the Photos Site

Terrance Bean Clarion, Pennsylvania East	Mark Dieringer Port Lavaca, Texas Southwest	Filip Havlik Prague, Czech Republic Europe and Africa
Sean Belfry Gansevoort, New York East	Todd Marr Arlington, Texas Southwest	Rafael Ruiz Mayaguiz, Puerto Rico Latin America
Ucal Palmer Jr. Austell, Georgia Southeast	John Cleary Moorpark, California West	Jim Catania North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Seddrick Dixon Fort Pierce, Florida Southeast	Don Tsukamoto San Jose, California West
Chris Ekstrom Davenport, Iowa Central
Josh Koenig International Falls, Minnesota Central

See this page on the Little League website for the Umpire selection process. Umpires are volunteers. Starting in 2015, they receive a $400 travel stipend to help offset the costs for them to attend the World Series. They stay at the same hotel as the players.

There is an Umpire section on the Photos site for the World Series (currently points to 2019). 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 not be considered official.

Intermediate Division Basics The information provided here is unofficial. It has been gathered from multiple sources, including the Little League 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. Second base: Measured from the foul lines to the MIDDLE of the base. Home to third: Measured from back of plate (1st base line) to the far end of the base.
	Distance, Pitchers rubber to the plate	50 feet. Measured from the front of the pitching rubber to the back (point) of the plate.
	Distance to outfield fence.	200 feet or greater is "recommended" by the rule book, but it is almost always much further than that unless being played by younger age groups. 13 year olds would hit far too many home runs at 200 feet. Even with the new bats. Max Baer park is 259 feet with a 10 foot high fence.
	Team sizes	Typically 13 or 14 players, but can be fewer. The maximum is 14 players, one manager, and up to 2 coaches (new for 2019: one manager and one coach if 11 or fewer players). Some international teams will also have an interpreter.
	Innings played	7. Can be as few as 4 (15 run rule) or 5 (10 run rule). Each game must have a winner, so extra innings are possible.
	Extra Inning Rule	Starting in the 9th inning (8th inning for Majors and below), each half inning will start with the last player scheduled to bat that half inning placed on 2nd base. An eligible substitute or special pinch runner may be inserted for the runner. This was a new tournament rule starting in 2019 (No games in the 2019 LLIWS went to the 9th inning).
	Age Group	11-13 year olds. With the change in the league age cutoff dates starting in 2018 no player will be over 13 during the World Series.
	Max runs per inning	No limit.
	Leading off, stealing	Leading off and stealing are permitted.
	On Deck Batter	On-deck batters are allowed. Generally the on-deck batter stands in a circle behind the current batter (third base side for a right handed batter) as this is the best position to avoid being hit by a foul ball.
	Substitution & Minimum Play	Tournament substitution rules are different from the regular season rules. There is unlimited substitution (a player may go back in after exiting the game). Tournament play, including the World Series has different substitution rules than the regular season. The sub is "married to" another player. The two of them can be freely swapped, but not with anyone else. The starter may not re-enter the game until the sub has met the required minimum play. Note that the term "married to" is not in the rule book, but is a common method of referring to it. Minimum Play: If the team has 13 or 14 players, each player must bat at least once. If the team has 12 or fewer players, each player must play at least 6 consecutive outs in the field, and bat at least once. A substitute may not be removed from the game until he/she has met is mandatory play requirements. A starter MAY be removed before meeting minimum play, but must eventually meet the requirements. The batting rotation is 9 batters. I.E. there is no "continuous batting" order in tournament play. A team which starts the game with only 11 players may only have two coaches (including the manager) on the field. Teams which start with 12 or more players may have 3 coaches on the field. (This was new in 2019)
	Special Pinch Runner	One Special Pinch Runner (SPR) may be used by each team each inning, but only 2 per game. A Special Pinch Runner may run for another player who is on base. A player may have an SPR run for him/her only once per game, but the same player may be an SPR in multiple innings. The special pinch runner must not be in the lineup at the time. A player for whom a special pinch runner is used is not removed from the lineup, and need not have completed his/her mandatory play requirements when he/she is run for. Tournament rules adds the 2 per game limitation that is not in the regular season rules. Note that a player may run for the player for whom he is a substitute (I.E. "married to") without it counting as a Special Pinch Runner. In this case it is simply a substitution.
	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).

Max Baer 1 Specifics
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 League, and how the scoreboards are set up. The scoreboards on the majors/minors fields look backwards because of this, with the home team on the left side of the scoreboard. The dugouts are not ALWAYS used that way, however. Both the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics have their home dugouts on the 3rd base side. It is more common for MLB teams to have the home dugout on the 1st base side (18 of 30 teams).
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 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.
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 Series to watch. It is the first year that the runners can lead off the bases before the pitch, requiring the pitchers to hold them on. At 70 feet between bases, it is far easier to steal than in the Junior or Senior World Series which have 90 feet between bases. Stealing is FAR from automatic, however, at this level of play. Expect to see runners picked off at 1st, and to be thrown out stealing. The oldest players are 13, so the kids are still kids. One year can make quite a difference from the 12 year olds in the Major's World Series, however. They can hit the ball much further.
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 many of them live closer to the field than the hotel is. This provides them with the full experience. Teams will remain for the entire time, even after being eliminated. Teams are encouraged to be at the fields for other's games.
Opening Ceremonies	In 2019 the Opening was held by attending an Oakland A's game. See Photos Here. Opening ceremonies have been held in front of the Bankhead Theater in the past. Each team was introduced, and enter from the 1st street area. The first three years featured a parade down 1st Street.
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 basics	The tournament is set up very much like the Williamsport Tournament but with 6 teams in each bracket rather than 8. It is a Modified Double Elimination format. There are separate US and International brackets. Within the brackets, the tournament is double elimination up to the US and International Championship games. Those championship games will feature one team that is undefeated, and one team with one loss. A single game decides who goes on to the championship game, so it is possible for a team to be eliminated after only one loss. In the US bracket this has happened 4 of the 7 years. In 2019 it happened for the first time in the International Bracket. The final game is the World Championship between the US and International champions, and is a single game. This is the only game in competition in which US and International teams play each other. There are two consolation games which have US vs. International teams, but both teams are already eliminated prior to those games.
Minimum # of games	All teams will play a minimum of 3 games. Some team's 3rd game may be a "Goodwill Game", having already been eliminated. Any team losing their first two games will play a Goodwill Game. Some teams in the Goodwill Game may have already played 3 games. The way the brackets are set up, it is POSSIBLE to have no team lose both of their first two games, but that has never happened. The minimum number of games to win the World Series is 4 or 5, depending on whether the team has a bye in the first round (2 US and 2 International teams have a first round bye)
Maximum # of games	It is possible for a team to play all 7 days of play. This will happen if a team wins on Sunday, loses their second game on Monday, then wins through to get to the final game. Teams with a Sunday bye could play a maximum of 6 games by losing their first game and winning through to the final game. 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. 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.
Practices, batting cages, and warm-ups	The Saturday before the first games the teams practiced on the Granada Little League fields and MB2. No practices take place on MB1 (the World Series field). Teams were assigned warm-up times and fields, and also batting cage times. There are 4 batting cages. Before each game each team will have a time slot in the batting cages. Each team is also permitted 10 minutes of warm-up time on the game field just prior to the game for infield and outfield practice. In 2017, the Central team did the warm-ups before their 2nd game without using any baseballs (click to see photos).
Umpires	13 Little League umpires from around the world will work the World Series in 2020. 2019 had 14 umpires. 2018 had 13 umpires. All previous years there had been 12 umpires. There are 6 umpires on the field at all times, with a plate umpire, one at each base, and one down each baseline. All umpires are generally present at the Challenger game.
Goodwill Games	Two Goodwill 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. These games are played under the same rules as the competition games, and have the full teams of 6 umpires participating. 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.
TV Coverage	This year all games in competition will be broadcast on ESPN+, which is an online subscription service. The World Championship game on August 9th will be broadcast on ESPN2. The Challenger game and the two Consolation Games will likely not be broadcast. The ESPN+ games are available for replay for a limited time.
Closing	There are no closing ceremonies. The World Champion team will celebrate on the field immediately following the game. Teams leave the day after the championship game unless they have made other arrangements.
US States Represented so far	See list by year here. 17 Total. Central: Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa; CA57: California: East: Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey; Southeast: North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama; Southwest: Texas, New Mexico; West: Arizona, Hawaii, California.
International Countries Represented so far	See list by year here. 12 Total. Asia Pacific: Japan, South Korea; Europe-Africa: Czech Republic, France; Latin America: Ecuador, Curaçao, US Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico. Regions with only one country: Australia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico. Note, starting in 2018, Puerto Rico and Mexico alternate with their own region in the LLIWS. The other team competes for the Latin America region.

World Series stats and Information per year
	2013 (Inaugural year)	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Dates	July 30 to Aug 5 Tues to Mon Games played every day	July 29 to Aug 4 Tues to Mon Games played every day	Aug 2 to Aug 8 Sun to Sat Games played every day	July 31 to Aug 7 Sun to Sun. No Fri games	July 30 to Aug 6 Sun to Sun No Fri games	July 29 to Aug 5 Sun to Sun No Fri games	July 28 to Aug 4 Sun to Sun No Fri games	Aug 2 to 9 (Cancelled) Sun to Sun No Fri games
Total games	19 plus the Challenger game	21 plus the Challenger Game	21 plus the Challenger Game	21 plus the Challenger Game	21 plus the Challenger Game	23 plus the Challenger Game	23 plus the Challenger Game	23 plus the Challenger Game
Teams	6 US and 4 International	6 US and 5 International (Europe-Africa added)	6 US and 5 International	6 US and 5 International	6 US and 5 International	6 US and 6 International (Australia added)	6 US and 6 International. Mexico in alternating spot.	6 US and 6 International. Puerto Rico in alternating spot.
Home Runs	5	10	22 (one inside park)	17	22	1. Jason Krakoski of Livermore Baseball	16	---
Grand Slams	1	1	2 (both in losing efforts)	0	1 (to tie game on last out)	0	0	---
Total attendance	About 36,145	About 37,485	About 40,430	About 34,595	About 30,085	About 52,000.	About 55,000.	---
Championship Game Attendance	6650	10,000			About 12,000		12,260	---
Weather	Cool, relatively. 88F (31C) was the highest high	Hottest so far. 102F (39C) several days. Low humidity.	Cool, relatively. 88F (31C) was the highest high	91F (33C) was the hottest, so quite nice.	101F (38C) midweek. Humidity came up on Thursday. Gorgeous (mid 80s) on Saturday and Sunday for Championships.	Low 90s (32-33C) most of the week.	Sunday was about 100 (38C). The 2nd game was the hottest, as games were running late. It cooled down to the high 80s after that, until the final weekend when it was in the 90s.	Weather was beautiful. High 80s, low 90s for highs (final day 97). Cool evenings. Would have been great weather for baseball. It got very hot (106) the following week followed by wildfires due to a lightning storm 8/15.
TV Coverage	The Championship game was televised by ESPN2. See photos of the TV production setup. The same equipment was used as is used for Monday Night Football, etc. Announcers: Mark Neely, Chris Burke	The Championship game was televised by ESPN2. Announcers: Mark Neely, Eduardo Pérez	The Championship game was televised by ESPN2. Announcers: Mark Neely, Dallas Braden	The Championship game was televised by ESPN2. Announcers: Mark Neely, Chris Burke	US, International Championships televised on ESPN3. Final game televised on ESPN2 Announcers: Mark Neely, Mike Rooney	US, International Championships televised on ESPN+. Final Championship Game televised on ESPN2. This was the first time that a remote studio was used. All camera feeds were sent to a studio in Orlando via satellite link. Announcers: Mark Neely, Mike Rooney	All 21 competition games were televised on ESPN+, with the World Championship game broadcast on ESPN2. Note that ESPN+ is an online subscription service. The EPSN+ games are available for replay for a short time after the World Series. Some are available on Youtube. Announcers: Mark Neely, Mike Rooney	Would likely have been the same as 2019
Livestream			Link to videos	Link to videos	Link to videos	Link to videos or here	No livestream as all games were ESPN / +
Photos	All games were photographed by Bill Nale of eLivermore.com. About 6300 total. Over 1300 photos appear on this website.	Bill Nale of eLivermore.com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2014 World Series. See Photos Here	Bill Nale of eLivermore.com was an official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2015 World Series. See Photos Here	Bill Nale of eLivermore.com was an official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2016 World Series. See Photos Here	Bill Nale of eLivermore.com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2017 World Series. See Photos Here	Bill Nale of eLivermore.com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2018 World Series. See Photos Here	Bill Nale of eLivermore.com was the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2019 World Series. See Photos Here	Bill Nale of eLivermore.com would have been the official photographer with help from Dick Jones for the 2020 World Series. See Photos Here
Field Upgrades prior to World Series	Grass infield installed. 2/8/2013 Dirt Mound installed (moveable plywood was previously used) New two story Press Box installed. Finished ~7/24/2013 A single small flagpole installed behind the outfield fence. Yellow plastic pipe put on top of outfield fence. Photo Boxes built.	New dugouts were built further down the base lines. 6/20/2014 Bark added to outfield area First year of webcasting.	New scoreboard installed 7/21/2015 World Series sign installed on the back of the pressbox. New bleachers added on the 3rd base side. "Babe Ruth" mural had been painted on the back wall of the snack shack.	Six Flagpoles installed beyond the outfield fence to hold the flags of the 6 countries participating. Prior to this the International flags were on the fences down the 1st and 3rd base lines. Bleachers installed down the 1st base line. Electrical building made smaller.	Fence height increased in front of the bleachers. Additional bark added to beyond the outfield fence.	New Lights were installed on MB1 One additional flag pole was added for the additional team (7/21/2018). Sun shades were installed for the main bleachers Links above go to photos	Grass was added in foul territory behind the plate and down the baselines. Some other portions of grass were replaced at the same time, and the inner portion of the outfield grass was extended slightly. See Photos Here	New outfield grass installed after laser leveling the field. See Photos.
Parade & Opening Ceremonies	Parade down First Street to the plaza in front of the Bankhead Theater. Monday, July 29, at 6:00pm Opening Ceremonies after the parade at the plaza. Tom Seaver threw out the first pitch in Game 4. He had spoken before the game.	Parade down First Street to the plaza in front of the Bankhead Theater. Monday, July 28, at 6:00pm Opening Ceremonies after the parade at the plaza. Granada HS Cheerleaders participated in the parade and opening.	Parade down First Street to the plaza in front of the Bankhead Theater. Monday, August 1, at 3:00pm Opening Ceremonies after the parade at the plaza. Granada HS Cheerleaders participated in the parade and opening.	No Parade. Field games were provided for the players at the fields Saturday 7/30 from 12:00 to 4:00. Opening ceremonies at the fields Saturday 7/30. Began at 4:40. Granada HS Cheerleaders participated in the opening ceremonies.	No parade, but there was a team by team entrance to the plaza in front of the Bankhead Theater. Opening ceremonies in front of the Bankhead Theater. July 29, 4:00pm	No parade, but there was a team by team entrance to the plaza in front of the Bankhead Theater. Opening ceremonies in front of the Bankhead Theater. July 28, 4:00pm	The teams attended a game between the Oakland A's and Texas Rangers, Saturday evening, July 27. See Photos Here	---
Game Days	Games played Tuesday to Monday July 30 to Aug 5. Games every day.	Games played Tuesday to Monday July 29 to Aug 4. Games every day.	Games played Sunday to Saturday Aug 2 to 8. Games every day.	Games played Sunday to Sunday July 31 to Aug 7. No games on Friday	Games played Sunday to Sunday July 30 to Aug 6. No games on Friday	Games played Sunday to Sunday July 29 to Aug 5. No games on Friday. Teams went to an Oakland A's game on Friday evening.	Games played Sunday to Sunday July 28 to Aug 4. No games on Friday.	Games played Sunday to Sunday Aug 2 to 9. No games on Friday.
Championship Game	Izumisano LL - Osaka, Japan (Asia-Pacific Region) Wins the World Series 10-1 over Collier Township/Chartiers Valley LL - Collier Township, PA (East)	Nogales National LL, Nogales, AZ Wins the World Series 11-4 over Liga de Beisbol Samaritana LL, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico	West Seoul LL, Seoul, Korea Wins the World Series 10-5 over Recreation Little League, Wellington, Florida.	Central East Maui LL (West) Wins the World Series 5-1 over West Seoul LL (Asia-Pacific)	Radames Lopez Little League Guayama, Puerto Rico Wins the World Series 6-5 over Freehold, New Jersey	West Seoul Little League, South Korea Wins the World Series 10-0 vs. Livermore Baseball (Host) in a full 7 inning game.	McCalla Little League, McCalla, Alabama (Southeast) Wins the Word Series 9-5 vs. Mexico.	TBD

Central Team	Jenison, Michigan	Taylor, Michigan	Coon Rapids, Minnesota	Bedford Indiana	Georgetown, Indiana	Ankeny, Iowa	Georgetown, Indiana	---
CA57 Team	Pleasanton, CA	San Ramon, CA	Danville, CA	Danville, CA	Danville, CA	Livermore, CA	Livermore, CA	---
East Team	Collier Township, PA	Berlin, Maryland	Commack, NY	Vineland, New Jersey	Freehold, New Jersey	Commack, NY	Nutley, NJ	---
Southeast Team	Rutherfordton, North Carolina	Barboursville, West Virginia	Wellington, Florida	Parkland, Florida	North Palm Beach, Florida	Boynton Beach, FL	McCalla, Alabama	---
Southwest Team	Houston Texas	Midland, Texas	Laredo, Texas	Houston Texas	San Angelo, Texas	Midland, TX	Roswell, New Mexico	---
West Team	Nogales, Arizona	Nogales, AZ	Kapaa Kauai, Hawaii	Wailuku, Hawaii	Wailuku, Hawaii	San Diego, CA	Petaluma, California	---

Asia-Pacific Team	Osaka, Japan	Gyeonggi, South Korea	Seoul, South Korea	Seoul, South Korea	Seoul, South Korea	Seoul, South Korea	Seoul, South Korea	---
Australia Team	-	-	-	-	-	Perth, Australia	Perth, Australia	---
Canada Team	Lethbridge, Alberta	Surrey, British Columbia	Montreal/Chateauguay, Quebec	Lethbridge, Alberta	Mirabel, Canada	Coquitlam/Surrey BC	Lethbridge, Alberta	---
Europe-Africa	-	Brno, Czech Republic	Brno, Czech Republic	Brno, Czech Republic	Paris, France	Brno, Czech Republic	Brno, Czech Republic	---
Latin America	Guayquil, Ecuador	Willemstad, Curaçao	St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	Willemstad, Curaçao	Maracibo Zulia, Venezuela	Reynosa, Mexico	Guayama, Puerto Rico	---
Mexico Team	-	-	-	-	-	(See Latin America)	Matamoros, Tamaulipas	---
Puerto Rico Team	Yabucoa, Puerto Rico	San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico	Humacao, Puerto Rico	Guayama, Puerto Rico	Guayama, Puerto Rico	Guayama, Puerto Rico	(See Latin America)	---
	2013 (Inaugural year)	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

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 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 2019 was in the high 90s at the start, then dropped to high 80s to low 90s. Beautiful Baseball weather for many games. For the evening games, it will cool off considerably by the end of the game. A jacket is recommended for the later parts of the evening games. The umpires, especially those from colder climates, were laughing when I told them that in 2019. It was the day before the LLIWS started and was 99 degrees at the time. Several days later they were all wearing jackets at the start of the evening game. Humidity: low. It's great. OK, the humidity was up near the end of the week in 2017. Not Florida high, but higher than normal for here. The hills that surround Livermore will be golden brown. They get that way every year. Hence the "Golden State".
	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 2020 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.
	What you may bring	Lawn Chairs and Blankets to sit on. Cameras (Still and video). You may NOT broadcast or webcast audio or video without proper consent of Little League 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 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 standards, but 2019 had 16. Prior to 2018 the minimum number of home runs was 5 in 2013, and the max was 22 in both 2015 and 2017. There are two dents in the yellow plastic pipe on top of the outfield fence from an "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

World Series Photos

Bill Nale of eLivermore.com is the official photographer of the 2020 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.
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 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.

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 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.

The Seven 2020 Little League World Series
See 7 (or 9) World Series for ALL years on one page
There are now 7 World Series associated with Little LeagueŽ Baseball.
Note that the Big League Baseball and Softball World Series have been discontinued as of 2017.

Name (link to 2019 site)	2020 Dates (All Cancelled)	2020 Winners	World Series Location	Description
Little League Baseball	August 20 to 30		South Williamsport, PA	"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	Aug 2 to 9		Livermore, CA	70 foot bases, 11-13 year olds. Max Baer fence is at 260 feet. Playing off is permitted.
Junior League Baseball	August 16 to 23		Taylor Mich.	90 foot bases (like MLB) 13 to 14 year olds. Playing off is permitted.
Senior League Baseball	Aug 1 to 8		Easley SC.	90 foot bases (like MLB) 13 to 16 year olds. Playing off is permitted.

Little League Softball	Aug 12 to 19		Greenville, NC	10-12 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence.
Junior League Softball	Aug 2 to 8		Kirkland Wash	12-14 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence.
Senior League Softball	Aug 3 to 9		Lower Sussex, Del	13-16 year old girls. 60 foot bases. 200 foot outfield fence.

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Dates for 2020 through 2022

Name (link to 2019 site)	2020 Dates (All Cancelled)	2021 Dates	2022 Dates	Location
Little League Baseball	August 20 to 30	August 19-29	August 17-28	South Williamsport, PA
Intermediate (50/70) Baseball	August 2 to 9	August 1-8	July31 to Aug 7	Livermore, CA
Junior League Baseball	August 16 to 23	August 15-22	August 14-21	Taylor Mich.
Senior League Baseball	August 1 to 8	July 31 to Aug 7	July 30 to Aug 6	Easley SC.

Little League Softball	August 12 to 19	August 11-18	August 9-15	Greenville, NC
Junior League Softball	August 2 to 8	August 1-7	July 31 to Aug 6	Kirkland Wash
Senior League Softball	August 3 to 9	August 2-8	August 1-7	Lower Sussex, Del

As of 2019, the websites for all of the World Series are provided by Little League International in South Williamsport.
The 2020 websites will be available in the spring of 2020 according to Little League Baseball. It will include game times and television coverage information.

Results of past World Series

Dates for the 2020 World Series' were announced November 8, 2019, and revised on November 13, 2019

Links

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

Regional Playoff Results for the Intermediate World Series (link to be added when available)

Photos Page

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