Intermediate League World Series Explained

Intermediate League World Series
Current Season:2024 Intermediate League World Series
Sport:Baseball
Founded:2013
Teams:12
Countries:International
Champion: Kenner, Louisiana
Most Champs: (3)
Website:LittleLeague.org

See: Intermediate League BaseballThe Intermediate League World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 11 to 13 years old that began in 2013. It is patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball. The tournament is held in Livermore, California.

The intermediate division is the second of four Little League divisions by development. The pitching mound is 50 feet from home plate, and the base paths are 70 feet apart. This allows for a transition between the smaller field dimensions of Little League (46/60), and the standard field dimensions of the advanced leagues (60.5/90).[1]

Tournament format

Unlike the Little League World Series — which has twenty regions (ten in the U.S. and ten international) — the Intermediate League World Series has eleven regions, plus a host team. The regional champions are divided into Pool A (U.S.) and Pool B (International). The teams advance to the semi-finals via a modified double elimination format; the semifinal and final are single elimination. Teams that lose their first two games face off in classification games.

Pool A (U.S.) consists of five regions + the host team

Pool B (International) consists of six regions

Champions

See also: List of Little League World Series champions by division.

Championships won by Country/State

Team Championships Last
South Korea3 2023
Japan1 2013
Arizona2014
Hawaii2016
Puerto Rico2017
Alabama2019
Louisiana2024
Host Team2022

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division. http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/divisions/baseball/llint5070bb.htm.
  2. Web site: Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments. 30 April 2020.
  3. Web site: 2021 50/70 Region Tournaments.