Little League Volunteer Stadium Explained

Little League Volunteer Stadium
Nickname:Volunteer Stadium
Location:South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.2316°N -76.9804°W
Opened:2001
Surface:Kentucky Bluegrass
Tenants:Little League World Series
Capacity:3,000 (5,000 with standing room)
Dimensions:Left Field: 225feet
Center Field: 225feet
Right Field: 225feet
Scoreboard:Daktronics BA-2026

Little League Volunteer Stadium is a baseball stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Along with Howard J. Lamade Stadium, it annually hosts the Little League World Series, one of the few sports events where children 12 years old and younger take the center stage.

Volunteer Stadium was built starting in 2000 to accommodate the growth of the Little League World Series, and was completed in 2001.[1] Its seating capacity is 3,000. The stadium is comparable in seating capacity to Lamade Stadium but with far less standing room; the berms surrounding the stadium are much smaller, limiting potential attendance to 5,000 spectators, as opposed to the over 40,000 that can be accommodated at Lamade Stadium. Volunteer Stadium is used all international games.

In 2006, the home run distance was increased by 20feet, from 205feet to 225feet, to all fields; the outfield wall forms one-fourth of a true circle.

As of 2024, Volunteer Stadium began hosting elimination games.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sutelan . Edward . Where is the Little League World Series played? Location, field size & more stadium details . The Sporting News . 4 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604211122/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/little-league-world-series-location-stadium/t60jpp1thnml18zzx3elxx8cj . 4 June 2023 . 21 August 2021 . live.