Team From Danville To Play In Little League Intermediate World Series

LIVERMORE, CA -- Little League baseball is back in town this summer with hot dogs, fresh-cut green grass and the crisp sound of bats on balls. That includes the Intermediate 50/70 Baseball World Series, which returns to Livermore on Sunday after a two-year hiatus.

Games will air on ESPN and ESPN2, and will stream on ESPN+. Viewers will need subscriptions to watch.

The Series is returning to Max Baer Park in Livermore from July 31-Aug 7. Danville is representing District 57 as the host team for 2022. A combination of boys from Danville Little League, Tassajara Valley Little League, and San Ramon Valley Little League, the 13-year-olds came together as the ‘Diablo Kings’ to win the District 57 championship and earn a highly sought after spot in the international tournament.

The 50/70 intermediate division is the transition between a 12-year-old little league field and a full-sized field. The pitching mound is 50 feet from home plate instead of 46, and there are 70 feet between bases rather than 60 feet. This allows players to transition between the standard Little League field size and the larger Junior/Senior field size.

As host team for the tournament, each player’s family sponsors one of the visiting teams by
welcoming them personally at SFO with signs and a welcome gift, providing meals, doing their team’s laundry, and making sure they have everything they need for the week.

Not only is it an exciting time to showcase some incredible baseball skills, it's also an opportunity to forge friendships and make memories with players from all over the world. Games for the LLIWS will be televised on ESPN+ throughout the week with the National, International, and Finals Championships viewable on ESPN2.

The intermediate division of the Little League World Series is held every year in Livermore. About 200 12 and 13-year-olds participate in the tournament across two conferences. U.S. Regions include California District 57, Central, East, Southeast, Southwest and West.

Little Leaguers from Wailuku, Hawaii will represent the West, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Little Leaguers will represent the Southeast, and players from Toms River, New Jersey, will represent the East. Kids from Georgetown, Indiana, will represent the Central region. And players from Needville, Texas, are representing the Southwest region.

The weeklong series kicks off with the East Region squaring off against the West Region at noon Pacific Time on Sunday, followed by the Southwest taking on the Southeast at 4 p.m. Click here to see the full schedule and click here to see the full playoff bracket.

International regions include Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe-Africa, Latin America and Mexico.

In 2019, the last year the tournament was played, players from McCalla, Alabama — representing the Southeast region — won the title after defeating a team from Matamoros, Mexico.