Little League Intermediate World Series Returns To Livermore On Sunday

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 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.

This year, a team from Danville is representing California. Also, 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.

While the ever popular Little League - Major Division features kids ages 9-12, the Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division was introduced in 2010, as a pilot program for 12 and 13-year-olds.
The pitching mound is a bit further from home plate — 50-feet as opposed to 46 — and base runners have to sprint 70 feet to reach the next base, as opposed to 60 feet. It allows players to transition between the standard Little League field size and the larger Junior/Senior field size, where pitchers throw 60 feet, 6 inches, and base runners sprint 90 feet.

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.