| Current season | 2025 Intermediate League World Series |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Countries | International |
| Champion | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Most champs | South Korea (3) |
| Website | LittleLeague.org |
The 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
| Year | Winner | Region | Score | Runner–Up | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Osaka, Japan | Asia–Pacific | 10–1 | Collier Township, Pennsylvania | East |
| 2014 | Nogales, Arizona | West | 11–4 | San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| 2015 | Seoul, South Korea | Asia–Pacific | 10–5 | Wellington, Florida | Southeast |
| 2016 | Wailuku, Hawaii | West | 5–1 | Seoul, South Korea | Asia–Pacific |
| 2017 | Guayama, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 6–5 | Freehold Township, New Jersey | East |
| 2018 | Seoul, South Korea | Asia–Pacific | 10–0 | Livermore, California | Host |
| 2019 | McCalla, Alabama | Southeast | 9–5 | Matamoros, Mexico | Mexico |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | ||||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | Danville, California | Host | 5–2 | Seoul, South Korea | Asia–Pacific |
| 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Asia–Pacific | 11–4 | Tampa, Florida | Southeast |
| 2024 | Kenner, Louisiana | Southwest | 8–7 | Seoul, South Korea | Asia–Pacific |
| 2025 | Valencia, Venezuela | Latin America | 12–7 | Wailuku, Hawaii | West |
| Year | Winner | Region | Score | Runner–Up | Region |
Championships won by Country/State
| Team | Championships | Last |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 2023 |
| Japan | 1 | 2013 |
| Arizona | 2014 | |
| Hawaii | 2016 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2017 | |
| Alabama | 2019 | |
| Host Team | 2022 | |
| Louisiana | 2024 | |
| Venezuela | 2025 |
See also
References
- ^ Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division. [1].
- ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.
- ^ "2021 Little League® World Series and Regional Tournament update"
External links
- Little League Baseball official website