Intermediate League World Series

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.

Intermediate League World Series
Current season, competition or edition:
2019 Intermediate League World Series
SportBaseball
Founded2013
No. of teams12
CountriesInternational
Most recent
champion(s)		 McCalla, Alabama
Most titles South Korea (2)
Official websiteLittleLeague.org
See: Intermediate League Baseball

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 sixteen regions (eight in the U.S. and eight 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
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 crisis[2]
Year Winner Region Score Runner–Up Region

Championships won by Country/State
TeamChampionshipsLast
South Korea22018
Japan12013
Arizona2014
Hawaii2016
Puerto Rico2017
Alabama2019

See also

References
  1. Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division. .
  2. https://www.littleleague.org/news/little-league-cancels-2020-world-series-and-region-tournaments/
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