In spring, Little League® International announced the full-capacity return of all seven of its World Series events. That includes the 75th anniversary of the organization’s signature event, the Little League Baseball® World Series, slated for Aug. 17-28 in its longtime home of South Williamsport, Pa.
Other 2022 Little League World Series events include the Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series in Livermore, Calif. (July 31-Aug 7); the Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor, Mich. (Aug. 14-21); the Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley, S.C. (July 30-Aug. 6); the Little League Softball® World Series in Greenville, N.C. (Aug. 9-15); the Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Wash. (July 31-Aug. 6); and the Senior League Softball World Series in Lower Sussex, Del. (Aug. 1-7).
Here are 20 numbers to keep in mind as the summer wind downs and the diamond action heats up:
• 341: Number of Little League baseball and softball games that will be broadcast between July 23 and Aug. 28 on the ESPN Family of Networks (LittleLeague.org)
• 38: Number of Little League Baseball World Series games to be played (SI.com)
• 22: Number of Little League Softball World Series games played (SportingNews.com)
• 0: Cost, in dollars, of a ticket to any Little League Baseball World Series game (LittleLeague.org)
• 20: Total number of teams participating in the Little League Baseball World Series: 10 U.S. teams and 10 international teams (LittleLeague.org)
• 4: Number of new teams added to the Little League Baseball World Series this year — one U.S. team each from the East and West Regions and two international teams from a rotation of Panama, Puerto Rico and Cuba (LittleLeague.org)
• 0: Number of international teams that competed in 2021, due to COVID-19 (ESPN.com)
• 1947: Year the first Little League Baseball World Series was held (LittleLeague.org)
• 12: Total number of teams that participated in the 2022 Little League Softball World Series — eight U.S. teams and four international teams (LittleLeague.org)
• 2: Number of new teams added to the Little League Softball World Series this year — thanks to the U.S. East Region dividing into the Mid-Atlantic and New England Regions and the U.S. West Region dividing into the Northwest and West Regions (LittleLeague.org)
• 1974: Year the first Little League Softball World Series was held (LittleLeague.org)
• 64: Number of Major League Baseball players who competed in the Little League World Series (LittleLeague.org)
• 0: Number of those big-leaguers who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame (LittleLeague.org)
• 20: Number of girls that have played in the Little League Baseball World Series since 1974 (LittleLeague.org)
• 10, 11 and 12: Eligible ages of players on 2022 Little League Baseball World Series rosters (LittleLeague.org)
• 17: Number of Little League Baseball World Series championships for Chinese Taipei, the most ever in event history (SportingNews.com)
• 7: Number of Little League Baseball World Series championships for California, the most of any U.S. team (SportingNews.com)
• 10,000: Seating capacity at Lamade Stadium, one of two venues in South Williamsport, Pa., that host Little League Baseball World Series games; the lush hillside beyond the outfield fences can accommodate up to another 40,000 (SportingNews.com)
• 5,000: Seating capacity at Volunteer Stadium, the second Little League Baseball World Series venue in South Williamsport (SportingNews.com)
• 234: Seating capacity at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, N.C., site of the 2022 Little League Softball World Series; an additional 1,000 fans can view games from standing room only and lawn chair seating sections (TOSCGreenvilleInc.com)
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