I have the privilege of calling a Little League World Series once again this year! This will mark my third consecutive call of the Intermediate 50/70 Baseball World Series, held from July 28-August 4 in Livermore, California. It's for 13-year-olds, played on a field slightly larger than Little League but still smaller than Junior League (50 feet from the pitcher's mound to home plate, 70 feet between the bases). Following this tournament and its qualifiers closely over the last three years, I've come to expect fantastic action and stories, and I'm looking forward to bringing them to you again this year!
The 2024 Intermediate World Series will air on ESPN+, and I will lay out the backstory for one of the 12 competing teams each day from now until the tournament's start on July 28. I hope you'll read along and remember a nugget here and there when you watch the tournament!
Hills, Australia
League:Hills Junior Baseball Association
Location:
Baulkam Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Championships:
Record: 5-0
Date Qualified: May 30
Noteworthy:
2nd Australian league and 14th overall to appear at both 12-year-old (2023) and 13-year-old (2024) World Series in consecutive years.
Coaches: Jarrad Salmon, Brett Drummond, Andrew Crane
Hills has become a familiar sight in Williamsport, winning four of the last eight Australian titles at the 12-year-old age level. In 2016, the team from the Hills District of Sydney even finished fourth in the international bracket after upsetting Curaçao. But this will be the league's first trip to Livermore, where Australian teams are 0-8.
Road to Livermore | |||
Australia Region | |||
May 27 | Athletics (Victoria) (group) | W | 7-2 |
May 28 | Southern Titans (Western Australia) (group) | W | 110 (5) |
May 29 | Gold Coast (Queensland) (group) | W | 7-5 |
May 30 | Mets (Victoria) (semifinal) | W | 15-2 (5) |
May 31 | Athletics (Victoria) (final) | W | 12-0 (5) |
Intermediate Baseball World Series | |||
July 29 | West Seoul KOR | L | 1-8 |
July 30 | Diamond Baseball, Boisbriand QC CAN (elim) | W | 3-2 |
July 31 | Amelia Guaynabo PR (elim) | L | 3-8 |
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