BaseballLittle League World Series

Age 10 -12

Location/Time

South Williamsport,

Pennsylvania

Every August

10 day event(Usually last two weeks)

Complex2 Venues

Howard J. Lamade Stadium

open in 1959

Little League Volunteer Stadium

open in 2001(field expands to 16 teams)

History

Founded in 1947. Originally called National Little League Tournament.

Opened to qualified youth all-star leagues ages 10-12(13-under certain conditions)

Opened to international qualified teams in 1976 Gained national/international recognition through

ESPN with broadcasting of regional and championship games.

World Series Breakdown

8 United State

Representatives

8 International Representatives

Complex Layout

1 4

2

3

1. Little League International Administration Building

2. Howard J. Lamade Stadium

3. Little League Volunteer Stadium

4. Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum

AttendanceTeams/Family/Tourists

Over a 10 day period Average of 250,000+ Championship Game

30,000+ Largest Attendance:

366,453 in 2009 (32 Games)

Largest Single Game:@45,000 (1989: Trumbull,Conn. (5) vs. Chinese

Taipei. (2) Championships game

City Demographics

Population: @30,000

Median Household Salary: @$25,000

Median Age: @32yrs.

Economics(Pennsylvania College of Technology, 2007)

16th most popular sporting event. $16.6 million in tourist revenue (based on 2005 series)

$15.5 million in “overnighters” (people who spend 10 days)

$1.1 million in people who travel for the day from a 100+ mile radius.

These figures do not include Little Leagues promotional opportunities. (TV exposure, Summer camps, Parade, etc.)

Event Information

All workers are volunteers during the 10 day event. All tickets are free of charge, except for the final

championship game. These tickets are drawn at random to visitors for stadium seating.

All parking is free of charge. All players receive brand new equipment during

their experience during the world series. Games are played in double elimination format.

On Site Spending

“A family of four can attend the LittleLeague Baseball World Series (with no chargefor parking or admission), purchase a souvenir

program, and each person in the familycan have a hot dog, french fries and a largesoda for about $30.” (World Series Media Guide,2010)

Sponsorships

Little League’s National Sponsors

Musco Lighting Russell AthleticNew Era Cap Active.com

Allstate EastonWilson Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes

Honda Hilton WorldwideSunkist Subway Restaurants

Powerade Dick’s Sporting GoodsYouth Sports Live Baseball Factory

David Sunflower Seeds

Former Little LeagueParticipants(*Played in The Little League World Series)

Wade Boggs Derek Bell* Troy Aikman

George Brett Jason Bay* Drew Bledsoe

Gary Carter Charlie Hayes* Drew Brees

Jim “Catfish”Hunter Wilson Alvarez* Kurt Busch

Cal Ripken Jr Gary Sheffield* George W. Bush

Nolan Ryan Jason Varitek* Mike Dikta

Mike Schmidt Jim Barbieri* Danny Devito

Carl Yastrezemski Carney Lansford* Chris Drury

Steve Carlton Jason Marquis* Tony Dungy

Robin Yount Rick Wise* Brett Favre

Little League World Series

The Little League World Series is a unique sporting event where dreams come true. Families, friends and tourists come together to witness the magical play by our youth from all over the world. Friendships are created, hearts are broken, and the sport of baseball is played for fun. “Of the more than 1,500 officials from around the world that apply to officiate at the LLWS each year, only 16 earn the nod. In fact, less than 1,000 men have officiated at the tournament over its 64-year history” (Cook,2010)

Little League World Series (cont.)

This once in a lifetime experience is a great destination for a family to enjoy a day or week of play and fun competition. The town of Williamsport is one I will look to visit with my son in the future to experience the Little League World Series.