ib bean ▁and ▁Latin ▁America ▁regions ▁combined , ▁except ▁that ▁only ▁Mexico ▁or ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁odd ▁or ▁even ▁years , ▁respectively ) ▁Canada ▁( same ▁as ▁Little ▁League ▁Canada ▁region ) ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁( As ia - P ac ific ▁countries ▁from ▁the ▁Little ▁League ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁and ▁Middle ▁East ▁region , ▁plus ▁Australia ▁and ▁Japan ▁regions ) ▁ ▁E ME A ▁( Europe , ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁Africa ) ▁( L ittle ▁League ▁Europe ▁and ▁Africa ▁region , ▁plus ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁countries ) ▁ ▁Play ing ▁Field ▁The ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁bases ▁was ▁ 9 0 ▁feet , ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁for ▁reg ulation ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁fields . ▁The ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁pitch er ' s ▁m ound ▁and ▁home ▁plate ▁was ▁ 6 0 . 6 ▁feet , ▁also ▁identical ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁ML B . ▁The ▁minimum ▁out field ▁distance ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁divisions ▁was ▁ 3 0 0 ▁feet , ▁while ▁the ▁maximum ▁for ▁Big ▁League ▁was ▁ 4 2 5 ▁feet . ▁ ▁Game ▁L ength ▁A ▁game ▁consisted ▁of ▁seven ▁inn ings ▁( same ▁as ▁in ▁high - school ▁baseball ) ▁and ▁was ▁official ▁if ▁five ▁inn ings ▁had ▁been ▁completed . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Little ▁League ▁World ▁Series ▁Junior ▁League ▁World ▁Series ▁( soft ball ) ▁Little ▁League ▁So ft ball ▁World ▁Series ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Little ▁League ▁Philipp ine ▁Series ▁( including ▁Junior , ▁Senior , ▁and ▁Big ▁League ▁World ▁Series )