Get ready to watch some dingers.
The 2025 Little League World Series is nearly here, and 10 teams each will compete in the U.S. and international brackets. However, before a 2025 LLWS champion can be crowned, there needs to be a new title holder in the Little League World Series Home Run Derby.
This marks the seventh year that Williamsport is having a Home Run Derby as a part of the festivities. Like the baseball tournament, the event starts at the local level, with players advancing to their state competitions and then their regions. The top four finishers at both the East and West Region Finals advance to compete for their respective baseball and softball titles.
Here is what to know about the Little League World Series Home Run Derby and its format.
MORE: Where is the Little League World Series played? Location, field size & stadium details
Little League World Series Home Run Derby format
The official rules of the 2025 LLWS Home Run Derby have not been released. However, it is likely going to be based on the format of last year's Derby.
The eight boys and eight girls competing in their respective brackets will go head-to-head against another player in a three-round, single-elimination competition. Each batter has 1:30 to hit as many balls out of the park as possible. There is a makeshift "wall" created in the middle of the outfield, so the players do not need to hit it completely out of Volunteer Stadium for it to be considered a home run.
The winners of the four head-to-head quarterfinal matchups advance to the semifinals, where the same format occurs. Those winners then face off in the winner-take-all finals.
If the format of the competition sounds familiar, that is because that is the same as the current MLB structure used for its Home Run Derby. Eight batters battle in the single elimination style, so it's not necessarily about hitting the most home runs out in the stage — it's about hitting more than whoever you are up against in the round.
MORE: How old are Little League World Series players? Explaining age limit rules for LLWS
Little League Home Run Derby finalists 2025
Softball Division
| Player | Region | Little League (State) |
| Hadley Thayer | East Region | Hawks LL (Hermon, Maine) |
| Reagan Lohr | East Region | Grosse Pointe Farms-City LL (Mich.) |
| Courtney Barton | East Region | George J Hummel LL (Conn.) |
| Emma Lindhe | East Region | Tallmadge LL (Ohio) |
| Aubrey Frederito | West Region | Washoe LL (Nev.) |
| Jayla Wilson | West Region | Santa Fe LL (N.M.) |
| Olivia DeRespini | West Region | Gig Harbor (Wash.) LL |
| Lanea Gabriel | West Region | Alderwood LL (Wash.) |
Baseball Division
| Player | Region | Little League (State) |
| Max Michaels | East Region | La Grange Park LL (Ill.) |
| Bryce Acre | East Region | Conocoheague LL (Md.) |
| DJ Mieses | East Region | Lake Mary LL (Fla.) |
| Cameron Malone | East Region | Lake Norman LL (N.C.) |
| Landon Parise | West Region | Centennial LL (Nev.) |
| Gavin Brandon | West Region | Costa Mesa LL (Calif.) |
| Knox Rose | West Region | Lubbock Cooper LL (Texas) |
| Maxwell Berg | West Region | Eastlake LL (Wash.) |
MORE: 15 sports stars who played in the Little League World Series before they became famous