WXXI-TV is proud to bring viewers WVIA Public Media’s special broadcast of the Challenger Exhibition Game held annually in August during the Little League World Series in Williamsport.
2024 Challenger Exhibition Game at the Little League World Series airs Saturday, August 24 at 10:30 a.m. on WXXI-TV
As a part of Move to IncludeTM, WXXI and The Golisano Foundation’s award-winning national initiative to promote disability inclusion, representation, and accessibility in public media, WXXI-TV presents this special that spotlights The Challenger Division, a separate division of Little League that enables boys and girls with physical and developmental challenges who are enrolled in high school to enjoy the game of baseball. Since 2001, two Little League Challenger Division teams have been invited to play an exhibition game at the Little League World Series. The teams participating in the Challenger Division represent more than 30,000 players in over 900 leagues worldwide.
The teams participating in the 2024 game include Manalapan Township (NJ) Little League and California District 68 (Mission Viejo, CA).