Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 22–August 27 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Coquivacoa Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Runners-up | Northridge City Little League Northridge, California |
The 1994 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Coquivacoa Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela, defeated the Northridge Little League team of Northridge, California, in the championship game of the 48th Little League World Series.
United States | International |
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Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Central Region American Little League | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada Region Glace Bay Little League |
Middleborough, Massachusetts East Region Middleborough Little League | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Europe Region Arabian American Little League |
Springfield, Virginia South Region Central Springfield Little League | Tainan, Taiwan Far East Region Li-Jen Little League |
Northridge, California West Region Northridge Little League | Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League |
Rank | State | Record |
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1 | California | 2–1 |
2 | Virginia | 2–1 |
3 | Massachusetts | 1–2 |
4 | Minnesota | 1–2 |
Rank | Country | Record |
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1 | Venezuela | 3–0 |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 |
3 | Taiwan | 1–2 |
4 | Canada | 0–3 |
Pool | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | |
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August 22 | |||||
INT | Taiwan | 4 | Canada | 1 | |
US | Virginia(F/8) | 2 | Massachusetts | 1 | |
INT | Venezuela | 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
US | Minnesota | 4 | California | 2 | |
August 23 | |||||
INT | Canada | 3 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | |
US | Massachusetts | 4 | California | 6 | |
INT | Taiwan | 1 | Venezuela | 4 | |
US | Virginia | 4 | Minnesota | 1 | |
August 24 | |||||
INT | Saudi Arabia | 3 | Taiwan | 2 | |
US | Massachusetts | 11 | Minnesota | 5 | |
INT | Venezuela | 3 | Canada | 0 | |
US | Virginia | 0 | California | 2 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 25 | ||||||
Venezuela | 10 | |||||
August 27 | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
Venezuela | 4 | |||||
August 25 | ||||||
California | 3 | |||||
Virginia | 0 | |||||
California | 3 | |||||
1994 Little League World Series Champions |
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Coquivacoa Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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