2003 Little League World Series

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2003 Little League World Series
Little League World Series official logo 2003.png
Tournament details
DatesAugust 15–August 24
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsMusashi-Fuchu Little League
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
Runners-upEast Boynton Beach Little League
Flag of Florida.svg Boynton Beach, Florida
  2002
2004  

The 2003 Little League World Series took place between August 15 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Musashi-Fuchu Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated the East Boynton Beach Little League of Boynton Beach, Florida, in the championship game of the 57th Little League World Series.

Contents

Notable players

The following LLWS players later appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB):

PlayerLLWS teamMLB debut year & team
Randal Grichuk Richmond, Texas 2014 St. Louis Cardinals
Brady Rodgers 2016 Houston Astros
Jonathan Schoop Curaçao 2013 Baltimore Orioles
Devon Travis Boynton Beach, Florida 2015 Toronto Blue Jays

Teams

Between five and twelve qualification games took part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which varied in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments were in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Flag of Florida.svg Boynton Beach, Florida
Southeast
East Boynton Beach Little League
Flag of Delaware.svg Wilmington, Delaware
Mid-Atlantic
Naamans Little League
Flag of Curacao.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean
Pabao Little League
Flag of Guam.svg Hagåtña, Guam
Pacific
Central Little League
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Saugus, Massachusetts
New England
Saugus American Little League
Flag of Iowa.svg Eldridge, Iowa
Midwest
North Scott Little League
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Canada
Glace Bay Little League
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Valencia, Venezuela
Latin America
Los Leones
Flag of Ohio.svg Tallmadge, Ohio
Great Lakes
Tallmadge Little League
Flag of Arizona.svg Chandler, Arizona
West
Chandler National Little League
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
Asia
Edogawa Minami
Flag of Mexico.svg Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Mexico
Oriente
Flag of Washington.svg Richland, Washington
Northwest
Richland National Little League
Flag of Texas.svg Richmond, Texas
Southwest
Lamar Little League
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Transatlantic
Arabian-American
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Brattevo

Pool play

The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League world championship.

Pool A
RegionRecord
New England3-0
Southeast2-1
Great Lakes1-2
Northwest0-3
Pool B
RegionRecord
West3-0
Southwest2-1
Mid-Atlantic1-2
Midwest0-3

August 15

New England2-1Great Lakes
Southeast8-1Northwest

August 16

Southwest7-2Midwest
Mid-Atlantic1-5West

August 17

Great Lakes2-7Southeast
West10-4Southwest
Northwest1-2New England
Midwest7-8Mid-Atlantic

August 18

Northwest4-5Great Lakes
New England4-3Southeast

August 19

Southwest7-1Mid-Atlantic
West8-7Midwest

International

Pool C
RegionRecord
Japan3-0
Caribbean2-1
Transatlantic1-2
Canada0-3
Pool D
RegionRecord
Latin America3-0
Mexico2-1
EMEA1-2
Pacific0-3

August 15

Caribbean1-4Asia

August 16

Latin America9-0Pacific
EMEA1-2Mexico

August 17

Transatlantic3-2Canada
EMEA2-0Pacific

August 18

Caribbean9-2Transatlantic
Pacific3-11Mexico
Latin America7-1EMEA
Asia7-0Canada

August 19

Latin America6-2Mexico
Asia17-0
(4 innings)
Transatlantic
Caribbean2-1Canada

Elimination rounds

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 20 - Lamade
 
 
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Altagracia, Zulia, Venezuela0
 
August 23 - Lamade
 
Flag of Curacao.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Willemstad, Curaçao10
 
Flag of Curacao.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Willemstad, Curaçao 6
 
August 21 - Lamade
 
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan14
 
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan7
 
August 24 - Lamade
 
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 10
 
August 20 - Lamade
 
Flag of Florida.svg Boynton Beach, Florida 1
 
Flag of Arizona.svg Chandler, Arizona 1
 
August 23 - Lamade
 
Flag of Florida.svg Boynton Beach, Florida4
 
Flag of Florida.svg Boynton Beach, Florida9
 
August 21 - Lamade
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Saugus, Massachusetts2 Third place
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Saugus, Massachusetts 14
 
August 24 - Volunteer
 
Flag of Texas.svg Richmond, Texas13
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Saugus, Massachusetts 1
 
 
Flag of Curacao.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Willemstad, Curaçao 5
 
2003 Little League World Series Champions
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Musashi-Fuchu Little League
Tokyo, Japan

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