2008 Little League World Series

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2008 Little League World Series
Little League World Series official logo 2008.gif
Tournament details
DatesAugust 15–August 24
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsWaipio Little League
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Hawaii.svg Waipi`o, Hawaii
Runners-upMatamoros Little League
Flag of Mexico.svg Matamoros, Mexico
2007
2009

The 2008 Little League World Series , was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It began on August 15 and ended August 24. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed to decide the winner of the 62nd installment of the Little League World Series. In the championship game, the United States champions from Waipi`o, Hawaii defeated the international champions from Matamoros, Mexico. This next iteration of the LLWS in which the international champion did not originate from an East Asian country was 2019.

Contents

Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2008 .

Teams

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Flag of Maryland.svg Hagerstown, Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Region
Hagerstown Federal Little League
Flag of Connecticut.svg Shelton, Connecticut
New England Region
Shelton National Little League
Flag of Curacao.svg Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pabao Little League
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
MEA Region
Arabian American Little League
Flag of Washington.svg Mill Creek, Washington
Northwest Region
Mill Creek Little League
Flag of Hawaii.svg Waipio, Hawaii
West Region
Waipio Little League
Flag of Tamaulipas.svg Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Region
Matamoros Little League
Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Region
Edogawa Minami Little League
Flag of Louisiana.svg Lake Charles, Louisiana
Southwest Region
South Lake Charles Little League
Flag of Florida.svg Tampa, Florida
Southeast Region
Citrus Park Little League
Flag of Italy.svg Emilia, Italy
Europe Region
Emilia Little League
Flag of British Columbia.svg White Rock, British Columbia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Region
White Rock South Surrey Little League
Flag of Indiana.svg Jeffersonville, Indiana
Great Lakes Region
Jefferson/GRC Little League
Flag of South Dakota.svg Rapid City, South Dakota
Midwest Region
Canyon Lake Little League
Flag of Guam.svg Yona, Guam
Asia-Pacific Region
Southern Guam Little League
Flag of Venezuela.svg Maracaibo, Venezuela
Latin America Region
Coquivacoa Little League

Results

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. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. In the event of a three-way tie for first place, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is ranked first and advances. Second place is determined by the head-to-head result of the other two teams. If the three-way tie is for 2nd place, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio rule is used. The team with the lowest run ratio advances, the other two teams are eliminated.

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Pool A
RankRegionRecordRuns AllowedRun Ratio
1 Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana 2–170.412
2 Flag of Washington.svg Washington 2–1120.706
3 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland 2–1211.235
4 Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana 0–3151.285
  • Louisiana wins pool based on defensive run ratio. Washington is the runner-up based on win against Maryland.
Pool B
RankRegionRecordRuns AllowedRun Ratio
1 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 3–070.389
2 Flag of Florida.svg Florida 2–1120.750
3 Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 1–2150.833
4 Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota 0–3251.667

All times US EDT.

PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue)
August 15
B Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota 0 Flag of Florida.svg Florida 10 (F/4)2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
B Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 1 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 36:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 16
A Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana 2 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland 310:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)
B Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota 4 Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 93:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)
A Flag of Washington.svg Washington 1 Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana 58:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 17
A Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana 0 Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana 93:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B Flag of Florida.svg Florida 2 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 108:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 18
A Flag of Washington.svg Washington 15 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland 5Noon (Lamade Stadium)
B Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota 4 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 63:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B Flag of Florida.svg Florida 8 (F/7) Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 26:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 19
A Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana 2 Flag of Washington.svg Washington 3 (F/7)2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
A Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana 4 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland 68:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)

International

Pool C
RankRegionRecordRuns AllowedRun Ratio
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3–020.133
2 Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao 2–170.438
3 Flag of Guam.svg Guam 1–2191.425
4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0–3332.828
Pool D
RankRegionRecordRuns AllowedRun Ratio
1 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3–070.368
2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 2–160.316
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1–2221.222
4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 0–3241.412

All times US EDT.

PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue)
August 15
D Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 14:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 16
C Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 6 Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao 211:00 am (Lamade Stadium)
C Flag of Italy.svg Italy 6 Flag of Guam.svg Guam 71:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
D Flag of Japan.svg Japan 5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 17
C Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 12 (F/4)Noon (Lamade Stadium)
D Flag of Japan.svg Japan 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 31:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
D Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 18
C Flag of Guam.svg Guam 0 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 101:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
C Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao 14 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 14:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 19
D Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 4 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 5 (F/7)Noon (Lamade Stadium)
D Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 74:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
C Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao 3 Flag of Guam.svg Guam 06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)

Elimination round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 20 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 11
 
August 23 – 12:30 pm - Lamade
 
Flag of Curacao.svg Curacao 4
 
Flag of Japan.svg Japan4
 
August 21 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
 
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico5
 
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 5
 
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 2
 
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico3
 
August 20 – 8:00 pm - Lamade
 
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii12
 
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 9
 
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 
Flag of Washington.svg Washington 4
 
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii7
 
August 21 – 8:00pm - Lamade
 
Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana5 Third place
 
Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana 6
 
August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer
 
Flag of Florida.svg Florida 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg Japan4
 
 
Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana3
 
2008 Little League World Series Champions
Flag of the United States.svg   Flag of Hawaii.svg
Waipio Little League
Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi

Champions path

According to the information provided at Unpage.com, the Waipio LL won 5 matches and lost 1 match to reach the LLWS. In total, their record was 16–2, their only losses coming against Central East Maui LL (from Hawaii), [1] and Paseo Verde LL (from Nevada). [2]

RoundOppositionResult
Hawaii State Tournament
Winner's Bracket Semifinals Flag of Hawaii.svg Central East Maui LL3–4
Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals Flag of Hawaii.svg Kailua LL5–0
Elimination Bracket Semifinals Flag of Hawaii.svg West Oahu LL8–2
Elimination Bracket Finals Flag of Hawaii.svg Central East Maui LL6–3
Championship Flag of Hawaii.svg Kaimuki LL3–2
Championship Flag of Hawaii.svg Kaimuki LL4–3
West Regional
Group Stage Flag of California.svg Pleasanton American 2–1
Group Stage Flag of Arizona.svg Arrowhead LL 5–1
Group Stage Flag of Utah.svg Cedar American 12–2 (6 inn.)
Group Stage Flag of Nevada.svg Paseo Verde LL 1–4
Semifinals Flag of California.svg Pleasanton American 8–0
West Region Championship Flag of Nevada.svg Paseo Verde LL 4–3

Notable players

Major League Baseball

Drew Ellis (Jeffersonville, Indiana) - Philadelphia Phillies - Infielder

Matthew Batten baseball Shelton, Connecticut San Diego Padres- infielder

National Football League

Trey Quinn (Lake Charles, Louisiana) - Detroit Lions - Wide Receiver

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References

  1. "Hawaii State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  2. "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.