2012 Little League World Series qualification

2012 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes Winner	New Castle, Indiana
Mid-Atlantic Winner	Parsippany, New Jersey
Midwest Winner	Kearney, Nebraska
New England Winner	Fairfield, Connecticut
Northwest Winner	Gresham, Oregon
Southeast Winner	Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southwest Winner	San Antonio, Texas
West Winner	Petaluma, California
International
Asia-Pacific Winner	Taoyuan, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Canada Winner	Vancouver, British Columbia
Caribbean Winner	Willemstad, Curaçao
Japan Winner	Tokyo
Latin America Winner	Aguadulce, Panama
Mexico Winner	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Middle East-Africa Winner	Lugazi, Uganda
Tournaments
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Qualification for the 2012 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2012.

United States

Great Lakes

The tournament took place in Indianapolis on August 3–10. ^[1]

Note: Michigan fell to fifth place based on a tiebreaker of runs scored against divided by innings played. ^[2]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	Eau Claire National	3–1
Kentucky	Bowling Green	Warren County South	2–2
Illinois	Streator	Streator	2–2
Indiana	New Castle	New Castle	2–2
Michigan	Saginaw	North Saginaw Township	2–2
Ohio	Hamilton	Hamilton Westside	1–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 8 – Indianapolis
	4   Indiana	2
					August 10 – Indianapolis
	1   Wisconsin	1
					4   Indiana	6
	August 8 – Indianapolis
					2   Kentucky	5
	3   Illinois	3
	2   Kentucky	4

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut on August 3–12. ^[3]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Delaware	Newark	Newark National	3–1
New Jersey	Parsippany	Par-Troy East	3–1
Pennsylvania	Collier	Collier Township Athletic Association	2–2
Maryland	Salisbury	West Salisbury	2–2
New York	Stony Point	Stony Point	1–3
Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.	Northwest Washington	1–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 10 – Bristol
	4   Maryland	0
					August 12 – Bristol
	1   Delaware	6
					1   Delaware	0
	August 10 – Bristol
					2   New Jersey	1
	3   Pennsylvania	4
	2   New Jersey	9

Midwest

The tournament took place in Indianapolis on August 4–11. ^[4]

Note: The Dakotas are organized into a single Little League district.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Nebraska	Kearney	Kearney	4–0
South Dakota	Rapid City	Canyon Lake	3–1
Minnesota	Robbinsdale	Robbinsdale	3–1
Missouri	De Soto	De Soto	1–3
Iowa	Sioux City	Sioux City Westside	1–3
Kansas	Girard	Girard	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 9 – Indianapolis
	4   Missouri	3
					August 11 – Indianapolis
	1   Nebraska	5
					1   Nebraska	10
	August 9 – Indianapolis
					2   South Dakota	4
	3   Minnesota	1
	2   South Dakota	6

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut on August 3–11. ^[5]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Connecticut	Fairfield	Fairfield American	4–0
Massachusetts	Wellesley	Wellesley South	2–2
New Hampshire	Bedford	Bedford	2–2
Vermont	South Burlington	South Burlington	2–2
Rhode Island	Coventry	Coventry American	1–3
Maine	Scarborough	Scarborough	1–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 9 – Bristol (F/8)
	4   Vermont	3
					August 11 – Bristol
	1   Connecticut	4
					1   Connecticut	14
	August 9 – Bristol
					3   New Hampshire	0
	3   New Hampshire	2
	2   Massachusetts	0

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California on August 3–11. ^[6]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Washington	Mercer Island	Mercer Island	4–0
Idaho	Post Falls	Post Falls	3–1
Montana	Billings	Boulder-Arrowhead	2–2
Oregon	Gresham	Gresham National	2–2
Alaska	Juneau	Gastineau Channel	1–3
Wyoming	Cody	Cody	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 9 – San Bernardino
	4   Oregon	6
					August 11 – San Bernardino
	1   Washington	2
					4   Oregon	8
	August 9 – San Bernardino
					2   Idaho	4
	3   Montana	2
	2   Idaho	3

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia on August 3–10. ^[7]

Pool A

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Virginia	Great Falls	Great Falls	3–0
Tennessee	Goodlettsville	Goodlettsville Baseball	2–1
South Carolina	Irmo	Irmo	1–2
West Virginia	Shinnston	Shinnston	0–3

Pool B

State	City	LL Organization	Record
North Carolina	Greenville	Tar Heel	2–1
Georgia	Warner Robins	Warner Robins American West	2–1
Florida	Plant City	Plant City	1–2
Alabama	Auburn	Auburn Beehive	1–2

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 8 – Warner Robins
	2B   Georgia	5
					August 10 – Warner Robins
	1A   Virginia	1
					2B   Georgia	0
	August 8 – Warner Robins
					2A   Tennessee	1
	1B   North Carolina	3
	2A   Tennessee	9

Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas on August 3–9. ^[8]

Pool A

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Louisiana	Lake Charles	South Lake Charles	3–0
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Petroglyph	2–1
Mississippi	D'Iberville	D'Iberville	1–2
Arkansas	White Hall	White Hall	0–3

Pool B

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Texas West	San Antonio	McAllister Park National	3–0
Texas East	Lufkin	Lufkin	2–1
Colorado	Grand Junction	Monument	1–2
Oklahoma	Ottawa County	Northeast Oklahoma	0–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 7 – Waco
	2B   Texas East	6
					August 9 – Waco
	1A   Louisiana	0
					2B   Texas East	0
	August 7 – Waco
					1B   Texas West	9
	2A   New Mexico	0
	1B   Texas West	4

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California on August 3–11. ^[9]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Northern California	Petaluma	Petaluma National	4–0
Arizona	Tucson	Rincon	3–1
Hawaii	Nānākuli	Nānākuli-Maili	2–2
Nevada	North Las Vegas	Cheyenne	2–2
Southern California	Orange	Orange	1–3
Utah	Cedar City	Cedar National	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 10 – San Bernardino
	4   Nevada	4
					August 11 – San Bernardino
	1 Northern California	10
					1 Northern California	7
	August 10 – San Bernardino
					3   Hawaii	5
	3   Hawaii	6
	2   Arizona	5

International

Asia-Pacific

The tournament took place in Taichung, Taiwan from July 2–8. ^{[10] [11]}

Pool A

Country / Administrative Division	City	LL Organization	Record
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)1	Taoyuan	Kuei-Shan	4–0
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	3–1
Guam	Agana	Central	2–2
Philippines	Makati	ILLAM	1–3
New Zealand	Auckland	Bayside Westhaven LL	0–4

Pool B

Country / Administrative Division	City	LL Organization	Record
South Korea	Busan	Busan	4–0
Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	Saipan	2–2
Thailand	Bangkok	Bangkok	2–2
Australia	Perth	Perth Metro North	2–2
Indonesia	Jakarta	Indonesian	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 7 – Taichung
	2B Northern Mariana Islands	2
					July 8 – Taichung
	1A Chinese Taipei	8
					1A Chinese Taipei	12
	July 7 – Taichung
					2A  Hong Kong	2
	2A   Hong Kong	3
	1B Korea	2

¹ Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball(LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Canada

The tournament took place in Edmonton, Alberta on August 4–11. ^[12]

Province	City	LL Organization	Record
British Columbia	Vancouver	Hastings Community	5–0
Ontario	Toronto	High Park	3–2
Alberta	Lethbridge	Southwest	2–3
Nova Scotia	Glace Bay	Glace Bay	2–3
Quebec	Montreal	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	2–3
Alberta	Edmonton	Mill Woods*	1–4

(*): host league

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 10 – Edmonton
	4   Nova Scotia	0
					August 11 – Edmonton (F/4)
	1   British Columbia	5
					1   British Columbia	11
	August 10 – Edmonton
					3   Alberta	1
	3   Alberta	4
	2   Ontario	3

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Guayama, Puerto Rico on July 7–14. ^[13]

Pool A

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Curaçao	Willemstad	Pariba	4–0
Puerto Rico	Manatí	Jose M. Rodriguez	3–1
U.S. Virgin Islands	Saint Croix	Elmo Plaskett West	2–2
Bonaire	Kralendijk	Bonaire	1–3
Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John's	Antigua	0–4

Pool B

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Puerto Rico	Guayama	Radames Lopez	3–1
U.S. Virgin Islands	Saint Thomas	Elrod Hendricks West	3–1
Aruba	Santa Cruz	Aruba Central	2–2
Sint Maarten	Sint Maarten	Sint Maarten	1–3
Dominican Republic	San Pedro de Macorís	Solano	1–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 13 – Guayama
	1A   Curaçao	14
					July 14 – Guayama
	2B   U.S. Virgin Islands	5
					1A   Curaçao	10
	July 13 – Guayama
					1B   Puerto Rico (Guayama)	1
	1B   Puerto Rico ( Guayama )	7
	2A   Puerto Rico (Manati)	1

Europe

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland on July 20–28. ^[14]

Pool A

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Germany-US	Ramstein	KMC American	5–0
United Kingdom	London	London Area Youth	4–1
Ukraine	Kirovohrad	Kirovohrad	3–2
Italy	Emilia	Emilia	2–3
Hungary	Budapest/Debrecen/Jánossomorja	MOBSSZ Debrecen/Janossomorja	1–4
Serbia	Belgrade	Serbia	0–5

Pool B

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Czech Republic	South Moravia	South Moravia	4–1
Belarus	Brest	Brest Zubrs	4–1
Netherlands	Haarlem	Nord Holland	3–2
Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas	2–3
Poland	Kutno	Kutno	1–4
Belgium	Flanders East	Flanders East	1–4

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	July 25 – Kutno
	1A Germany-US	10
					July 26 – Kutno
	4B   Lithuania	0
					1A Germany-US	7
	July 25 – Kutno
					3A   Ukraine	4
	2B   Belarus	2
									July 27 – Kutno
	3A   Ukraine	4
									1A Germany-US	7
	July 25 – Kutno
									3B   Netherlands	0
	2A   United Kingdom	0
					July 26 – Kutno
	3B   Netherlands	5
					3B   Netherlands	8
	July 25 – Kutno
					4A   Italy	6
	1B   Czech Republic	2
	4A   Italy	5

Japan

The first two rounds of the tournament were held on June 30, and the remaining two rounds, originally scheduled for July 7, were played July 15. All games were played in Tokyo. ^[15]

Participating teams	Prefecture	City	LL Organization
Chūgoku Champions	Hiroshima	Hiroshima	Hiroshima Saeki
Higashikanto Champions	Chiba	Funabashi	Funabashi
Hokkaido Champions	Hokkaido	Asahikawa	Asahikawa Taisetsu
Kanagawa Champions	Kanagawa	Zushi	Zushi
Kansai Champions	Hyōgo	Harima	Hyōgo Harima
Kansai Runner-Up	Hyōgo	Himeji	Himeji Chuo
Kitakanto Champions	Saitama	Saitama	Ōmiya Higashi
Kyushu Champions	Nagasaki	Sasebo	Sasebo Chuo
Shikoku Champions	Ehime	Niihama	Niihama
Shinetsu Champions	Nagano	Ueda	Ueda Minami
Tōhoku Champions	Miyagi	Sendai	Sendai Higashi
Tōhoku Runner-Up	Fukushima	Iwaki	Iwakitaira
Tokaido Champions	Mie	Matsusaka	Matsusaka
Tokaido Runner-Up	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Hamamatsu Minami
Tokyo Champions	Tokyo	Tokyo	Tokyo Kitasuna
Tokyo Runner-Up	Tokyo	Fuchū	Musashi Fuchū

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

June 30 – Tokyo

Ueda Minami

2

June 30 – Tokyo

Tokyo Kitsuana

8

Tokyo Kitsuana

10

June 30 – Tokyo

Iwakitaira

0

Sasebo Chuo

2

July 15 – Tokyo

Iwakitaira

3

Tokyo Kitsuana

14

June 30 – Tokyo

Funabashi

4

Ōmiya Higashi

5

June 30 – Tokyo

Hyōgo Harima

3

Ōmiya Higashi

6

June 30 – Tokyo

Funabashi

10

Funabashi

8

July 15 – Tokyo

Hamamatsu Minami

5

Tokyo Kitsuana

11

June 30 – Tokyo

Matsusaka

0

Niihama

8

June 30 – Tokyo

Musashi Fuchū

4

Niihama

0

June 30 – Tokyo

Matsusaka

9

Asahikawa Taisetsu

0

July 15 – Tokyo

Matsusaka

9

Matsusaka

20

June 30 – Tokyo

Sendai Higashi

10

Himeji Chuo

0

June 30 – Tokyo

Zushi

9

Zushi

6

June 30 – Tokyo

Sendai Higashi

7

Hiroshima Saeki

0

Sendai Higashi

1

Latin America

The tournament took place in Aguadulce, Panama on July 8–15. ^[16]

Pool A

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Panama	Aguadulce	Aguadulce	3–0
Venezuela	Lara	Lara	2–1
Nicaragua	Managua	14 de Septiembre	1–2
Costa Rica	Santo Domingo	De Heredia	0–3

Pool B

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Panama	Herrera	Chitre	3–0
Colombia	Cartagena	Falcon	2–1
Ecuador	Guayaquil	C Unidas Miraflores	1–2
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Liga Pequeña de Beisbol de Guatemala	0–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 14 – Aguadulce
	1A   Panama ( Aguadulce )	3
					July 15 – Aguadulce
	2B   Colombia	0
					1A   Panama ( Aguadulce )	6
	July 14 – Aguadulce
					2A   Venezuela	5
	1B   Panama (Herrera)	4
	2A   Venezuela	7

Mexico

The tournament took place in Monterrey on July 21–26. ^[17]

Pool A

City	LL Organization	Record
Hermosillo, Sonora	Amistad y Deporte	4–1
Santa Catarina, Nuevo León	Santa Catarina	4–1
Reynosa, Tamaulipas	Treviño Kelly	3–2
Guadalajara, Jalisco	Guadalajara SUTAJ	3–2
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua	Satellite	1–4
Torreón, Coahuila	Liga Infantil y Juvenil Sertoma A.C.	0–5

Pool B

City	LL Organization	Record
Mexicali, Baja California	Félix Arce	4–1
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas	Oriente	4–1
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua	El Granjero	3–2
Monterrey, Nuevo León	Mitras	3–2
Saltillo, Coahuila	Saltillo	1–4
Ocotlán, Jalisco	Ocotlán	0–5

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 26 – Monterrey
	1A Hermosillo	2
					July 26 – Monterrey
	2B Nuevo Laredo	9
					2B Nuevo Laredo	10
	July 26 – Monterrey
					2A Santa Catarina	7
	1B Mexicali	2
	2A Santa Catarina	7

Middle East-Africa

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland on July 13–16. ^[18]

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Uganda	Lugazi	Lugazi	3–1
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwait	3–1
Saudi Arabia	Dhahran	Arabian American	3–1
Qatar	Doha	Qatar	1–3
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai	0–4

	Final
	July 16 – Kutno
	Kuwait	2
	Uganda	5

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