The results of the 2014 Little League Softball World Series will be determined between August 6 and August 13, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. 10 teams were divided into two groups, both with five teams from the United States and international teams.
Pool Play | ||||||||||
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Pool A | ORD4 1 OH 10◄ linescore | PUR 7◄ CZE 1 linescore | OH 9◄ CZE 1 linescore | GA 11◄ ORD4 0 (F/4) linescore | PUR 0 GA 1◄ linescore | CZE 5 ORD4 7◄ linescore | PUR 1 ORD4 2◄ linescore | OH 3 GA 6◄ linescore | CZE 4 (F/4) GA 14◄ linescore | PUR 1 OH 4◄ linescore |
Pool B | CAN 0 NJ 3◄ linescore | CAN 1 LA 8◄ linescore | LA 5◄ CA 4 linescore | PHI 1 (F/5) CAN 11◄ linescore | CA 1 CAN 8◄ linescore | NJ 12◄ LA 1 (F/4) linescore | LA 4◄ PHI 2 linescore | NJ 11◄ CA 1 (F/5) linescore | Philippines forfeited first two games. | |
Consolation Round | ||||||||||
5th-10th | Czech Republic 7◄ Philippines 4 linescore | Puerto Rico 11◄ California 2 linescore | Oregon D4 1 Canada 9◄ linescore | |||||||
Elimination Round | ||||||||||
Semifinals | Georgia 1 Louisiana 2◄ linescore | New Jersey 11◄ Ohio 1 (F/5) linescore | ||||||||
3rd Place | Ohio 4 Georgia 6◄ linescore | |||||||||
World Championship | Louisiana 1 New Jersey 4◄ linescore |
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