2008 Little League World Series

2008 Little League World Series
Dates August 15–
August 24
Teams participating 16
Champion Waipio Little League
United StatesHawaii Waipi`o, Hawaii
Runner-up Matamoros Little League
Mexico Matamoros, Mexico

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.

Groups

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

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.

 United States

Pool A
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Louisiana Louisiana 2–1 7 0.412
2 Washington (state) Washington 2–1 12 0.706
3 Maryland Maryland 2–1 21 1.235
4 Indiana Indiana 0–3 15 1.285
Pool B
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Hawaii Hawaii 3–0 7 0.389
2 Florida Florida 2–1 12 0.750
3 Connecticut Connecticut 1–2 15 0.833
4 South Dakota South Dakota 0–3 25 1.667

All times US EDT.

Pool Away Score Home Score Time (Venue)
August 15
B South Dakota South Dakota 0 Florida Florida 10 (F/4) 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
B Connecticut Connecticut 1 Hawaii Hawaii 3 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 16
A Indiana Indiana 2 Maryland Maryland 3 10:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)
B South Dakota South Dakota 4 Connecticut Connecticut 9 3:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)
A Washington (state) Washington 1 Louisiana Louisiana 5 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 17
A Indiana Indiana 0 Louisiana Louisiana 9 3:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B Florida Florida 2 Hawaii Hawaii 10 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 18
A Washington (state) Washington 15 Maryland Maryland 5 Noon (Lamade Stadium)
B South Dakota South Dakota 4 Hawaii Hawaii 6 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B Florida Florida 8 (F/7) Connecticut Connecticut 2 6:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 19
A Indiana Indiana 2 Washington (state) Washington 3 (F/7) 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
A Louisiana Louisiana 4 Maryland Maryland 6 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)

International

Pool C
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Mexico Mexico 3–0 2 0.133
2 Curaçao Curaçao 2–1 7 0.438
3 Guam Guam 1–2 19 1.425
4 Italy Italy 0–3 33 2.828
Pool D
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Japan Japan 3–0 7 0.368
2 Venezuela Venezuela 2–1 6 0.316
3 Canada Canada 1–2 22 1.222
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0–3 24 1.412

All times US EDT.

Pool Away Score Home Score Time (Venue)
August 15
D Venezuela Venezuela 8 Canada Canada 1 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 16
C Mexico Mexico 6 Curaçao Curaçao 2 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)
C Italy Italy 6 Guam Guam 7 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
D Japan Japan 5 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 17
C Italy Italy 0 Mexico Mexico 12 (F/4) Noon (Lamade Stadium)
D Japan Japan 9 Canada Canada 3 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
D Venezuela Venezuela 12 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 18
C Guam Guam 0 Mexico Mexico 10 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
C Curaçao Curaçao 14 Italy Italy 1 4:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 19
D Venezuela Venezuela 4 Japan Japan 5 (F/7) Noon (Lamade Stadium)
D Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 5 Canada Canada 7 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
C Curaçao Curaçao 3 Guam Guam 0 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)

Elimination round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
August 20 – 4:00 pm - Lamade        
 Japan Japan  11
August 23 – 12:30 pm - Lamade
 Curaçao Curacao  4  
 Japan Japan  4
August 21 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
   Mexico Mexico  5  
 Mexico Mexico  5
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 Venezuela Venezuela  2  
 Mexico Mexico  3
August 20 – 8:00 pm - Lamade
   Hawaii Hawaii  12
 Hawaii Hawaii  9
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 Washington (state) Washington  4  
 Hawaii Hawaii  7 Third place
August 21 – 8:00pm - Lamade
   Louisiana Louisiana  5  
 Louisiana Louisiana  6  Japan Japan  4
 Florida Florida  1    Louisiana Louisiana  3
August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer
2008 Little League World Series Champions
 
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 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 SemifinalsHawaii Central East Maui LL 3–4
Elimination Bracket QuarterfinalsHawaii Kailua LL5–0
Elimination Bracket SemifinalsHawaii West Oahu LL8–2
Elimination Bracket FinalsHawaii Central East Maui LL 6–3
ChampionshipHawaii Kaimuki LL3–2
ChampionshipHawaii Kaimuki LL4–3
West Regional
Group StageCalifornia Pleasanton American 2–1
Group StageArizona Arrowhead LL5–1
Group StageUtah Cedar American12–2 (6 inn.)
Group StageNevada Paseo Verde LL1–4
SemifinalsCalifornia Pleasanton American8–0
West Region ChampionshipNevada Paseo Verde LL4–3

References

  1. "Hawaii State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  2. "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

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