2012 Little League World Series

2012 Little League World Series
Dates	August 16– August 26
Teams participating	16
Champion	Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Tokyo, Japan
Runner-up	Goodlettsville Baseball Little League Goodlettsville, Tennessee

The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee 12–2 in the World Championship game. For the country of Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 1900s.

Teams

United States	International
New Castle, Indiana Great Lakes Region New Castle	Taoyuan, Taiwan Asia-Pacific Region Kuei-Shan
Parsippany, New Jersey Mid-Atlantic Region Par-Troy East	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Region Hastings Community
Kearney, Nebraska Midwest Region Kearney	Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pariba
Fairfield, Connecticut New England Region Fairfield American	Ramstein Air Base, Germany Europe Region KMC American
Gresham, Oregon Northwest Region Gresham National	Tokyo Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna
Goodlettsville, Tennessee Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball	Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera
San Antonio, Texas Southwest Region McAllister Park National	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Oriente
Petaluma, California West Region Petaluma National	Lugazi, Uganda Middle East-Africa Region Lugazi

Results

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.^[1]

1. United States bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

U.S. Semifinal

U.S. Championship

Winner's Bracket

-

Indiana

4

–

Oregon

0

1–0

Indiana

3

1–0

Texas

13

–

New Jersey

2

-

Texas

5

2–0

Texas

3

2–0

Tennessee

4

–

California

6

–

Connecticut

4

1–0

California

6

1–0

Tennessee

9

–

Nebraska

1

–

Tennessee

12

3–0

Tennessee(F/7)

24

4–1

California

16

Loser's Bracket

0–1

Oregon

4

0–1

New Jersey

10

1–1

New Jersey

4

1–1

California (F/8)

5

2–1

California

5

0–1

Connecticut (F/5)

12

2–1

Connecticut

0

2–1

Texas

1

0-1

Nebraska

1

1–1

Indiana

0

3–1

California (F/5)

11

1–1

Connecticut

4

International bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

International Semifinal

International Championship

Winner's Bracket

–

Japan

7

–

Curaçao

0

1–0

Japan (F/9)

2

1–0

Chinese Taipei

0

–

Germany

1

–

Chinese Taipei (F/4)

14

2–0

Japan

4

2–0

Panama

1

–

Mexico

9

–

Canada

13

1–0

Canada

3

1–0

Panama

8

–

Panama

9

–

Uganda

3

3–0

Japan

10

3–1

Panama

2

Loser's Bracket

0–1

Curaçao (F/4)

14

0–1

Germany

2

1–1

Curaçao

4

1–1

Canada

3

2–1

Curaçao

2

0–1

Mexico (F/4)

12

2–1

Mexico

6

2–1

Panama

2

0–1

Uganda

0

1–1

Chinese Taipei

3

3–1

Mexico

1

1–1

Mexico

4

Crossover games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

	Game A
	August 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4)
	Nebraska	17
	Germany	1

	Game B
	August 21 – Lamade Stadium
	Oregon	2
	Uganda	3

Consolation game

The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

	Consolation game
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium
	Panama	4
	California	12

World Championship

	Little League World Championship
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium (F/5)
	Tennessee	2
	Japan	12

Champions path

The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games.^[2] In total, they went undefeated with an 13–0 record.

Round	Opposition	Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Winner's Bracket Round	Tokyo Jōhoku LL	11–0
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals	Chōfu LL	10–5
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Koganei LL	10–1
Winner's Bracket Final	Musashi Fuchū LL	7–2
Japan Regional
Opening Round	Ueda Miyami LL	8–2
Quarterfinals	Iwakitaira LL	10–0 (4 inn.)
Semifinals	Funabashi LL	14–4 (4 inn.)
Japan Championship	Matsusaka LL	11–0 (4 inn.)

References

1. Communications Division (June 14, 2012). "66th Little League Baseball World Series Schedule Announced". Little League. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
2. "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

External links

• Official site