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1997 Little League World Series
Baseball tournament
Baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| dates | August 18–August 23 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| champion_other | MEX Linda Vista Little League |
| Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| second_other | USACalifornia South Mission Viejo Little League |
| Mission Viejo, California | |
| prevseason | |
| nextseason |
Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico Mission Viejo, California The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico secured a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a four-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning.
Qualification
| United States | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana Dyer, Indiana | ||
| Central | ||
| Dyer Little League | CANBritish Columbia Surrey, British Columbia | |
| Canada | ||
| Whalley Little League | ||
| Pennsylvania Pottsville, Pennsylvania | ||
| East | ||
| Railway Park Little League | KSA Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | |
| Europe | ||
| Arabian American Little League | ||
| Florida Bradenton, Florida | ||
| South | ||
| Manatee G.T. Bray East Little League | JPN[[File:Flag of Yokohama, Kanagawa.svg | 32px]] Yokohama, Japan |
| Far East | ||
| Seya Little League | ||
| California Mission Viejo, California | ||
| West | ||
| South Mission Viejo Little League | MEX[[File:Flag of Nuevo Leon.svg | 32px]] Guadalupe, Nuevo León |
| Latin America | ||
| Linda Vista Little League |
Pool play
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| **West** | 3–0 |
| **South** | 2–1 |
| **East** | 1–2 |
| **Central** | 0–3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| **Latin America** | 3–0 |
| **Far East** | 2–1 |
| **Europe** | 1–2 |
| **Canada** | 0–3 |
;August 18
| **West** | 10–6 | South |
|---|
;August 19
| **South** | 5–0 |
|---|---|
| (8 innings) | East |
(August 20
| East | 0–3 | **West** |
|---|
Elimination round
|21 August|JPN Yokohama, Japan|0|MEX Guadalupe, Nuevo León |1 |21 August (5 innings)|California Mission Viejo, California|12|Florida Bradenton, Florida |1 |23 August|MEX Guadalupe, Nuevo León |5|USACalifornia Mission Viejo, California|4}}
| 1997 Little League World Series Champions | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg | 100px | México]] |
| **Linda Vista Little League** | ||
| **Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico** |
Notable players
- Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) – outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball
- Kevin Duffy (Bradenton, Florida) - First Base in NCAA and owner of Duffel’s Dugout
References
References
- (August 24, 1997). "S. Mission Viejo fans stunned, but proud of team". [[The San Bernardino Sun]].
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