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2001 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament

Children's baseball tournament

FieldValue
datesAugust 17–August 26
num_teams16
champion_otherKitasuna Little League
JPN Tokyo, Japan
second_otherNational Little League
USAFlorida Apopka, Florida
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JPN Tokyo, Japan USAFlorida Apopka, Florida The 2001 Little League World Series took place between August 17 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Apopka National Little League of Apopka, Florida, in the championship game of the 55th Little League World Series (LLWS). This tournament saw the expansion of pool play to 16 teams, eight from the United States, and eight from around the world. This was the first LLWS to use Little League Volunteer Stadium; it was built to accommodate games added to the pool stage and to host the tournament's consolation game for third place.

Age controversy

Following the conclusion of the tournament, Danny Almonte, a pitcher from the Bronx, New York, team representing the Mid-Atlantic Region, was the center of a scandal when it was discovered that he was not eligible to play in the tournament because he was two years over the maximum age limit. Because of this, the Mid-Atlantic team was retroactively assessed a forfeit for each game they won in the tournament.

Qualification

Main article: 2001 Little League World Series qualification

Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Rhode Island Lincoln, Rhode Island
New England
Lincoln Little LeagueNew York Bronx, New York
Mid-Atlantic
Rolando Paulino Little LeaguePAN Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Latin America
Santiago de Veraguas Little LeagueGUM Hagåtña, Guam
Pacific
Guam Little League
California Oceanside, California
West
Oceanside American Little LeagueWashington Bainbridge Island, Washington
Northwest
Bainbridge Island Little LeagueCuraçaoANT Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean
Pariba Little LeagueCANAlberta Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Calgary West Little League
Indiana Brownsburg, Indiana
Great Lakes
Brownsburg Little LeagueIowa Davenport, Iowa
Midwest
Davenport East Little LeagueKSA Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Transatlantic
Arabian-American Little LeagueRUS Moscow, Russia
Europe
Khovrino Little League
Louisiana Lake Charles, Louisiana
Gulf States
South Lake Charles Little LeagueFlorida Apopka, Florida
Southeast
Apopka National Little LeagueJPN Tokyo, Japan
Asia
Kitasuna Little LeagueMEXTamaulipas Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Mexico
Matamoros Little League
  • Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States.

Pool play

The top two teams in each pool moved on to the elimination round.

United States

RegionRecord
**Indiana**3–0
**California**2–1
**Louisiana**1–2
**Rhode Island**0–3
RegionRecord
**Florida**2–1
**Washington**1–2
**Iowa**0–3
**New York**0–3

Bronx, New York, won all three of their pool games, but were later assessed forfeits due to their use of an ineligible player.

Bainbridge Island, Washington, was retroactively placed second in Pool B due to the Bronx forfeits. ;August 17

**Indiana**2–0Louisiana

;August 18

Rhode Island1–5**Indiana**

;August 19

**California**5–2Louisiana

;August 20

**Indiana**2–1California

;August 21

**Florida**10–3Iowa

International

RegionRecord
**Curaçao**2–1
**Japan**2–1
**Saudi Arabia**1–2
**Panama**1–2
RegionRecord
**Guam**3–0
**Mexico**2–1
**Canada**1–2
**Russia**0–3

;August 17

Transatlantic2–4**Asia**

;August 18

Europe1–5**Canada**

;August 19

Transatlantic3–10**Caribbean**

;August 20

Asia1–6**Latin America**

;August 21

**Transatlantic**11–0†
(5 innings)Latin America

† Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)

Elimination rounds

The 2001 Little League World Series was the first edition that had a female umpire call the championship game: Flora Stansbury from Seneca, Missouri. U.S. President George W. Bush, himself a little leaguer as a child, was also in attendance at the championship game. Nobuhisa Baba's single in the bottom of the sixth drove in the winning run.

|team-width=200 |August 22 - Lamade Game ended by mercy rule|JPN Tokyo, Japan |15 |MEX Matamoros, Mexico |5 |August 23 - Lamade |GUM Hagåtňa, Guam |3 |CuraçaoANT Willemstad, Curaçao |4 |August 22 - Lamade |Indiana Brownsburg, Indiana |1 |Florida Apopka, Florida |6 |August 23 - Lamade Forfeit|New York Bronx, New York |0 |California Oceanside, California|6 |August 25 - Lamade|JPN Tokyo, Japan|2|CuraçaoANT Willemstad, Curaçao |1 |August 25 - Lamade|Florida Apopka, Florida |8|New York Bronx, New York |2 |August 26 - Lamade|JPN Tokyo, Japan |2|USAFlorida Apopka, Florida|1 |August 26 - Volunteer Forfeit|New York Bronx, New York |0|CuraçaoANT Willemstad, Curaçao|6

2001 Little League World Series Champions
[[Image:Flag of Japan.svg100pxborderJapan]]
**Kitasuna Little League**
**Tokyo, Japan**

Champions' path

The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses. In total, their record was 9–1, their only loss coming in the LLWS qualifying round against Santiago de Veraguas LL of Panama.

RoundOppositionResultAll-Tokyo Tournament
Opening RoundRyuugasaki LL11–4
QuarterfinalsSuzaka LL6–1
SemifinalsMatsusaka LL12–8
Japan ChampionshipNagoya Kita LL5–4

Notable players

  • Danny Almonte (Bronx, New York), subject of the player-eligibility controversy in this tournament
  • Francisco Peña (Bronx, New York), Major League Baseball catcher and son of Tony Peña
  • Rubén Tejada (Santiago de Veraguas, Panama), Major League Baseball infielder

Notes

References

References

  1. (September 1, 2001). "It's true: Almonte is age 14—Bronx must forfeit Little League wins". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
  2. (August 19, 2001). "Bronx pitcher makes Little League history". [[Montgomery Advertiser]].
  3. (August 21, 2001). "Another gem lifts Bronx in Little League series". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  4. (August 22, 2001). "Youth Baseball". [[Tallahassee Democrat]].
  5. (August 26, 2001). "Baba rallies Japan to 2001 title".
  6. Scholfeld, Steve. (August 24, 2001). "Oceanside loses 1-0 amid controversy". [[North County Times]].
  7. (August 26, 2001). "Apopka, Tokyo to play for championship". [[Courier Journal]].
  8. (August 27, 2001). "Almonte gives up first run in Bronx consolation romp". [[Muscatine Journal]].
  9. "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com.
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