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2003 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Little_League_World_Series_official_logo_2003.png |
| dates | August 15–August 24 |
| num_teams | 16 |
| champion_other | Musashi-Fuchu Little League |
| JPN Tokyo, Japan | |
| second_other | East Boynton Beach Little League |
| Florida Boynton Beach, Florida | |
| prevseason | |
| nextseason |
JPN Tokyo, Japan Florida Boynton Beach, Florida The 2003 Little League World Series took place between August 15 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Musashi-Fuchu Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated the East Boynton Beach Little League of Boynton Beach, Florida, in the championship game of the 57th Little League World Series.
Notable players
The following LLWS players later appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB):
| Player | LLWS team | MLB debut year & team |
|---|---|---|
| Randal Grichuk | Richmond, Texas | [2014 St. Louis Cardinals](2014-st-louis-cardinals-season) |
| Brady Rodgers | [2016 Houston Astros](2016-houston-astros-season) | |
| Jonathan Schoop | Curaçao | [2013 Baltimore Orioles](2013-baltimore-orioles-season) |
| Devon Travis | Boynton Beach, Florida | [2015 Toronto Blue Jays](2015-toronto-blue-jays-season) |
Teams
Main article: 2003 Little League World Series qualification
Between five and twelve qualification games took part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which varied in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments were 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 A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Boynton Beach, Florida | |||
| Southeast | |||
| East Boynton Beach Little League | Delaware Wilmington, Delaware | ||
| Mid-Atlantic | |||
| Naamans Little League | CuraçaoANT Willemstad, Curaçao | ||
| Caribbean | |||
| Pabao Little League | GUM Hagåtña, Guam | ||
| Pacific | |||
| Central Little League | |||
| MassachusettsSaugus, Massachusetts | |||
| New England | |||
| Saugus American Little League | Iowa Eldridge, Iowa | ||
| Midwest | |||
| North Scott Little League | CANNova Scotia Glace Bay, Nova Scotia | ||
| Canada | |||
| Glace Bay Little League | VEN Valencia, Venezuela | ||
| Latin America | |||
| Los Leones | |||
| Ohio Tallmadge, Ohio | |||
| Great Lakes | |||
| Tallmadge Little League | Arizona Chandler, Arizona | ||
| West | |||
| Chandler National Little League | JPN Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Asia | |||
| Edogawa Minami | MEX Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | ||
| Mexico | |||
| Oriente | |||
| Washington Richland, Washington | |||
| Northwest | |||
| Richland National Little League | Texas Richmond, Texas | ||
| Southwest | |||
| Lamar Little League | KSA Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Transatlantic | |||
| Arabian-American | RUS Moscow, Russia | ||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) | |||
| Brattevo |
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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.
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| **New England** | 3-0 |
| **Southeast** | 2-1 |
| **Great Lakes** | 1-2 |
| **Northwest** | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| **West** | 3-0 |
| **Southwest** | 2-1 |
| **Mid-Atlantic** | 1-2 |
| **Midwest** | 0-3 |
August 15
| **Southeast** | 8-1 | Northwest |
|---|
August 16
| Mid-Atlantic | 1-5 | **West** |
|---|
August 17
| Midwest | 7-8 | **Mid-Atlantic** |
|---|
August 18
| **New England** | 4-3 | Southeast |
|---|
August 19
| **West** | 8-7 | Midwest |
|---|
International
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| **Japan** | 3-0 |
| **Caribbean** | 2-1 |
| **Transatlantic** | 1-2 |
| **Canada** | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| **Latin America** | 3-0 |
| **Mexico** | 2-1 |
| **EMEA** | 1-2 |
| **Pacific** | 0-3 |
August 15
| Caribbean | 1-4 | **Asia** |
|---|
August 16
| EMEA | 1-2 | **Mexico** |
|---|
August 17
| **EMEA** | 2-0 | Pacific |
|---|
August 18
| **Asia** | 7-0 | Canada |
|---|
August 19
| **Caribbean** | 2-1 | Canada |
|---|
Elimination rounds
|August 20 - Lamade |VEN Altagracia, Zulia, Venezuela|0|CuraçaoANT Willemstad, Curaçao|10 |August 21 - Lamade |JPN Tokyo, Japan |7 |MEX Mexico City |1 |August 20 - Lamade|Arizona Chandler, Arizona |1|Florida Boynton Beach, Florida|4 |August 21 - Lamade|Massachusetts '''Saugus, Massachusetts |14|Texas Richmond, Texas|13 |August 23 - Lamade|CuraçaoANT Willemstad, Curaçao |6|JPN Tokyo, Japan|14 |August 23 - Lamade|FloridaBoynton Beach, Florida |9|Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts|2 |August 24 - Lamade|JPN'''Tokyo, Japan |10|Florida Boynton Beach, Florida |1 |August 24 - Volunteer|Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts |1|CuraçaoANT'''Willemstad, Curaçao |5
| 2003 Little League World Series Champions | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg | 100px | border]] |
| **Musashi-Fuchu Little League** | ||
| **Tokyo, Japan** |
References
Notes
- † Postponed (rained out)
- ‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)
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