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2008 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
Children's baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Little_League_World_Series_official_logo_2008.gif |
| dates | August 15–August 24 |
| num_teams | 16 |
| champion_other | Waipio Little League |
| USAHawaii Waipi`o, Hawaii | |
| second_other | Matamoros Little League |
| Mexico Matamoros, Mexico | |
| prevseason | |
| nextseason |
USAHawaii Waipi`o, Hawaii 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. The next iteration of the tournament in which the international champion did not originate from an East Asian country was .
Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2008.
Teams
Main article: Qualification for the 2008 Little League World Series
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland | |||
| Mid-Atlantic Region | |||
| Hagerstown Federal Little League | Connecticut Shelton, Connecticut | ||
| New England Region | |||
| Shelton National Little League | CUR Willemstad, Curaçao | ||
| Caribbean Region | |||
| Pabao Little League | SAU Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | ||
| MEA Region | |||
| Arabian American Little League | |||
| Washington Mill Creek, Washington | |||
| Northwest Region | |||
| Mill Creek Little League | Hawaii Waipio, Hawaii | ||
| West Region | |||
| Waipio Little League | Tamaulipas Matamoros, Tamaulipas | ||
| MEX Mexico Region | |||
| Matamoros Little League | Tokyo Tokyo | ||
| JPN Japan Region | |||
| Edogawa Minami Little League | |||
| Louisiana Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||
| Southwest Region | |||
| South Lake Charles Little League | Florida Tampa, Florida | ||
| Southeast Region | |||
| Citrus Park Little League | Italy Emilia, Italy | ||
| Europe Region | |||
| Emilia Little League | British Columbia White Rock, British Columbia | ||
| CAN Canada Region | |||
| White Rock South Surrey Little League | |||
| Indiana Jeffersonville, Indiana | |||
| Great Lakes Region | |||
| Jefferson/GRC Little League | South Dakota Rapid City, South Dakota | ||
| Midwest Region | |||
| Canyon Lake Little League | Guam Yona, Guam | ||
| Asia-Pacific Region | |||
| Southern Guam Little League | VEN Maracaibo, Venezuela | ||
| Latin America Region | |||
| Coquivacoa Little League |
Results
Main article: Results of the 2008 Little League World Series
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.
{{USA}}
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Louisiana Louisiana | 2–1 | 7 | 0.412 |
| **2** | Washington Washington | 2–1 | 12 | 0.706 |
| **3** | Maryland Maryland | 2–1 | 21 | 1.235 |
| **4** | Indiana Indiana | 0–3 | 15 | 1.285 |
- Louisiana wins pool based on defensive run ratio. Washington is the runner-up based on win against Maryland.
| 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 | August 16 | August 17 | August 18 | August 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
| 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 Washington | 1 | Louisiana **Louisiana** | **5** | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| A | Indiana Indiana | 0 | Louisiana **Louisiana** | **9** | 3:30 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| B | Florida Florida | 2 | Hawaii **Hawaii** | **10** | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| A | Washington **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) | |||||
| A | Indiana Indiana | 2 | Washington **Washington** | **3** (F/7) | 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |||||
| A | Louisiana Louisiana | 4 | Maryland **Maryland** | **6** | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
International
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | MEX Mexico | 3–0 | 2 | 0.133 |
| **2** | CUR Curaçao | 2–1 | 7 | 0.438 |
| **3** | Guam Guam | 1–2 | 19 | 1.425 |
| **4** | ITA Italy | 0–3 | 33 | 2.828 |
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | JPN Japan | 3–0 | 7 | 0.368 |
| **2** | VEN Venezuela | 2–1 | 6 | 0.316 |
| **3** | CAN Canada | 1–2 | 22 | 1.222 |
| **4** | KSA Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | 24 | 1.412 |
All times US EDT.
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | August 15 | August 16 | August 17 | August 18 | August 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | VEN **Venezuela** | **8** | CAN Canada | 1 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| C | MEX **Mexico** | **6** | CUR Curaçao | 2 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| C | ITA Italy | 6 | Guam **Guam** | **7** | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |||||
| D | JPN **Japan** | **5** | KSA Saudi Arabia | 0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |||||
| C | ITA Italy | 0 | MEX **Mexico** | **12** (F/4) | Noon (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| D | JPN **Japan** | **9** | CAN Canada | 3 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |||||
| D | VEN **Venezuela** | **12** | KSA Saudi Arabia | 0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |||||
| C | Guam Guam | 0 | MEX **Mexico** | **10** | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |||||
| C | **CUR Curaçao** | **14** | ITA Italy | 1 | 4:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |||||
| D | VEN Venezuela | 4 | **JPN Japan** | **5** (F/7) | Noon (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| D | KSA Saudi Arabia | 5 | CAN **Canada** | **7** | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |||||
| C | CUR **Curaçao** | **3** | Guam Guam | 0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
Elimination round
|August 20 – 4:00 pm - Lamade |JPN Japan|11 |Curacao Curacao|4 |August 21 – 4:00 pm - Lamade| Mexico Mexico|5 |VEN Venezuela|2 |August 20 – 8:00 pm - Lamade |Hawaii Hawaii|9 |Washington Washington|4 |August 21 – 8:00pm - Lamade |Louisiana Louisiana|6 |Florida Florida|1 |August 23 – 12:30 pm - Lamade |JPN Japan|4 |Mexico Mexico|5 |August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade |Hawaii Hawaii|7 |Louisiana Louisiana|5 |August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade |Mexico Mexico|3 |Hawaii Hawaii|12 |August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer |Japan Japan|4 |Louisiana Louisiana|3
| 2008 Little League World Series Champions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg | 100px | border | United States]] [[Image:Flag of Hawaii.svg | 88px | border | Hawaii]] |
| **Waipio Little League** | ||||||
| **Waipio, Hawaii** |
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, their record was 16–2, their only losses coming against Central East Maui LL (from Hawaii), and Paseo Verde LL (from Nevada).
| Round | Opposition | Result | Hawaii State Tournament | West Regional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Hawaii Central East Maui LL | 3–4 | ||
| Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals | Hawaii Kailua LL | 5–0 | ||
| Elimination Bracket Semifinals | Hawaii West Oahu LL | 8–2 | ||
| Elimination Bracket Finals | Hawaii Central East Maui LL | 6–3 | ||
| Championship | Hawaii Kaimuki LL | 3–2 | ||
| Championship | Hawaii Kaimuki LL | 4–3 | ||
| Group Stage | California Pleasanton American | 2–1 | ||
| Group Stage | Arizona Arrowhead LL | 5–1 | ||
| Group Stage | Utah Cedar American | 12–2 (6 inn.) | ||
| Group Stage | Nevada Paseo Verde LL | 1–4 | ||
| Semifinals | California Pleasanton American | 8–0 | ||
| West Region Championship | Nevada Paseo Verde LL | 4–3 |
Notable players
- Matthew Batten (Shelton, Connecticut), professional baseball player
- Drew Ellis (Jeffersonville, Indiana), professional baseball player
- Trey Quinn (Lake Charles, Louisiana), professional football player
References
References
- "Hawaii State Tournament Results". Unpage.com.
- "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com.
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