2013 Little League World Series

Tournament changes

It was announced on August 29, 2012 that three of the eight international regions had been realigned. The results of the realignment included Australia having its own region, meaning that the national champion of that country would be given a berth into the Little League World Series. Also, teams from Middle Eastern countries (except Israel and Turkey) would compete to qualify with teams in the Asia-Pacific Region to form the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region. Teams from Africa would compete to qualify with teams from Europe to form the Europe and Africa region.

Teams

Main article: 2013 Little League World Series qualification

• Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Team rosters

Results

Main article: 2013 Little League World Series results

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 13, 2013.

United States bracket

International bracket

Crossover games

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Consolation game

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World Championship

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Home run count

No-hitter

Grant Holman of the Eastlake Little League (Chula Vista, California) tossed a no-hitter in the fourth game of the tournament against Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

Champion's path

The Musashi Fuchū LL reached the LLWS by winning all eight of their Tokyo and national tournament games. In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

Notable players

• Robert Hassell III (Southeast) - Outfielder for the Washington Nationals
• Grant Holman (West) - Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
• Chris McElvain (Southeast) - Pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization
• Blake Money (Southeast) - Pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization
• Conner Smith (Southeast) - Country singer

Coaches

• Pavel Chadim (Europe-Africa Region) - Manager of Czech Republic national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic

Notes

References

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