2006 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament November 2025 Little_League_World_Series_official_logo_2006.jpg August 18–August 28 16 Northern Little LeagueUSAGeorgia (U.S. state) Columbus, Georgia Kawaguchi City Little LeagueJPN Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan 2005 2007 The 2006 Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, took place between August 18 and August 28, one day later than originally scheduled. Inclement weather forced the cancellation of the third-place game on August 27 and the postponement of the championship game also scheduled for that date. The Northern Little League of Columbus, Georgia, defeated Kawaguchi City Little League of Kawaguchi, Japan, in the championship game of the 60th Little League World Series. The event was broadcast in the United States on ABC Sports, ESPN and ESPN2 in both analog and high-definition. The U.S. Championship game was the last ABC Sports telecast. Games were held in the two stadiums located at Little League headquarters in South Williamsport: Howard J. Lamade Stadium — the main stadium, opened in 1959, with seating for 10,000 in the stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more Little League Volunteer Stadium — a newer facility, opened in 2001, that seats slightly over 5,000, primarily in the stands Teams Qualification for the 2006 Little League World Series 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.November 2025 Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D New York Staten Island, New YorkMid-Atlantic RegionMid-Island Little League New Hampshire Portsmouth, New HampshireNew England RegionPortsmouth Little League MNP Saipan, Northern Mariana IslandsPacific RegionSaipan Little League Tamaulipas Matamoros, TamaulipasMEX Mexico RegionMatamoros Little League Illinois Lemont, IllinoisGreat Lakes RegionLemont Little League Oregon Beaverton, OregonNorthwest RegionMurrayhill Little League VEN Barquisimeto, VenezuelaLatin America RegionCardenales Little League JPN Saitama Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanAsia RegionKawaguchi City Little League Arizona Phoenix, ArizonaWest RegionAhwatukee American Little League Missouri Columbia, MissouriMidwest RegionDaniel Boone National Little League British Columbia Surrey, British ColumbiaCAN Canada RegionWhalley Little League RUS Moscow, RussiaEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) RegionBrateevo Little League Georgia (U.S. state) Columbus, GeorgiaSoutheast RegionNorthern Little League Louisiana 2006 Lake Charles, LouisianaSouthwest RegionSouth Lake Charles Little League KSA Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaTransatlantic RegionArabian-American Little League Curaçao Willemstad, CuraçaoCaribbean RegionPabao Little League Results Results of the 2006 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 27 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. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, 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 advances.November 2025 United States +Pool A Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1 Illinois Great Lakes 2–1 1 0.056 2 Georgia (U.S. state) Southeast 2–1 5 0.263 3 Arizona West 2–1 5 0.278 4 New York Mid-Atlantic 0–3 8 0.421 Great Lakes wins pool based on defensive run ratio. Southeast is the runner-up based on win against West. +Pool B Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1 New Hampshire New England 2–1 15 0.833 2 Oregon Northwest 2–1 8 0.444 3 Missouri Midwest 1–2 6 0.381 4 Louisiana 2006 Southwest 1–2 14 0.737 New England wins Pool B based on head-to-head tiebreaker. All times US EDT PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 18BNew Hampshire New England6Oregon Northwest14:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)BLouisiana 2006 Southwest1 (F/9)Missouri Midwest08:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 19ANew York Mid-Atlantic2Georgia (U.S. state) Southeast3 (F/7)1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)AArizona West1Illinois Great Lakes03:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 20BNew Hampshire New England5Missouri Midwest14Noon (Volunteer Stadium)AGeorgia (U.S. state) Southeast4Arizona West11:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)BLouisiana 2006 Southwest1Oregon Northwest93:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)ANew York Mid-Atlantic0Illinois Great Lakes18:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 21BLouisiana 2006 Southwest0New Hampshire New England53:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)BOregon Northwest2Missouri Midwest18:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 22AArizona West4New York Mid-Atlantic13:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)AGeorgia (U.S. state) Southeast0Illinois Great Lakes28:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) The New England vs. Midwest game was postponed due to a rain delay and was played on August 20. International +Pool C Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1 VEN Latin America 3–0 2 0.136 2 SAU Transatlantic 2–1 2 0.100 3 CAN Canada 1–2 9 0.500 4 MNP Pacific 0–3 12 0.600 +Pool D Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1 JPN Asia 3–0 3 0.176 2 MEX Mexico 2–1 9 0.529 3 CUR Caribbean 1–2 10 0.556 4 RUS EMEA 0–3 30 1.875 All times US EDT PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 18CSAU Transatlantic5CAN Canada06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 19DRUS EMEA0JPN Asia*11 (F/5)11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)DCUR Caribbean2MEX Mexico34:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)CMNP Pacific0VEN Latin America1 (F/8)6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 20CMNP Pacific1SAU Transatlantic95:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)DRUS EMEA1MEX Mexico11 (F/5)7:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 21DRUS EMEA0CUR Caribbean811:00 am (Lamade Stadium)DJPN Asia6MEX Mexico11:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)CCAN Canada2VEN Latin America36:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 22DJPN Asia7CUR Caribbean211:00 am (Lamade Stadium)CCAN Canada2MNP Pacific11:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)CSAU Transatlantic0VEN Latin America1 (F/8)6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) Asterisk (*) denotes no-hitter thrown The Pacific vs. Latin America game was suspended in the 8th inning due to a rain delay and was completed on August 21. Elimination round August 24 – 3:00 pm - Lamade Saudi Arabia Transatlantic 1 JPN Asia 4 August 23 – 3:00 pm - Lamade (F/4) VEN Latin America 0 Mexico Mexico 11 August 24 – 7:30 pm - Lamade Georgia (U.S. state) Southeast 8 New Hampshire New England 0 August 23 – 7:30 pm - Lamade Illinois Great Lakes 3 Oregon Northwest 4 August 26 – 7:30 pm - Lamade Japan Asia 3 Mexico Mexico 0 August 27 – 3:30 pm - Lamade Georgia (U.S. state) Southeast 7 Oregon Northwest 3 August 28 – 5:00 pm - Lamade Japan Asia 1 United States of AmericaGeorgia (U.S. state) Southeast 2 The consolation game between Matamoros, Mexico and Beaverton, Oregon, scheduled for August 27 at Volunteer Stadium, was cancelled due to rain, and both teams share third place. The championship game was originally scheduled for 3:30 pm US EDT on August 27, but was postponed due to rain. The game was originally rescheduled for 8:00 pm on August 28, but changed because of weather concerns. 2006 Little League World Series Champions100px|border|United States 88px|border|GeorgiaNorthern Little LeagueColumbus, Georgia Notable players Gavin Cecchini (Southwest) - New York MetsNovember 2025 Jace Fry (Northwest) - Chicago White SoxNovember 2025 Scott Kingery (West) - Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.milb.com/indy-indians/news/philadelphia-phillies-scott-kingery-enjoyed-early-success/c-268086110 Phillies' Kingery enjoyed early success Josh Lester (Southeast) - Detroit TigersNovember 2025 Champion's path thumb|right|President George W. Bush meeting the Columbus Northern team RoundOppositionResultGeorgia State Tournamenthttp://www.unpage.org/georgia/ga-2006.htm Georgia State Tournament Results Unpage.com August 29, 2010Group StageGeorgia (U.S. state) Cartersville LL 9–0Group StageGeorgia (U.S. state) Decatur Belvedere LL 15–0Group StageGeorgia (U.S. state) Toccoa American LL 12–2Group StageGeorgia (U.S. state) Masters City LL 17–2SemifinalsGeorgia (U.S. state) Masters City LL 15–5ChampionshipGeorgia (U.S. state) Buckhead 4–0Southeast Regionalhttp://www.unpage.org/southeast/ser-2006.htm Southeastern Region Tournament Unpage.com August 29, 2010Group StageWest Virginia Bridgeport American LL 16–0 (4 inn.)Group StageTennessee Columbia American LL8–0Group StageFlorida Greater Dunedin LL10–6SemifinalsAlabama Cottage Hill LL11–0 (4 inn.)Southeast Region ChampionshipFlorida Greater Dunedin LL5–0 Mid-Island incident November 2025 Television coverage aired throughout the United States on ABC Sports and ESPN. At first, there was no delay on its broadcasts, despite the fact that all managers and coaches were equipped with miniature microphones. That changed after two incidents; one in a preliminary game where an unidentified California pitcher told his coach that "[the umpire] ain't giving me shit" in reference to a tight strike zone, but the other, more important incident took place late in a preliminary-round game in which a player for Mid-Island Little League of Staten Island, New York, who was not publicly identified, told his teammates to just score "one fucking run" that was broadcast live on ESPN. In response, the team's manager, Nick Doscher, slapped the player, a violation of a Little League policy against physical contact targeting players. Both the player and manager were reprimanded, and ESPN and ABC imposed a five-second delay on future telecasts. See also Little League Little League World Series References External links 2006 official results via Wayback Machine Little League World Series Little League World Series Category:Little League World Series