2008 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament Little_League_World_Series_official_logo_2008.gif August 15–August 24 16 Waipio Little LeagueUSAHawaii Waipi`o, Hawaii Matamoros Little LeagueMexico Matamoros, Mexico 2007 2009 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 2019. Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2008. Teams 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, ConnecticutNew England RegionShelton National Little League CUR Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pabao Little League SAU Dhahran, Saudi Arabia MEA RegionArabian American Little League Washington Mill Creek, WashingtonNorthwest RegionMill 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 2006 Lake Charles, LouisianaSouthwest RegionSouth Lake Charles Little League Florida Tampa, FloridaSoutheast RegionCitrus Park Little League Italy Emilia, Italy Europe RegionEmilia Little League British Columbia White Rock, British ColumbiaCAN Canada RegionWhite Rock South Surrey Little League Indiana Jeffersonville, IndianaGreat Lakes RegionJefferson/GRC Little League South Dakota Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest RegionCanyon Lake Little League Guam Yona, Guam Asia-Pacific RegionSouthern Guam Little League VEN Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America RegionCoquivacoa Little League Results 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. +Pool A Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1 Louisiana 2006 Louisiana 2–1 7 0.4122 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. +Pool B 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. PoolAway ScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 15BSouth Dakota South Dakota0Florida Florida10 (F/4)2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)BConnecticut Connecticut1Hawaii Hawaii36:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 16AIndiana Indiana2Maryland Maryland310:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)BSouth Dakota South Dakota4Connecticut Connecticut93:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)AWashington Washington1Louisiana 2006 Louisiana58:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 17AIndiana Indiana0Louisiana 2006 Louisiana93:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)BFlorida Florida2Hawaii Hawaii108:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 18AWashington Washington15Maryland Maryland5Noon (Lamade Stadium)BSouth Dakota South Dakota4Hawaii Hawaii63:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)BFlorida Florida8 (F/7)Connecticut Connecticut26:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 19AIndiana Indiana2Washington Washington3 (F/7)2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)ALouisiana 2006 Louisiana4Maryland Maryland68:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) International +Pool C Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1MEX Mexico 3–0 2 0.133 2CUR Curaçao 2–1 7 0.438 3Guam Guam 1–2 19 1.425 4ITA Italy 0–3 33 2.828 +Pool D 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. PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 15DVEN Venezuela8CAN Canada14:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 16CMEX Mexico6CUR Curaçao211:00 am (Lamade Stadium)CITA Italy6Guam Guam71:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)DJPN Japan5KSA Saudi Arabia06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 17CITA Italy0 MEX Mexico12 (F/4)Noon (Lamade Stadium)DJPN Japan9CAN Canada31:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)DVEN Venezuela12KSA Saudi Arabia06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 18CGuam Guam0MEX Mexico101:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)CCUR Curaçao14ITA Italy14:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 19DVEN Venezuela4JPN Japan5 (F/7)Noon (Lamade Stadium)DKSA Saudi Arabia5CAN Canada74:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)CCUR Curaçao3Guam Guam06:00 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 2006 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 2006 Louisiana 5 August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade Mexico Mexico 3 Hawaii Hawaii 12 August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer Japan Japan 4 Louisiana 2006 Louisiana 3 2008 Little League World Series Champions100px|border|United States 88px|border|HawaiiWaipio Little LeagueWaipio, 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),http://www.unpage.org/hawaii/hi-2008.htm Hawaii State Tournament Results Unpage.com August 29, 2010 and Paseo Verde LL (from Nevada).http://www.unpage.org/west/wrn-2008.htm West Region Tournament Unpage.com August 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130110416/http://unpage.org/west/wrn-2008.htm November 30, 2010 dead RoundOppositionResultHawaii State TournamentWinner's Bracket SemifinalsHawaii Central East Maui LL 3–4Elimination Bracket QuarterfinalsHawaii Kailua LL5–0Elimination Bracket SemifinalsHawaii West Oahu LL8–2Elimination Bracket FinalsHawaii Central East Maui LL 6–3ChampionshipHawaii Kaimuki LL3–2ChampionshipHawaii Kaimuki LL4–3West RegionalGroup StageCalifornia Pleasanton American 2–1Group StageArizona Arrowhead LL5–1Group StageUtah 1922 Cedar American12–2 (6 inn.)Group StageNevada Paseo Verde LL1–4SemifinalsCalifornia Pleasanton American8–0West Region ChampionshipNevada Paseo Verde LL4–3 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 30em External links 2008 official results via Wayback Machine Little League World Series Little League World Series Category:Little League World Series