2009 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament March 2012 Little_League_World_Series_official_logo_2009.jpg August 21–August 30 16 Park View Little LeagueUSACalifornia Chula Vista, California Kuei-Shan Little LeagueTWN Taoyuan County, Taiwan 2008 2010 The 2009 Little League World Series was the 63rd edition of the Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, from August 21 through August 30, 2009. Eight teams from the United States and eight from the rest of the world competed in the tournament. In the championship game, the United States champions, from Chula Vista, California, defeated the international champions from Taoyuan County, Taiwan. This was the first tournament in which a team representing Chinese Taipei reached the championship game since 1996, and the first championship for a team from the state of California since 1993. Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2009. Teams Qualification for the 2009 Little League World Series Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D New York 1909 Staten Island, New YorkMid-Atlantic Region South Shore National Little League Massachusetts Peabody, MassachusettsNew England Region Peabody Western Little League CUR Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pabao Little League GER Kaiserslautern, GermanyEurope Region KMC American Little League Washington Mercer Island, WashingtonNorthwest Region Mercer Island Little League California Chula Vista, CaliforniaWest RegionPark View Little League Chiba Chiba City, Chiba JPN Japan Region Chiba City Little League Tamaulipas Reynosa, Tamaulipas MEX Mexico Region Guadalupe Trevino Kelly Little League Georgia (U.S. state) Warner Robins, GeorgiaSoutheast Region Warner Robins American Little League Texas San Antonio, TexasSouthwest Region McAllister Park American Little League KSA Dhahran, Saudi Arabia MEA Region Arabian American Little League British Columbia East Vancouver, British ColumbiaCAN Canada RegionHastings Community Little League Iowa Urbandale, IowaMidwest Region Urbandale East Little League Kentucky Russellville, KentuckyGreat Lakes Region Logan County/Russellville Little League VEN Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League TPE Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)Asia-Pacific Region Kuei-Shan Little League Taiwan participates under the name Chinese Taipei in many sporting events, including Little League Baseball (LLB). Results Results of the 2009 Little League World Series Pool play thumb|right|Howard J. Lamade Stadium during the 2009 Little league World Series The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 30 to play for the Little League World Championship. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage, while the remaining teams were eliminated. Ties were 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 was 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 was ranked first and advanced. Second place was determined by the head-to-head result of the other two teams. If the three-way tie was for second place, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio rule was used. The team with the lowest run ratio advanced; the other two teams were eliminated.Microsoft Word – pool play-general.doc Sconnolley http://www.eteamz.com/llbeast/files/LLBPoolPlayFormatandGuidelines.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120402212755/http://www.eteamz.com/llbeast/files/LLBPoolPlayFormatandGuidelines.pdf April 2, 2012 dead August 22, 2009 mdy United States +Pool A Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Defensive Innings Run Ratio 1 Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 3–0 8 18 0.444 2 New York 1909 New York 2–1 11 18 0.611 3 Iowa Iowa 1–2 22 18 1.2224 Washington Washington 0–3 18 18 1.000 +Pool B Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Defensive Innings Run Ratio 1 Texas Texas 3–0 4 16 0.250 2 California California 2–1 6 17 0.353 3 Massachusetts Massachusetts 1–2 27 17 1.588 4 Kentucky Kentucky 0–3 39 13 3.000 All times US EDT. PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 21ANew York 1909 New York10Washington Washington21:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)AGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia11Iowa Iowa35:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)BMassachusetts Massachusetts1Texas Texas108:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 22AGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia6New York 1909 New York33:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)BKentucky Kentucky0 California California15 (F/5)8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 23AWashington Washington3Iowa Iowa5Noon (Lamade Stadium)BKentucky Kentucky0Texas Texas12 (F/4)2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)BCalifornia California14Massachusetts Massachusetts06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 24AGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia3Washington Washington24:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)ANew York 1909 New York8Iowa Iowa38:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 25BKentucky Kentucky3Massachusetts Massachusetts124:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)BTexas Texas6California California38:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) International +Pool C Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Defensive Innings Run Ratio 1 CUR Curaçao 3–0 15 18 0.833 2 JPN Japan 2–1 18 18 1.000 3 KSA Saudi Arabia 1–2 9 16 0.813 4 VEN Venezuela 0–3 12 16 0.750 +Pool D Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Defensive Innings Run Ratio 1 MEX Mexico 3–0 3 17 0.176 2 TPE Chinese Taipei 2–1 3 16 0.188 3 CAN Canada 1–2 23 18 1.278 4 GER Germany 0–3 43 14 3.071 All times US EDT. PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 21DTPE Chinese Taipei16GER Germany0 (F/4)3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 22DCAN Canada1MEX Mexico2 (F/7)11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)CVEN Venezuela1CUR Curaçao21:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)CKSA Saudi Arabia2JPN Japan56:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 23DCAN Canada0TPE Chinese Taipei83:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)CJPN Japan11CUR Curaçao128:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 24DMEX Mexico13GER Germany0 (F/4)Noon (Lamade Stadium)CVEN Venezuela4JPN Japan52:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)CKSA Saudi Arabia3CUR Curaçao56:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 25CVEN Venezuela3KSA Saudi Arabia5Noon (Lamade Stadium)DCAN Canada14GER Germany132:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)DMEX Mexico3TPE Chinese Taipei26:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) Elimination round August 26 – 4:00 pm – Lamade C2 JPN Japan 0 D1 MEX Mexico 6 August 27 – 4:00 pm – Lamade D2 TPE Chinese Taipei 5 C1 CUR Curaçao 2 August 26 – 8:00 pm – Lamade A2 New York 1909 New York 1 B1 Texas Texas 4 August 27 – 8:00 pm – Lamade B2 California California 11 A1 Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 10 August 29 – Noon – Lamade MEX Mexico 4 TPE Chinese Taipei 9 August 29 – 7:00 pm – Lamade (F/4) Texas Texas 2 California California 12 August 30 – 3:00 pm – Lamade TPE Chinese Taipei 3 California California 6 August 30 – 11:00 am – Volunteer MEX Mexico 5 Texas Texas 4 The United States championship game on August 29 was originally scheduled for 3:00 pm US EDT. After a pair of lengthy rain delays in the international championship game, maintenance required to repair the field for the next game, and to make sure the field was dry enough to play on, it was rescheduled for later that night. 2009 Little League World Series Champions100px|border|United States 88px|border|CaliforniaPark View Little LeagueChula Vista, California Champions path The Park View Little League won 18 games and lost 2 games to reach the Little League World Series.http://www.unpage.org/socal/cs-d2009.htm Southern California District Tournament Results Unpage.com August 28, 2010http://www.unpage.org/socal/cs-2009.htm Southern California Divisional Tournament Unpage.com August 28, 2010http://www.unpage.org/west/wrn-2009.htm West Region Tournament Unpage.com August 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130110137/http://unpage.org/west/wrn-2009.htm November 30, 2010 dead Overall, their record was 23–3. Their three losses came against Sweetwater Valley LL, Torrance LL (both from California), and McAllister Park American LL (from Texas). Park View became the ninth team and most recent from San Diego County to qualify for the Little League World Series as the last one was Vista, California in 2005. They also were the third team from San Diego County in the past nine years to qualify for the Little League World Series. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/aug/16/san-bernardino-8212-crow-flies/ Chula Vista team wins shot at Little League World Series signonsandiego.com January 28, 2011 During the West Regional the team hit 34 home runs in total and was accused of cheating. A Little League Official looked into the allegations but found no evidence to back them up. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/aug/21/1s21little2318-official-park-view-home-runs-are-le/ Official: Park View home runs are legit signonsandiego.com January 28, 2011 RoundOppositionResultDistrict 42Winner's Bracket QuarterfinalsCalifornia Luckie Waller LL 16–0Winner's Bracket SemifinalsCalifornia Imperial Beach LL 17–1Winner's Bracket FinalsCalifornia Sweetwater Valley LL 8–1District 42 ChampionshipCalifornia Sweetwater Valley LL 7–10District 42 ChampionshipCalifornia Sweetwater Valley LL 8–2Section 7Section 7 Group StageCalifornia Brawley LL 8–5Section 7 Group StageCalifornia Rancho San Diego LL 9–1Section 7 Group StageCalifornia Lemon Grove LL 5–3South California DivisionalWinner's Bracket SemifinalsCalifornia Corona National LL 14–4Winner's Bracket FinalsCalifornia Rancho Santa Margarita LL5–4 (7 inn.)South Sub-Divisional ChampionshipCalifornia Rancho Santa Margarita LL16–1South ChampionshipCalifornia Torrance LL0–18 (4 inn.)South ChampionshipCalifornia Torrance LL7–6South ChampionshipCalifornia Torrance LL19–12West RegionalGroup StageUtah 1922 Cedar American LL 27–1 (4 inn.)Group StageHawaii Central East Maui LL15–2 (4 inn.)Group StageArizona Arrowhead LL20–1 (4 inn.)Group StageNevada Legacy LL10–5SemifinalsNevada Legacy LL15–2 (4 inn.)West Region ChampionshipCalifornia Lakeside LL11–4 Legacy thumb|250px|President Barack Obama poses for a picture while holding up a jersey given to him by members of the Little League World Championship team from Chula Vista, Calif., in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 5, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The City of Chula Vista organized a celebration parade for the team with the team riding on a fire engine which led them to a rally at Southwestern College. They received a congratulations from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. http://www.10news.com/news/20646820/detail.html Hero's Welcome Greets Chula Vista Little League Champs 10news.com January 27, 2011 The team also met President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., and gave him a team jersey, team plaque and the key to the City of Chula Vista. http://www.10news.com/news/22478656/detail.html Park View All-Stars Visit White House, Meet Obama 10news.com January 27, 2011 A book was written about the Chula Vista team called The Blue Bombers: The True Story of the 2009 Little League World Champions, written by San Diego County Residents. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/22/park-view-little-league-champs-the-subject-of-a/ New book out on Park View Little League champs signonsandiego.com January 27, 2011 A memorial wall was proposed to commemorate the team in Chula Vista. http://www.thestarnews.com/chula-vista/champions-wall-proposed/ Champions Wall proposed thestarnews.com January 27, 2011 The team also appeared on The Tonight Show hosted by Conan O'Brien. http://www.sdentertainer.com/lifestyle/sports/park-view-league-homecoming-celebration-tonight-chula-vista/ Park View Little league Homecoming celebration tonight in Chula Vista sdentertainer.com January 27, 2011 The team was honored at San Diego Padres and Chargers games.https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290912125 https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205455/http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290912125 dead February 25, 2018 Hundley draws bases-loaded walk in 10th to lift Padres over Rockies ESPN Associated Press January 28, 2011http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/World-champs-enjoy-day-with-Chargers/9f345d10-d74e-4240-8324-1421ce851f20 World champs enjoy day with Chargers chargers.com January 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401094837/http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/World-champs-enjoy-day-with-Chargers/9f345d10-d74e-4240-8324-1421ce851f20 April 1, 2012 dead References 30em External links 2009 official results via Wayback Machine Little League World Series Little League World Series Category:Little League World Series