2005 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament Little_League_World_Series_official_logo_2005.gif August 19–August 28 16 West Oahu Little LeagueUSAHawaii ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii Pabao Little LeagueCuraçao Willemstad, Curaçao 2004 2006 The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Oahu Little League of ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, defeated the defending champion Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, in the championship game of the 59th Little League World Series. This was the second time that the championship game was won with a walk-off home run,http://www.littleleague.org/series/2005divisions/llbb/gamestories/28sunday/game32/game32.htm Hawaii Wins its First Little League Baseball World Series Title Williams Nick Littleleague.org August 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120828033037/http://www.littleleague.org/series/2005divisions/llbb/gamestories/28sunday/game32/game32.htm August 28, 2012 dead which Michael Memea hit in the bottom of the 7th inning. The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport: Howard J. Lamade Stadium – the main stadium, completed in 1959, with seating capacity for 10,000 in the main stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more Little League Volunteer Stadium – opened in 2001; seats approximately 5,000 Qualification Qualification for the 2005 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. Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Hawaii ʻEwa Beach, HawaiiNorthwest RegionWest Oahu Little League California Vista, CaliforniaWest RegionRancho Buena Vista Little League GUM Mangilao-Barrigada, GuamPacific RegionCentral East Little League Chiba Chiba City, JapanJPN Asia RegionChiba City Little League Florida Maitland, FloridaSoutheast RegionMaitland Little League Louisiana 1912 Lafayette, LouisianaSouthwest RegionLafayette Little League British Columbia Surrey, British ColumbiaCAN Canada RegionWhalley Little League Curaçao Willemstad, CuraçaoCaribbean RegionPabao Little League Pennsylvania Newtown, PennsylvaniaMid-Atlantic RegionCouncil Rock Little League Maine Westbrook, MaineNew England RegionWestbrook Little League Baja California MexicaliMEX Mexico RegionSeguro Social Little League VEN 1930 Valencia, VenezuelaLatin America RegionLos Leones Little League Iowa Davenport, IowaMidwest RegionNorthwest Little League Kentucky Owensboro, KentuckyGreat Lakes RegionSouthern Little League RUS Moscow, RussiaEMEA RegionBrateevo Little League KSA Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaTransatlantic RegionArabian-American Little League Results Results of the 2005 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 28 to play for the Little League world championship. +Pool A Rank Region Record 1 Hawaii Hawaii 3–0 2 Florida Florida 2–1 3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1–2 4 Iowa Iowa 0–3 +Pool B Rank Region Record 1 California California 3–0 2 Louisiana 1912 Louisiana 2–1 3 Maine Maine 1–2 4 Kentucky Kentucky 0–3 All times US EDT PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 19AHawaii Hawaii7Pennsylvania Pennsylvania14:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)AFlorida Florida7Iowa Iowa38:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 20BMaine Maine2Louisiana 1912 Louisiana311:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)BCalifornia California7Kentucky Kentucky23:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)AFlorida Florida3Pennsylvania Pennsylvania18:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 21BKentucky Kentucky8Louisiana 1912 Louisiana91:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)AIowa Iowa3Hawaii Hawaii73:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)BMaine Maine3California California78:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 22AHawaii Hawaii10Florida Florida03:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)BIowa Iowa0Pennsylvania Pennsylvania15 (F/4)8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 23BKentucky Kentucky2Maine Maine33:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)BLouisiana 1912 Louisiana3California California97:30 pm (Lamade Stadium) International +Pool C Rank Region Record 1 GUM Guam 3–0 2 CAN Canada 2–1 3 MEX Mexico 1–2 4 RUS Russia 0–3 +Pool D Rank Region Record 1 JPN Japan 3–0 2 CUR Curaçao 2–1 3 VEN 1930 Venezuela 1–2 4 SAU Saudi Arabia 0–3 All times US EDT PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 19CGUM Guam6RUS Russia26:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 20DJPN Japan3SAU Saudi Arabia01:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)DCUR Curaçao5 (F/8)VEN 1930 Venezuela44:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)CCAN Canada2MEX Mexico06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 21CCAN Canada0GUM Guam55:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)DJPN Japan9CUR Curaçao07:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 22CRUS Russia0MEX Mexico711:00 am (Lamade Stadium)DJPN Japan7VEN 1930 Venezuela41:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)DSAU Saudi Arabia0CUR Curaçao36:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 23CCAN Canada2RUS Russia111:00 am (Lamade Stadium)DSAU Saudi Arabia0VEN 1930 Venezuela41:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)CGUM Guam5MEX Mexico36:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) Elimination round August 24 - Lamade (F/5) Japan 11 Canada 0 August 25 - Lamade (F/5) Guam 1 Curaçao 16 August 24 - Lamade California California 6 Florida Florida 2 August 25 - Lamade Hawaii Hawaii 2 Louisiana Louisiana 0 August 27 - Lamade Japan 0 Curaçao 2 August 27 - Lamade California California 1 Hawaii Hawaii 6 August 28 - Lamade (F/7) Curaçao 6 Hawaii Hawaii 7 August 28 - Volunteer JPN Japan 4 California California 5 2005 Little League World Series Champions100px|border|United States100px|border|HawaiiWest Oahu Little LeagueʻEwa Beach, Hawaii Notable players Dante Bichette Jr. (Southeast) - Professional baseball player, brother of Bo Bichette and son of Dante Bichette Johnny Dee (West) - Basketball player for CB Sevilla of the Liga ACB Max Moroff (Southeast) - Infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians Jurickson Profar (Caribbean) - Infielder for the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres Andrew Stevenson (Southwest) - Outfielder for the Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Coaches Dante Bichette (Southeast) - Former outfielder for the Colorado Rockies Mike Stanley (Southeast) - Former catcher for the New York Yankees Champion's path RoundOppositionResultHawaii State Tournamenthttp://www.unpage.org/hawaii/hi-2005.htm Hawaii State Tournament Results Unpage.com August 29, 2010Winner's Bracket SemifinalsHawaii Pearl City LL 4–0Winner's Bracket FinalsHawaii Hilo National LL 7–5ChampionshipHawaii Pearl City LL5–2Northwest Regionalhttp://www.unpage.org/west/wrn-2005.htm West Region Tournament Unpage.com August 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130110200/http://unpage.org/west/wrn-2005.htm November 30, 2010 deadGroup StageOregon Murrayhill LL17–1Group StageIdaho Northwest Ada LL16–5 (5 inn.)Group StageMontana Heights National LL26–7 (4 inn.)Group StageAlaska Dimond-West LL10–0 (4 inn.)SemifinalsOregon Murrayhill LL6–5West Region ChampionshipIdaho Northwest Ada LL12–1 References External links 2005 official results via Wayback Machine Little League World Series Little League World Series Category:Little League World Series