1997 Little League World Series

Baseball tournament August 2023 August 18–August 23 8 MEX Linda Vista Little LeagueGuadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico USACalifornia South Mission Viejo Little LeagueMission Viejo, California 1996 1998 The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico secured a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a four-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-s-mission/154011023/ S. Mission Viejo fans stunned, but proud of team The San Bernardino Sun San Bernardino County, California C4 August 24, 1997 August 25, 2024 newspapers.com Qualification United States International Indiana Dyer, IndianaCentralDyer Little League CANBritish Columbia Surrey, British ColumbiaCanadaWhalley Little League Pennsylvania Pottsville, PennsylvaniaEastRailway Park Little League KSA Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEuropeArabian American Little League Florida Bradenton, FloridaSouthManatee G.T. Bray East Little League JPN32px Yokohama, JapanFar EastSeya Little League California Mission Viejo, CaliforniaWestSouth Mission Viejo Little League MEX32px Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónLatin AmericaLinda Vista Little League Pool play +United States Region Record West 3–0 South 2–1 East 1–2 Central 0–3 +International Region Record Latin America 3–0 Far East 2–1 Europe 1–2 Canada 0–3 August 18 Europe0–3Latin AmericaEast1–0CentralFar East5–1CanadaWest10–6South August 19 Europe5–0CanadaWest9–0CentralLatin America12–0(4 innings)Far EastSouth5–0(8 innings)East (August 20 Latin America3–0CanadaCentral2–8SouthFar East2–1EuropeEast0–3West Elimination round 21 August JPN Yokohama, Japan 0 MEX Guadalupe, Nuevo León 1 21 August (5 innings) California Mission Viejo, California 12 Florida Bradenton, Florida 1 23 August MEX Guadalupe, Nuevo León 5 USACalifornia Mission Viejo, California 4 1997 Little League World Series Champions100px|MéxicoLinda Vista Little LeagueGuadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico Notable players Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) – outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball Kevin Duffy (Bradenton, Florida) - First Base in NCAA and owner of Duffel's Dugout See also Mexico in the Little League World Series References External links 1997 official results via Wayback Machine Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series