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 .
Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2008.
Teams
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Hagerstown, Maryland Mid-Atlantic Region Hagerstown Federal Little League Shelton, ConnecticutNew England RegionShelton National Little League Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pabao Little League Dhahran, Saudi Arabia MEA RegionArabian American Little League Mill Creek, WashingtonNorthwest RegionMill Creek Little League Waipio, Hawaii West Region Waipio Little League Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Matamoros Little League Tokyo Japan Region Edogawa Minami Little League Lake Charles, LouisianaSouthwest RegionSouth Lake Charles Little League Tampa, FloridaSoutheast RegionCitrus Park Little League Emilia, Italy Europe RegionEmilia Little League White Rock, British Columbia Canada RegionWhite Rock South Surrey Little League Jeffersonville, IndianaGreat Lakes RegionJefferson/GRC Little League Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest RegionCanyon Lake Little League Yona, Guam Asia-Pacific RegionSouthern Guam Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America RegionCoquivacoa Little League
Results
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 2–1 7 0.4122 Washington 2–1 12 0.706 3 Maryland 2–1 21 1.235 4 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 3–0 7 0.389 2 Florida 2–1 12 0.750 3 Connecticut 1–2 15 0.833 4 South Dakota 0–3 25 1.667
All times US EDT.
PoolAway ScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 15B South Dakota0 Florida10 (F/4)2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)B Connecticut1 Hawaii36:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 16A Indiana2 Maryland310:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)B South Dakota4 Connecticut93:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)A Washington1 Louisiana58:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 17A Indiana0 Louisiana93:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)B Florida2 Hawaii108:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 18A Washington15 Maryland5Noon (Lamade Stadium)B South Dakota4 Hawaii63:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)B Florida8 (F/7) Connecticut26:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 19A Indiana2 Washington3 (F/7)2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)A Louisiana4 Maryland68:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
International +Pool C Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1 Mexico 3–0 2 0.133 2 Curaçao 2–1 7 0.438 3 Guam 1–2 19 1.425 4 Italy 0–3 33 2.828
+Pool D Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio 1 Japan 3–0 7 0.368 2 Venezuela 2–1 6 0.316 3 Canada 1–2 22 1.222 4 Saudi Arabia 0–3 24 1.412
All times US EDT.
PoolAwayScoreHomeScoreTime (Venue) August 15D Venezuela8 Canada14:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) August 16C Mexico6 Curaçao211:00 am (Lamade Stadium)C Italy6 Guam71:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)D Japan5 Saudi Arabia06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 17C Italy0 Mexico12 (F/4)Noon (Lamade Stadium)D Japan9 Canada31:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)D Venezuela12 Saudi Arabia06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 18C Guam0 Mexico101:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)C Curaçao14 Italy14:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) August 19D Venezuela4 Japan5 (F/7)Noon (Lamade Stadium)D Saudi Arabia5 Canada74:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)C Curaçao3 Guam06:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
Elimination round
2008 Little League World Series Champions Waipio 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), and Paseo Verde LL (from Nevada). RoundOppositionResultHawaii State TournamentWinner's Bracket Semifinals Central East Maui LL 3–4Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals Kailua LL5–0Elimination Bracket Semifinals West Oahu LL8–2Elimination Bracket Finals Central East Maui LL 6–3Championship Kaimuki LL3–2Championship Kaimuki LL4–3West RegionalGroup Stage Pleasanton American 2–1Group Stage Arrowhead LL5–1Group Stage Cedar American12–2 (6 inn.)Group Stage Paseo Verde LL1–4Semifinals Pleasanton American8–0West Region Championship 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
External links 2008 official results via Wayback Machine