The 2011 Little League World Series took place in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, between August 18 and 28. Eight teams from the United States and eight from elsewhere in the world competed in the 65th edition of the Little League World Series. Ocean View Little League of Huntington Beach, California, defeated Hamamatsu Minami Little League of Hamamatsu City, Japan, in the championship game. Nick Pratto hit an RBI single to clinch the title for Ocean View.

Tournament changes On June 16, 2011, Little League announced that it was modifying the double-elimination format that was first used in the previous year's tournament. The format of four pools consisting of four teams in each pool, a format that had been used since the tournament expanded to 16 teams in 2001, was eliminated. Instead, the eight teams from the United States were placed into one bracket, and the eight International teams into another bracket. The tournament remained double-elimination until the United States and International championship games, where it became single-elimination.

Little League International renewed deals with uniform suppliers Russell Athletic and New Era Caps. As part of the deal, regions had new color schemes this year.

Teams

United States International La Grange, Kentucky Great Lakes Region North Oldham Little League Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific Region Ching-Tan Little League Clinton County, Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic Region Keystone Little League Langley, British Columbia Canada RegionLangley Little League Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest Region Harney Little League Oranjestad, Aruba Caribbean Region Aruba North Little League Cumberland, Rhode Island New England Region Cumberland American Little League Rotterdam, Netherlands Europe Region Rotterdam Little League Billings, Montana Northwest Region Big Sky Little League Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Japan Region Hamamatsu Minami Little League Warner Robins, Georgia Southeast Region Warner Robins American Little League Maracay, Venezuela Latin America Region Gran Maracay Little League Lafayette, Louisiana Southwest Region Lafayette Little League Mexicali, Baja California Mexico Region Segura Social Little League Huntington Beach, California West Region Ocean View Little League Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Middle East-Africa Region Arabian American Little League Taiwan participates under the name Chinese Taipei in many sporting events, including Little League Baseball (LLB). Of the 16 teams, 11 made their first LLWS appearance. Most notable among these was the Keystone Little League, based less than from Little League headquarters. The last LLWS to feature a team from the immediate Williamsport area was the edition. Keystone's game on August 19 against the North Oldham Little League set an attendance record for Howard J. Lamade Stadium, at 41,848. The record stood until it was broken during the event. The Big Sky Little League team from Billings was the first team from Montana to win a regional and advance to the Little League World Series. They compiled a 3–1 record at the tournament before falling to the eventual tournament champions from Huntington Beach, California. Montana was scheduled to play the team from Tijuana, Mexico in the third place game but it was canceled due to the threat of Hurricane Irene in the latter stages of the tournament.

Results

United States bracket

International bracket

Crossover games Teams that lost their first two games played a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games were labeled Game A and Game B. This provided teams who were already eliminated the opportunity to play a third game.

World Championship

2011 Little League World Series Champions Ocean View Little LeagueHuntington Beach, California

The consolation game between Montana and Mexico was cancelled due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Irene.

Middle East-Africa qualification Kampala, Uganda defeated Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in the Middle East-Africa Region Final but the Ugandan team was denied visas by the State Department. Reportedly, the visas were denied because some players provided false information, specifically related to their ages. Dead link as of August 15, 2011 The runner-up, Saudi Arabia, was invited to the Little League World Series in their spot.

Champions path The Ocean View Little League won 18 games and lost 1 game to reach the Little League World Series. Overall, their record was 23–2. Their two losses came against Rancho Mission Viejo LL (from California), and Billings Big Sky LL (from Montana). RoundOppositionResultDistrict 62Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals Costa Mesa National LL 6-0Winner's Bracket Semifinals Costa Mesa American LL 19-0Winner's Bracket Final Huntington Valley LL 7-1District 62 Championship Huntington Valley LL 13-3Section 10Game 1 Aliso Viejo LL 5–4Game 2 Rancho Mission Viejo LL 2–1Game 3 Rancho Mission Viejo LL 5–6 (8 inn.)Section 10 Championship Rancho Mission Viejo LL 3–1South California DivisionalWinner's Bracket Semifinals Fontana Community LL 13-2 (4 inn.)Winner's Bracket Finals Canyon Springs LL5–1South Sub-Divisional Championship Park View LL5–4South Championship Encino LL12–1 (4 inn.)South Championship Encino LL11–1West RegionalGroup Stage Red Bluff LL 10–2Group Stage Central East Maui LL3–0Group Stage Rio Rico LL10–0 (4 inn.)Group Stage Silverado LL11–3Semifinals Washington LL5–0West Region Championship Red Bluff LL2–1

Notable players Major League Baseball Hagen Danner (Huntington Beach, California) - pitcher Yonny Hernández (Maracaibo, Venezuela) - infielder Nick Pratto (Huntington Beach, California) - infielder

National Football League Jake Fromm (Warner Robins, Georgia) - quarterback in the National Football League

References

External links 2011 official results via Wayback Machine 2011 tournament bracket via Wayback Machine