The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12–2, in the championship game. For Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last LLWS to feature players born in the 1900s.
Teams
United States International New Castle, Indiana Great Lakes Region New Castle Little League Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific Region Kuei-Shan Little League Parsippany, New Jersey Mid-Atlantic Region Par-Troy East Little League Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Region Hastings Community Little League Kearney, Nebraska Midwest Region Kearney Little League Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pariba Little League Fairfield, Connecticut New England Region Fairfield American Little League Ramstein Air Base, Germany Europe Region KMC American Little League Gresham, Oregon Northwest Region Gresham National Little League Tokyo Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Goodlettsville, Tennessee Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little League Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League San Antonio, Texas Southwest Region McAllister Park National Little League Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Oriente Little League Petaluma, California West Region Petaluma National Little League Lugazi, Uganda Middle East-Africa Region Lugazi Little League Taiwan participates under the name Chinese Taipei in many sporting events, including Little League Baseball (LLB).
Results
The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.
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.
Consolation game The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.
World Championship
Champions path The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games. In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record. RoundOppositionResultAll-Tokyo TournamentWinner's Bracket Round Tokyo Jōhoku LL 11–0Winner's Bracket QuarterfinalsChōfu LL 10–5Winner's Bracket Semifinals Koganei LL 10–1Winner's Bracket FinalMusashi Fuchū LL 7–2Japan RegionalOpening RoundUeda Miyami LL 8–2QuarterfinalsIwakitaira LL10–0 (4 inn.)SemifinalsFunabashi LL14–4 (4 inn.)Japan ChampionshipMatsusaka LL11–0 (4 inn.)
Notable players
Mason Gillis (Great Lakes) - college basketball player Kotaro Kiyomiya (Japan) - professional baseball infielder Ceddanne Rafaela (Caribbean) – professional baseball player Jake Rucker (Southeast) - professional baseball third baseman Jared Wegner (Midwest) - professional baseball outfielder
References
External links 2012 official results via Wayback Machine