The 2014 Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, started on August 14 and ended on August 24, 2014. Eight teams from the United States, and eight from the rest of the world, competed in the 68th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). This was the first LLWS to feature entire rosters of players born in the 21st century.
All games took place at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. ESPN again broadcast the games. Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, defeated Jackie Robinson West Little League of Chicago, Illinois, 8–4, to win the championship.
On February 11, 2015, Jackie Robinson West had all of its tournament wins forfeited after it was found that the team used ineligible players from outside the Chicago area. Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas, Nevada, was named the official U.S. champion.
Teams
United States International Chicago, Illinois Great Lakes Region Jackie Robinson West Little League Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Seoul Little League Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic Region Taney Little League Perth, Western Australia Australia Region Perth Metro North Little League Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest Region Canyon Lake Little League Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Region South Vancouver Little League Cumberland, Rhode Island New England Region Cumberland American Little League Humacao, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Miguel Luzunaris Little League Lynnwood, Washington Northwest Region Lynnwood Pacific Brno, Czech Republic Europe and Africa Region South Moravia Little League Nashville, Tennessee Southeast Region South Nashville Little League Tokyo Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Pearland, Texas Southwest Region Pearland East Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League Las Vegas, Nevada West Region Mountain Ridge Little League Guadalupe, Nuevo León Mexico Region Linda Vista Little League
Team rosters +InternationalAsia-Pacific Seoul, South Korea Australia Perth, WA Canada Vancouver, BCCaribbean Humacao, Puerto RicoEurope-Africa Brno, Czech Republic Japan TokyoLatin America Maracaibo, VenezuelaMexico Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónDong Hwan Ahn Hae Chan Choi
Sang Hoon Han
Jae Yeong Hwang
Jin Woo Jeon
Dong Hyeok Kim
Shane Jaemin Kim
Gyu Heon Kwon
Tae Min Moon
Ji Ho Park
Dong Wan Sin
Chan Oh Min
Jun Hyeok YunEtienne Charette Matthew Coleman
Carter Dowling
Calvin Eissens
Benjamin Hewett
Callum Johnson
Blake Monaghan
Javier Pelkonen
Tarrant Reimers
Nicholas Riley
Callum Schipp
Daniel Stephenson
Zak Taylor
Jordano VivonaRod Betonio Nico Cole
Vicarte Domingo
Madjik Mackenzie
Ryan Mah
Emma March
Evan March
Joshua Matsui
Michael Oyhenart
Joseph Sinclair
Daniel Suarez
Matthew SuarezEmanuel Alicea Adrian Colon
Jeremy Colon
Felix Cruz
Erick Figueroa
Edward Gonzalez
Joseph Gonzalez
Oscar Lopez Nieves
Peter Marquez
Alvin Martinez
Janiel Perez
Yadiel Santana
Joel Santos
Abimael TorresVojtech Blaha Ondrej Chlubna
Patrik Kadrnozka
Marek Krejcirik
Miroslav Krivanek
Lukas Maly
Tomas Oppelt
Lukas Pacal
Milan Prokop
Martin Regner
Roman Seifer
Viktor Svida
Adam VavraJoichiro Fujimatsu Taro Hashiguchi
Keisuke Hirano
Shozo Kamata
Suguru Kanamori
Yuta Komaba
Ryoma Mitsui
Arata Nishikawa
Takuma Takahashi
Ren Takeuchi
Kengo Tomita
Shingo Tomita
Hayato Ueshima
Hiromu YokoyamaAndrew Andrade Jose Luis Atencio
Diomel Bracho
Jorge Cabrera
Asnaldo Caicedo
Jose de la Pena
Andres Escalona
Andres Inciarte
Edgardo Marriaga
Ronny Medina
Alberson Mogollon
Julio Rejon
Greybell Salom
Cesar Leonardo VivasJesus Bernal Miguel de la Fuente
Alex Garcia
Juan Garza
Encarnacion Gonzalez
Gabriel Heredia
Ruy Martinez
Daniel Quiroz
David Ramirez
Rolando Reyna
Luis Rodriguez
Aldair Tellez
Erick Vela
Abraham Zambrano + United StatesGreat Lakes Chicago, ILMid-Atlantic Philadelphia, PAMidwest Rapid City, SDNew England Cumberland, RINorthwest Lynnwood, WASoutheast Nashville, TNSouthwest Pearland, TXWest Las Vegas, NVJaheim Benton Cameron Bufford
D.J. Butler
Brandon Green
Trey Hondras
Joshua Houston
Ed Howard
Marquis Jackson
Pierce Jones
Eddie King
Prentiss Luster
Lawrence Noble
Darion RadcliffScott Bandura Kai Cummings
Carter Davis
Mo'ne Davis
Jahli Hendricks
Erik Lipson
Jack Rice
Joe Richardson
Tai Shanahan
Eli Simon
Zion Spearman
Jared Sprague-LottColton Hartford Matthew Hegre
Jake Kostenbauer
Mason Litz
Logan Miller
Bridger Nesbit
Dylan Richey
Adam Salter
True Synhorst
Daniel Vigoren
Cooper Voorhees
Blake WeaverJohn Belisle Trey Bourque
Nick Croteau
C.J. Davock
Addison Kopack
Mason Matos
Sean Meers
Tyler Provost
Tyler Shaw
Jayden Struble
Trey Thibeault
Brendan WrightRead Carr Robley Corsi
Tygan Duncan
Tyler Durbin
Ben Grant
Nate King
Logan Kruse
Ian Michael
Tai Starchman
Karsen Tjarneberg
Matthew Turcotte
Mason Vaughn
Colton WalshDrew Byers Tyler Finley
Ian Fry
Brian Garcia
Tyler Hammonds
Robert Hassell
Houston High
Garrett Justice
Blake Money
Cade Reynolds
Sam Slaughter
Barrett Smith
Eston SniderMatthew Adams Clayton Broeder
Landon Donley
Hunter Dopslauf
Joshua Gabino
Michael Groover
Bryce Laird
Walter Maeker
Jonathan Newman
Layne Roblyer
Brandon Sliwinski
Cole Smajstrla
Presley Smith
Christian TerranovaAlex Barker Payton Brooks
Dallan Cave
Dominic Clayton
Josiah Cromwick
Zach Hare
Justin Hausner
Brennan Holligan
Dillon Jones
Ausin Kryszczuk
Drew Laspaluto
Andrew Matulich
Brad Stone
Josh Zuehlsdorff
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 11, 2014.
After the tournament, Jackie Robinson West Little League had all of their wins, including the U.S. Championship, forfeited. Any of their wins are officially considered a 6–0 loss. The scores of their games, as played during the tournament, were as follows: +Jackie Robinson West Little League Bracket Round Score Opponent Winners Round 1 12–2 (F/5) Washington Winners Round 2 2–13 (F/4) Nevada Losers Round 2 8–7 Rhode Island Losers Round 3 6–1 Texas Losers U.S. Semifinal 6–5 PennsylvaniaU.S. Championship 7–5 NevadaWorld Championship 4–8 South Korea
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
2014 Little League World Series ChampionsSeoul Little LeagueSeoul, South Korea
Jackie Robinson West
Team Jackie Robinson West was the first all black team to compete in the tournament in several decades. Hailing from the Washington Heights area of Chicago, the team made it all the way to the World Championship before ultimately falling to a team from South Korea.
As the team rose to prominence, Evergreen Park, Illinois, Little League official Chris Janes began to investigate personal information pertaining to players of the Jackie Robinson West team, finding that multiple players on the team lived outside the team's designated boundary region. He later discovered that the team had used a falsified boundary map which covered a wider area than other teams in the region had agreed to. On February 11, 2015, based on Chris Janes' findings, the team's wins and U.S. titles were forfeited for its use of ineligible players. The U.S. title was retroactively awarded to Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas. The Great Lakes title was also stripped from Jackie Robinson West, and given to the team they beat in the regional championship, New Albany, Indiana.
Notable players Mo'ne Davis (Mid-Atlantic) – First girl to earn a win and throw a shutout in LLWS history; appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated Ed Howard (Great Lakes) – First-round pick in the 2020 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs
Coaches Pavel Chadim (Europe-Africa Region) - Manager of Czech Republic national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic
Major League Baseball Scott Bandura (Mid-Atlantic) – Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants Robert Hassell III (Southeast) – Outfielder for the Washington Nationals
National Hockey League Jayden Struble (New England) - Defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL
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