The 2000 Little League World Series took place August 20 to August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Sierra Maestra Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela, defeated Bellaire Little League of Bellaire, Texas, in the championship game of the 54th Little League World Series.
Qualification United States International Davenport, IowaCentralDavenport East Little League Toronto, OntarioCanadaHigh Park Little League Goffstown, New HampshireEastGoffstown Little League Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEuropeArabian-American Little League Bellaire, TexasSouthBellaire Little League Tokyo, JapanFar EastMusashi-Fuchu Little League Vancouver, WashingtonWestHazel Dell Little League Maracaibo, VenezuelaLatin AmericaSierra Maestra Little League
Pool play After three U.S. teams finished pool play with a 2–1 record, the team that had allowed the fewest runs per innings played (Bellaire) was declared the pool winner; Davenport was then named pool runner-up due to their win over Vancouver in head-to-head play.
Standings
+United StatesRegionCityRecordRuns Scored Allowed South Bellaire, TX 2–1 7 7 Central Davenport, IA 2–1 13 8 West Vancouver, WA 2–1 15 10 East Goffstown, NH 0–3 4 14
+International Region City Record Far East Tokyo 3–0 Latin America Maracaibo 2–1 Europe Dhahran 1–2 Canada Toronto 0–3
Game results
Elimination round
2000 Little League World Series ChampionsSierra Maestra Little LeagueMaracaibo, Venezuela
Notable players Julian Vandervelde (Davenport, Iowa) NFL player Harry Zolnierczyk (Toronto, Ontario) NHL player
References
External links 2000 official results via Wayback Machine