The 2018 Little League World Series was held from August 16 to August 26 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 72nd edition of the Little League World Series. Honolulu Little League of Honolulu, Hawaii, defeated South Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship by a 3–0 score. It was the third championship for a team from Hawaii, having previously won in and .
Teams
Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2018. United States International Grosse Pointe Woods, MichiganGreat Lakes RegionGrosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League Seoul, South KoreaAsia-Pacific and Middle East RegionSouth Seoul Little League Staten Island, New YorkMid-Atlantic RegionMid-Island Little League Gold Coast, Queensland Australia RegionGold Coast Little League Des Moines, IowaMidwest RegionGrandview Little League Surrey, British Columbia Canada RegionWhalley Little League Coventry, Rhode IslandNew England RegionCoventry Little League Guayama, Puerto RicoCaribbean RegionRadames López Little League Coeur d'Alene, IdahoNorthwest RegionCoeur d'Alene Little League Barcelona, SpainEurope and Africa RegionCatalunya Little League Peachtree City, GeorgiaSoutheast RegionPeachtree City American Little League Kawaguchi, Saitama Japan RegionKawaguchi Little League Houston, TexasSouthwest RegionPost Oak Little League Arraiján, PanamaLatin America RegionVacamonte Little League Honolulu, HawaiiWest RegionHonolulu Little League Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico RegionMatamoros A.C. Little League
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 14, 2018.2018 LLBWS PDF Bracket
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.
Third place game This consolation game is played between the runner-up of the United States championship and the runner-up of the International championship.
World Championship
2018 Little League World Series Champions Honolulu Little League Honolulu, Hawaii
Champions path The Honolulu LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record in seven games. In total, their record was 12–0. RoundOppositionResultHawaii State TournamentWinner's Bracket Semifinals Waipio LL 4–2 (F/7)Winner's Bracket Final Hilo LL 5–4Finals Waipio LL 11–0 (F/4)West Regional TournamentWinner's Bracket Opening Round Sunnyside LL 7–3Winner's Bracket Semifinal Dixie LL 8–2Semifinal Silverado LL 5–1Finals Tri-City LL 11–2
Notable players Tai Peete, drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. (Peachtree City, Georgia)
MLB Little League Classic On September 29, 2017, Major League Baseball announced that the second MLB Little League Classic would be played on August 19, 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The game was again played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, with the Mets winning, 8–2.
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