1990 Little League World Series Explained

Dates:August 21–August 26
Num Teams:8
Champion Other: San Hua Little League
Tainan, Taiwan
Second Other: Shippensburg Little League
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

The 1990 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The San Hua Little League of Tainan, Taiwan defeated the Shippensburg Little League of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in the championship game of the 44th Little League World Series. Excessive rain delays resulted in the championship game being rescheduled from August 25 to August 26 (a Sunday), with highlights broadcast on ESPN on tape delay.[1]

Teams

United StatesInternational
Brooklyn, Michigan
Central Region
Columbia Little League
Trail, British Columbia
Canada Region
Trail Little League
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
East Region
Shippensburg Little League
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Europe Region
Falcon Little League
Mobile, Alabama
South Region
Cottage Hill Little League
Tainan, Taiwan
Far East Region
San Hua Little League
Cypress, California
West Region
Federal Little League
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Latin America Region
Matamoros Little League

Championship bracket

The semi-final games were delayed two days, due to rain.[2]
The championship game was played on a Sunday for the first time in LLWS history, due prior game postponements due to rain.[3]

Notable players

Notes and References

  1. News: Little League Series . . . 20 . August 25, 1990 . August 19, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  2. News: Shippensburg advances to title game against Taiwan . . . 32 . August 26, 1990 . August 19, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  3. News: Taiwan blanks Shippensburg . . . 26 . August 27, 1990 . August 19, 2018 . newspapers.com.