| Dates: | August 18–28, 2011 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Champion Other: | Ocean View Little League Huntington Beach, California |
| Second Other: | Hamamatsu Minami Little League Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan |
The 2011 Little League World Series took place in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, between August 18 and 28.[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from elsewhere in the world competed in the 65th edition of the Little League World Series. Ocean View Little League of Huntington Beach, California, defeated Hamamatsu Minami Little League of Hamamatsu City, Japan, in the championship game. Nick Pratto hit an RBI single to clinch the title for Ocean View.
On June 16, 2011, Little League announced that it was modifying the double-elimination format that was first used in the previous year's tournament. The format of four pools consisting of four teams in each pool, a format that had been used since the tournament expanded to 16 teams in 2001, was eliminated. Instead, the eight teams from the United States were placed into one bracket, and the eight International teams into another bracket. The tournament remained double-elimination until the United States and International championship games, where it became single-elimination.[2]
Little League International renewed deals with uniform suppliers Russell Athletic and New Era Caps. As part of the deal, regions had new color schemes this year.[3] [4]
See main article: article and 2011 Little League World Series qualification.
| United States | International | |
|---|---|---|
| La Grange, Kentucky Great Lakes Region North Oldham Little League | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific Region Ching-Tan Little League | |
| Clinton County, Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic Region Keystone Little League | Langley, British Columbia  Canada RegionLangley Little League | |
| Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest Region Harney Little League |  Oranjestad, Aruba Caribbean Region Aruba North Little League | |
| Cumberland, Rhode Island New England Region Cumberland American Little League | Rotterdam, Netherlands Europe Region Rotterdam Little League | |
| Billings, Montana Northwest Region Big Sky Little League | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka  Japan Region Hamamatsu Minami Little League | |
| Warner Robins, Georgia Southeast Region Warner Robins American Little League |  Maracay, Venezuela Latin America Region Gran Maracay Little League | |
| Lafayette, Louisiana Southwest Region Lafayette Little League | Mexicali, Baja California  Mexico Region Segura Social Little League | |
| Huntington Beach, California West Region Ocean View Little League | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Middle East-Africa Region Arabian American Little League |
See main article: article and 2011 Little League World Series results.
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.
The consolation game between Montana and Mexico was cancelled due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Irene.[8]
Kampala, Uganda defeated Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in the Middle East-Africa Region Final but the Ugandan team was denied visas by the State Department.[9] Reportedly, the visas were denied because some players provided false information, specifically related to their ages.[10] [11] The runner-up, Saudi Arabia, was invited to the Little League World Series in their spot.[12]
The Ocean View Little League won 20 games and lost 1 game to reach the Little League World Series. Overall, their record was 25–2. Their two losses came against Rancho Mission Viejo LL (from California),[13] and Billings Big Sky LL (from Montana).[14]
| Round | Opposition | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 62 | |||
| Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals | Costa Mesa National LL | 6-0 | |
| Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Costa Mesa American LL | 19-0 | |
| Winner's Bracket Final | Huntington Valley LL | 7-1 | |
| District 62 Championship | Huntington Valley LL | 13-3 | |
| Section 10 | |||
| Game 1 | Aliso Viejo LL | 5–4 | |
| Game 2 | Rancho Mission Viejo LL | 2–1 | |
| Game 3 | Rancho Mission Viejo LL | 5–6 (8 inn.) | |
| Section 10 Championship | Rancho Mission Viejo LL | 3–1 | |
| South California Divisional | |||
| Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Fontana Community LL | 13-2 (4 inn.) | |
| Winner's Bracket Finals | Canyon Springs LL | 5–1 | |
| South Sub-Divisional Championship | Park View LL | 5–4 | |
| South Championship | Encino LL | 12–1 (4 inn.) | |
| South Championship | Encino LL | 11–1 | |
| West Regional | |||
| Group Stage | 10–2 | ||
| Group Stage | Central East Maui LL | 3–0 | |
| Group Stage | Rio Rico LL | 10–0 (4 inn.) | |
| Group Stage | Silverado LL | 11–3 | |
| Semifinals | Washington LL | 5–0 | |
| West Region Championship | Red Bluff LL | 2–1 | |