2012 Little League World Series Explained

Dates:	August 16–August 26
Num Teams:	16
Champion Other:	Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Tokyo, Japan
Second Other:	Goodlettsville Baseball Little League Goodlettsville, Tennessee

The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12–2, in the championship game. For Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last LLWS to feature players born in the 1900s.

Teams

See main article: article and 2012 Little League World Series qualification.

United States	International
New Castle, Indiana^[1] Great Lakes Region New Castle Little League	Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific Region Kuei-Shan Little League
Parsippany, New Jersey Mid-Atlantic Region Par-Troy East Little League	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Region Hastings Community Little League
Kearney, Nebraska Midwest Region Kearney Little League	Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pariba Little League
Fairfield, Connecticut New England Region Fairfield American Little League	Ramstein Air Base, Germany Europe Region KMC American Little League
Gresham, Oregon Northwest Region Gresham National Little League	Tokyo Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Goodlettsville, Tennessee Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little League	Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
San Antonio, Texas Southwest Region McAllister Park National Little League	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Oriente Little League
Petaluma, California West Region Petaluma National Little League	Lugazi, Uganda Middle East-Africa Region Lugazi Little League

• Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Results

See main article: article and 2012 Little League World Series results.

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.^[2]

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

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Japan Tokyo Kiastaniu Little League Tokyo, Japan

Champions path

The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games.^[3] In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

Round	Opposition	Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Winner's Bracket Round	Tokyo Jōhoku LL	11–0
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals	Chōfu LL	10–5
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Koganei LL	10–1
Winner's Bracket Final	Musashi Fuchū LL	7–2
Japan Regional
Opening Round		8–2
Quarterfinals	Iwakitaira LL	10–0 (4 inn.)
Semifinals	Funabashi LL	14–4 (4 inn.)
Japan Championship	Matsusaka LL	11–0 (4 inn.)

Notable players

• Mason Gillis (Great Lakes) - college basketball player^[4]
• Kotaro Kiyomiya (Japan) - professional baseball infielder^[5]
• Ceddanne Rafaela (Caribbean) – professional baseball player^[6]
• Jake Rucker (Southeast) - professional baseball second baseman^[7]
• Jared Wegner (Midwest) - professional baseball outfielder^[8]

External links

• 2012 official results via Wayback Machine

Notes and References

1. News: All eyes in New Castle on Little League World Series . Darrel . Radford . David . Boulton . . . 13 . August 17, 2012 . January 30, 2022 . newspapers.com.
2. Web site: 66th Little League Baseball World Series Schedule Announced . Communications Division . June 14, 2012 . . June 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618002456/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2012/May-Aug/66thLittleLeagueBaseballWorldSeriesScheduleAnnounced.htm . 2012-06-18 . dead .
3. Web site: Japan Tournament Results. Unpage.com. July 9, 2013.
4. Web site: Mason Gillis - Men's Basketball . 2024-04-25 . Purdue Boilermakers . en.
5. Web site: Organization . Nippon Professional Baseball . Kiyomiya,Kotaro（Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters） Players . 2024-04-25 . Nippon Professional Baseball Organization . ja.
6. News: Stiefel . Keagan . February 8, 2023 . Red Sox Prospect Outlook: Can Ceddanne Rafaela Exceed Insane 2022 Season? . August 29, 2023 . NESN.
7. Web site: Jake Rucker Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News . 2024-04-25 . MiLB.com . en.
8. Web site: Jared Wegner Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News . 2024-08-17 . MiLB.com . en.