2018 Little League World Series qualification explained

Great Lakes Winner: Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Mid-Atlantic Winner: Staten Island, New York
Midwest Winner: Des Moines, Iowa
New England Winner: Coventry, Rhode Island
Northwest Winner: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Southeast Winner: Peachtree City, Georgia
Southwest Winner: Houston, Texas
West Winner: Honolulu, Hawaii
Asia-Pacific And Middle East Winner: Seoul, South Korea
Australia Winner: Gold Coast, Queensland
Canada Winner: Surrey, British Columbia
Caribbean Winner: Guayama, Puerto Rico
Europe And Africa Winner: Barcelona, Spain
Japan Winner: Kawaguchi, Saitama
Latin America Winner: Arraiján, Panama
Mexico Winner: Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Prevseason Year:2017
Nextseason Year:2019

Qualification for the 2018 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2018.

United States

Great Lakes

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 5–11.[1]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
West DundeeTri-Cities0–2
New AlbanyNew Albany3–2
St. MatthewsSt. Matthews Baseball1–2
Grosse Pointe WoodsGrosse Pointe Woods-Shores4–0
New AlbanyNew Albany2–2
WausauWausau National0–2

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.[2]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
MiltonMilton0–2
BerlinBerlin4–2
MiddletownMiddletown1–2
Staten IslandMid-Island4–0
Clinton CountyKeystone1–2
Mamie Johnson0–2

Midwest

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 5–11.[3]

Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
Des MoinesGrandview4–1
PittsburgJ.L. Hutchinson Baseball1–2
Coon RapidsCoon Rapids Andover American2–2
Webb CityWebb City0–2
KearneyKearney0–2
FargoFargo3–1

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.[4]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
FairfieldFairfield American1–2
SacoSaco/Maremont0–2
PittsfieldPittsfield American3–1
GoffstownGoffstown Junior Baseball2–2
CoventryCoventry4–1
South BurlingtonSouth Burlington0–2

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.[5]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
JuneauGastineau Channel1–2
Coeur d'AleneCoeur d'Alene4–1
BillingsBoulder Arrowhead2–1
BeavertonMurrayhill2–2
SeattleWest Seattle1–2
GilletteGillette0–2

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 3–8.[6]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
BessemerMcCalla2–2
Lehigh AcresLehigh Acres0–2
Peachtree CityPeachtree City American4–0
GreenvilleNorth State 1–2
TaylorsNorthwood1–2
NolensvilleSouth Nashville South0–2
South RidingLoudoun South American4–2
BarboursvilleBarboursville2–2

Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas August 2–8.[7]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
White HallWhite Hall1–2
Colorado SpringsAcademy0–2
Lake CharlesSouth Lake Charles2–2
MeadvilleFranklin County 1–2
CarlsbadShorthorn3–2
TulsaTulsa National3–2
EastHoustonPost Oak4–0
WestBrownsvilleEast Brownsville0–2

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.[5]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
TucsonSunnyside0–2
HonoluluHonolulu 4–0
Las VegasSilverado West1–2
Northern CaliforniaRocklinTri-City3–2
Southern CaliforniaPark View 2–2
St. GeorgeDixie0–2

International

Asia-Pacific

The tournament took place in Seoul, South Korea from June 30–July 6.[8]

Pool A
CountryRecord
4–0
Guam3–1
China2–2
Northern Mariana Islands1–3
Indonesia0–4
Pool B
CountryRecord
14–0
Hong Kong3–1
Thailand2–2
New Zealand1–3
Philippines0–4
1 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.

Australia

The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales June 6–11. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the elimination round.[9]

Pool A
State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
Eastern Athletics3–1
Gold Coast3–1
Adelaide Rays2–2
Perth Metro Central2–2
Manly0–4
Pool C
State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
Perth Metro North3–1
Southern Mariners2–2
Coastal Bay2–2
Hills2–2
Brisbane North1–3
Pool B
State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
Cronulla4–0
Illawara2–2
Northwestern Twins2–2
Southern Hills1–3
Brisbane Metro1–3
Pool D
State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
Ryde North4–0
Adelaide Seahawks3–1
Swan Hills2–2
Far North Coast1–3
Canberra0–4

Canada

The tournament took place in Mirabel, Quebec from August 2–11.[10]

ProvinceCityLL OrganizationRecord
SurreyWhalley6–0
(Host)MirabelDiamond Baseball Academy5–1
Glace BayGlace Bay4–2
TorontoHigh Park3–3
ReginaRegina Kiwanas National2–4
LethbridgeLethbridge Southwest1–5
Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldValleyfield0–6

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico from July 14–20.[11]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
Puerto Rico AGuayamaRadames Lopez6–0
WillemstadPabao4–2
ArubaSanta CruzAruba Center4–2
BahamasNassauFreedom Farm3–3
Dominican RepublicSantiagoLos Bravos de Pontezuela3–3
Saint ThomasDistrict 11–5
Puerto Rico BSabana GrandeGino Vega0–6

Europe and Africa

In an expanded format, 10 countries have automatic berths into the regional tournament based on participation and enrollment figures.[12] A qualifier tournament from additional countries wishing to enter took place from July 12–17. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament from July 20–27. Both tournaments took place in Kutno, Poland.[13]

Qualifier tournament

Teams
CountryRecord
5–0
4–1
3–2
2–3
1–4
0–5

Regional tournament

Teams
CountryCityLL OrganizationRecord
ViennaEast Austria4–2
SkidelSugar Storm1–2
BrusselsBrussels0–2
PragueNorthwest Czech Republic3–2
ParisIle-De-France3–2
Germany-USRamstein Air BaseKMC American2–2
Ronchi dei LegionariFriuli Venezia Giulia1–2
VilniusVilnius1–2
HaarlemKennemerland3–2
BarcelonaCatalunya4–0
KirovogradKirovograd Center0–2
LondonLondon0–2
Results
July 20
GameVisitorScoreHome
1 10–7 Germany-USA
20–10
310–11
4 9–3
July 21
GameVisitorScoreHome
5 9–4
61–2
7 13–3
81–16
July 22
GameVisitorScoreHome
94–9
10 1–0
11 Germany-USA 6–2
127–8
July 23
GameVisitorScoreHome
13 11–3
14 1–0
15 4–2
16 Germany-USA 20–2
July 24
GameVisitorScoreHome
172–10
18 Germany-USA 4–10
192–6
July 25
GameVisitorScoreHome
205–9
July 26
GameVisitorScoreHome
213–13
July 27
GameVisitorScoreHome
22 19–0

Japan

The tournament took place in Tokyo from July 21–22.[14] [15]

Participating teamsPrefectureCityLL Organization
Chūgoku ChampionsOkayamaOkayama
Higashikanto ChampionsChibaChiba City
Hokkaido ChampionsSapporoSapporo Shiroishi
Kanagawa ChampionsYokohamaSeya
Kansai ChampionsShiso-GunHyogo Yamasaki
Kansai Runner-upTakatsukiOsaka Takatsuki
Kitakanto ChampionsKawaguchiKawaguchi
Kyushu ChampionsNagasakiNagasaki Minami
Shikoku ChampionsNiihamaNiihama
Shin'etsu ChampionsUedaUeda Minami
Tōhoku ChampionsSendaiSendai Hirose
Tōhoku Runner-upSendaiSendai Aoba
Tōkai ChampionsAnjōAnjō
Tōkai Runner-upHamamatsuHamamatsu
Tokyo ChampionsTokyoTokyo Kitasuna
Tokyo Runner-UpTokyoTokyo Nakano

Latin America

The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama from July 21–28.[16]

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
Panama AArraijánVacamonte5–1
NicaraguaRivasRivas5–1
San FranciscoSan Francisco4–2
Panama BAguadulceAguadulce Cabezera4–2
ColombiaCartagenaFalcon2–4
GuatemalaGuatemala CityJavier1–5
Costa RicaSanto DomingoSanto Domingo de Heredia0–6

Mexico

The tournament took place in Monterrey from July 7–13.

Pool A
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
ReynosaGuadalupe Treviño Kelly4–1
MexicaliSeguro Social4–1
MedellínInfantil y Juvenil Veracruzana4–1
MonterreyUnidad Modelo2–3
TorreónInfantil y Juvenil Sertoma A.C.1–4
Ciudad JuárezSatélite0–5
Pool B
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
MatamorosMatamoros A.C.6–0
GuadalupeGuadalupe Linda Vista4–2
MonclovaRibereña4–2
HermosilloConno Hermosillo3–3
CancúnQuintana Roo3–3
DeliciasA Cura Trillo1–5
GuadalajaraFenix0–6

Notes and References

  1. https://www.littleleague.org/news/schedules-announced-2018-little-league-baseball-central-region-tournaments/ Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Central Region Tournaments
  2. https://www.littleleague.org/news/schedules-announced-2018-little-league-baseball-softball-eastern-region-tournaments/ Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Eastern Region Tournaments
  3. https://www.littleleague.org/news/schedules-announced-2018-little-league-baseball-central-region-tournaments/ Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Central Region Tournaments
  4. https://www.littleleague.org/news/schedules-announced-2018-little-league-baseball-softball-eastern-region-tournaments/ Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Eastern Region Tournaments
  5. Web site: Schedules Set for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Western Regional Tournaments. June 12, 2018. littleleague.org. Little League International. June 16, 2018.
  6. https://www.littleleague.org/news/schedules-set-2018-little-league-baseball-softball-southeastern-regional-tournaments/ Schedules Set for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Southeastern Regional Tournaments
  7. https://www.littleleague.org/news/schedules-announced-2018-little-league-baseball-softball-southwestern-region-tournaments/ Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Southwestern Region Tournaments
  8. https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2018/llbws/tournaments/little-league-baseball-asia-pacific-regional/ Little League Baseball Asia Pacific Regional
  9. http://www.unpage.org/australia/au-dir2018.htm Unpage Publications
  10. Web site: Baseball Tournaments - Little League Canada. June 4, 2018.
  11. https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2018/llbws/tournaments/little-league-baseball-caribbean-regional/ Little League Caribbean Region
  12. Web site: New Structure for Little League Baseball Europe and Africa Region Tournament Set for 2018. April 9, 2018. littleleague.org. Little League. July 11, 2018.
  13. https://www.littleleague.org/europe-africa-region/ Little League Europe and Africa Region
  14. https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2018/llbws/tournaments/little-league-baseball-japan-regional-tournament/ Little League Baseball Japan Regional Tournament
  15. http://unpage.com/japan/jn-dir2018.htm Unpage Publications
  16. https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2018/llbws/tournaments/little-league-baseball-latin-america-regional/ Little League Latin America Region

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