2013 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
2013 Little League World Series Dates August 15–August 25 Teams 16 Champions Musashi-Fuchū Little LeagueTokyo Runner-up Eastlake Little LeagueChula Vista, California
The 2013 Little League World Series was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania , from August 15 until August 25.[ 1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 67th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS).[ 2] The Musashi-Fuchū Little League of Tokyo, Japan , defeated the Eastlake Little League of Chula Vista, California , 6–4 in the championship game. For Japan , this was their ninth LLWS championship overall, second consecutive, and the third in four years. This was the last LLWS to feature players born in the 20th century.
Tournament changes
It was announced on August 29, 2012 that three of the eight international regions had been realigned. The results of the realignment included Australia having its own region, meaning that the national champion of that country would be given a berth into the Little League World Series. Also, teams from Middle Eastern countries (except Israel and Turkey) would compete to qualify with teams in the Asia-Pacific Region to form the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region. Teams from Africa would compete to qualify with teams from Europe to form the Europe and Africa region.[ 3]
Teams
United States
International
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Great Lakes Region Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League
Taoyuan , Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Chung-Ping Little League
Newark, Delaware Mid-Atlantic Region Newark National Little League
Perth, Western Australia Australia Region Perth Metro Central Little League
Urbandale, Iowa Midwest Region Urbandale Little League
Nepean, Ontario Canada Region East Nepean Little League
Westport, Connecticut New England Region Westport Little League
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Samaritana Little League
Sammamish, Washington Northwest Region Eastlake Little League
Brno, Czech Republic Europe and Africa Region South Moravia Little League
Nashville, Tennessee Southeast Region South Nashville Little League
Fuchū, Tokyo Japan Region Musashi Fuchū Little League
Corpus Christi, Texas Southwest Region Universal Little League
Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
Chula Vista, California West Region Eastlake Little League
Tijuana, Baja California Mexico Region Municipal De Tijuana Little League
Team rosters
International
Asia-Pacific
Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
Australia
Perth, WA
Canada
Nepean, ON
Caribbean
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Europe-Africa
Brno, Czech Republic
Japan
Fuchu, Tokyo
Latin America
Aguadulce, Panama
Mexico
Tijuana, Baja California
Shih-Che Chou
Shao-Hua Chung
Yu-Chun Chung
Chao-Wei Huang
Huai-Chien Lan
Chen-Hsun Lee
Shu-Ming Lee
Chia-Ming Lin
Teng-Yu Wang
Kai-En Wu
Tung-Hua Yeh
Ching-Fong Yu
Teng-Yao Yu
Zachariah Artingstall
Mitchell Brown
Chase Diggins
Kieren Hall
Maverick Hamilton
Caydyn Hancock
Todd Hatcher
Luke Houston
Danny Ivester
Jake Sheldon
Zane Tavinor
Michael Tovey
Shane Turner
Dylan Walsh
Angus Adams
David Caon
Cole Dennison
Justin Dineen
Davide Disipio
Caden Griffin
David Legault
Kai Nguyen
Ken Nguyen
Will Riopelle
Clay Surrett
Jack Walsh
Jason Zhang
Robert Addarich
Pedro Aponte
Edgar Baez
Yan Contreras
Braulio Flores
Leonardo Lizardi
Yamil Munoz
Jan Osorio
Pablo Sanchez
Gabriel Santiago
Tommylee Sierra
Israel Velazquez
Yamil Velazquez
Tomas Chadim
Christian Geidl
Lukas Hlouch
Krystof Jan Hruza
Tomas Jurcik
Marek Krejcirik
Tomas Kuba
Eliska Stejskalova
Daniel Stoudek
Martin Svihalek
Robin Vavra
Victor Vecerka
Takuma Gomi
Ryusei Hirooka
Kazuki Ishida
Kyousuke Kobayashi
Sho Miyao
Kouyou Mizushima
Tatsuki Nagano
Seiya Nishino
Dai Okada
Keita Saito
Jintarou Shiina
Shunpei Takagi
Ryutarro Takeo
Kensuke Tsuchida
Jordan Agrazal
Jean Cornejo
Juan Crisp
Carmelo Cruz
Radameth De Leon
Rafael Eysseric
Daniel Fernandez
Jose Gonzalez
Armando Lopez
Daniel Polo
Edgardo Rosales
Azarel Salado
Jean Mar Sanchez
Tomas Sarmiento
Alexander Artalejo
Miguel Artalejo
Luis Corral
Jorge Duenas
Saul Favela
Martin Gonzalez
Axcel Mandujano
Luis Manzo
Ramon Mendoza
Brandon Meza
Brandon Montes
Jorge Rodriguez
Jorge Romero
United States
Great Lakes
Grosse Pointe, MI
Mid-Atlantic
Newark, DE
Midwest
Urbandale, IA
New England
Westport, CT
Northwest
Sammamish, WA
Southeast
Nashville, TN
Southwest
Corpus Christi, TX
West
Chula Vista, CA
Louis Cardinale
John Cullen
Ryan Duffy
Tyler Hill
John Lizza
Chad Lorkowski
Thomas Maxey
James Mazzola
Antonio Moceri
Joseph Rheaume
Ryan Shanley
Jack Vyletel
Evan Zschering
Brett Callahan
Justin Courter
Joseph Davis
Brian Green
Jack Hardcastle
Nathan Hardcastle
David Hawtof
Eric Ludman
Ryan Miller
Jared Owens
Brandon Sengphachanh
Nick Sharpe
Alex Augustine
Brenden Ball
Chase Brundage
Ty Cowley
Grant Garwood
Brook Heinen
Joshua Neyens
Will Pattison
Sam Petrillo
Garrett Purcell
Brady Roberts
Lucas Strain
Carter Troncin
Sam Young
Harry Azadian
Matt Brown
Christopher Drbal
Chad Knight
Tatin Llamas
Ricky Offenberg
Max Popken
Alex Reiner
Drew Rogers
Charlie Roof
Matt Stone
Will Armbruester
Cameron Bowers
Adam Carper
Jack Carper
Dalton Chandler
Jacob Dahlstrom
Bryce Delay
Nathan Fitzgibbons
Jack Matheson
Dylan Matsuoka
Austin Oh
Zack Olson
Jack Rud
Jack Titus
Zane Denton
Robert Hassell
Austin Kasick
Blake Kirchenbauer
Chris McElvain
Trae McLemore
Blake Money
Tanner Morgan
Ben Pickman
Knox Preston
Bricen Russell
Conner Smith
Ruben Cortez
Jared Cruz
Brandon DeLeon
Evan Elizaldi
Jacob Garza
Oscar Hernandez
Juan Jasso
Jesus Ortiz
Josh Ramirez
Lonnie Rocha
Christian Servantes
Juan Rosa
Patrick Archer
Kevin Bateman II
Giancarlo Cortez
Jake Espinoza
Michael Gaines
Dominic Haley
Grant Holman
Nick Mora
Charly Peterson
Micah Pietila-Wiggs[ a]
Ricky Tibbett
Rennard Williams
Notable players
Coaches
Results
The drawing to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 13, 2013.[ 6]
United States bracket
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final August 15 – Game 2 Delaware 6 August 18 – Game 14 (F/4 ) Iowa 3 Delaware3 August 15 – Game 4 (F/7 ) California15 California 3 August 21 – Game 24 (F/9 ) Michigan 0 California6 August 16 – Game 6 Connecticut3 Texas 4 August 18 – Game 16 Washington 8 Washington7 August 16 – Game 8 Connecticut9 Tennessee 2 August 24 – U.S. championship Connecticut 3 California12 Connecticut1 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final August 19 – Game 18 August 17 – Game 10 Iowa5 August 23 – Game 26 (F/7 ) Iowa6 Washington6 August 20 – Game 22 Connecticut14 Michigan5 Washington6 Washington13 August 19 – Game 20 (F/4 ) Tennessee5 August 17 – Game 12 Delaware0 Texas2 Tennessee10 Tennessee10
International bracket
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final August 15 – Game 1 Panama 9 August 18 – Game 13 (F/4 ) Puerto Rico 4 Panama0 August 15 – Game 3 (F/4 ) Mexico13 Australia 0 August 21 – Game 23 Mexico 12 Mexico2 August 16 – Game 5 Japan5 Chinese Taipei 10 August 18 – Game 15 Canada 2 Chinese Taipei2 August 16 – Game 7 Japan3 Japan 7 August 24 – Intl. championship Czech Republic 3 Japan3 Mexico2 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final August 19 – Game 17 August 17 – Game 9 Chinese Taipei6 August 22 – Game 25 (F/7 ) Puerto Rico4 Puerto Rico4 August 20 – Game 21 Mexico4 Australia0 Chinese Taipei7 Panama2 August 19 – Game 19 (F/4 ) Panama8 August 17 – Game 11 Canada0 Canada4 Panama12 Czech Republic3
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
Little League World Championship
August 25 – Lamade Stadium
California4
Japan 6
2013 Little League World Series Champions
Musashi-Fuchū Little League Tokyo, Japan
Home run count
Name
HR Count
Team
Brandon Montes
5
Mexico
Ramon Mendoza
4
Mexico
Chad Knight
3
New England
Nick Mora
3
West
Angus Adams
2
Canada
Harry Azadian
2
New England
Matt Brown
2
New England
Jared Cruz
2
Southwest
Saul Favela
2
Mexico
Takuma Gomi
2
Japan
Grant Holman
2
West
Kazuki Ishida
2
Japan
Ricky Offenberg
2
New England
Ben Pickman
2
Southeast
Daniel Stoudek
2
Europe-Africa
Shunpei Takagi
2
Japan
Miguel Artalejo
1
Mexico
Jack Carper
1
Northwest
Shih-Che Chou
1
Asia-Pacific
Juan Crisp
1
Latin America
Zane Denton
1
Southeast
Jake Espinoza
1
West
Daniel Fernandez
1
Latin America
Michael Gaines
1
West
Jacob Garza
1
Southwest
Martin Gonzalez
1
Mexico
Brook Heinen
1
Midwest
Huai-Chien Lan
1
Asia-Pacific
Tatin Llamas
1
New England
Armando Lopez
1
Latin America
Thomas Maxey
1
Great Lakes
Trae McLemore
1
Southeast
Antonio Moceri
1
Great Lakes
Seiya Nishino
1
Japan
Micah Pietila-Wiggs
1
West
Max Popken
1
New England
Knox Preston
1
Southeast
Alex Reiner
1
New England
Jorge Romero
1
Mexico
Edgardo Rosales
1
Latin America
Jean Mar Sanchez
1
Latin America
Brandon Sengphachanh
1
Mid-Atlantic
Matt Stone
1
New England
Carter Troncin
1
Midwest
Jack Vyletel
1
Great Lakes
Tung-Jua Yeh
1
Asia-Pacific
No-hitter
Grant Holman of the Eastlake Little League (Chula Vista, CA) tossed a no-hitter in the sixth game of the tournament against Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Champion's path
The Musashi Fuchū LL reached the LLWS by winning all eight of their Tokyo and national tournament games.[ 7] In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.
Round
Opposition
Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Winner's Bracket Round 3
Suginami LL
15–0
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals
Koganei LL
8–1
Winner's Bracket Semifinals
Chōfi LL
15–5 (4 inn. )
Winner's Bracket Final
Machida LL
4–1 (4 inn.)
Japan Regional
Opening Round
Hiroshima Saiki LL
6–3
Quarterfinals
Kishiwada LL
11–1 (5 inn.)
Semifinals
Sendai Aoba LL
8–5
Japan Championship
Miyagino
11–6
Notable players
Notes
^ Micah Pietila-Wiggs of Eastlake Little League (Chula Vista) died in a car crash in January 2022.[ 4]
References
^ "Schedule/Results" . Little League . Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
^ Communications division (November 12, 2012). "Dates and Sites for 2013 Little League World Series Tournaments Announced" . Little League . Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013 .
^ Communications division (August 29, 2012). "Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to Play in Little League Baseball World Series" . Little League . Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2013 .
^ Holly, Megan (January 24, 2022). "South Bay star athlete dies in crash near US-Mexico border" . fox5sandiego.com . Retrieved April 2, 2022 .
^ "The history of baseball in the Czech Republic" . MLB . Retrieved July 7, 2024 .
^ Communications Division (June 13, 2013). "Schedule Set For the 2013 Little League Baseball® World Series" . Little League . Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013 .
^ "Japan Tournament Results" . Unpage.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013 .
^ "Chris McElvain Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News" . MiLB.com . Retrieved 2024-10-14 .
^ "Blake Money Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News" . MiLB.com . Retrieved 2024-10-14 .
World Series Results Qualification Regions
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