Children's baseball tournament
The 2017 Little League World Series was held from August 17 through August 27 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania . Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 71st edition of the Little League World Series .[ 1] Tokyo, Japan , defeated Lufkin Little League of Lufkin, Texas , in the championship game by a 12–2 score. It was the 11th time that a team from Japan won the tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna became the first league to win the tournament four times.
Teams
Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2017.
United States
International
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Great Lakes Region Shores Little League
Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region
Jackson, New Jersey Mid-Atlantic Region Sydney, New South Wales Australia Region Hills Little League
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midwest Region White Rock, British Columbia Canada Region
Fairfield, Connecticut New England Region Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Caribbean Region
Walla Walla, Washington Northwest Region Emilia , Italy Europe and Africa Region
Greenville, North Carolina Southeast Region Tokyo Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Lufkin, Texas (The Thundering 13 )Southwest Region Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region
Rancho Santa Margarita, California West Region Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico Region
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 15, 2017.[ 2]
United States bracket
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final August 17 – Game 2 New Jersey 6 August 20 – Game 14 Connecticut 7 3 August 17 – Game 4 6 Texas 5 August 23 – Game 24 (F/7 ) Michigan 1 1 August 18 – Game 6 2 Washington 0 August 20 – Game 16 (F/5 ) California 9 0 August 18 – Game 8 16 South Dakota 0 August 26 – U.S. championship North Carolina 6 5 6 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final August 21 – Game 18 August 19 – Game 10 (F/4 ) 9 August 24 – Game 26 (F/5 ) 15 12 August 23 – Game 22 (F/5 ) 14 5 2 4 August 21 – Game 20 12 August 19 – Game 12 14 4 6 3
International bracket
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final August 17 – Game 1 Venezuela 4 August 20 – Game 13 Mexico 1 3 August 17 – Game 3 (F/4 ) 7 Canada 12 August 23 – Game 23 (F/5 ) Italy 2 0 August 18 – Game 5 10 Japan 8 August 20 – Game 15 Australia 0 4 August 18 – Game 7 1 Dominican Republic 1 August 26 – International championship South Korea 10 5 0 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final August 21 – Game 17 August 19 – Game 9 (F/4 ) 0 August 24 – Game 25 13 1 August 22 – Game 21 2 0 8 6 August 21 – Game 19 0 August 19 – Game 11 3 7 2 8
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.
Third place game
This consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.
World Championship
2017 Little League World Series Champions
Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Tokyo, Japan
Champions path
The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with a record of nine wins and only one loss.[ 3]
Round
Opposition
Result
Opening Round
Chofu LL
17–2
Quarterfinals
Fuji LL
14–1
Semifinals
Inagi LL
11–0 (F/5)
Winners Bracket Final
Nakano LL
5–6
Game 1
Chofu LL
9–7
Game 2
Hachioji LL
13–0 (F/4)
Japan Regional Tournament
Opening Round
12–1 (F/4)
Quarterfinals
16–2 (F/6)
Semifinals
4–1
Finals
17–0 (F/4)
Notable players
Ryuto Konno (Japan) - professional baseball pitcher[ 4]
MLB Little League Classic
On March 9, 2017, Major League Baseball (MLB) and Lycoming County officials announced that Williamsport would host a regular season MLB game during the LLWS, branded as the MLB Little League Classic . The game took place on August 20, 2017, at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field and was attended by the Little Leaguers and their families, along with select Lycoming County residents. The game featured the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates , and was televised on ESPN (as part of Sunday Night Baseball ESPN Deportes , and MLB Network .[ 5] [ 6]
References
^ "Dates Announced for the 2017 Little League World Series Tournaments" . littleleague.org . November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017 .^ "2017 Little League Baseball® World Series Schedule Announced" . llbws.org . Little League Baseball. Retrieved June 15, 2017 .^ "Japan Tournament Results" . Unpage.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017 .^ Organization, Nippon Professional Baseball. "Konno,Ryuto（YOKOHAMA DeNA BAYSTARS） | Players" . Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-25 . ^ "ESPN to broadcast MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport PA" . espn media . March 11, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017 .^ "Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3" . Retrosheet . Retrieved August 18, 2019 .
World Series Results Qualification Regions
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