2013_Little_League_World_Series

2013 Little League World Series

2013 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament

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 this tournament.[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 the country of Japan, this was their ninth LLWS championship overall, second consecutive, and the third in four years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 20th century.

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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

Main article: 2013 Little League World Series qualification
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Team rosters

More information Asia-Pacific Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei, Australia Perth, WA ...
More information Great Lakes Grosse Pointe, MI, Mid-Atlantic Newark, DE ...

Notable players

Results

Main article: 2013 Little League World Series results

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 13, 2013.[5]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 15 – Game 2
Delaware Delaware6
August 18 – Game 14 (F/4)
Iowa Iowa3
 Delaware3
August 15 – Game 4 (F/7)
 California15
California California3
August 21 – Game 24 (F/9)
Michigan Michigan0
 California6
August 16 – Game 6
 Connecticut3
Texas Texas4
August 18 – Game 16
Washington (state) Washington8
 Washington7
August 16 – Game 8
 Connecticut9
Tennessee Tennessee2August 24 – U.S. championship
Connecticut Connecticut3 California12
 Connecticut1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 19 – Game 18
August 17 – Game 10 Iowa5August 23 – Game 26 (F/7)
 Iowa6 Washington6August 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 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 15 – Game 1
Panama Panama9
August 18 – Game 13 (F/4)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico4
 Panama0
August 15 – Game 3 (F/4)
 Mexico13
Australia Australia0
August 21 – Game 23
Mexico Mexico12
 Mexico2
August 16 – Game 5
 Japan5
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei10
August 18 – Game 15
Canada Canada2
 Chinese Taipei2
August 16 – Game 7
 Japan3
Japan Japan7August 24 – Intl. championship
Czech Republic Czech Republic3 Japan3
 Mexico2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 19 – Game 17
August 17 – Game 9 Chinese Taipei6August 22 – Game 25 (F/7)
 Puerto Rico4 Puerto Rico4August 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.

 
Game A
 
  
 
August 19 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Australia Australia2
 
 
Texas Texas5
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 20 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Czech Republic Czech Republic5
 
 
Michigan Michigan3
 

Consolation game

The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

 
Consolation game
 
  
 
August 25 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Connecticut Connecticut14
 
 
Mexico Mexico15
 

World Championship

 
Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 25 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
California California4
 
 
Japan Japan6
 
2013 Little League World Series Champions

Musashi-Fuchū Little League
Tokyo, Japan

Home run count

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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.[6] In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

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Notes

  1. Micah Pietila-Wiggs of Eastlake Little League (Chula Vista) died in a car crash in January 2022.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Schedule/Results". Little League. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Holly, Megan (January 24, 2022). "South Bay star athlete dies in crash near US-Mexico border". fox5sandiego.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. [5]
    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.
  6. [6]
    "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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