2016_Little_League_World_Series

2016 Little League World Series

2016 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament

The 2016 Little League World Series was held from August 18 to August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 70th edition of the tournament. Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine-Endwell, New York, defeated East Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship game by a 2–1 score. It was the first Little League World Series title for a team from the United States since 2011, and for the state of New York since 1964, and the third overall.

Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...

Teams

Further information: 2016 Little League World Series qualification

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.

More information United States, International ...

Results

Further information: 2016 Little League World Series results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 16, 2016.[2]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 2
New York (state) New York7
August 22 – Game 14
Rhode Island Rhode Island2
New York (state) New York3
August 18 – Game 4
Tennessee Tennessee1
Oregon Oregon2
August 24 – Game 24
Tennessee Tennessee3
New York (state) New York13
August 19 – Game 6
Kentucky Kentucky10
California California1
August 22 – Game 16 (F/7)
Iowa Iowa5
Iowa Iowa4
August 19 – Game 8 (F/5)
Kentucky Kentucky14
Texas Texas1August 27 – U.S. championship
Kentucky Kentucky11New York (state) New York4
Tennessee Tennessee2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 18
August 20 – Game 10Iowa Iowa3August 25 – Game 26
Rhode Island Rhode Island8Rhode Island Rhode Island2August 24 – Game 22 (F/5)Kentucky Kentucky4
Oregon Oregon0Iowa Iowa3Tennessee Tennessee8
August 23 – Game 20 (F/7)Tennessee Tennessee14
August 20 – Game 12Tennessee Tennessee4
California California5California California2
Texas Texas0

International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 1
Panama Panama10
August 22 – Game 13
Mexico Mexico2
Panama Panama3
August 18 – Game 3
Australia Australia2
Australia Australia3
August 24 – Game 23
Italy Italy1
Panama Panama3
August 19 – Game 5
South Korea South Korea2
Japan Japan4
August 22 – Game 15 (F/5)
Canada Canada10
Canada Canada0
August 19 – Game 7
South Korea South Korea10
South Korea South Korea3August 27 – International championship
Curaçao Curaçao0Panama Panama2
South Korea South Korea7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 17
August 20 – Game 9Canada Canada1August 25 – Game 25
Mexico Mexico12Mexico Mexico7August 24 – Game 21 (F/4)South Korea South Korea7
Italy Italy7Mexico Mexico10Mexico Mexico0
August 23 – Game 19Australia Australia0
August 20 – Game 11Australia Australia2
Japan Japan1Curaçao Curaçao1
Curaçao Curaçao2

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 22 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Italy Italy2
 
 
Oregon Oregon6
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 23 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Japan Japan6
 
 
Texas Texas1
 

Third place game

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

 
Third place game
 
  
 
August 28 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Tennessee Tennessee2
 
 
Panama Panama3
 

World Championship

 
Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 28 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
South Korea South Korea 1
 
 
New York (state) New York2
 
2016 Little League World Series Champions
 
Maine-Endwell Little League
Maine-Endwell, New York

Home run count

More information Name, HR Count ...

Champions path

The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses;[3][4] in total, their record was 24–0.[5]

More information Round, Opposition ...
  • Red indicates loss
  • Green indicates win

References

  1. [1]
    "Little League® International Board of Directors Announce 2016 Little League World Series Dates". Littleleague.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "2016 Little League World Series bracket" (PDF). llbws.org. Little League Baseball. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament Page". Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "District 5 Tournament bracket". Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. [5]
    "Maine-Endwell wins Little League title game against South Korea". Fox News. August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

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