2008 Little League World Series

The 2008 Little League World Series, was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It began on August 15 and ended August 24. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed to decide the winner of the 62nd installment of the Little League World Series. In the championship game, the United States champions from Waipi`o, Hawaii defeated the international champions from Matamoros, Mexico. This next iteration of the LLWS in which the international champion did not originate from an East Asian country was 2019.

2008 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 15–August 24
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsWaipio Little League
United StatesHawaii Waipi`o, Hawaii
Runners-upMatamoros Little League
Mexico Matamoros, Mexico

Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2008.

Teams
Main article: Qualification for the 2008 Little League World Series
Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Region
Hagerstown Federal Little League		 Connecticut Shelton, Connecticut
New England Region
Shelton National Little League		 Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pabao Little League		 Saudi Arabia Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
MEA Region
Arabian American Little League
Washington (state) Mill Creek, Washington
Northwest Region
Mill Creek Little League		 Hawaii Waipio, Hawaii
West Region
Waipio Little League		 Tamaulipas Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Mexico Mexico Region
Matamoros Little League		 Tokyo Tokyo
Japan Japan Region
Edogawa Minami Little League
Louisiana Lake Charles, Louisiana
Southwest Region
South Lake Charles Little League		 Florida Tampa, Florida
Southeast Region
Citrus Park Little League		 Italy Emilia, Italy
Europe Region
Emilia Little League		 British Columbia White Rock, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
White Rock South Surrey Little League
Indiana Jeffersonville, Indiana
Great Lakes Region
Jefferson/GRC Little League		 South Dakota Rapid City, South Dakota
Midwest Region
Canyon Lake Little League		 Guam Yona, Guam
Asia-Pacific Region
Southern Guam Little League		 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela
Latin America Region
Coquivacoa Little League

Results
Main article: Results of the 2008 Little League World Series

Pool play

The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League World Championship. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. In the event of a three-way tie for first place, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is ranked first and advances. Second place is determined by the head-to-head result of the other two teams. If the three-way tie is for 2nd place, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio rule is used. The team with the lowest run ratio advances, the other two teams are eliminated.

 United States
Pool A
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Louisiana Louisiana 2–1 7 0.412
2 Washington (state) Washington 2–1 12 0.706
3 Maryland Maryland 2–1 21 1.235
4 Indiana Indiana 0–3 15 1.285
  • Louisiana wins pool based on defensive run ratio. Washington is the runner-up based on win against Maryland.
Pool B
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Hawaii Hawaii 3–0 7 0.389
2 Florida Florida 2–1 12 0.750
3 Connecticut Connecticut 1–2 15 0.833
4 South Dakota South Dakota 0–3 25 1.667

All times US EDT.

Pool Away Score Home Score Time (Venue)
August 15
B South Dakota South Dakota 0 Florida Florida 10 (F/4) 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
B Connecticut Connecticut 1 Hawaii Hawaii 3 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 16
A Indiana Indiana 2 Maryland Maryland 3 10:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)
B South Dakota South Dakota 4 Connecticut Connecticut 9 3:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)
A Washington (state) Washington 1 Louisiana Louisiana 5 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 17
A Indiana Indiana 0 Louisiana Louisiana 9 3:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B Florida Florida 2 Hawaii Hawaii 10 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 18
A Washington (state) Washington 15 Maryland Maryland 5 Noon (Lamade Stadium)
B South Dakota South Dakota 4 Hawaii Hawaii 6 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B Florida Florida 8 (F/7) Connecticut Connecticut 2 6:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 19
A Indiana Indiana 2 Washington (state) Washington 3 (F/7) 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
A Louisiana Louisiana 4 Maryland Maryland 6 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)

International
Pool C
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Mexico Mexico 3–0 2 0.133
2 Curaçao Curaçao 2–1 7 0.438
3 Guam Guam 1–2 19 1.425
4 Italy Italy 0–3 33 2.828
Pool D
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1 Japan Japan 3–0 7 0.368
2 Venezuela Venezuela 2–1 6 0.316
3 Canada Canada 1–2 22 1.222
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0–3 24 1.412

All times US EDT.

Pool Away Score Home Score Time (Venue)
August 15
D Venezuela Venezuela 8 Canada Canada 1 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 16
C Mexico Mexico 6 Curaçao Curaçao 2 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)
C Italy Italy 6 Guam Guam 7 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
D Japan Japan 5 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 17
C Italy Italy 0 Mexico Mexico 12 (F/4) Noon (Lamade Stadium)
D Japan Japan 9 Canada Canada 3 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
D Venezuela Venezuela 12 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 18
C Guam Guam 0 Mexico Mexico 10 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
C Curaçao Curaçao 14 Italy Italy 1 4:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 19
D Venezuela Venezuela 4 Japan Japan 5 (F/7) Noon (Lamade Stadium)
D Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 5 Canada Canada 7 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
C Curaçao Curaçao 3 Guam Guam 0 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)

Elimination round
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 20 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
 
 
Japan Japan11
 
August 23 – 12:30 pm - Lamade
 
Curaçao Curacao4
 
Japan Japan4
 
August 21 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
 
Mexico Mexico5
 
 Mexico Mexico5
 
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 
Venezuela Venezuela2
 
Mexico Mexico3
 
August 20 – 8:00 pm - Lamade
 
Hawaii Hawaii12
 
Hawaii Hawaii9
 
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 
Washington (state) Washington4
 
Hawaii Hawaii7
 
August 21 – 8:00pm - Lamade
 
Louisiana Louisiana5 Third place
 
Louisiana Louisiana6
 
August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer
 
Florida Florida1
 
Japan Japan4
 
 
Louisiana Louisiana3
 
2008 Little League World Series Champions
United States Hawaii
Waipio Little League
Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi

Champions path

According to the information provided at Unpage.com, the Waipio LL won 5 matches and lost 1 match to reach the LLWS. In total, their record was 16–2, their only losses coming against Central East Maui LL (from Hawaii),[1] and Paseo Verde LL (from Nevada).[2]

RoundOppositionResult
Hawaii State Tournament
Winner's Bracket SemifinalsHawaii Central East Maui LL3–4
Elimination Bracket QuarterfinalsHawaii Kailua LL5–0
Elimination Bracket SemifinalsHawaii West Oahu LL8–2
Elimination Bracket FinalsHawaii Central East Maui LL6–3
ChampionshipHawaii Kaimuki LL3–2
ChampionshipHawaii Kaimuki LL4–3
West Regional
Group StageCalifornia Pleasanton American2–1
Group StageArizona Arrowhead LL5–1
Group StageUtah Cedar American12–2 (6 inn.)
Group StageNevada Paseo Verde LL1–4
SemifinalsCalifornia Pleasanton American8–0
West Region ChampionshipNevada Paseo Verde LL4–3

Notable players

Major League Baseball

Drew Ellis (Jeffersonville, Indiana) - Philadelphia Phillies - Infielder

Matthew Batten baseball Shelton, Connecticut San Diego Padres- infielder

National Football League

Trey Quinn (Lake Charles, Louisiana) - Detroit Lions - Wide Receiver

References
  1. "Hawaii State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  2. "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
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