2005 Little League World Series

The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Oahu Little League of ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, defeated the defending champion Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, in the championship game of the 59th Little League World Series. This was the second time that the championship game was won with a walk-off home run,[1] which Michael Memea hit in the bottom of the 7th inning.

2005 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 19–August 28
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsWest Oahu Little League
United StatesHawaii ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii
Runner-upPabao Little League
Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao
← 2004
2006 →

The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport:

Qualification

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Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
  ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii
Northwest Region
West Oahu Little League
  Vista, California
West Region
Rancho Buena Vista Little League
  Mangilao-Barrigada, Guam
Pacific Region
Central East Little League
  Chiba City, Japan
  Asia Region
Chiba City Little League
  Maitland, Florida
Southeast Region
Maitland Little League
  Lafayette, Louisiana
Southwest Region
Lafayette Little League
  Surrey, British Columbia
  Canada Region
Whalley Little League
  Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pabao Little League
  Newtown, Pennsylvania
Mid-Atlantic Region
Council Rock Little League
  Westbrook, Maine
New England Region
Westbrook Little League
  Mexicali
  Mexico Region
Seguro Social Little League
  Valencia, Venezuela
Latin America Region
Los Leones Little League
  Davenport, Iowa
Midwest Region
Northwest Little League
  Owensboro, Kentucky
Great Lakes Region
Southern Little League
  Moscow, Russia
EMEA Region
Brateevo Little League
  Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Transatlantic Region
Arabian-American Little League

Results

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Pool play

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The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 28 to play for the Little League world championship.

Pool A
Rank Region Record
1   Hawaii 3–0
2   Florida 2–1
3   Pennsylvania 1–2
4   Iowa 0–3
Pool B
Rank Region Record
1   California 3–0
2   Louisiana 2–1
3   Maine 1–2
4   Kentucky 0–3

All times US EDT

Pool Away Score Home Score Time (Venue)
August 19
A   Hawaii 7   Pennsylvania 1 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
A   Florida 7   Iowa 3 8:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 20
B   Maine 2   Louisiana 3 11:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)
B   California 7   Kentucky 2 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
A   Florida 3   Pennsylvania 1 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 21
B   Kentucky 8   Louisiana 9 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
A   Iowa 3   Hawaii 7 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
B   Maine 3   California 7 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 22
A   Hawaii 10   Florida 0 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B   Iowa 0   Pennsylvania 15 (F/4) 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
August 23
B   Kentucky 2   Maine 3 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
B   Louisiana 3   California 9 7:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)

International

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Pool C
Rank Region Record
1   Guam 3–0
2   Canada 2–1
3   Mexico 1–2
4   Russia 0–3
Pool D
Rank Region Record
1   Japan 3–0
2   Curaçao 2–1
3   Venezuela 1–2
4   Saudi Arabia 0–3

All times US EDT

Pool Away Score Home Score Time (Venue)
August 19
C   Guam 6   Russia 2 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 20
D   Japan 3   Saudi Arabia 0 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
D   Curaçao 5 (F/8)   Venezuela 4 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
C   Canada 2   Mexico 0 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 21
C   Canada 0   Guam 5 5:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
D   Japan 9   Curaçao 0 7:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 22
C   Russia 0   Mexico 7 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)
D   Japan 7   Venezuela 4 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
D   Saudi Arabia 0   Curaçao 3 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
August 23
C   Canada 2   Russia 1 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)
D   Saudi Arabia 0   Venezuela 4 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
C   Guam 5   Mexico 3 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)

Elimination round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 24 - Lamade (F/5)
 
 
  Japan11
 
August 27 - Lamade
 
  Canada0
 
  Japan0
 
August 25 - Lamade (F/5)
 
  Curaçao2
 
  Guam1
 
August 28 - Lamade (F/7)
 
  Curaçao16
 
  Curaçao6
 
August 24 - Lamade
 
  Hawaii7
 
  California6
 
August 27 - Lamade
 
  Florida2
 
  California1
 
August 25 - Lamade
 
  Hawaii6 Third place
 
  Hawaii2
 
August 28 - Volunteer
 
  Louisiana0
 
  Japan4
 
 
  California5
 
2005 Little League World Series Champions
  
West Oahu Little League
ʻʻEwa Beach, Hawaii

Notable players

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Coaches

Champion's path

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According to the information provided at Unpage.com, the West Oahu LL won all ten of its games to reach the LLWS.[2][3] In total, their record was 16–0.

Round Opposition Result
Hawaii State Tournament
Winner's Bracket Semifinals   Pearl City LL 4–0
Winner's Bracket Finals   Hilo National LL 7–5
Championship   Pearl City LL 5–2
Northwest Regional
Group Stage   Murrayhill LL 17–1
Group Stage   Northwest Ada LL 16–5 (5 inn.)
Group Stage   Heights National LL 26–7 (4 inn.)
Group Stage   Dimond-West LL 10–0 (4 inn.)
Semifinals   Murrayhill LL 6–5
West Region Championship   Northwest Ada LL 12–1

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Nick. "Hawaii Wins its First Little League Baseball World Series Title". Littleleague.org. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Hawaii State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
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