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2012 Little League World Series

The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12–2 in the World Championship game. For the country of Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 1900s.

2012 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 16–August 26
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsTokyo Kitasuna Little League
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Runner-upGoodlettsville Baseball Little League
United States Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee
← 2011
2013 →

Teams edit

Main article: 2012 Little League World Series qualification
United States International
  New Castle, Indiana[1]
Great Lakes Region
New Castle Little League 		  Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
Asia-Pacific Region
Kuei-Shan Little League
  Parsippany, New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic Region
Par-Troy East Little League 		  Vancouver, British Columbia
  Canada Region
Hastings Community Little League
  Kearney, Nebraska
Midwest Region
Kearney Little League 		  Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pariba Little League
  Fairfield, Connecticut
New England Region
Fairfield American Little League 		  Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Europe Region
KMC American Little League
  Gresham, Oregon
Northwest Region
Gresham National Little League 		  Tokyo
  Japan Region
Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
  Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southeast Region
Goodlettsville Baseball Little League 		  Aguadulce, Panama
Latin America Region
Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
  San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Region
McAllister Park National Little League 		  Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
  Mexico Region
Oriente Little League
  Petaluma, California
West Region
Petaluma National Little League 		  Lugazi, Uganda
Middle East-Africa Region
Lugazi Little League

Results edit

Main article: 2012 Little League World Series results

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.[2]

United States bracket edit

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 2
  Indiana4
August 19 – Game 15
  Oregon0
  Indiana3
August 16 – Game 4
  Texas13
  New Jersey2
August 22 – Game 24
  Texas5
  Texas3
August 17 – Game 6
  Tennessee4
  California6
August 19 – Game 14
  Connecticut4
  California6
August 17 – Game 8
  Tennessee9
  Nebraska1August 25 – U.S. championship (F/7)
  Tennessee12  Tennessee24
  California16
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 20 – Game 18 (F/8)
August 18 – Game 10  California5August 24 – Game 26 (F/5)
  Oregon4  New Jersey4August 21 – Game 22  Texas1
  New Jersey10  California5  California11
August 20 – Game 20  Connecticut0
August 18 – Game 12 (F/5)  Indiana0
  Connecticut12  Connecticut4
  Nebraska0

International bracket edit

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 1
  Japan7
August 19 – Game 16 (F/9)
  Curaçao0
  Japan2
August 16 – Game 3 (F/4)
  Chinese Taipei0
  Germany1
August 22 – Game 23
  Chinese Taipei14
  Japan4
August 17 – Game 5
  Panama1
  Mexico9
August 19 – Game 13
  Canada13
  Canada3
August 17 – Game 7
  Panama8
  Panama9August 25 – Intl. championship
  Uganda3  Japan10
  Panama2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 20 – Game 17
August 18 – Game 9 (F/4)  Canada3August 23 – Game 25
  Curaçao14  Curaçao4August 21 – Game 21  Panama2
  Germany2  Curaçao2  Mexico1
August 20 – Game 19  Mexico6
August 18 – Game 11 (F/4)  Chinese Taipei3
  Mexico12  Mexico4
  Uganda0

Crossover games edit

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 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4)
 
 
    Nebraska17
 
 
  Germany1
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 21 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
    Oregon2
 
 
  Uganda3
 

Consolation game edit

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

 
Consolation game
 
  
 
August 26 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
  Panama4
 
 
    California12
 

World Championship edit

 
Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 26 – Lamade Stadium (F/5)
 
 
    Tennessee2
 
 
  Japan12
 

Champions path edit

The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games.[3] In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

Round Opposition Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Winner's Bracket Round Tokyo Jōhoku LL 11–0
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals Chōfu LL 10–5
Winner's Bracket Semifinals Koganei LL 10–1
Winner's Bracket Final Musashi Fuchū LL 7–2
Japan Regional
Opening Round Ueda Miyami LL 8–2
Quarterfinals Iwakitaira LL 10–0 (4 inn.)
Semifinals Funabashi LL 14–4 (4 inn.)
Japan Championship Matsusaka LL 11–0 (4 inn.)

Notable players edit

References edit

  1. ^ Radford, Darrel; Boulton, David (August 17, 2012). "All eyes in New Castle on Little League World Series". Daily Reporter. Greenfield, Indiana. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Communications Division (June 14, 2012). "66th Little League Baseball World Series Schedule Announced". Little League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Mason Gillis - Men's Basketball". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  5. ^ Organization, Nippon Professional Baseball. "Kiyomiya,Kotaro（Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters） | Players". Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  6. ^ Stiefel, Keagan (February 8, 2023). "Red Sox Prospect Outlook: Can Ceddanne Rafaela Exceed Insane 2022 Season?". NESN. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jake Rucker Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

External links edit

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