2014 Little League World Series qualification

2014 Little League World Series qualification
2014 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes winner	New Albany, Indiana
Mid-Atlantic winner	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Midwest winner	Rapid City, South Dakota
New England winner	Cumberland, Rhode Island
Northwest winner	Lynnwood, Washington
Southeast winner	Nashville, Tennessee
Southwest winner	Pearland, Texas
West winner	Las Vegas, Nevada
International
Asia-Pacific and Middle East winner	Seoul, South Korea
Australia winner	Perth, Western Australia
Canada winner	Vancouver, British Columbia
Caribbean winner	Humacao, Puerto Rico
Europe and Africa winner	Brno, Czech Republic
Japan winner	Tokyo
Latin America winner	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Mexico winner	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Tournaments
	← 2013 2015 →

Qualification for the 2014 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 10, 2014.^[1]

United States

Great Lakes

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 2–9.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Illinois	Chicago	Jackie Robinson West	0-4*
Indiana	New Albany	New Albany	3–1
Wisconsin	Burlington	Burlington	2–2
Ohio	Canfield	Canfield	2–2
Michigan	Midland	Midland Northeast	1–3
Kentucky	Bowling Green	Warren County Southern	0–4

Semi-finals		Final

August 7 – Indianapolis (F/4)

4 Ohio	6
		August 9 – Indianapolis
1 Illinois	0*
		1 Illinois	0*
August 7 – Indianapolis (F/4)
		2 Indiana	6
3 Wisconsin	4

2 Indiana	14

*On February 15, 2015, Jackie Robinson West Little League was forced to forfeit all its matches due to rules violations for fielding ineligible players - they are officially recorded as 6-0 victories for the opposing team. The Great Lakes Championship was retroactively awarded to the Indiana representative New Albany Little League.

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 1–10.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
New Jersey	Toms River	Toms River	4–0
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Taney Youth Baseball Association	3–1
New York	Colonie	Colonie	2–2
Delaware	Newark	Newark National	2–2
Maryland	Salisbury	West Salisbury	1–3
Washington, D.C.		Northwest Washington	0–4

Semi-finals		Final

August 8 – Bristol

4 Delaware	4
		August 10 – Bristol
1 New Jersey	3
		4 Delaware	0
August 8 – Bristol
		2 Pennsylvania	8
3 New York	5

2 Pennsylvania	6

Midwest

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 1–8.^[1]

Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Minnesota	Plymouth	Plymouth/New Hope	4–0
South Dakota	Rapid City	Canyon Lake	4–0
Missouri	Joplin	Joplin South	1–3
Nebraska	Kearney	Kearney	1–3
Iowa	Sioux City	Headid	1–3
Kansas	Frontenac	Frontenac Youth	1–3

Semi-finals		Final

August 6 – Indianapolis

4 Nebraska	11
		August 8 – Indianapolis (F/4)
1 Minnesota	7
		4 Nebraska	4
August 6 – Indianapolis
		2 South Dakota	15
3 Missouri	3

2 South Dakota	7

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 1–9.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Connecticut	Fairfield	Fairfield American	3–1
Rhode Island	Cumberland	Cumberland American	3–1
Maine	Falmouth	Falmouth	2–2
Massachusetts	Barnstable	Tom Wallace Barnstable American	2–2
New Hampshire	Goffstown	Goffstown Junior Baseball	1–3
Vermont	Williston	Williston	1–3

Semi-finals		Final

August 7 – Bristol

4 Massachusetts	0
		August 9 – Bristol
1 Connecticut	9
		1 Connecticut	6
August 7 – Bristol (F/8)
		2 Rhode Island	10
3 Maine	4

2 Rhode Island	13

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 1–9.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Washington	Lynnwood	Lynnwood Pacific	4–0
Oregon	Bend	Bend North	3–1
Alaska	Eagle River	Knik	3–1
Montana	Billings	Boulder Arrowhead	1–3
Idaho	Lewiston	Lewiston	1–3
Wyoming	Cody	Cody	0–4

Semi-finals		Final

August 7 – San Bernardino

4 Montana	3
		August 9 – San Bernardino
1 Washington	10
		1 Washington	6
August 7 – San Bernardino
		2 Oregon	3
3 Alaska	6

2 Oregon	7

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 2–8.^[1]

Pool A
State	City	LL Organization	Record
Florida	Brandon	South Brandon	2–1
Georgia^[a]	Columbus	Columbus Northern	2–1
North Carolina	Clemmons	Southwest Forsyth	2–1
West Virginia	Bridgeport	Bridgeport	0–3

Pool B
State	City	LL Organization	Record
Virginia	Henrico	Tuckahoe American	2–1
Tennessee	Nashville	South Nashville	2–1
Alabama	Jackson	Jackson	1–2
South Carolina	Taylors	Northwood	1–2

^a Peachtree City National Little League of Peachtree City, Georgia won the Georgia state tournament by defeating Columbus Northern. However, Peachtree City was stripped of their title by virtue of having twelve players on the team whose league age was 12-years old. Little League regulations state that the maximum number for a team is eight.^[2]

Semi-finals		Final

August 6 – Warner Robins (F/4)

2B Tennessee	13
		August 8 – Warner Robins
1A Florida	1
		2B Tennessee	9
August 6 – Warner Robins
		1B Virginia	4
2A Georgia	7

1B Virginia	8

Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 1–6.^[1]

Pool A
State	City	LL Organization	Record
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Eastdale	3–0
Mississippi	Biloxi	Biloxi	2–1
Colorado	Boulder	North Boulder	1–2
Arkansas	Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff Western	0–3

Pool B
State	City	LL Organization	Record
Texas East	Pearland	Pearland East	3–0
Louisiana	Lake Charles	South Lake Charles	2–1
Texas West	San Antonio	Northside Suburban	1–2
Oklahoma	McAlester	Pittsburg County	0–3

Semi-finals		Final

August 5 – Waco (F/7)

2B Louisiana	10
		August 6 – Waco
1A New Mexico	9
		2B Louisiana	3
August 5 – Waco
		1B Texas East	7
2A Mississippi	6

1B Texas East	12

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 1–9.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Hawaii	Honolulu	Honolulu	4–0
Nevada	Las Vegas	Mountain Ridge	4–0
Southern California	Encinitas	Encinitas	2–2
Northern California	Pacifica	Pacifica American	1–3
Arizona	Chandler	Chandler National North	1–3
Utah	St. George	Dixie	0–4

Semi-finals		Final

August 8 – San Bernardino

4 Northern California	1
		August 9 – San Bernardino
1 Hawaii	0
		4 Northern California	2
August 8 – San Bernardino
		2 Nevada	11
3 Southern California	1

2 Nevada	5

International

Asia-Pacific and Middle East

The tournament took place in Clark, Philippines from June 29–July 5.^[1]

Pool A
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Hong Kong			4–1
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)¹			3–2
Saudi Arabia	Dhahran	Arabian American	3–2
Northern Mariana Islands			3–2
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai	2–3
Vietnam	Hanoi	Hanoi	0–5

Pool B
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
South Korea	Seoul	Seoul	4–0
Philippines			3–1
Guam			2–2
Indonesia	Jakarta	Jakarta	1–3
New Zealand			0–4

Semi-finals		Final

July 4 – Philippines

2B Philippines	9
		July 5 – Philippines
1A Chinese Taipei	10
		1A Chinese Taipei	0
July 4 – Philippines
		1B South Korea	11
2A Hong Kong	2

1B South Korea	9

¹ Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Australia

The tournament took place in Gold Coast, Queensland on June 4–9.^[1] The top two teams in each pool advance to the elimination round, where they are seeded one through eight based on overall record. The "runs against ratio" (RAR) is used as the tiebreaker. It is calculated by the number of runs scored against a team, divided by the number of defensive innings the team played.

Pool A
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
New South Wales	Manly	3–1
Western Australia	Perth Metro North	3–1
Queensland	Brisbane South	2–2
Western Australia	West Coast	2–2
Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	0–4

Pool C
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
Queensland	Brisbane Metro	3–1
Western Australia	Perth Metro East	3–1
New South Wales	Ryde North	2–2
Victoria	Sunraysia	1–3
South Australia	Adelaide Southern Districts	1–3

Pool B
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
Western Australia	Perth Metro Central	4–0
New South Wales	MacArthur	2–2
New South Wales	Hills North	2–2
Queensland	Brisbane North	2–2
Victoria	Yarra Rangers	0–4

Pool D
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
Western Australia	Swan Hills	4–0
New South Wales	Cronulla North	3–1
South Australia	Adelaide Southern Districts	2–2
Queensland	Gold Coast	1–3
Victoria	Northern Diamondbacks	0–4

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

June 7 – Gold Coast

Swan Hills	7
		June 8 – Gold Coast (F/7)
MacArthur	5
		Swan Hills	6
June 7 – Gold Coast
		Manly	7
Manly	6
				June 9 – Gold Coast (F/7)
Brisbane Metro	0
				Manly	2
June 7 – Gold Coast
				Perth Metro North	3
Perth Metro Central	4
		June 8 – Gold Coast
Perth Metro East	2
		Perth Metro Central	3
June 7 – Gold Coast
		Perth Metro North	4
Perth Metro North	4

Cronulla North	2

Canada

The tournament took place in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec from August 1–10.^[1]

Province	City	LL Organization	Record
Ontario	Toronto	High Park	6–0
British Columbia	Vancouver	South Vancouver	4–2
Alberta	Lethbridge	Lethbridge Southwest	4–2
Quebec	Montreal	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	4–2
Saskatchewan	Regina	North Regina	2–4
New Brunswick	Lancaster	Lancaster	1–5
Quebec (Host)	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Valleyfield	0–6

Semi-finals		Final

August 9 – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

4 Quebec	6
		August 10 – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
1 Ontario	7
		1 Ontario	1
August 9 – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
		2 British Columbia	4
3 Alberta	0

2 British Columbia	2

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Freeport, Bahamas from July 19–25.^[1]

Pool A
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
U.S. Virgin Islands	St. Thomas	Elrod Hendrick West	3–1
Puerto Rico	Humacao	Miguel Luzunaris	3–1
Bonaire	Kralendijk	Bonaire	2–2
Bahamas (Host)	Freeport	Grand Bahamas	2–2
Cayman Islands	George Town	Cayman Islands	0–4

Pool B
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Bahamas	Nassau	Freedom Farm	3–0
Curaçao	Willemstad	Pabao	2–1
Aruba	Oranjestad	Aruba North	1–2
Dominican Republic	San Cristóbal	Hector Delgado	0–3

Semi-finals		Final

July 24 – Freeport

2B Curaçao	6
		July 25 – Freeport
1A U.S. Virgin Islands	7
		1A U.S. Virgin Islands	3
July 24 – Freeport
		2A Puerto Rico	14
2A Puerto Rico	6

1B Bahamas	4

Europe & Africa

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland on July 14–21.^[1]^[3]

Pool A
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Italy	Emilia	Emilia	4–0
Netherlands	Haarlem	Kennemerland	3–1
Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius	2–2
Belarus	Brest	Brest Zubrs	1–3
Moldova	Tiraspol	Kvint	0–4

Pool C
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Czech Republic	Brno	South Moravia	3–0
Belgium	Antwerp	Flanders East	2–1
Germany-US	Ramstein	KMC American	1–2
France	Aquitaine	Aquitaine	0–3

Pool B
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Spain	Catalunya	Catalunya	4–0
United Kingdom	London	London Area Youth	3–1
Ukraine	Kirovohrad	Kirovograd	2–2
Serbia	Belgrade	Serbia	1–3
Poland	Żory	BUKS GepardyŻory	0–4

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

C1

Czech Republic

12

A2

Netherlands

6

A2

Netherlands

3

B2

United Kingdom

2

C1

Czech Republic

11

B1

Italy

6

B1

Spain

1

C2

Belgium

2

A1

Italy

4

A1

Italy

12

Japan

The first two rounds of the tournament were held on June 28, and the remaining two rounds were played on July 5. All games are played in Tokyo.^[1]


Participating teams	Prefecture	City	LL Organization
Chūgoku Champions	Hiroshima	Hiroshima	Hiroshima Aki
Higashikanto Champions	Ibaraki	Ushiku	Ushiku
Hokkaido Champions	Hokkaido	Asahikawa	Asahikawa Chuo
Kanagawa Champions	Kanagawa	Hiratsuka	Hiratsuka
Kansai Champions	Osaka	Toyonaka	Toyonaka
Kansai Runner-Up	Osaka	Ibaraki	Osaka Ibaraki
Kitakanto Champions	Saitama	Ageo	Ageo Nishi
Kyushu Champions	Nagasaki	Nagasaki	Nagasaki Kita
Shikoku Champions	Ehime	Iyo District	Ehime Konan
Shin'etsu Champions	Niigata	Niigata	Niigata Minami
Tōhoku Champions	Fukushima	Shirakawa	Shirakawa
Tōhoku Runner-Up	Miyagi	Miyagi District	Miyagi Rifu
Tōkai Champions	Aichi	Handa	Chita
Tōkai Runner-Up	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Hamamatsu Minami
Tokyo Champions	Tokyo	Tokyo	Tokyo Kitasuna
Tokyo Runner-Up	Tokyo	Tokyo	Musashi Fuchu

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

June 28 – Tokyo

Tokyo Kitasuna

2

June 28 – Tokyo^[a]

Niigata Minami

1

Tokyo Kitasuna

2

June 28 – Tokyo

Miyagi Rifu

1

Ageo Nishi

6

July 5 – Tokyo (F/4)

Miyagi Rifu

7

Osaka Ibaraki

2

June 28 – Tokyo

Tokyo Kitasuna

12

Ehime Konan

2

June 28 – Tokyo

Osaka Ibaraki

14

Osaka Ibaraki

9

June 28 – Tokyo

Ushiku

8

Ushiku

1

July 5 – Tokyo (F/4)

Chita

0

Tokyo Kitasuna

12

June 28 – Tokyo

Toyonaka

0

Shirakawa

21

June 28 – Tokyo^[a]

Nagasaki Kita

5

Shirakawa

3

June 28 – Tokyo (F/4)

Musashi Fuchu

4

Hiratsuka

0

July 5 – Tokyo (F/8)

Musashi Fuchu

10

Musashi Fuchu

4

June 28 – Tokyo

Toyonaka

5

Hamamatsu Minami

4

June 28 – Tokyo

Hiroshima Aki

5

Hiroshima Aki

2

June 28 – Tokyo

Toyonaka

4

Toyonaka

3

Asahikawa Chuo

0

Latin America

The tournament took place in Managua, Nicaragua from June 22–29.^[1]

Pool A
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Nicaragua (A)	Chinandega	Chinandega	5–1
Colombia	Cartagena	Falcon	3–3
El Salvador	San Salvador	Ayabeisi	2–2
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Liga Pequeña Javier de Baseball	1–3
Costa Rica	San José	Upala	0–4

Pool B
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Venezuela	Maracaibo	Coquivacoa	5–0
Panama	Panama City	Tomas Munoz	3–1
Nicaragua (B)	Managua	14 de September	1–3
Honduras	San Pedro Sula	Liga Marinera	0–3

Semi-finals		Final

June 28 – Managua

2B Panama	5
		June 29 – Managua
1A Nicaragua A	0
		2B Panama	5
June 28 – Managua
		1B Venezuela	8
2A Colombia	2

1B Venezuela	4

Mexico

The tournament took place in Monterrey, Nuevo León during July 5–11.^[1]

**Pool A**
City	LL Organization	Record
Mexicali, Baja California	Félix Arce	6–0
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua	El Granjero	5–1
Monterrey, Nuevo León	Buenos Aires	4–2
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas	Oriente	3–3
Poza Rica, Veracruz	Poza Rica A.C.	2–4
Saltillo, Coahuila	Saltillo	1–5
Zapopan, Jalisco	Legión Zapopan	0–6

**Pool B**
City	LL Organization	Record
Guadalupe, Nuevo León	Linda Vista	6–0
Tijuana, Baja California	Municipal De Tijuana	5–1
Guadalajara, Jalisco	Guadalara Sutaj	4–2
Matamoros, Tamaulipas	Matamoros	3–3
Medellín, Veracruz	Veracruzana Beto Ávila	2–4
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua	Satélite	1–5
Monclova, Coahuila	Carlos Segura Fabela	0–6

Semi-finals		Final

July 10 – Monterrey

2B Municipal De Tijuana	7
		July 11 – Monterrey
1A Félix Arce	11
		1A Félix Arce	6
July 10 – Monterrey
		1B Linda Vista	12
2A El Granjero	2

1B Linda Vista	9

Notes

^ ^a ^b Resumed on July 4 due to rain.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Little League Baseball World Series Results". Littleleague.org. Little League. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Paluska, Mike (August 4, 2014). "Metro Atlanta Little League team stripped of state championship". cbs46.com. WGCL-TV Atlanta. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^ "2014 Little League Baseball Europe & Africa Regional Tournament" (PDF). eteamz.com/llbeurope. Little League Baseball Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[rain-4] Resumed on July 4 due to rain.

[Tournament_schedule-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Little League Baseball World Series Results". Littleleague.org. Little League. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.

[2] Paluska, Mike (August 4, 2014). "Metro Atlanta Little League team stripped of state championship". cbs46.com. WGCL-TV Atlanta. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

[3] "2014 Little League Baseball Europe & Africa Regional Tournament" (PDF). eteamz.com/llbeurope. Little League Baseball Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

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