2017 Little League World Series

The 2017 Little League World Series was held from August 17 to 27. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 71st edition of the tournament.[1] Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Lufkin Little League of Lufkin, Texas, in the championship game by a 12–2 score. It was the 11th time that a team from Japan won the tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna became the first league to win the tournament four times.

2017 Little League World Series
DatesAugust 17–August 27
Teams participating16
Champion Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Tokyo, Japan
Runner-up Lufkin Little League
Lufkin, Texas
Little League World Series

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2017.

United States International
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Great Lakes Region
Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League
Seoul, South Korea
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region
West Seoul Little League
Jackson, New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic Region
Holbrook Little League
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia Region
Hills Little League
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Midwest Region
Sioux Falls Little League
White Rock, British Columbia
Canada Region
White Rock South Surrey Little League
Fairfield, Connecticut
New England Region
Fairfield American Little League
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Caribbean Region
Los Bravos de Pontezuela Little League
Walla Walla, Washington
Northwest Region
Walla Walla Valley Little League
Emilia, Italy
Europe and Africa Region
Emilia Little League
Greenville, North Carolina
Southeast Region
North State Little League
Tokyo
Japan Region
Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Lufkin, Texas (The Thundering 13)
Southwest Region
Lufkin Little League
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Latin America Region
Luz Maracaibo Little League
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
West Region
Santa Margarita National Little League
Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Mexico Region
Guadalupe Treviño Kelly Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 15, 2017.[2]

United States bracket

 
August 17 – Game 2
 
 
New Jersey6
 
August 20 – Game 14
 
Connecticut7
 
 Connecticut3
 
August 17 – Game 4
 
 Texas6
 
Texas5
 
August 23 – Game 24 (F/7)
 
Michigan1
 
 Texas1
 
August 18 – Game 6
 
 North Carolina2
 
Washington0
 
August 20 – Game 16 (F/5)
 
California9
 
 California0
 
August 18 – Game 8
 
 North Carolina16
 
South Dakota0
 
 
North Carolina6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August 26 – U.S. championship
 
 
 North Carolina5
 
August 19 – Game 10 (F/4)
 
 Texas6
 
 New Jersey15
 
August 21 – Game 18
 
 Michigan5
 
 California9
 
 
 New Jersey12
 
 
August 23 – Game 22 (F/5)
 
 
 New Jersey2
 
August 19 – Game 12
 
 Connecticut12
 
 Washington4
 
August 21 – Game 20
 
 South Dakota3
 
 Connecticut14
 
 
 Washington6
 
 
August 24 – Game 26 (F/5)
 
 
 Texas14
 
 
 Connecticut4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

International bracket

 
August 17 – Game 1
 
 
Venezuela4
 
August 20 – Game 13
 
Mexico1
 
 Venezuela3
 
August 17 – Game 3 (F/4)
 
 Canada7
 
Canada12
 
August 23 – Game 23 (F/5)
 
Italy2
 
 Canada0
 
August 18 – Game 5
 
 Japan10
 
Japan8
 
August 20 – Game 15
 
Australia0
 
 Japan4
 
August 18 – Game 7
 
 South Korea1
 
Dominican Republic1
 
 
South Korea10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August 26 – International championship
 
 
 Japan5
 
August 19 – Game 9 (F/4)
 
 Mexico0
 
 Mexico13
 
August 21 – Game 17
 
 Italy0
 
 South Korea0
 
 
 Mexico1
 
 
August 22 – Game 21
 
 
 Mexico8
 
August 19 – Game 11
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Australia7
 
August 21 – Game 19
 
 Dominican Republic8
 
 Venezuela3
 
 
 Dominican Republic2
 
 
August 24 – Game 25
 
 
 Canada2
 
 
 Mexico6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Consolation games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

 
Game A
 
  
 
August 21 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
 Italy7
 
 
 Michigan11
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 22 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
 Australia11
 
 
 South Dakota7
 

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 27 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
 Mexico14
 
 
 North Carolina8
 

World Championship

 
Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 27 – Lamade Stadium (F/5)
 
 
 Texas2
 
 
 Japan12
 
2017 Little League World Series Champions

Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Tokyo, Japan

Champions path

The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with a record of nine wins and only one loss.[3] In total, their record was 14–1.

RoundOppositionResult
All-Tokyo Tournament
Opening RoundChofu LL17–2
QuarterfinalsFuji LL14–1
SemifinalsInagi LL11–0 (F/5)
Winners Bracket FinalNakano LL5–6
All-Tokyo Round Robin Playoff
Game 1Chofu LL9–7
Game 2Hachioji LL13–0 (F/4)
Japan Regional Tournament
Opening Round Hiroshima Nishi LL12–1 (F/4)
Quarterfinals Gifu Tohno LL16–2 (F/6)
Semifinals Osaka Namihaya LL4–1
Finals Chiba City LL17–0 (F/4)

MLB Little League Classic

On March 9, 2017, Major League Baseball (MLB) and Lycoming County officials announced that Williamsport would host a regular season MLB game during the LLWS, branded as the MLB Little League Classic. The game took place on August 20, 2017, at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field and was attended by the Little Leaguers and their families, along with select Lycoming County residents. The game featured the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was televised on ESPN (as part of Sunday Night Baseball), ESPN Deportes, and MLB Network.[4] The Pirates won, 6–3.[5]

References

  1. "Dates Announced for the 2017 Little League World Series Tournaments". littleleague.org. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. "2017 Little League Baseball® World Series Schedule Announced". llbws.org. Little League Baseball. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  3. "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. "ESPN to broadcast MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport PA". espn media. March 11, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. "Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3". Retrosheet. August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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