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2010 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 20–August 29
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsEdogawa Minami Little League
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Runner-upWaipio Little League
United States Hawaii Waipahu, Hawaii
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The 2010 Little League World Series was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It began on August 20 and ended on August 29. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 64th edition of this tournament. In the championship game, the international champions from Tokyo, Japan, defeated the United States champions out of Waipahu, Hawaii. It was the seventh LLWS championship for Japan overall, and the first since 2003.

Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2010.

Tournament changes

Japan vs. Mexico in a Pool C game

On April 14, 2010, Little League announced [1] that starting in 2010, round robin play would be replaced by a double-elimination bracket in each pool. The winners of each pool will advance to single elimination US and International Championship games and the winners of those games will advance to the World Championship game. Every team will play a minimum of three games: the four teams that lose their first two games will cross over and play special US vs. International games.

On August 2, 2010, it was announced that instant replay would be expanded. The system, which was first used in 2008, now includes force outs, tags along the base paths, missed bases, and hit batters as plays that are subject to review. Previously, only plays in which a dead ball would have resulted were able to be reviewed. Additionally, team managers are now allowed to challenge plays if the umpires have not already called for a replay. Before losing the right to challenge, managers are allowed only one unsuccessful challenge in the first six innings of a game, as well as one unsuccessful challenge in extra innings. Challenges must be made after the play in question and before the next pitch. A "replay team" located in an office at Howard J. Lamade Stadium will judge all plays under review. [2] [3] [4] The first challenge in LLWS history that resulted in an original ruling being overturned occurred on August 21, the second day of the tournament. [5] Prior to the championship game, instant replay had been used 16 times with 8 calls being overturned while the other 8 were upheld. The average amount of time needed for all reviews was 52 seconds. [6]

Teams

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
Ohio Hamilton, Ohio
Great Lakes Region
West Side Little League
Minnesota Plymouth, Minnesota
Midwest Region
Plymouth/New Hope Little League
Puerto Rico Manati, Puerto Rico
Caribbean Region
Jose M. Rodriguez Little League
Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei ( Taiwan)
Asia-Pacific Region
Fu-Hsing Little League
New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic Region
Toms River National Little League
Connecticut Fairfield, Connecticut
New England Region
Fairfield American Little League
Germany Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Europe Region
KMC American Little League
British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
Little Mountain Little League
Georgia (U.S. state) Columbus, Georgia
Southeast Region
Columbus Northern Little League
Washington (state) Auburn, Washington
Northwest Region
Auburn Little League
Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Japan Japan Region
Edogawa Minami Little League
Panama Chitré, Panama
Latin America Region
Chitré Little League
Hawaii Waipahu, Hawaii
West Region
Waipio Little League
Texas Pearland, Texas
Southwest Region
Pearland White Little League
Tamaulipas Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Mexico Mexico Region
Oriente Little League
Saudi Arabia Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
MEA Region
Arabian American Little League

Results

United States

Pool A

Games 1–3Games 4–5Games 6–7
- Ohio Ohio16
- New Jersey New Jersey6
W1 Ohio Ohio0
W2 Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia6
- Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia6
- Hawaii Hawaii2
W4 Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia45
W5 Hawaii Hawaii712
Lower round 1Lower final
W3 Hawaii Hawaii6
L1 New Jersey New Jersey1L4 Ohio Ohio4
L2 Hawaii Hawaii3

Pool B

Games 1–3Games 4–5Games 6–7
- Connecticut Connecticut3
- Washington (state) Washington1
W1 Connecticut Connecticut1
W2 Texas Texas ( F/4)14
- Minnesota Minnesota8
- Texas Texas10
W4 Texas Texas47
W5 Washington (state) Washington75
Lower round 1Lower final
W3 Washington (state) Washington9
L1 Washington (state) Washington5L4 Connecticut Connecticut5
L2 Minnesota Minnesota2

International

Pool C

Games 1–3Games 4–5Games 6–7
- Puerto Rico Puerto Rico ( F/4)11
- Germany Germany0
W1 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico2
W2 Japan Japan7
- Japan Japan4
- Mexico Mexico2
W4 Japan Japan3
W5 Mexico Mexico2
Lower round 1Lower final
W3 Mexico Mexico4
L1 Germany Germany2L4 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico2
L2 Mexico Mexico11

Pool D

Games 1–3Games 4–5Games 6–7
- Panama Panama2
- Canada Canada4
W1 Canada Canada0
W2 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei ( F/4)23
- Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei ( F/4)18
- Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia0
W4 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei5
W5 Panama Panama1
Lower round 1Lower final
W3 Panama Panama4
L1 Panama Panama ( F/4)13L4 Canada Canada2
L2 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia0

Crossover games

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 23 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Minnesota Minnesota1
 
 
Germany Germany2
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 24 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
New Jersey New Jersey10
 
 
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia0
 

Championship games

 
Int'l and US championshipsLLWS championship
 
      
 
August 28 – 1:00 pm EDT - Lamade
 
 
Japan Japan ( F/7)3
 
August 29 – 3:00 pm EDT - Lamade
 
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei2
 
Japan Japan4
 
August 28 – 4:40 pm EDT - Lamade
 
United States Hawaii Hawaii1
 
Hawaii Hawaii 10
 
 
Texas Texas0
 
Consolation game
 
 
August 29 – 11:00 am EDT - Lamade
 
 
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei14
 
 
Texas Texas2
2010 Little League World Series Champions
Japan
Edogawa Minami Little League

Tokyo, Japan

Champions path

The Edogawa Minami LL reached the LLWS with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie. [7] In total, their record was 13–1–1, their only loss coming against Musashi-Fuchu.

Round Opposition Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Opening Round Meguro Higahi LL 10–0
Winner's Bracket Round 2 Tokyo Kitasuna LL 7–3
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals Tokyo Johoku LL 7–4
Winner's Bracket Semifinals Musashi-Fuchu LL 3–5
Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals Itabashi LL 5–3
Round-Robin Playoff Tokyo Kitasuna LL 7–7
Round-Robin Playoff Musashi-Fuchu LL 6–2
Japan Regional
Opening Round Tokyo Nakanyo LL 9–3
Quarterfinals Iida LL 25–4
Semifinals Hamamatsu Minami LL 2–0
Japan Championship Hirosaki Aomori LL 8–4

References

  1. ^ "Format Change Coming To Little League Baseball World Series in 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. ^ Associated Press (August 2, 2010). "Replay expanded for Little League WS". ESPN. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  3. ^ Communications Division (2 August 2010). "Video Replay to be Expanded at Little League Baseball World Series". Little League. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Video Replay at the Little League Baseball World Series – 2010" (PDF). Little League. August 2, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  5. ^ "Jacob Jones has 2 HRs, 5 RBIs". ESPN. August 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  6. ^ Associated Press (August 29, 2010). "LLWS officials happy with instant replay". ESPN. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  7. ^ "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

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