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2016 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 18–August 28
Teams16
Final positions
Champions United States New York (state) Maine-Endwell Little League Maine- Endwell, New York
Runner-up South Korea East Seoul Little League Seoul, South Korea
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2017 →

The 2016 Little League World Series was held from August 18 to August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. [1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 70th edition of the tournament. Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine- Endwell, New York, defeated East Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship game by a 2–1 score. It was the first Little League World Series title for a team from the United States since 2011, and for the state of New York since 1964, and the third overall.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.

United States International
Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky
Great Lakes Region
Bowling Green Eastern Little League
South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region
East Seoul Little League
New York (state) Maine- Endwell, New York
Mid-Atlantic Region
Maine-Endwell Little League
New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales
Australia Australia Region
Hills Little League
Iowa Johnston, Iowa
Midwest Region
Johnston Little League
British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
Hastings Community Little League
Rhode Island Warwick, Rhode Island
New England Region
Warwick North Little League
Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pariba Little League
Oregon Bend, Oregon
Northwest Region
Bend North Little League
Italy Emilia, Italy
Europe and Africa Region
Emilia Little League
Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southeast Region
Goodlettsville Baseball Little League
Tokyo Tokyo
Japan Japan Region
Chofu Little League
Texas San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Region
McAllister Park American Little League
Panama Aguadulce, Panama
Latin America Region
Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
California Chula Vista, California
West Region
Park View Little League
Nuevo León San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Mexico Mexico Region
San Nicolás Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 16, 2016. [2]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 2
New York (state) New York7
August 22 – Game 14
Rhode Island Rhode Island2
New York (state) New York3
August 18 – Game 4
Tennessee Tennessee1
Oregon Oregon2
August 24 – Game 24
Tennessee Tennessee3
New York (state) New York13
August 19 – Game 6
Kentucky Kentucky10
California California1
August 22 – Game 16 ( F/7)
Iowa Iowa5
Iowa Iowa4
August 19 – Game 8 ( F/5)
Kentucky Kentucky14
Texas Texas1August 27 – U.S. championship
Kentucky Kentucky11 New York (state) New York4
Tennessee Tennessee2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 18
August 20 – Game 10 Iowa Iowa3August 25 – Game 26
Rhode Island Rhode Island8 Rhode Island Rhode Island2August 24 – Game 22 ( F/5) Kentucky Kentucky4
Oregon Oregon0 Iowa Iowa3 Tennessee Tennessee8
August 23 – Game 20 ( F/7) Tennessee Tennessee14
August 20 – Game 12 Tennessee Tennessee4
California California5 California California2
Texas Texas0

International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 1
Panama Panama10
August 22 – Game 13
Mexico Mexico2
Panama Panama3
August 18 – Game 3
Australia Australia2
Australia Australia3
August 24 – Game 23
Italy Italy1
Panama Panama3
August 19 – Game 5
South Korea South Korea2
Japan Japan4
August 22 – Game 15 ( F/5)
Canada Canada10
Canada Canada0
August 19 – Game 7
South Korea South Korea10
South Korea South Korea3August 27 – International championship
Curaçao Curaçao0 Panama Panama2
South Korea South Korea7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 17
August 20 – Game 9 Canada Canada1August 25 – Game 25
Mexico Mexico12 Mexico Mexico7August 24 – Game 21 ( F/4) South Korea South Korea7
Italy Italy7 Mexico Mexico10 Mexico Mexico0
August 23 – Game 19 Australia Australia0
August 20 – Game 11 Australia Australia2
Japan Japan1 Curaçao Curaçao1
Curaçao Curaçao2

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 22 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Italy Italy2
 
 
Oregon Oregon6
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 23 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Japan Japan6
 
 
Texas Texas1
 

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 28 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Tennessee Tennessee2
 
 
Panama Panama3
 

World Championship

 
Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 28 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
South Korea South Korea 1
 
 
New York (state) New York2
 
2016 Little League World Series Champions
United States  New York
Maine-Endwell Little League
Maine-Endwell, New York

Home run count

Name HR Count Team
Zach McWilliams 4 Southeast
Seum Kwon 3 Asia-Pacific
Esmith Pineda 3 Latin America
Wontae Cho 2 Asia Pacific
Gael Cortez 2 Mexico
Ryan Harlost 2 Mid-Atlantic
Jaekyeong Kim 2 Asia-Pacific
Jose Leal 2 Mexico
Kenny Rix 2 New England
Jude Abbadessa 1 Mid-Atlantic
Donovan Antonia 1 Caribbean
Stephen Courtney 1 Australia
Kaiden Dinh 1 Midwest
J.T. Garcia 1 Midwest
Carlos Gonzalez 1 Latin America
Devin Hinojosa 1 West
So Hirao 1 Japan
Brent Iredale 1 Australia
Ethan Jackson 1 Southeast
Tanner Jones 1 Southeast
Tyler Jones 1 Southeast
Victor Juarez 1 Mexico
Moosung Kim 1 Asia-Pacific
Yoomin Lee 1 Asia-Pacific
Lucas Marrujo 1 West
R.J. Moore 1 Southeast
Carson Myers 1 Great Lakes
Devin Obee 1 Great Lakes
Jungtaek Ru 1 Asia-Pacific
Cristian Santarelli 1 Canada
Loreto Siniscalchi 1 Canada
Joaquin Tejada 1 Latin America
Dominic Tellis 1 Southwest

Champions path

The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses; [3] [4] in total, their record was 24–0. [5]

Round Opposition Result
Section 1 East
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals New York (state) Camden LL 10–0
Winner's Bracket Semifinals New York (state) Auburn LL 18–1
Section 1 East Championship New York (state) Fayetteville- Manlius LL 25–4
New York State Tournament
Opening Round New York (state) Town of Wappinger LL 13–0 (5 inn.)
Winner's Bracket Semiinals New York (state) Mid-Island LL 12–8
Winner's Bracket Final New York (state) Pine Bush LL 5–3
New York State Championship New York (state) Mid-Island LL 5–0
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Opening Round New Jersey Freehold Township LL 8–6
Quarterfinals Delaware Milton LL 1–0
Semifinals Washington, D.C. Capitol City LL 8–2
Mid-Atlantic Region Championship Pennsylvania Keystone LL 6–2
  • Red indicates loss
  • Green indicates win

References

  1. ^ "Little League® International Board of Directors Announce 2016 Little League World Series Dates". Littleleague.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "2016 Little League World Series bracket" (PDF). llbws.org. Little League Baseball. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament Page". Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "District 5 Tournament bracket". Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ^ "Maine-Endwell wins Little League title game against South Korea". Fox News. August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

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