2016 Little League World Series

2016 Little League World Series
Dates	August 18– August 28
Teams participating	16
Champion	Maine-Endwell Little League Endwell, New York
Runner-up	East Seoul Little League Seoul, South Korea

South Williamsport

Location in the United States

South Williamsport

Location in Pennsylvania

The 2016 Little League World Series was held August 18–28 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. The Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine-Endwell, New York defeated the 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, the first since 1964.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments will be held between June and August 2016.

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

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					U.S. Semifinal					U.S. Championship
	Winner's Bracket
		New York	7
		Rhode Island	2
							New York	3
							Tennessee	1
		Oregon	2
		Tennessee	3
												New York	13
												Kentucky	10
		California	1
		Iowa	5
							Iowa	4
							Kentucky (F/7)	14
		Texas	1
		Kentucky (F/5)	11																			New York	4
																						Tennessee	2
	Loser's Bracket
		Rhode Island	8
		Oregon	0				Iowa	3
							Rhode Island	2
												Iowa	3
		California	5									Tennessee (F/5)	14				Kentucky	4
		Texas	0				Tennessee (F/7)	4									Tennessee	8
							California	2

International bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					International Semifinal					International Championship
	Winner's Bracket
		Panama	10
		Mexico	2
							Panama	3
							Australia	2
		Australia	3
		Italy	1
												Panama	3
												South Korea	2
		Japan	4
		Canada	10
							Canada	0
							South Korea (F/5)	10
		South Korea	3
		Curaçao	0																			Panama	2
																						South Korea	7
	Loser's Bracket
		Mexico	12
		Italy	7				Canada	1
							Mexico	7
												Mexico (F/4)	10
		Japan	1									Australia	0				South Korea	7
		Curaçao	2				Australia	2									Mexico	0
							Curaçao	1

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 22 – Lamade Stadium
	Italy	2
	Oregon	6

	Game B
	August 23 – Lamade Stadium
	Japan	6
	Texas	1

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	2
	Panama	3

World Championship

	Little League World Championship
	August 28 – Lamade Stadium
	South Korea	1
	New York	2

2016 Little League World Series Champions
Maine-Endwell Little League Endwell, New York

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	Camden LL	10–0
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Auburn LL	18–1
Section 1 East Championship	Fayetteville-Manlius LL	25–4
New York State Tournament
Opening Round	Town of Wappinger LL	13–0 (5 inn.)
Winner's Bracket Semiinals	Mid-Island LL	12–8
Winner's Bracket Final	Pine Bush LL	5–3
New York State Championship	Mid-Island LL	5–0
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Opening Round	Freehold Township LL	8–6
Quarterfinals	Milton LL	1–0
Semifinals	Capitol City LL	8–2
Mid-Atlantic Region Championship	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 May 27, 2016.
2. "2016 Little League World Series bracket" (PDF). llbws.org. Little League Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
3. "Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament Page". Retrieved August 28, 2016.
4. District 5 Tournament bracket
5. "Maine-Endwell wins Little League title game against South Korea". Fox News. August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

External links

• Official website

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