2004 Little League World Series
The 2004 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, defeated Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks, California, in the championship game of the 58th Little League World Series. This was the first LLWS title for the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
| 2004 Little League World Series | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Dates | August 20–August 29 | |
| Teams participating | 16 | |
| Champion | Pabao Little League | |
| Runner-up | Conejo Valley Little League  | |
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Qualification
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
West Conejo Valley |
 Southwest Lamar National |
 Latin America Curundu |
Caribbean Pabao |
 Southeast Morganton |
 Mid-Atlantic South Caroline |
 Asia Shou-Tien |
 Mexico Guadalupe Linda Vista |
 New England Lincoln |
 Northwest Redmond North |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada East Nepean |
 Transatlantic Arabian-American |
 Midwest Northwest |
 Great Lakes Southern |
 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Kutno |
 Pacific Saipan |
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each will meet August 29 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| West | 3-0 |
| Southeast | 2-1 |
| New England | 1-2 |
| Midwest | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Southwest | 3-0 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1-2 |
| Northwest | 1-2 |
| Great Lakes | 1-2 |
August 20
| Midwest | 4-10 | Southeast |
| New England | ppd.† | West |
August 21
| Mid-Atlantic | 7-2 | Great Lakes |
| Southwest | 18-7‡ | Northwest |
| Midwest | 2-3 | New England |
August 22
| Southwest | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
| Southeast | 0-11‡ (5 Innings) |
West |
| Northwest | 8-3 | Mid-Atlantic |
August 23
| Midwest | 0-13‡ (5 innings) |
West |
| New England | 4-5 | Southeast |
August 24
| New England | 0-8 | West |
| Southwest | 13-1‡ | Mid-Atlantic |
| Northwest | 2-3 (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
International
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 3-0 |
| Asia | 2-1 |
| Canada | 1-2 |
| EMEA | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Caribbean | 3-0 |
| Mexico | 2-1 |
| Transatlantic | 1-2 |
| Pacific | 0-3 |
August 20
| Latin America | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Canada |
August 21
| Caribbean | 3-2 | Mexico |
| Transatlantic | 4-1 | Pacific |
| EMEA | 0-18‡ | Asia |
August 22
| Latin America | 9-0 | EMEA |
| Transatlantic | 0-1 | Mexico |
August 23
| Pacific | 3-6 | Mexico |
| Caribbean | 6-1 | Transatlantic |
| Canada | 2-7 | Asia |
August 24
| Caribbean | 3-0 | Pacific |
| Canada | 5-1 | EMEA |
| Latin America | 6-2 | Asia |
Elimination rounds
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade (F/7) | ||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| August 29 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| August 29 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 Little League World Series Champions |
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Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
Notable players
- Jurickson Profar (Willemstad, Curacao) Oakland Athletics infielder
- Jonathan Schoop (Willemstad, Curacao) Minnesota Twins infielder
- Randal Grichuk (Lamar, Texas) Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder
- Christian Bethancourt (Panama City, Panama) San Diego Padres Catcher
- Wei-Chung Wang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Oakland Athletics pitcher
- Michael Conforto (Redmond, Washington) New York Mets Outfielder
Champions Path
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Regional | ||
| Group Stage |  | 13-3 |
| Group Stage |  | 10-4 |
| Group Stage |  | 4-3 |
| Group Stage |  | 4-1 |
| Semifinals |  | 3-0 |
| Caribbean Championship | | 6-0 |
Notes
- † Postponed (rained out)
- ‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 4 innings)
External links
- 2004 official results via Wayback Machine
- Recap of championship game via Wayback Machine
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