2014 Little League World Series qualification

Qualification for the 2014 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 10, 2014.[1]

2014 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes Winner New Albany, Indiana
Mid-Atlantic Winner Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Midwest Winner Rapid City, South Dakota
New England Winner Cumberland, Rhode Island
Northwest Winner Lynnwood, Washington
Southeast Winner Nashville, Tennessee
Southwest Winner Pearland, Texas
West Winner Las Vegas, Nevada
International
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Winner Seoul, South Korea
Australia Winner Perth, Western Australia
Canada Winner Vancouver, British Columbia
Caribbean Winner Humacao, Puerto Rico
Europe and Africa Winner Brno, Czech Republic
Japan Winner Tokyo
Latin America Winner Maracaibo, Venezuela
Mexico Winner Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Tournaments

United States

Great Lakes

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 2–9.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Illinois Chicago Jackie Robinson West 0-4*
 Indiana New Albany New Albany 3–1
 Wisconsin Burlington Burlington 2–2
 Ohio Canfield Canfield 2–2
 Michigan Midland Midland Northeast 1–3
 Kentucky Bowling Green Warren County Southern 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 7 – Lawrence, IN (F/4)
 
 
4  Ohio6
 
August 9 – Indianapolis
 
1  Illinois0*
 
1  Illinois0*
 
August 7 – Indianapolis (F/4)
 
2  Indiana6
 
3  Wisconsin4
 
 
2  Indiana14
 

*On February 15, 2015, Jackie Robinson West Little League was forced to forfeit all its matches due to rules violations for fielding ineligible players - they are officially recorded as 6-0 victories for the opposing team. The Great Lakes Championship was retroactively awarded to the Indiana representative New Albany Little League.

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 1–10.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 New Jersey Toms River Toms River 4–0
 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Taney Youth Baseball Association 3–1
 New York Colonie Colonie 2–2
 Delaware Newark Newark National 2–2
 Maryland Salisbury West Salisbury 1–3
 Washington, D.C. Northwest Washington 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 8 – Bristol
 
 
4  Delaware4
 
August 10 – Bristol
 
1  New Jersey3
 
4  Delaware0
 
August 8 – Bristol
 
2  Pennsylvania8
 
3  New York5
 
 
2  Pennsylvania6
 

Midwest

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 1–8.[1]

Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.

State City LL Organization Record
 Minnesota Plymouth/New Hope Plymouth/New Hope 4–0
 South Dakota Rapid City Canyon Lake 4–0
 Missouri Joplin Joplin South 1–3
 Nebraska Kearney Kearney 1–3
 Iowa Sioux City Headid 1–3
 Kansas Frontenac Frontenac 1–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 6 – Indianapolis
 
 
4  Nebraska11
 
August 8 – Indianapolis (F/4)
 
1  Minnesota7
 
4  Nebraska4
 
August 6 – Indianapolis
 
2  South Dakota15
 
3  Missouri3
 
 
2  South Dakota7
 

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 1–9.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Connecticut Fairfield Fairfield American 3–1
 Rhode Island Cumberland Cumberland American 3–1
 Maine Falmouth Falmouth 2–2
 Massachusetts Barnstable Barnstable 2–2
 New Hampshire Goffstown Goffstown 1–3
 Vermont Williston Williston 1–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 7 – Bristol
 
 
4  Massachusetts0
 
August 9 – Bristol
 
1  Connecticut9
 
1  Connecticut6
 
August 7 – Bristol (F/8)
 
2  Rhode Island10
 
3  Maine4
 
 
2  Rhode Island13
 

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 1–9.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Washington Lynnwood Pacific 4–0
 Oregon Bend Bend North 3–1
 Alaska Eagle River Knik 3–1
 Montana Billings Boulder Arrowhead 1–3
 Idaho Lewiston Lewiston 1–3
 Wyoming Cody Cody 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 7 – San Bernardino
 
 
4  Montana3
 
August 9 – San Bernardino
 
1  Washington10
 
1  Washington6
 
August 7 – San Bernardino
 
2  Oregon3
 
3  Alaska6
 
 
2  Oregon7
 

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 2–8.[1]

  • a Peachtree City National Little League of Peachtree City, Georgia won the Georgia state tournament by defeating Columbus Northern. However, Peachtree City was stripped of their title by virtue of having twelve players on the team whose league age was 12-years old. Little League regulations state that the maximum number for a team is eight.[2]
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 6 – Warner Robins (F/4)
 
 
2B  Tennessee13
 
August 8 – Warner Robins
 
1A  Florida1
 
2B  Tennessee9
 
August 6 – Warner Robins
 
1B  Virginia4
 
2A  Georgia7
 
 
1B  Virginia8
 

Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 1–6.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 5 – Waco (F/7)
 
 
2B  Louisiana10
 
August 6 – Waco
 
1A  New Mexico9
 
2B  Louisiana3
 
August 5 – Waco
 
1B  Texas East7
 
2A  Mississippi6
 
 
1B  Texas East12
 

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 1–9.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Hawaii Honolulu Honolulu 4–0
 Nevada Las Vegas Mountain Ridge 4–0
Southern California Encinitas Encinitas 2–2
Northern California Pacifica Pacifica American 1–3
 Arizona Chandler Chandler National 1–3
 Utah St. George Dixie youth baseball 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 8 – San Bernardino
 
 
4 Northern California1
 
August 9 – San Bernardino
 
1  Hawaii0
 
4 Northern California2
 
August 8 – San Bernardino
 
2  Nevada11
 
3 Southern California1
 
 
2  Nevada5
 

International

Asia-Pacific and Middle East

The tournament took place in Clark, Philippines from June 29–July 5.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 4 – Philippines
 
 
2B  Philippines9
 
July 5 – Philippines
 
1A  Hong Kong10
 
1A  Hong Kong0
 
July 4 – Philippines
 
1B  South Korea11
 
2A  Chinese Taipei2
 
 
1B  South Korea9
 

1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Australia

The tournament took place in Gold Coast, Queensland on June 4–9.[1] The top two teams in each pool advance to the elimination round, where they are seeded one through eight based on overall record. The "runs against ratio" (RAR) is used as the tiebreaker. It is calculated by the number of runs scored against a team, divided by the number of defensive innings the team played.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
June 7 – Gold Coast
 
 
Swan Hills7
 
June 8 – Gold Coast (F/7)
 
MacArthur5
 
Swan Hills6
 
June 7 – Gold Coast
 
Manly7
 
Manly6
 
June 9 – Gold Coast (F/7)
 
Brisbane Metro0
 
Manly2
 
June 7 – Gold Coast
 
Perth Metro North3
 
Perth Metro Central4
 
June 8 – Gold Coast
 
Perth Metro East2
 
Perth Metro Central3
 
June 7 – Gold Coast
 
Perth Metro North4
 
Perth Metro North4
 
 
Cronulla North2
 

Canada

The tournament took place in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec from August 1–10.[1]

Province City LL Organization Record
 Ontario Toronto High Park 6–0
 British Columbia Vancouver South Vancouver 4–2
 Alberta Lethbridge Lethbridge Southwest 4–2
 Quebec Montreal Notre-Dame-de-Grace 4–2
 Saskatchewan (Prairie Provinces) Regina North Regina 2–4
 New Brunswick (Atlantic Provinces) Lancaster Lancaster 1–5
 Quebec (Host) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Valleyfield 0–6
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9 – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
 
 
4  Quebec6
 
August 10 – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
 
1  Ontario7
 
1  Ontario1
 
August 9 – Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
 
2  British Columbia4
 
3  Alberta0
 
 
2  British Columbia2
 

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Freeport, Bahamas from July 19–25.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 24 – Freeport
 
 
2B  Curaçao6
 
July 25 – Freeport
 
1A  Virgin Islands7
 
1A  Virgin Islands3
 
July 24 – Freeport
 
2A  Puerto Rico14
 
2A  Puerto Rico6
 
 
1B  Bahamas4
 

Europe & Africa

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland on July 14–21.[1][3]

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
        C1 Czech Republic 12  
  A2 Netherlands 6     A2 Netherlands 3    
  B2 United Kingdom 2         C1 Czech Republic 11
      B1 Spain 6
        B1 Spain 4    
  C2 Belgium 2     A1 Italy 1  
  A1 Italy 12  

Japan

The first two rounds of the tournament were held on June 28, and the remaining two rounds were played on July 5. All games are played in Tokyo.[1]

Participating teams Prefecture City LL Organization
Chūgoku Champions  Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima Aki
Higashikanto Champions  Ibaraki Ushiku Ushiku
Hokkaido Champions  Hokkaido Asahikawa Asahikawa Chuo
Kanagawa Champions  Kanagawa Hiratsuka Hiratsuka
Kansai Champions  Osaka Toyonaka Toyonaka
Kansai Runner-Up  Osaka Ibaraki Osaka Ibaraki
Kitakanto Champions  Saitama Ageo Ageo Nishi
Kyushu Champions  Nagasaki Nagasaki Nagasaki Kita
Shikoku Champions  Ehime Iyo District Ehime Konan
Shin'etsu Champions  Niigata Niigata Niigata Minami
Tōhoku Champions  Fukushima Shirakawa Shirakawa
Tōhoku Runner-Up  Miyagi Miyagi District Miyagi Rifu
Tōkai Champions  Aichi Handa Chita
Tōkai Runner-Up  Shizuoka Hamamatsu Hamamatsu Minami
Tokyo Champions  Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Kitasuna
Tokyo Runner-Up  Tokyo Tokyo Musashi Fuchu
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
 
Tokyo Kitasuna2
 
June 28 – Tokyo[4]
 
Niigata Minami1
 
Tokyo Kitasuna2
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Miyagi Rifu1
 
Ageo Nishi6
 
July 5 – Tokyo
 
Miyagi Rifu7
 
Osaka Ibaraki2
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Tokyo Kitasuna (F/4)12
 
Ehime Konan2
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Osaka Ibaraki14
 
Osaka Ibaraki9
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Ushiku8
 
Ushiku1
 
July 5 – Tokyo
 
Chita0
 
Tokyo Kitasuna (F/4)12
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Toyonaka0
 
Shirakawa21
 
June 28 – Tokyo[4]
 
Nagasaki Kita5
 
Shirakawa3
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Musashi Fuchu4
 
Hiratsuka0
 
July 5 – Tokyo
 
Musashi Fuchu (F/4)10
 
Musashi Fuchu4
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Toyonaka (F/8)5
 
Hamamatsu Minami4
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Hiroshima Aki5
 
Hiroshima Aki2
 
June 28 – Tokyo
 
Toyonaka4
 
Toyonaka3
 
 
Asahikawa Chuo0
 

Latin America

The tournament took place in Managua, Nicaragua from June 22–29.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 28 – Managua
 
 
2B  Panama5
 
June 29 – Managua
 
1A  Nicaragua0
 
2B  Panama5
 
June 28 – Managua
 
1B  Venezuela8
 
2A  Colombia2
 
 
1B  Venezuela4
 

Mexico

The tournament took place in Monterrey, Nuevo León during July 5–11.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 10 – Monterrey
 
 
2B Municipal De Tijuana7
 
July 11 – Monterrey
 
1A Félix Arce11
 
1A Félix Arce6
 
July 10 – Monterrey
 
1B Linda Vista12
 
2A El Granjero2
 
 
1B Linda Vista9
 

References

  1. "Little League Baseball World Series Results". Littleleague.org. Little League. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. Paluska, Mike (August 4, 2014). "Metro Atlanta Little League team stripped of state championship". cbs46.com. WGCL-TV Atlanta. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  3. "2014 Little League Baseball Europe & Africa Regional Tournament" (PDF). eteamz.com/llbeurope. Little League Baseball Europe. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. Resumed on July 4 due to rain.
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