2012 Little League World Series
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 16–August 26 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tokyo Kitasuna Little League![]() |
Runner-up | Goodlettsville Baseball Little League![]() ![]() |
The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12–2 in the World Championship game. For the country of Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 1900s.
Teams
United States | International |
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![]() Great Lakes Region New Castle Little League | ![]() Asia-Pacific Region Kuei-Shan Little League |
![]() Mid-Atlantic Region Par-Troy East Little League | ![]() ![]() Hastings Community Little League |
![]() Midwest Region Kearney Little League | ![]() Caribbean Region Pariba Little League |
![]() New England Region Fairfield American Little League | ![]() Europe Region KMC American Little League |
![]() Northwest Region Gresham National Little League | ![]() ![]() Tokyo Kitasuna Little League |
![]() Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little League | ![]() Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League |
![]() Southwest Region McAllister Park National Little League | ![]() ![]() Oriente Little League |
![]() West Region Petaluma National Little League | ![]() Middle East-Africa Region Lugazi Little League |
- 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.
Results
The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.[2]
United States bracket
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 16 – Game 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 16 – Game 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 22 – Game 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 17 – Game 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 17 – Game 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 1 | August 25 – U.S. championship (F/7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 20 – Game 18 (F/8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
August 18 – Game 10 | ![]() | 5 | August 24 – Game 26 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 4 | August 21 – Game 22 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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August 20 – Game 20 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
August 18 – Game 12 (F/5) | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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International bracket
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 16 – Game 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 16 (F/9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 16 – Game 3 (F/4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 22 – Game 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 17 – Game 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 17 – Game 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 9 | August 25 – Intl. championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 20 – Game 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
August 18 – Game 9 (F/4) | ![]() | 3 | August 23 – Game 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 14 | ![]() | 4 | August 21 – Game 21 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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August 20 – Game 19 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
August 18 – Game 11 (F/4) | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4) | ||
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Game B | ||
August 21 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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Consolation game
The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.
Consolation game | ||
August 26 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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World Championship
Little League World Championship | ||
August 26 – Lamade Stadium (F/5) | ||
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Champions path
The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games.[3] In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.
Round | Opposition | Result |
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All-Tokyo Tournament | ||
Winner's Bracket Round | Tokyo Jōhoku LL | 11–0 |
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals | Chōfu LL | 10–5 |
Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Koganei LL | 10–1 |
Winner's Bracket Final | Musashi Fuchū LL | 7–2 |
Japan Regional | ||
Opening Round | Ueda Miyami LL | 8–2 |
Quarterfinals | Iwakitaira LL | 10–0 (4 inn.) |
Semifinals | Funabashi LL | 14–4 (4 inn.) |
Japan Championship | Matsusaka LL | 11–0 (4 inn.) |
Notable players
- Mason Gillis (Great Lakes) - college basketball player[4]
- Kotaro Kiyomiya (Japan) - professional baseball infielder[5]
- Ceddanne Rafaela (Caribbean) – professional baseball player[6]
- Jake Rucker (Southeast) - professional baseball second baseman[7]
- Jared Wegner (Midwest) - professional baseball outfielder[8]
References
- ^ Radford, Darrel; Boulton, David (August 17, 2012). "All eyes in New Castle on Little League World Series". Daily Reporter. Greenfield, Indiana. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Communications Division (June 14, 2012). "66th Little League Baseball World Series Schedule Announced". Little League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Mason Gillis - Men's Basketball". Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Organization, Nippon Professional Baseball. "Kiyomiya,Kotaro(Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) | Players". Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Stiefel, Keagan (February 8, 2023). "Red Sox Prospect Outlook: Can Ceddanne Rafaela Exceed Insane 2022 Season?". NESN. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Jake Rucker Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Jared Wegner Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
External links
- 2012 official results via Wayback Machine
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