2006 Little League World Series
Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 18–August 28 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Northern Little League Columbus, Georgia |
Runner-up | Kawaguchi City Little League Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan |
The 2006 Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, took place between August 18 and August 28, one day later than originally scheduled. Inclement weather forced the cancellation of the third-place game on August 27 and the postponement of the championship game also scheduled for that date. The Northern Little League of Columbus, Georgia, defeated Kawaguchi City Little League of Kawaguchi, Japan, in the championship game of the 60th Little League World Series.
The event was broadcast in the
- Howard J. Lamade Stadium — the main stadium, opened in 1959, with seating for 10,000 in the stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more
- Little League Volunteer Stadium — a newer facility, opened in 2001, that seats slightly over 5,000, primarily in the stands
Teams
Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Mid-Atlantic Region Mid-Island Little League |
New England Region Portsmouth Little League |
Pacific Region Saipan Little League |
Mexico Region Matamoros Little League |
Great Lakes Region Lemont Little League |
Northwest Region Murrayhill Little League |
Latin America Region Cardenales Little League |
Asia Region Kawaguchi City Little League |
West Region Ahwatukee American Little League |
Midwest Region National Little League
Daniel Boone |
Canada Region Whalley Little League |
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region Brateevo Little League |
Southeast Region Northern Little League |
Southwest Region South Lake Charles Little League |
Transatlantic Region Little League
Arabian-American |
Caribbean Region Pabao Little League |
Results
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 27 to play for the Little League World Championship. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage. Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio advances.
United States
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
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1 | Great Lakes | 2-1 | 1 | 0.056 |
2 | Southeast | 2–1 | 5 | 0.263 |
3 | West | 2–1 | 5 | 0.278 |
4 | Mid-Atlantic | 0–3 | 8 | 0.421 |
- Great Lakes wins pool based on defensive run ratio. Southeast is the runner-up based on win against West.
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
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1 | New England | 2–1 | 15 | 0.833 |
2 | Northwest | 2–1 | 8 | 0.444 |
3 | Midwest | 1–2 | 6 | 0.381 |
4 | Southwest | 1–2 | 14 | 0.737 |
- New England wins Pool B based on head-to-head tiebreaker.
All times
Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
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August 18 | ||||||
B | New England | 6 | Northwest | 1 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
B | Southwest | 1 (F/9) | Midwest | 0 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 19 | ||||||
A | Mid-Atlantic | 2 | Southeast | 3 (F/7) | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
A | West | 1 | Great Lakes | 0 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 20 | ||||||
B | New England | 5 | Midwest | 14 | Noon (Volunteer Stadium) | |
A | Southeast | 4 | West | 1 | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
B | Southwest | 1 | Northwest | 9 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
A | Mid-Atlantic | 0 | Great Lakes | 1 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 21 | ||||||
B | Southwest | 0 | New England | 5 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
B | Northwest | 2 | Midwest | 1 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 22 | ||||||
A | West | 4 | Mid-Atlantic | 1 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
A | Southeast | 0 | Great Lakes | 2 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
- The New England vs. Midwest game was postponed due to a rain delay and was played on August 20.
International
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
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1 | Latin America | 3–0 | 2 | 0.136 |
2 | Transatlantic | 2–1 | 2 | 0.100 |
3 | Canada | 1–2 | 9 | 0.500 |
4 | Pacific | 0–3 | 12 | 0.600 |
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Run Ratio |
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1 | Asia | 3–0 | 3 | 0.176 |
2 | Mexico | 2–1 | 9 | 0.529 |
3 | Caribbean | 1–2 | 10 | 0.556 |
4 | EMEA | 0–3 | 30 | 1.875 |
All times
Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
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August 18 | ||||||
C | Transatlantic | 5 | Canada | 0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 19 | ||||||
D | EMEA | 0 | Asia* | 11 (F/5) | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
D | Caribbean | 2 | Mexico | 3 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
C | Pacific | 0 | Latin America | 1 (F/8) | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 20 | ||||||
C | Pacific | 1 | Transatlantic | 9 | 5:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
D | EMEA | 1 | Mexico | 11 (F/5) | 7:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 21 | ||||||
D | EMEA | 0 | Caribbean | 8 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
D | Asia | 6 | Mexico | 1 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
C | Canada | 2 | Latin America | 3 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 22 | ||||||
D | Asia | 7 | Caribbean | 2 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
C | Canada | 2 | Pacific | 1 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
C | Transatlantic | 0 | Latin America | 1 (F/8) | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
- Asterisk (*) denotes no-hitter thrown
- The Pacific vs. Latin America game was suspended in the 8th inning due to a rain delay and was completed on August 21.
Elimination round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
August 24 – 3:00 pm - Lamade | ||||||||||
Transatlantic | 1 | |||||||||
August 26 – 7:30 pm - Lamade | ||||||||||
Asia | 4 | |||||||||
Asia | 3 | |||||||||
August 23 – 3:00 pm - Lamade (F/4) | ||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
Latin America | 0 | |||||||||
August 28 – 5:00 pm - Lamade | ||||||||||
Mexico | 11 | |||||||||
Asia | 1 | |||||||||
August 24 – 7:30 pm - Lamade | ||||||||||
Southeast | 2 | |||||||||
Southeast | 8 | |||||||||
August 27 – 3:30 pm - Lamade | ||||||||||
New England | 0 | |||||||||
Southeast | 7 | |||||||||
August 23 – 7:30 pm - Lamade | ||||||||||
Northwest | 3 | |||||||||
Great Lakes | 3 | |||||||||
Northwest | 4 | |||||||||
The consolation game between Matamoros, Mexico and Beaverton, Oregon, scheduled for August 27 at Volunteer Stadium, was cancelled due to rain, and both teams share third place. The championship game was originally scheduled for 3:30 pm US EDT on August 27, but was postponed due to rain. The game was originally rescheduled for 8:00 pm on August 28, but changed because of weather concerns.
2006 Little League World Series Champions |
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Northern Little League Columbus, Georgia |
Notable players
- Gavin Cecchini (Lake Charles, Louisiana) (New York Mets)
- Jace Fry (Beaverton, Oregon) (Chicago White Sox)
- Scott Kingery (Ahwatukee, Phoenix) (Philadelphia Phillies)[1]
- Josh Lester (Columbus, Georgia) (Detroit Tigers)
Champion's path
The Columbus Northern LL went undefeated on their road to the LLWS, winning all eleven of their matches.[2][3] Their total record was 16–1, their only loss coming against Lemont LL (from Illinois).
Round | Opposition | Result |
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Georgia State Tournament | ||
Group Stage | Cartersville LL | 9–0 |
Group Stage | Decatur Belvedere LL | 15–0 |
Group Stage | Toccoa American LL | 12–2 |
Group Stage | Masters City LL | 17–2 |
Semifinals | Masters City LL | 15–5 |
Championship | Buckhead |
4–0 |
Southeast Regional | ||
Group Stage | Bridgeport American LL |
16–0 (4 inn.) |
Group Stage | Columbia American LL |
8–0 |
Group Stage | Greater Dunedin LL | 10–6 |
Semifinals | Cottage Hill LL | 11–0 (4 inn.) |
Southeast Region Championship | Greater Dunedin LL | 5–0 |
Mid-Island incident
Television coverage aired throughout the United States on
See also
- Little League
- Little League World Series
References
- ^ "Phillies' Kingery enjoyed early success".
- ^ "Georgia State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ "Southeastern Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.