1997 Little League World Series
Baseball tournament
Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 18–August 23 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Runner-up | ![]() ![]() Mission Viejo, California |
The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico secured a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a four-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning.[1]
Qualification
United States | International |
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![]() Central Dyer Little League | ![]() ![]() Canada Whalley Little League |
![]() East Railway Park Little League | ![]() Europe Arabian American Little League |
![]() South Manatee G.T. Bray East Little League | ![]() ![]() Far East Seya Little League |
![]() West South Mission Viejo Little League | ![]() ![]() Latin America Linda Vista Little League |
Pool play
Region | Record |
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West | 3–0 |
South | 2–1 |
East | 1–2 |
Central | 0–3 |
Region | Record |
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Latin America | 3–0 |
Far East | 2–1 |
Europe | 1–2 |
Canada | 0–3 |
- August 18
Europe | 0–3 | Latin America |
East | 1–0 | Central |
Far East | 5–1 | Canada |
West | 10–6 | South |
- August 19
Europe | 5–0 | Canada |
West | 9–0 | Central |
Latin America | 12–0 (4 innings) | Far East |
South | 5–0 (8 innings) | East |
(August 20
Latin America | 3–0 | Canada |
Central | 2–8 | South |
Far East | 2–1 | Europe |
East | 0–3 | West |
Elimination round
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
21 August | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
23 August | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
21 August (5 innings) | ||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
1997 Little League World Series Champions |
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![]() Linda Vista Little League Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Notable players
- Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) – outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball
- Kevin Duffy (Bradenton, Florida) - First Base in NCAA and owner of Duffel’s Dugout
See also
References
- ^ "S. Mission Viejo fans stunned, but proud of team". The San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino County, California. August 24, 1997. p. C4. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- 1997 official results via Wayback Machine
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