2016 Little League World Series
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 18–August 28 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
The 2016 Little League World Series was held from August 18 to August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 70th edition of the Little League World Series. Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine-Endwell, New York, defeated East Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship game by a 2–1 score. It was the first Little League World Series title for a team from the United States since 2011, and for the state of New York since 1964, and the third overall.
Teams
Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.
United States | International |
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![]() Great Lakes Region Bowling Green Eastern Little League | ![]() Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region East Seoul Little League |
![]() Mid-Atlantic Region Maine-Endwell Little League | ![]() ![]() Hills Little League |
![]() Midwest Region Johnston Little League | ![]() ![]() Hastings Community Little League |
![]() New England Region Warwick North Little League | ![]() Caribbean Region Pariba Little League |
![]() Northwest Region Bend North Little League | ![]() Europe and Africa Region Emilia Little League |
![]() Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little League | ![]() ![]() Chofu Little League |
![]() Southwest Region McAllister Park American Little League | ![]() Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League |
![]() West Region Park View Little League | ![]() ![]() San Nicolás Little League |
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 16, 2016.[2]
United States bracket
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 18 – Game 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 22 – Game 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 – Game 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 24 – Game 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 22 – Game 16 (F/7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 8 (F/5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 1 | August 27 – U.S. championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 23 – Game 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
August 20 – Game 10 | ![]() | 3 | August 25 – Game 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | ![]() | 2 | August 24 – Game 22 (F/5) | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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August 23 – Game 20 (F/7) | ![]() | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
August 20 – Game 12 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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International bracket
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 18 – Game 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 22 – Game 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 – Game 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 24 – Game 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 22 – Game 15 (F/5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | August 27 – International championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 23 – Game 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
August 20 – Game 9 | ![]() | 1 | August 25 – Game 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | ![]() | 7 | August 24 – Game 21 (F/4) | ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
August 23 – Game 19 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
August 20 – Game 11 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 22 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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Game B | ||
August 23 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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Third place game
This consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.
Third place game | ||
August 28 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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World Championship
Little League World Championship | ||
August 28 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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2016 Little League World Series Champions |
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![]() ![]() Maine-Endwell Little League Maine-Endwell, New York |
Home run count
Name | HR Count | Team |
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Zach McWilliams | 4 | Southeast |
Seum Kwon | 3 | Asia-Pacific |
Esmith Pineda | 3 | Latin America |
Wontae Cho | 2 | Asia Pacific |
Gael Cortez | 2 | Mexico |
Ryan Harlost | 2 | Mid-Atlantic |
Jaekyeong Kim | 2 | Asia-Pacific |
Jose Leal | 2 | Mexico |
Kenny Rix | 2 | New England |
Jude Abbadessa | 1 | Mid-Atlantic |
Donovan Antonia | 1 | Caribbean |
Stephen Courtney | 1 | Australia |
Kaiden Dinh | 1 | Midwest |
J.T. Garcia | 1 | Midwest |
Carlos Gonzalez | 1 | Latin America |
Devin Hinojosa | 1 | West |
So Hirao | 1 | Japan |
Brent Iredale | 1 | Australia |
Ethan Jackson | 1 | Southeast |
Tanner Jones | 1 | Southeast |
Tyler Jones | 1 | Southeast |
Victor Juarez | 1 | Mexico |
Moosung Kim | 1 | Asia-Pacific |
Yoomin Lee | 1 | Asia-Pacific |
Lucas Marrujo | 1 | West |
R.J. Moore | 1 | Southeast |
Carson Myers | 1 | Great Lakes |
Devin Obee | 1 | Great Lakes |
Jungtaek Ru | 1 | Asia-Pacific |
Cristian Santarelli | 1 | Canada |
Loreto Siniscalchi | 1 | Canada |
Joaquin Tejada | 1 | Latin America |
Dominic Tellis | 1 | Southwest |
Champions path
The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses;[3][4] in total, their record was 24–0.[5]
Round | Opposition | Result |
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Section 1 East | ||
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals | ![]() | 10–0 |
Winner's Bracket Semifinals | ![]() | 18–1 |
Section 1 East Championship | ![]() | 25–4 |
New York State Tournament | ||
Opening Round | ![]() | 13–0 (5 inn.) |
Winner's Bracket Semiinals | ![]() | 12–8 |
Winner's Bracket Final | ![]() | 5–3 |
New York State Championship | ![]() | 5–0 |
Mid-Atlantic Regional | ||
Opening Round | ![]() | 8–6 |
Quarterfinals | ![]() | 1–0 |
Semifinals | ![]() | 8–2 |
Mid-Atlantic Region Championship | ![]() | 6–2 |
- Red indicates loss
- Green indicates win
Notable players
- Jurrangelo Cijntje (Curaçao) – switch pitcher, drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
References
- ^ "Little League® International Board of Directors Announce 2016 Little League World Series Dates". Littleleague.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "2016 Little League World Series bracket" (PDF). llbws.org. Little League Baseball. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament Page". Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "District 5 Tournament bracket". Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "Maine-Endwell wins Little League title game against South Korea". Fox News. August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "Mariners take switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with 15th pick". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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