1997 Little League World Series

1997 Little League World Series
Dates	August 18–August 23
Teams participating	8
Champion	Linda Vista Little League Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico
Runner-up	South Mission Viejo Little League Mission Viejo, California
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The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico,^[1] defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico made a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a 4-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning capped by a single by Pablo Torres.

Qualification[]

United States	International
Dyer, IN Central Dyer	Surrey, BC Canada Whalley
Pottsville, PA East Railway Park	Dhahran Europe Arabian American
Bradenton, FL South Manatee G.T. Bray East	Yokohama Far East Seya
Mission Viejo, CA West South Mission Viejo	Guadalupe, Nuevo León Latin America Linda Vista

Pool play[]

August 18

August 19

August 20

Elimination round[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 August
	Yokohama, Japan	0
					23 August
	Guadalupe, Nuevo León	1
					Guadalupe, Nuevo León	5
	21 August (5 innings)
					Mission Viejo, California	4
	Mission Viejo, California	12
	Bradenton, Florida	1

1997 Little League World Series Champions
Linda Vista Little League Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico

Notable players[]

• Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) - Outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
• () - Pitcher for the Broncos de Reynosa LMB

Footnotes[]

External links[]

• 1997 official results via Wayback Machine