1999 Little League World Series

1999 Little League World Series
1999 Little League World Series
Dates	August 22–August 28
Teams participating	8
Champion	Hirakata Little League; Osaka, Japan
Runner-up	National Little League; Phenix City, Alabama

The 1999 Little League World Series (LLWS) took place between August 22 and August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hirakata Little League of Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, defeated Phenix City National Little League of Phenix City, Alabama, in the championship game of the 53rd LLWS.

Qualification[]

United States	International
Brownsburg, IN Central Brownsburg	Victoria Canada Gordon Head
Toms River, NJ East Toms River	Ramstein Air Base Europe Ramstein American
Phenix City, AL South National	Hirakata, Osaka Far East Hirakata
Boise, ID West South Central Boise	Yabucoa Latin America Juan A. Biblioni

Pool play[]

**United States**
Region	Record
East	3-0
South	2-1
West	1-2
Central	0-3

**International**
Region	Record
Latin America	3-0
Far East	2-1
Canada	1-2
Europe	0-3

August 22

Canada	3-7	Far East
South	0-6	East

August 23

Canada	4-6	Latin America
South	5-4	Central
Europe	2-5	Far East
West	0-4	East

August 24

Latin America	3-1	Far East
Central	1-3	East
Europe	3-5	Canada
West	0-12 (5 innings)	South

August 25

Latin America	16-3	Europe
West	2-0	Central

Elimination round[]

Semi-finals		Final

26 August

Yabucoa, Puerto Rico	2
		28 August
Hirakata, Osaka, Japan	12
		Phenix City, Alabama	0
26 August (Game completed 27 August)
		Hirakata, Osaka, Japan	5
Toms River, New Jersey	2

Phenix City, Alabama	3

1999 Little League World Series Champions
Hirakata Little League Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

Champions path[]

The Hirakata LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses.^[1] In total, their record was 9-1, their only loss coming against Juan A. Bablioni LL of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.

Round	Opposition	Result
All-Japan Tournament
Opening Round	Suginami LL	4-3
Quarterfinals	Tokorozawa LL	5-0
Semifinals	Hiroshima Rijo LL	6-4
Japan Championship	Hyogo Harima LL	5–4

Notable players[]

Colby Rasmus (Phenix City, Alabama) Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder
Cory Rasmus (Phenix City, Alabama) MLB pitcher
Michael Saunders (Victoria, British Columbia) MLB outfielder
Lance Lynn (Brownsburg, Indiana) MLB pitcher
Stephen Fife (Boise, Idaho) MLB pitcher

References[]

^ "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

External links[]

1999 official results via Wayback Machine

[1] "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

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