2015 Little League World Series

2015 Little League World Series
Dates	August 21–August 30
Teams participating	16
Champion	Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Tokyo, Japan
Runner-up	Red Land Little League Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
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The 2015 Little League World Series was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, from August 21 until August 30, 2015.^[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 69th edition of the tournament. The Tokyo Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, defeated Red Land Little League of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, in the championship game, 18–11, which was the most total runs scored (29) in any final game. It was Japan's fourth title in the past six years. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin on August 20, however, inclement weather resulted in the postponement of all first-day games, resulting in eight games being played on August 21, a LLWS first.^[2]

Teams[]

United States	International
Bowling Green, Kentucky Great Lakes Region Bowling Green Eastern Little League	Taipei, Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Tung Yuan Little League
Lewisberry, Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic Region Red Land Little League	Sydney, New South Wales Australia Region Cronulla Little League
Webb City, Missouri Midwest Region Webb City Little League	White Rock, British Columbia Canada Region White Rock South Surrey Little League
Cranston, Rhode Island New England Region Cranston Western Little League	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Caribbean Region Los Bravos de Pontezuela Little League
Portland, Oregon Northwest Region Wilshire/Riverside Little League	Kampala, Uganda Europe and Africa Region AVRS Secondary School Little League
Taylors, South Carolina Southeast Region Northwood Little League	Tokyo Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Pearland, Texas Southwest Region Pearland West Little League	Barquisimeto, Venezuela Latin America Region Cardenales Little League
Bonita, California West Region Sweetwater Valley Little League	Mexicali, Baja California Mexico Region Seguro Social Little League

• Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Results[]

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 10, 2015.^[1]

United States bracket[]

	August 21 – Game 2
	Texas	1
					August 23 – Game 14
	Oregon	0
					Texas	8
	August 21 – Game 4 (F/4)
					California	4
	Kentucky	2
									August 26 – Game 24
	California	14
									Texas	0
	August 21 – Game 6
									Pennsylvania	3
	South Carolina	7
					August 23 – Game 16
	Rhode Island	1
					South Carolina	8
	August 21 – Game 8 (F/4)
					Pennsylvania	9
	Pennsylvania	18
	Missouri	0
																	August 29 – U.S. championship
																	Pennsylvania	3
	August 22 – Game 10
																	Texas	2
	Oregon	5
					August 24 – Game 18
	Kentucky	7
					South Carolina	3
					Kentucky	4
									August 25 – Game 22
									Kentucky	3
	August 22 – Game 12
									California	11
	Rhode Island	6
					August 24 – Game 20
	Missouri	3
					California	10
					Rhode Island	3
													August 27 – Game 26 (F/8)
													Texas	9
													California	7

International bracket[]

	August 21 – Game 1
	Uganda	4
					August 23 – Game 13
	Dominican Republic	1
					Uganda	0
	August 21 – Game 3
					Venezuela	7
	Venezuela	5
									August 26 – Game 23 (F/8)
	Australia	2
									Venezuela	4
	August 21 – Game 5
									Japan	5
	Canada	0
					August 23 – Game 15
	Mexico	1
					Mexico	1
	August 21 – Game 7
					Japan	3
	Japan	7
	Chinese Taipei	5
																	August 29 – International championship (F/7)
																	Japan	1
	August 22 – Game 9
																	Mexico	0
	Australia	3
					August 24 – Game 17 (F/4)
	Dominican Republic	0
					Mexico	14
					Australia	3
									August 25 – Game 21 (F/5)
									Mexico	11
	August 22 – Game 11 (F/4)
									Chinese Taipei	1
	Chinese Taipei	16
					August 24 – Game 19
	Canada	4
					Uganda	0
					Chinese Taipei	5
													August 27 – Game 25
													Venezuela	0
													Mexico	11

Crossover games[]

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

	Game A
	August 24 – Lamade Stadium
	Oregon	3
	Dominican Republic	7

	Game B
	August 25 – Lamade Stadium
	Missouri	18
	Canada	6

Third place game[]

The third place game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

	Third place game
	August 30 – Lamade Stadium
	Texas	6
	Mexico	4

World Championship[]

	World Champship
	August 30 – Lamade Stadium
	Japan	18
	Pennsylvania	11

2015 Little League World Series Champions
Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Tokyo, Japan

Champions path[]

The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of eight wins and no losses.^[3] In total, their record was 13-0

Round	Opposition	Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Opening Round	Ehime Konan LL	10–0 (F/5)
Quarterfinals	Fuji LL	10–0 (F/5)
Semifinals	Nagano Minami LL	4–1
Japan Championship	Hachioji LL	20–3 (F/4)
Japan Regional Tournament
Opening Round	Ehime Konan LL	10–0
Quarterfinals	Fuji LL	10–0 (F/5)
Semifinals	Nagano Minami	4–1
Finals	Hachioji	20–3 (F/4)

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