2017 Little League World Series
2017 Little League World Series | ||
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Dates | August 17–August 27 | |
Teams participating | 16 | |
Champion | ![]() Chiba City, Japan | |
Runner-up | ![]() ![]() San Antonio, Texas | |
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The 2017 Little League World Series was held from August 17 to 27. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 6th edition of the tournament.[1] Chiba City Little League of Chiba City, Japan, defeated McAllister Park American Little League of San Antonio, Texas, in the championship game by a 12–2 score. It was the 6th time that a team from Japan won the tournament. Chiba City became the first league to win the tournament four times.
Teams[]
Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2017.
United States | International |
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![]() Great Lakes Region Brownsburg |
![]() Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Taichung Little League |
![]() Mid-Atlantic Region Elizabeth Little League |
![]() Arabian American Little League |
![]() Midwest Region Hastings Baseball Little League |
![]() ![]() Hastings Community Little League |
![]() New England Region Shelton American Little League |
![]() Caribbean Region San Lorenzo Little League |
![]() Northwest Region Sammamish Little League |
![]() Europe and Africa Region Bolongo Little League |
![]() Southeast Region Morganton |
Chiba City![]() Chiba City Little League |
![]() Southwest Region McAllister Park American Little League |
![]() Latin America Region Valencia Little League |
![]() West Region Petaluma Little League |
![]() ![]() Oriente Little League |
Results[]
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 15, 2017.[2]
United States bracket[]
August 17 – Game 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 20 – Game 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 17 – Game 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 23 – Game 24 (F/7) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 ��� Game 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 20 – Game 16 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 – Game 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 26 – U.S. championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 10 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 21 – Game 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 23 – Game 22 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 21 – Game 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 24 – Game 26 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||||||
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International bracket[]
August 17 – Game 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 20 – Game 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 17 – Game 3 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 23 – Game 23 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 – Game 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 20 – Game 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 – Game 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 26 – International championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 9 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 21 – Game 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 22 – Game 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 19 – Game 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 21 – Game 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 24 – Game 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Consolation 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 21 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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Game B | ||
August 22 – 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 27 – Lamade Stadium | ||
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World Championship[]
Little League World Championship | ||
August 27 – Lamade Stadium (F/5) | ||
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2017 Little League World Series Champions |
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![]() Tokyo Kitasuna Little League Tokyo, Japan |
Champions path[]
The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with a record of nine wins and only one loss.[3] In total, their record was 14–1.
MLB Little League Classic[]
On March 9, 2017, Major League Baseball (MLB) and Lycoming County officials announced that Williamsport would host a regular season MLB game during the LLWS, branded as the MLB Little League Classic. The game took place on August 20, 2017, at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field and was attended by the Little Leaguers and their families, along with select Lycoming County residents. The game featured the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was televised on ESPN (as part of Sunday Night Baseball), ESPN Deportes, and MLB Network.[4] The Pirates won, 6–3.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Dates Announced for the 2017 Little League World Series Tournaments". littleleague.org. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Little League Baseball® World Series Schedule Announced". llbws.org. Little League Baseball. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "ESPN to broadcast MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport PA". espn media. March 11, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3". Retrosheet. August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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