1997 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 18–August 23
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	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 that led to an error by Ashton White.

Qualification

United States	International
Dyer, Idiana Central Dyer Little League	Surrey, British Columbia Canada Whalley Little League
Pottsville, Pennsylvania East Railway Park Little League	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Europe Arabian American Little League
Bradenton, Florida South Manatee G.T. Bray East Little League	Yokohama, Japan Far East Seya Little League
Mission Viejo, California West South Mission Viejo Little League	Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Linda Vista Little League

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
• Daniel Baca (Guadalupe, México) - Pitcher for the Broncos de Reynosa LMB