2012 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 16–August 26
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsTokyo Kitasuna Little League
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Runner-upGoodlettsville Baseball Little League
United States Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12–2 in the World Championship game. For the country of Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 1900s.

Teams

Main article: 2012 Little League World Series qualification
United States International
Indiana New Castle, Indiana[1]
Great Lakes Region
New Castle Little League 		Chinese Taipei Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
Asia-Pacific Region
Kuei-Shan Little League
New Jersey Parsippany, New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic Region
Par-Troy East Little League 		British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
Hastings Community Little League
Nebraska Kearney, Nebraska
Midwest Region
Kearney Little League 		Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pariba Little League
Connecticut Fairfield, Connecticut
New England Region
Fairfield American Little League 		Germany Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Europe Region
KMC American Little League
Oregon Gresham, Oregon
Northwest Region
Gresham National Little League 		Tokyo Tokyo
Japan Japan Region
Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southeast Region
Goodlettsville Baseball Little League 		Panama Aguadulce, Panama
Latin America Region
Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
Texas San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Region
McAllister Park National Little League 		Tamaulipas Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Mexico Mexico Region
Oriente Little League
California Petaluma, California
West Region
Petaluma National Little League 		Uganda Lugazi, Uganda
Middle East-Africa Region
Lugazi Little League

Results

Main article: 2012 Little League World Series results

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.[2]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 2
Indiana Indiana4
August 19 – Game 15
Oregon Oregon0
 Indiana3
August 16 – Game 4
 Texas13
New Jersey New Jersey2
August 22 – Game 24
Texas Texas5
 Texas3
August 17 – Game 6
 Tennessee4
California California6
August 19 – Game 14
Connecticut Connecticut4
 California6
August 17 – Game 8
 Tennessee9
Nebraska Nebraska1August 25 – U.S. championship (F/7)
Tennessee Tennessee12 Tennessee24
 California16
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 20 – Game 18 (F/8)
August 18 – Game 10 California5August 24 – Game 26 (F/5)
 Oregon4 New Jersey4August 21 – Game 22 Texas1
 New Jersey10 California5 California11
August 20 – Game 20 Connecticut0
August 18 – Game 12 (F/5) Indiana0
 Connecticut12 Connecticut4
 Nebraska0

International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 1
Japan Japan7
August 19 – Game 16 (F/9)
Curaçao Curaçao0
 Japan2
August 16 – Game 3 (F/4)
 Chinese Taipei0
Germany Germany1
August 22 – Game 23
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei14
 Japan4
August 17 – Game 5
 Panama1
Mexico Mexico9
August 19 – Game 13
Canada Canada13
 Canada3
August 17 – Game 7
 Panama8
Panama Panama9August 25 – Intl. championship
Uganda Uganda3 Japan10
 Panama2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 20 – Game 17
August 18 – Game 9 (F/4) Canada3August 23 – Game 25
 Curaçao14 Curaçao4August 21 – Game 21 Panama2
 Germany2 Curaçao2 Mexico1
August 20 – Game 19 Mexico6
August 18 – Game 11 (F/4) Chinese Taipei3
 Mexico12 Mexico4
 Uganda0

Crossover games

Teams that lost their first two games played a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games were labeled Game A and Game B. This provided teams who were already eliminated the opportunity to play a third game.

 
Game A
 
  
 
August 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4)
 
 
United States Nebraska Nebraska17
 
 
Germany Germany1
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 21 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
United States Oregon Oregon2
 
 
Uganda Uganda3
 

Consolation game

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

 
Consolation game
 
  
 
August 26 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Panama Panama4
 
 
United States California California12
 

World Championship

 
Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 26 – Lamade Stadium (F/5)
 
 
United States Tennessee Tennessee2
 
 
Japan Japan12
 

Champions path

The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games.[3] In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

Round Opposition Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Winner's Bracket Round Tokyo Jōhoku LL 11–0
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals Chōfu LL 10–5
Winner's Bracket Semifinals Koganei LL 10–1
Winner's Bracket Final Musashi Fuchū LL 7–2
Japan Regional
Opening Round Ueda Miyami LL 8–2
Quarterfinals Iwakitaira LL 10–0 (4 inn.)
Semifinals Funabashi LL 14–4 (4 inn.)
Japan Championship Matsusaka LL 11–0 (4 inn.)

Notable players

Ceddanne Rafaela (Willemstad, Curaçao)[4] – Boston Red Sox, infielder/outfielder

References

  1. ^ Radford, Darrel; Boulton, David (August 17, 2012). "All eyes in New Castle on Little League World Series". Daily Reporter. Greenfield, Indiana. p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Communications Division (June 14, 2012). "66th Little League Baseball World Series Schedule Announced". Little League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Stiefel, Keagan (February 8, 2023). "Red Sox Prospect Outlook: Can Ceddanne Rafaela Exceed Insane 2022 Season?". NESN. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

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