2016 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 18–August 28
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Maine-Endwell Little League Maine-Endwell, New York
Runner-up	East Seoul Little League Seoul, South Korea
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The 2016 Little League World Series was held from August 18 to August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.^[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 70th edition of the tournament. Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine-Endwell, New York, defeated East Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship game by a 2–1 score. It was the first Little League World Series title for a team from the United States since 2011, and for the state of New York since 1964, and the third overall.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.

United States	International
Bowling Green, Kentucky Great Lakes Region Bowling Green Eastern Little League	Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region East Seoul Little League
Maine-Endwell, New York Mid-Atlantic Region Maine-Endwell Little League	Sydney, New South Wales Australia Region Hills Little League
Johnston, Iowa Midwest Region Johnston Little League	Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Region Hastings Community Little League
Warwick, Rhode Island New England Region Warwick North Little League	Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pariba Little League
Bend, Oregon Northwest Region Bend North Little League	Emilia, Italy Europe and Africa Region Emilia Little League
Goodlettsville, Tennessee Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little League	Tokyo Japan Region Chofu Little League
San Antonio, Texas Southwest Region McAllister Park American Little League	Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
Chula Vista, California West Region Park View Little League	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Mexico Region San Nicolás Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 16, 2016.^[2]

United States bracket

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Final

August 18 – Game 2

New York

7

August 22 – Game 14

Rhode Island

2

New York

3

August 18 – Game 4

Tennessee

1

Oregon

2

August 24 – Game 24

Tennessee

3

New York

13

August 19 – Game 6

Kentucky

10

California

1

August 22 – Game 16 (F/7)

Iowa

5

Iowa

4

August 19 – Game 8 (F/5)

Kentucky

14

Texas

1

August 27 – U.S. championship

Kentucky

11

New York

4

Tennessee

2

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

August 23 – Game 18

August 20 – Game 10

Iowa

3

August 25 – Game 26

Rhode Island

8

Rhode Island

2

August 24 – Game 22 (F/5)

Kentucky

4

Oregon

0

Iowa

3

Tennessee

8

August 23 – Game 20 (F/7)

Tennessee

14

August 20 – Game 12

Tennessee

4

California

5

California

2

Texas

0

International bracket

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Final

August 18 – Game 1

Panama

10

August 22 – Game 13

Mexico

2

Panama

3

August 18 – Game 3

Australia

2

Australia

3

August 24 – Game 23

Italy

1

Panama

3

August 19 – Game 5

South Korea

2

Japan

4

August 22 – Game 15 (F/5)

Canada

10

Canada

0

August 19 – Game 7

South Korea

10

South Korea

3

August 27 – International championship

Curaçao

0

Panama

2

South Korea

7

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

August 23 – Game 17

August 20 – Game 9

Canada

1

August 25 – Game 25

Mexico

12

Mexico

7

August 24 – Game 21 (F/4)

South Korea

7

Italy

7

Mexico

10

Mexico

0

August 23 – Game 19

Australia

0

August 20 – Game 11

Australia

2

Japan

1

Curaçao

1

Curaçao

2

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 22 – Lamade Stadium
	Italy	2
	Oregon	6

	Game B
	August 23 – Lamade Stadium
	Japan	6
	Texas	1

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 28 – Lamade Stadium
	Tennessee	2
	Panama	3

World Championship

	Little League World Championship
	August 28 – Lamade Stadium
	South Korea	1
	New York	2

2016 Little League World Series Champions
Maine-Endwell Little League Maine-Endwell, New York

Home run count

Champions path

The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses;^[3][4] in total, their record was 24–0.^[5]

Round	Opposition	Result
Section 1 East
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals	Camden LL	10–0
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Auburn LL	18–1
Section 1 East Championship	Fayetteville-Manlius LL	25–4
New York State Tournament
Opening Round	Town of Wappinger LL	13–0 (5 inn.)
Winner's Bracket Semiinals	Mid-Island LL	12–8
Winner's Bracket Final	Pine Bush LL	5–3
New York State Championship	Mid-Island LL	5–0
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Opening Round	Freehold Township LL	8–6
Quarterfinals	Milton LL	1–0
Semifinals	Capitol City LL	8–2
Mid-Atlantic Region Championship	Keystone LL	6–2

• Red indicates loss
• Green indicates win