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1997 Little League World Series
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.
| 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 |
Qualification edit
| 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 edit
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| West | 3–0 |
| South | 2–1 |
| East | 1–2 |
| Central | 0–3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 3–0 |
| Far East | 2–1 |
| Europe | 1–2 |
| Canada | 0–3 |
- August 18
| Europe | 0–3 | Latin America |
| East | 1–0 | Central |
| Far East | 5–1 | Canada |
| West | 10–6 | South |
- August 19
| Europe | 5–0 | Canada |
| West | 9–0 | Central |
| Latin America | 12–0 (4 innings) | Far East |
| South | 5–0 (8 innings) | East |
(August 20
| Latin America | 3–0 | Canada |
| Central | 2–8 | South |
| Far East | 2–1 | Europe |
| East | 0–3 | West |
Elimination round edit
| 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 edit
- Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) - Outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
- Daniel Baca (Guadalupe, México) - Pitcher for the Broncos de Reynosa LMB
Footnotes edit
External links edit
- via Wayback Machine