The 2012Little 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 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.
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.
^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.
^Communications Division (June 14, 2012). . Little League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^"Japan Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
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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 2012 Little League World SeriesTournament detailsDatesAugust 16 August 26Teams16Final positionsChampionsTokyo Kitasuna Little League Tokyo JapanRunner upGoodlettsville Baseball Little League Goodlettsville Tennessee 20112013 Contents 1 Teams 2 Results 2 1 United States bracket 2 2 International bracket 2 3 Crossover games 2 4 Consolation game 2 5 World Championship 3 Champions path 4 Notable players 5 References 6 External linksTeams editMain article 2012 Little League World Series qualification United States International nbsp New Castle Indiana 1 Great Lakes Region New Castle Little League nbsp Taoyuan Chinese Taipei Asia Pacific Region Kuei Shan Little League nbsp Parsippany New Jersey Mid Atlantic Region Par Troy East Little League nbsp Vancouver British Columbia nbsp Canada Region Hastings Community Little League nbsp Kearney Nebraska Midwest Region Kearney Little League nbsp Willemstad Curacao Caribbean Region Pariba Little League nbsp Fairfield Connecticut New England Region Fairfield American Little League nbsp Ramstein Air Base Germany Europe Region KMC American Little League nbsp Gresham Oregon Northwest Region Gresham National Little League nbsp Tokyo nbsp Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League nbsp Goodlettsville Tennessee Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little League nbsp Aguadulce Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League nbsp San Antonio Texas Southwest Region McAllister Park National Little League nbsp Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas nbsp Mexico Region Oriente Little League nbsp Petaluma California West Region Petaluma National Little League nbsp Lugazi Uganda Middle East Africa Region Lugazi Little League Republic of China commonly known as Taiwan due to complicated relations with People s Republic of China is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball LLB For more information please see Cross Strait relations Results editMain 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 edit Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinalAugust 16 Game 2 nbsp Indiana4August 19 Game 15 nbsp Oregon0 nbsp Indiana3August 16 Game 4 nbsp Texas13 nbsp New Jersey2August 22 Game 24 nbsp Texas5 nbsp Texas3August 17 Game 6 nbsp Tennessee4 nbsp California6August 19 Game 14 nbsp Connecticut4 nbsp California6August 17 Game 8 nbsp Tennessee9 nbsp Nebraska1August 25 U S championship F 7 nbsp Tennessee12 nbsp Tennessee24 nbsp California16Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower finalAugust 20 Game 18 F 8 August 18 Game 10 nbsp California5August 24 Game 26 F 5 nbsp Oregon4 nbsp New Jersey4August 21 Game 22 nbsp Texas1 nbsp New Jersey10 nbsp California5 nbsp California11August 20 Game 20 nbsp Connecticut0August 18 Game 12 F 5 nbsp Indiana0 nbsp Connecticut12 nbsp Connecticut4 nbsp Nebraska0 International bracket edit Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinalAugust 16 Game 1 nbsp Japan7August 19 Game 16 F 9 nbsp Curacao0 nbsp Japan2August 16 Game 3 F 4 nbsp Chinese Taipei0 nbsp Germany1August 22 Game 23 nbsp Chinese Taipei14 nbsp Japan4August 17 Game 5 nbsp Panama1 nbsp Mexico9August 19 Game 13 nbsp Canada13 nbsp Canada3August 17 Game 7 nbsp Panama8 nbsp Panama9August 25 Intl championship nbsp Uganda3 nbsp Japan10 nbsp Panama2Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower finalAugust 20 Game 17August 18 Game 9 F 4 nbsp Canada3August 23 Game 25 nbsp Curacao14 nbsp Curacao4August 21 Game 21 nbsp Panama2 nbsp Germany2 nbsp Curacao2 nbsp Mexico1August 20 Game 19 nbsp Mexico6August 18 Game 11 F 4 nbsp Chinese Taipei3 nbsp Mexico12 nbsp Mexico4 nbsp Uganda0 Crossover games edit 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 nbsp nbsp Nebraska17 nbsp Germany1 Game B August 21 Lamade Stadium nbsp nbsp Oregon2 nbsp Uganda3 Consolation game edit 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 nbsp Panama4 nbsp nbsp California12 World Championship edit Little League World Championship August 26 Lamade Stadium F 5 nbsp nbsp Tennessee2 nbsp Japan12 Champions path editThe 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 Fuchu 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 editMason Gillis Great Lakes Forward for the Purdue Boilermakers men s basketball team 4 Kotaro Kiyomiya Japan Infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball 5 Ceddanne Rafaela Caribbean Infielder Outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 6 Jake Rucker Southeast Second baseman in the Minnesota Twins organization 7 References edit 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 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 Japan Tournament Results Unpage com Retrieved July 9 2013 Mason Gillis Men s Basketball Purdue Boilermakers Retrieved 2024 04 25 Organization Nippon Professional Baseball Kiyomiya Kotaro Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Players Nippon Professional Baseball Organization in Japanese Retrieved 2024 04 25 Stiefel Keagan February 8 2023 Red Sox Prospect Outlook Can Ceddanne Rafaela Exceed Insane 2022 Season NESN Retrieved August 29 2023 Jake Rucker Stats Age Position Height Weight Fantasy amp News MiLB com Retrieved 2024 04 25 External links edit2012 official results via Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en 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