2008 Little League World Series results

Main article: 2008 Little League World Series

The results of the 2008 Little League World Series were determined between August 15 and August 24, 2008 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 16 teams were divided into four groups, two with four teams from the United States and two with four international teams each, playing in a round robin format. In each group, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage. The last remaining team from the United States faced the last remaining international team for the Little League World Series Championship.

Pool play
Pool A	IN 2 MD 3◄ Linescore	LA 5◄ WA 1 Linescore	IN 0 LA 9◄ Linescore	WA 15◄ MD 5 (F/5) Linescore	WA 3◄ IN 2 (F/7) Linescore	LA 4 MD 6◄ Linescore
Pool B	FL 10◄ SD 0 (F/4) Linescore	CT 1 HI 3◄ Linescore	SD 4 CT 9◄ Linescore	FL 2 HI 10◄ Linescore	SD 4 HI 6◄ Linescore	FL 8◄ CT 2 (F/7) Linescore
Pool C	MEX 6◄ CUR 2 Linescore	ITA 6 GUM 7◄ Linescore	ITA 0 (F/4) MEX 12◄ Linescore	GUM 0 (F/4) MEX 10◄ Linescore	CUR 14◄ ITA 1 (F/4) Linescore	CUR 3◄ GUM 0 Linescore
Pool D	VEN 8◄ CAN 1 Linescore	JPN 5◄ SAU 0 Linescore	CAN 3 JPN 9◄ Linescore	VEN 12◄ SAU 0 Linescore	VEN 4 (F/7) JPN 5◄ Linescore	CAN 7◄ SAU 5 Linescore
Elimination round
Semifinals	Curaçao 4 Japan 11◄ Linescore			Washington 4 Hawaii 9◄ Linescore
	Venezuela 2 Mexico 5◄ Linescore			Florida 1 Louisiana 6◄ Linescore
Finals	Japan 4 Mexico 5◄ Linescore			Hawaii 7◄ Louisiana 5 Linescore
Consolation Game	Louisiana 3 Japan 4◄ Linescore
Championship Game	Hawaii 12◄ Mexico 3 Linescore

Pool Play

Pool A

Pool A

Rank	Region	Record	Runs Allowed	Run Ratio
1	Louisiana	2–1	7	0.412
2	Washington	2–1	12	0.706
3	Maryland	2–1	21	1.235
4	Indiana	0–3	15	1.285

Maryland 3, Indiana 2

August 15 8:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Indiana	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1
Maryland ◄	1	0	0	0	2	X	3	0	1
WP: Josh Barron (1–0)   LP: Drew Ellis (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: IN: Austin Hines (1) MD: None Boxscore

Louisiana 5, Washington 1

August 16 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Washington	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2
Louisiana ◄	0	2	2	0	1	X	5	8	1
WP: Kennon Fontenot (1–0)   LP: Jason Todd (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: WA: None LA: None Boxscore

Louisiana 9, Indiana 0

August 17 3:30 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Louisiana ◄	5	1	1	2	0	X	9	8	1
WP: Trey Quinn (1–0)   LP: Dalton Duley (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: IN: None LA: None Boxscore

Washington 15, Maryland 5

August 18 Noon EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Washington ◄	5	2	1	0	7	-	15	16	2
Maryland	3	1	0	1	0	-	5	7	1
WP: Derrick Mahlum (1–0)   LP: Zane Schreiber (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: WA: Alec Kisena 2 (2), Jason Todd (1), Alek Baumgartner (1) MA: Andrew Yacyk (1) Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule. Boxscore

Washington 3, Indiana 2

August 19 2:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Indiana	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3
Washington ◄	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	7	1
WP: Alec Kisena (1–0)   LP: Christopher Wenger (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: IN: None WA: Jason Todd (2) Boxscore

Maryland 6, Louisiana 4

August 19 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Louisiana	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0
Maryland ◄	0	0	4	2	0	X	6	8	1
WP: Andrew Yacyk (1–0)   LP: Gunner Leger (0–1)   Sv: Josh Barron (1) Home runs: LA: None MD: Ryan Bayrd (1), Andrew Yacyk (2), Zane Schreiber (1) Boxscore

Pool B

Pool B

Rank	Region	Record	Runs Allowed	Run Ratio
1	Hawaii	3–0	7	0.389
2	Florida	2–1	12	0.750
3	Connecticut	1–2	15	0.833
4	South Dakota	0–3	25	1.167

Florida 10, South Dakota 0

August 15 2:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Florida ◄	8	2	0	0	-	-	10	8	2
South Dakota	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	1
WP: Darren Miller (1–0)   LP: Tanner Simons (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: FL: None SD: None Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule. Boxscore

Hawaii 3, Connecticut 1

August 15 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Connecticut	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Hawaii ◄	1	0	0	1	1	X	3	5	0
WP: Caleb Duhay (1–0)   LP: Eddie Kochiss (0–1)   Sv: Tanner Tokunaga (1) Home runs: CT: Eddie Kochiss (1) HI: Pikai Winchester (1) Boxscore

Connecticut 9, South Dakota 4

August 16 3:30 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
South Dakota	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	5	5
Connecticut ◄	0	2	0	7	0	X	9	6	0
WP: Bobby Moretti (1–0)   LP: Cale Fierro (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: SD: None CT: Marcello Ursini (1) Boxscore

Hawaii 10, Florida 2

August 17 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Florida	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3
Hawaii ◄	0	0	4	2	4	X	10	7	0
WP: Trevor Ling (1–0)   LP: Kevin Merrell (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: FL: None HI: Tanner Tokunaga (1) Boxscore

Hawaii 6, South Dakota 4

August 18 3:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
South Dakota	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	4	3
Hawaii ◄	0	1	0	3	2	X	6	9	1
WP: Jedd Andrade (1–0)   LP: Jesse Riddle (0–1)   Sv: Keelen Obedoza (1) Home runs: SD: Cale Fierro (1) HI: Keelen Obedoza (1) Boxscore

Florida 8, Connecticut 2

August 18 6:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Florida ◄	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	8	10	0
Connecticut	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	0
WP: Levi Gilcrease (1–0)   LP: Tyler Tice (0–1) Home runs: FL: Kevin Merrell 2 (2) CT: Danny Lastra (1), Brett Wilkozs (1) Boxscore

Pool C

Pool C

Rank	Region	Record	Runs Allowed	Run Ratio
1	Mexico	3–0	2	0.133
2	Curaçao	2–1	7	0.438
3	Guam	1–2	19	1.425
4	Italy	0–3	33	2.828

Mexico 6, Curaçao 2

August 16 11:00 am EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Mexico ◄	0	0	0	0	5	1	6	4	1
Curaçao	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0
WP: Carlos Balboa (1–0)   LP: Entwin Reigina (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: MEX: Sergio Rodriguez (1) CUR: None Boxscore

Guam 7, Italy 6

August 16 1:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Italy	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	9	0
Guam ◄	0	2	0	0	3	2	7	6	3
WP: Nicholas Cruz (1–0)   LP: Lorenzo Fabbri (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: ITA: None GUM: None Boxscore

Mexico 12, Italy 0

August 17 Noon EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	0
Mexico ◄	4	2	6	X	-	-	12	11	0
WP: Jesus Sauceda (1–0)   LP: Mirco Bannini (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: ITA: None MEX: Tomas Castillo 2 (2), Jesus Sauceda (2) Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule. Boxscore

Mexico 10, Guam 0

August 18 1:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Guam	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	0
Mexico ◄	0	7	2	1	-	-	10	10	0
WP: Jesus Sauceda (2–0)   LP: Parish Reyes (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: GUM: None MEX: Tomas Castillo (3), Sergio Rodriguez (2), Emmanuel Rodriguez (1), Carlos Balboa (1) Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule. Boxscore

Curaçao 14, Italy 1

August 18 4:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Italy	0	1	0	0	-	-	1	1	2
Curaçao ◄	1	6	7	X	-	-	14	11	0
WP: Jayson Libert (1–0)   LP: Luca Bortolotti (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: ITA: None CUR: Juremi Profar 2 (2), Tivon Faneyte (1), Hemsley Martha (1) Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule. Boxscore

Curaçao 3, Guam 0

August 19 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Curaçao ◄	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	5	0
Guam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
WP: Tivon Faneyte (1–0)   LP: Nicholas Cruz (1–1)   Sv: none Home runs: CUR: None GUM: None Boxscore

Pool D

Pool D

Rank	Region	Record	Runs Allowed	Run Ratio
1	Japan	3–0	7	0.368
2	Venezuela	2–1	6	0.316
3	Canada	1-2	22	1.222
4	Saudi Arabia	0–3	24	1.412

Venezuela 8, Canada 1

August 15 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Venezuela ◄	1	1	4	0	0	2	8	10	1
Canada	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	2
WP: Kevin Morales (1–0)   LP: Riley Edwards (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: VEN: Gustavo Perdomo (1) CAN: None Boxscore

Japan 5, Saudi Arabia 0

August 16 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Japan ◄	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	5	0
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
WP: Ryosuke Moriuchi (1–0)   LP: Chris Beyers (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: JPN: None SAU: None Boxscore

Japan 9, Canada 3

August 17 1:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Japan ◄	0	2	0	1	4	2	9	10	3
Canada	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	4
WP: Takumi Ozeki (1–0)   LP: Kevin Irving (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: JPN: Yutaka Takeshita (1), Takumi Ozeki (1) CAN: None Boxscore

Venezuela 12, Saudi Arabia 0

August 17 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Venezuela ◄	1	4	0	0	3	4	12	14	0
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
WP: Aroldo Sanchez (1–0)   LP: Beau Branton (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: VEN: Gustavo Perdomo (2) SAU: None Boxscore

Japan 5, Venezuela 4

August 19 Noon EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan ◄	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	2
Venezuela	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	4	8	2
WP: Yutaka Takeshita (1–0)   LP: Gustavo Perdomo (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: JPN: None VEN: Aroldo Sanchez (1) Boxscore

Canada 7, Saudi Arabia 5

August 19 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	7	3
Canada ◄	0	0	2	0	5	0	7	6	8
WP: Riley Edwards (1–1)   LP: Bryce Jackson (0–1)   Sv: Preston Kokotailo (1) Home runs: SAU: Zach Ell (1) CAN: Jake Hagen (1), Eric Watkins (1) Boxscore

Elimination round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August 20 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
	Japan	11
					August 23 – 12:30 pm - Lamade
	Curaçao	4
					Japan	4
	August 21 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
					Mexico	5
	Mexico	5
									August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
	Venezuela	2
									Mexico	3
	August 20 – 8:00 pm - Lamade
									Hawaii	12
	Hawaii	9
					August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
	Washington	4
					Hawaii	7
	August 21 – 8:00pm - Lamade
					Louisiana	5			Third place
	Louisiana	6
									August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer
	Florida	1
									Japan	4
									Louisiana	3

International semifinals

Japan 11, Curaçao 4

August 20 16:00 EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Japan ◄	1	6	1	0	0	3	11	7	0
Curaçao	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	1
WP: Takumi Ozeki (2–0)   LP: Junters Dosset (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: JPN: Ryohji Kimura (1), Takumi Ozeki (2) CUR: Tivon Faneyte (2), Juremi Profar (3) Boxscore

Mexico 5, Venezuela 2

August 21 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	0
Mexico ◄	1	0	0	4	0	X	5	8	2
WP: Sergio Rodriguez (1–0)   LP: Kevin Morales (1–1)   Sv: none Home runs: VEN: None MEX: Sergio Rodriguez (3) Boxscore

United States semifinals

Hawaii 9, Washington 4

August 20 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Washington	2	1	0	1	0	0	4	7	2
Hawaii ◄	4	0	3	2	0	X	9	8	0
WP: Caleb Duhay (2–0)   LP: Derrick Mahlum (1–1)   Sv: none Home runs: WA: K. J. Neaville (1) HI: Tanner Tokunaga (2), Iolana Akau (3), Pikai Winchester 2 (3) Boxscore

Louisiana 6, Florida 1

August 21 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1
Louisiana ◄	0	3	1	2	0	X	6	6	1
WP: Kennon Fontenot (2–0)   LP: Michael McGuire (0–1)   Sv: none Home runs: FL: None LA: Bryce Jordan (1) Boxscore

International final

Mexico 5, Japan 4

August 23 Noon EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Japan	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	6	0
Mexico ◄	0	0	5	0	0	X	5	9	3
WP: Carlos Balboa (2–0)   LP: Ryosuke Moriuchi (1–1)   Sv: Jesus Sauceda (1) Home runs: JPN: None MEX: Sergio Rodriguez (4) Boxscore

United States final

Hawaii 7, Louisiana 5

August 23 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Hawaii ◄	0	0	1	0	0	6	7	10	1
Louisiana	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	7	1
WP: Trevor Ling (2–0)   LP: Gunner Leger (0–2)   Sv: none Home runs: HI: None LA: Kennon Fontenot (1) Boxscore

Consolation Game

Japan 4, Louisiana 3

August 24 Noon EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Louisiana	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1
Japan ◄	3	0	0	0	1	X	4	7	3
WP: Takumi Ozeki (2–0)   LP: Peyton McLemore (0–1)   Sv: Shodai Mizuno (1) Home runs: LA: None JPN: None Boxscore

Championship Game

Hawaii 12, Mexico 3

August 24 3:30 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Hawaii ◄	1	2	1	3	4	1	12	11	1
Mexico	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	6	3
WP: Caleb Duhay (3–0)   LP: Sergio Rodriguez (1–1) Home runs: HI: Tanner Tokunaga 2 (4), Iolana Akau (4) MEX: Jesus Sauceda (3) Boxscore

External links

• Full schedule from littleleague.org