The 2008 Little League World Series, was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It began on August 15 and ended August 24. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed to decide the winner of the 62nd installment of the Little League World Series. In the championship game, the United States champions from Waipi`o, Hawaii defeated the international champions from Matamoros, Mexico. The next iteration of the tournament in which the international champion did not originate from an East Asian country was 2019.
Activision released a video game in advance of the event, Little League World Series Baseball 2008.
Teams
| Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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 Hagerstown, Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Region
Hagerstown Federal Little League
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 Shelton, Connecticut
New England Region
Shelton National Little League
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 Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pabao Little League
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 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
MEA Region
Arabian American Little League
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 Mill Creek, Washington
Northwest Region
Mill Creek Little League
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 Waipio, Hawaii
West Region
Waipio Little League
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 Matamoros, Tamaulipas
 Mexico Region
Matamoros Little League
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 Tokyo
 Japan Region
Edogawa Minami Little League
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.svg.png) Lake Charles, Louisiana
Southwest Region
South Lake Charles Little League
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 Tampa, Florida
Southeast Region
Citrus Park Little League
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 Emilia, Italy
Europe Region
Emilia Little League
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 White Rock, British Columbia
.svg.png) Canada Region
White Rock South Surrey Little League
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 Jeffersonville, Indiana
Great Lakes Region
Jefferson/GRC Little League
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 Rapid City, South Dakota
Midwest Region
Canyon Lake Little League
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 Yona, Guam
Asia-Pacific Region
Southern Guam Little League
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 Maracaibo, Venezuela
Latin America Region
Coquivacoa Little League
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Results
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League World Championship. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage.
Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. In the event of a three-way tie for first place, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is ranked first and advances. Second place is determined by the head-to-head result of the other two teams. If the three-way tie is for 2nd place, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio rule is used. The team with the lowest run ratio advances, the other two teams are eliminated.
- Louisiana wins pool based on defensive run ratio. Washington is the runner-up based on win against Maryland.
All times US EDT.
International
Pool C
| Rank
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Region
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Record
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Runs Allowed
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Run Ratio
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| 1
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Mexico
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3–0
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2
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0.133
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| 2
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Curaçao
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2–1
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7
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0.438
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| 3
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Guam
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1–2
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19
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1.425
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| 4
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Italy
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0–3
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33
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2.828
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All times US EDT.
Elimination round
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| August 20 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
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| Japan | 11
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| August 23 – 12:30 pm - Lamade
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| Curacao | 4
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| Japan | 4
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| August 21 – 4:00 pm - Lamade |
| | Mexico | 5
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Mexico | 5
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| | August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
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| Venezuela | 2
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| Mexico | 3
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| August 20 – 8:00 pm - Lamade
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| | Hawaii | 12
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| Hawaii | 9
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| August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
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| Washington | 4
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| Hawaii | 7
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| August 21 – 8:00pm - Lamade
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| | Louisiana | 5
| | Third place |
| Louisiana | 6
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| | August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer
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| Florida | 1
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| Japan | 4
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| Louisiana | 3
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| 2008 Little League World Series Champions
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Waipio Little League
Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi
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Champions path
According to the information provided at Unpage.com, the Waipio LL won 5 matches and lost 1 match to reach the LLWS. In total, their record was 16–2, their only losses coming against Central East Maui LL (from Hawaii),[1] and Paseo Verde LL (from Nevada).[2]
| Round |
Opposition |
Result
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| Hawaii State Tournament
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| Winner's Bracket Semifinals |
Central East Maui LL |
3–4
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| Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals |
Kailua LL |
5–0
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| Elimination Bracket Semifinals |
West Oahu LL |
8–2
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| Elimination Bracket Finals |
Central East Maui LL |
6–3
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| Championship |
Kaimuki LL |
3–2
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| Championship |
Kaimuki LL |
4–3
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| West Regional
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| Group Stage |
 Pleasanton American |
2–1
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| Group Stage |
 Arrowhead LL |
5–1
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| Group Stage |
.svg.png) Cedar American |
12–2 (6 inn.)
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| Group Stage |
 Paseo Verde LL |
1–4
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| Semifinals |
Pleasanton American |
8–0
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| West Region Championship |
Paseo Verde LL |
4–3
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Notable players
References
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