1997 Little League World Series
Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 18–August 23 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Runner-up | ![]() ![]() Mission Viejo, California |
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.
Qualification
[edit]United States | International |
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![]() Central Dyer Little League | ![]() ![]() Canada Whalley Little League |
![]() East Railway Park Little League | ![]() Europe Arabian American Little League |
![]() South Manatee G.T. Bray East Little League | ![]() ![]() Far East Seya Little League |
![]() West South Mission Viejo Little League | ![]() ![]() Latin America Linda Vista Little League |
Pool play
[edit]Region | Record |
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West | 3–0 |
South | 2–1 |
East | 1–2 |
Central | 0–3 |
Region | Record |
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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 | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
23 August | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
21 August (5 innings) | ||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
1997 Little League World Series Champions |
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![]() 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