2018 Little League World Series

2018 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 16–August 26
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Honolulu Little League, Honolulu, Hawaii
Runner-up	South Seoul Little League, Seoul, South Korea
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Little League World Series was held from August 16 to August 26 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 72nd edition of the Little League World Series.^[1] Honolulu Little League of Honolulu, Hawaii, defeated South Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship by a 3–0 score.^[2] It was the third championship for a team from Hawaii, having previously won in 2005 and 2008.

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2018.

United States	International
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Great Lakes Region Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League	Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region South Seoul Little League
Staten Island, New York Mid-Atlantic Region Mid-Island Little League	Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Region Gold Coast Little League
Des Moines, Iowa Midwest Region Grandview Little League	Surrey, British Columbia Canada Region Whalley Little League
Coventry, Rhode Island New England Region Coventry Little League	Guayama, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Radames López Little League
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Northwest Region Coeur d'Alene Little League	Barcelona, Spain Europe and Africa Region Catalunya Little League
Peachtree City, Georgia Southeast Region Peachtree City American Little League	Kawaguchi, Saitama Japan Region Kawaguchi Little League
Houston, Texas Southwest Region Post Oak Little League	Arraiján, Panama Latin America Region Vacamonte Little League
Honolulu, Hawaii West Region Honolulu Little League	Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Matamoros A.C. Little League

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 14, 2018.^[3][4]

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Final

August 16 – Game 2

New York

5

August 19 – Game 14

Iowa

2

New York

2

August 16 – Game 4

Texas

1

Rhode Island

1

August 22 – Game 24 (F/5)

Texas

3

New York

0

August 17 – Game 6

Hawaii

10

Michigan

5

August 19 – Game 16

Idaho

4

Michigan

3

August 17 – Game 8 (F/11)

Hawaii

8

Georgia

0

August 25 – U.S. championship

Hawaii

2

Hawaii

3

Georgia

0

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

August 20 – Game 18

August 18 – Game 10

Michigan

5

August 23 – Game 26

Iowa

9

Iowa

4

August 22 – Game 22

New York

3

Rhode Island

5

Michigan

3

Georgia

7

August 20 – Game 20 (F/9)

Georgia

4

August 18 – Game 12

Texas

6

Idaho

0

Georgia

7

Georgia

3

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Final

August 16 – Game 1 (F/9)

Puerto Rico

2

August 19 – Game 13

South Korea

4

South Korea

5

August 16 – Game 3

Mexico

1

Mexico

3

August 22 – Game 23 (F/4)

Australia

2

South Korea

10

August 17 – Game 5 (F/5)

Japan

0

Spain

1

August 19 – Game 15

Japan

11

Japan

4

August 17 – Game 7

Panama

2

Panama

8

August 25 – International championship

Canada

3

South Korea

2

Japan

1

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

August 20 – Game 17

August 18 – Game 9

Panama

1

August 23 – Game 25

Puerto Rico

6

Puerto Rico

3

August 22 – Game 21

Japan

1

Australia

0

Puerto Rico

9

Puerto Rico

0

August 20 – Game 19

Canada

4

August 18 – Game 11 (F/10)

Mexico

4

Spain

1

Canada

6

Canada

2

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)
	Rhode Island	15
	Australia	0

	Game B
	August 23 – Lamade Stadium
	Idaho	5
	Spain	0

This consolation game is played between the runner-up of the United States championship and the runner-up of the International championship.

	Third place game
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium
	Georgia	2
	Japan	8

	Little League World Championship
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium
	South Korea	0
	Hawaii	3

2018 Little League World Series Champions
Honolulu Little League Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

The Honolulu LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record in seven games.^[5] In total, their record was 12–0.

Round	Opposition	Result
Hawaiʻi State Tournament
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Waipiʻo LL	4–2 (F/7)
Winner's Bracket Final	Hilo LL	5–4
Finals	Waipiʻo LL	11–0 (F/4)
West Regional Tournament
Winner's Bracket Opening Round	Sunnyside LL	7–3
Winner's Bracket Semifinal	Dixie LL	8–2
Semifinal	Silverado LL	5–1
Finals	Tri-City LL	11–2

Tai Peete, drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. (Peachtree City, Georgia)

On September 29, 2017, Major League Baseball announced that the second MLB Little League Classic would be played on August 19, 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The game was again played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field,^[6] with the Mets winning, 8–2.^[7]