2013 Little League World Series

2013 Little League World Series
Dates	August 15– August 25
Teams participating	16
Champion	Musashi-Fuchū Little League Tokyo
Runner-up	Eastlake Little League Chula Vista, California

The 2013 Little League World Series was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania from August 15 until August 25.^[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 67th edition of this tournament.^[2] The Musashi-Fuchū Little League of Tokyo, Japan defeated the Eastlake Little League of Chula Vista, California 6–4 in the championship game. For the country of Japan, this was their ninth LLWS championship overall, second consecutive, and the third in four years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 20th century.

Tournament changes

It was announced on August 29, 2012 that three of the eight international regions had been realigned. The results of the realignment included Australia having its own region, meaning that the national champion of that country would be given a berth into the Little League World Series. Also, teams from Middle Eastern countries (except Israel and Turkey) would compete to qualify with teams in the Asia-Pacific Region to form the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region. Teams from Africa would compete to qualify with teams from Europe to form the Europe and Africa region.^[3]

Teams

United States	International
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Great Lakes Region Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores	Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Chung-Ping
Newark, Delaware Mid-Atlantic Region Newark National	Perth, Western Australia Australia Region Perth Metro Central
Urbandale, Iowa Midwest Region Urbandale	Nepean, Ontario Canada Region East Nepean
Westport, Connecticut New England Region Westport	San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Samaritana
Sammamish, Washington Northwest Region Eastlake	Brno, Czech Republic Europe and Africa Region South Moravia
Nashville, Tennessee Southeast Region South Nashville	Fuchū, Tokyo Japan Region Musashi Fuchū
Corpus Christi, Texas Southwest Region Universal	Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera
Chula Vista, California West Region Eastlake	Tijuana, Baja California Mexico Region Municipal De Tijuana

Results

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 13, 2013.^[4]

United States bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

U.S. Semifinal

U.S. Championship

Winner's Bracket

–

Delaware

6

–

Iowa

3

1–0

Delaware

3

1–0

California (F/4)

15

–

California (F/7)

3

–

Michigan

0

2–0

California (F/9)

6

2–0

Connecticut

3

–

Texas

4

–

Washington

8

1–0

Washington

7

1–0

Connecticut

9

–

Tennessee

2

–

Connecticut

3

3–0

California

12

3–1

Connecticut

1

Loser's Bracket

0–1

Iowa

6

0–1

Michigan

5

1–1

Iowa

5

1–1

Washington

6

2–1

Washington

6

0–1

Texas

2

2–1

Tennessee

5

2–1

Connecticut (F/7)

14

0–1

Tennessee

10

1–1

Delaware

0

3–1

Washington

13

1–1

Tennessee (F/4)

10

International bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

International Semifinal

International Championship

Winner's Bracket

–

Panama

9

–

Puerto Rico

4

1–0

Panama

0

1–0

Mexico (F/4)

13

–

Australia

0

–

Mexico (F/4)

12

2–0

Mexico

2

2–0

Japan

5

–

Chinese Taipei

10

–

Canada

2

1–0

Chinese Taipei

2

1–0

Japan

3

–

Japan

7

–

Czech Republic

3

3–0

Japan

3

3–1

Mexico

2

Loser's Bracket

0–1

Puerto Rico

4

0–1

Australia

0

1–1

Chinese Taipei

6

1–1

Puerto Rico

4

2–1

Chinese Taipei

7

0–1

Canada

4

2–1

Panama

8

2–1

Mexico (F/7)

4

0–1

Czech Republic

3

1–1

Canada

0

3–1

Panama

2

1–1

Panama (F/4)

12

Crossover games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

	Game A
	August 19 – Lamade Stadium
	Australia	2
	Texas	5

	Game B
	August 20 – Lamade Stadium
	Czech Republic	5
	Michigan	3

Consolation game

The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

	Consolation game
	August 25 – Lamade Stadium
	Connecticut	14
	Mexico	15

World Championship

	Little League World Championship
	August 25 – Lamade Stadium
	California	4
	Japan	6

2013 Little League World Series Champions
Musashi-Fuchū Little League Tokyo, Japan

No-hitter

Grant Holman of the Eastlake Little League (Chula Vista, CA) tossed a No-hitter in the sixth game against Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

Champion's path

The Musashi Fuchū LL reached the LLWS by winning all eight of their Tokyo and national tournament games.^[5] In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

Round	Opposition	Result
All-Tokyo Tournament
Winner's Bracket Round 3	Suginami LL	15–0
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals	Koganei LL	8–1
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Chōfi LL	15–5 (4 inn.)
Winner's Bracket Final	Machida LL	4–1 (4 inn.)
Japan Regional
Opening Round	Hiroshima Saiki LL	6–3
Quarterfinals	Kishiwada LL	11–1 (5 inn.)
Semifinals	Sendai Aoba LL	8–5
Japan Championship	Miyagino	11–6

References

External links

• Official site