The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Oahu Little League of ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, defeated the defending champion Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, in the championship game of the 59th Little League World Series. This was the second time that the championship game was won with a walk-off home run,[1] which Michael Memea hit in the bottom of the 7th inning.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19–August 28 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Oahu Little League  ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii |
| Runner-up | Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport:
- Howard J. Lamade Stadium – the main stadium, completed in 1959, with seating capacity for 10,000 in the main stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more
- Little League Volunteer Stadium – opened in 2001; seats approximately 5,000
Qualification
editBetween five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii Northwest Region West Oahu Little League |
 Vista, CaliforniaWest Region Rancho Buena Vista Little League |
 Mangilao-Barrigada, GuamPacific Region Central East Little League |
 Chiba City, Japan Asia RegionChiba City Little League |
 Maitland, FloridaSoutheast Region Maitland Little League |
 Lafayette, LouisianaSouthwest Region Lafayette Little League |
 Surrey, British Columbia Canada RegionWhalley Little League |
Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pabao Little League |
 Newtown, PennsylvaniaMid-Atlantic Region Council Rock Little League |
 Westbrook, MaineNew England Region Westbrook Little League |
 Mexicali Mexico RegionSeguro Social Little League |
 Valencia, VenezuelaLatin America Region Los Leones Little League |
 Davenport, IowaMidwest Region Northwest Little League |
 Owensboro, KentuckyGreat Lakes Region Southern Little League |
 Moscow, RussiaEMEA Region Brateevo Little League |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaTransatlantic Region Arabian-American Little League |
Results
editPool play
editThe top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 28 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii
|
3–0 |
| 2 | Florida
|
2–1 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania
|
1–2 |
| 4 | Iowa
|
0–3 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California
|
3–0 |
| 2 | Louisiana
|
2–1 |
| 3 | Maine
|
1–2 |
| 4 | Kentucky
|
0–3 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | |||||
| A | Hawaii
|
7 | Pennsylvania
|
1 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| A | Florida
|
7 | Iowa
|
3 | 8:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
| August 20 | |||||
| B | Maine
|
2 | Louisiana
|
3 | 11:00 am (Volunteer Stadium) |
| B | California
|
7 | Kentucky
|
2 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
| A | Florida
|
3 | Pennsylvania
|
1 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| August 21 | |||||
| B | Kentucky
|
8 | Louisiana
|
9 | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| A | Iowa
|
3 | Hawaii
|
7 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
| B | Maine
|
3 | California
|
7 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| August 22 | |||||
| A | Hawaii
|
10 | Florida
|
0 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| B | Iowa
|
0 | Pennsylvania
|
15 (F/4) | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| August 23 | |||||
| B | Kentucky
|
2 | Maine
|
3 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| B | Louisiana
|
3 | California
|
9 | 7:30 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
International
edit| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guam
|
3–0 |
| 2 | Canada
|
2–1 |
| 3 | Mexico
|
1–2 |
| 4 | Russia
|
0–3 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
3–0 |
| 2 | Curaçao
|
2–1 |
| 3 | Venezuela
|
1–2 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
|
0–3 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | ||||||
| C | Guam
|
6 | Russia
|
2 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 20 | ||||||
| D | Japan
|
3 | Saudi Arabia
|
0 | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Curaçao
|
5 (F/8) | Venezuela
|
4 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| C | Canada
|
2 | Mexico
|
0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 21 | ||||||
| C | Canada
|
0 | Guam
|
5 | 5:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Japan
|
9 | Curaçao
|
0 | 7:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 22 | ||||||
| C | Russia
|
0 | Mexico
|
7 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Japan
|
7 | Venezuela
|
4 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| D | Saudi Arabia
|
0 | Curaçao
|
3 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 23 | ||||||
| C | Canada
|
2 | Russia
|
1 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Saudi Arabia
|
0 | Venezuela
|
4 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| C | Guam
|
5 | Mexico
|
3 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
Elimination round
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade (F/5) | ||||||||||
| Japan | 11 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade (F/5) | ||||||||||
| Curaçao | 2 | |||||||||
| Guam | 1 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Curaçao | 16 | |||||||||
| Curaçao | 6 | |||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | 7 | |||||||||
| California | 6 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | |||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
 Louisiana | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| California | 5 | |||||||||
| 2005 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  West Oahu Little League ʻʻEwa Beach, Hawaii |
Notable players
edit- Dante Bichette Jr. (Southeast) - Professional baseball player, brother of Bo Bichette and son of Dante Bichette
- Johnny Dee (West) - Basketball player for CB Sevilla of the Liga ACB
- Max Moroff (Southeast) - Infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians
- Jurickson Profar (Caribbean) - Infielder for the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres
- Andrew Stevenson (Southwest) - Outfielder for the Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Coaches
- Dante Bichette (Southeast) - Former outfielder for the Colorado Rockies
- Mike Stanley (Southeast) - Former catcher for the New York Yankees
Champion's path
editAccording to the information provided at Unpage.com, the West Oahu LL won all ten of its games to reach the LLWS.[2][3] In total, their record was 16–0.
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii State Tournament | ||
| Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Pearl City LL |
4–0 |
| Winner's Bracket Finals | Hilo National LL |
7–5 |
| Championship | Pearl City LL |
5–2 |
| Northwest Regional | ||
| Group Stage |  Murrayhill LL |
17–1 |
| Group Stage |  Northwest Ada LL |
16–5 (5 inn.) |
| Group Stage |  Heights National LL |
26–7 (4 inn.) |
| Group Stage |  Dimond-West LL |
10–0 (4 inn.) |
| Semifinals | Murrayhill LL |
6–5 |
| West Region Championship | Northwest Ada LL |
12–1 |
References
edit- ^ Williams, Nick. "Hawaii Wins its First Little League Baseball World Series Title". Littleleague.org. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Hawaii State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.