2014 Little League World Series

The 2014 Little League World Series was the 68th Little League World Series but only the third to feature two girls (Emma March of Vancouver and Mo'ne Davis of Philadelphia). The teams qualified by winning one of sixteen Region Tournaments. Las Vegas, NV became the first representative from Nevada. Seoul defeated Chicago, IL 8-4 in the final.

Participants

United States Teams				International Teams
Region	City	League		Region	City	League
Great Lakes	Chicago, IL	Jackie Robinson West Little League		Asia-Pacific	Seoul	Seoul Little League
Mid-Atlantic	Philadelphia, PA	Taney Little League		Australia	Perth	Perth Metro Northern Little League
Midwest	Rapid City, SD	Canyon Lake Little League		Canada	Vancouver, BC	South Vancouver Little League
New England	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland American Little League		Caribbean	Humacao	Miguel Luzunaris Little League
Northwest	Lynnwood, WA	Lynnwood Pacific Little League		Europe-Africa	Brno	South Moravia Little League
Southeast	Nashville, TN	South Nashville Little League		Japan	Tokyo	Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Southwest	Pearland, TX	Pearland East Little League		Latin America	Maracaibo	Coquivacoa Little League
West	Las Vegas, NV	Mountain Ridge Little League		Mexico	Guadalupe	Guadalupe Linda Vista Little League

Results

August 14

• Seoul 10, Brno 3. Jo-ho Park hits a three-run homer in Seoul's win.
• Humacao 16, Perth, Western Australia 3. In a four-inning mercy rule game, Abimael Torres hits a grand slam during a rout.
• Las Vegas, NV 12, Rapid City, SD 2.
• Chicago, IL 12, Lynnwood, WA 2. Pierce Jones leads off the first inning with one of three dingers for Chicago.

August 15

• Philadelphia, PA 4, Nashville, TN 0. Mo'ne Davis fans 8 and walks none in a two-hit gem. She becomes the first girl to throw a shutout at the Little League World Series and will be featured in a Sports Illustrated cover as a result.
• Guadalupe, Nuevo León 4, Vancouver, BC 3.
• Tokyo 1, Maracaibo, Zulia 0. Takuma Takahashi strikes out 14 in a one-hitter to win a pitching duel.
• Pearland, TX 6, Cumberland, RI 4.

August 16

• Lynnwood, WA 7, Rapid City, SD 5. In a day of elimination games, Colton Walsh hits a two-run homer for Lynnwood.
• Maracaibo, Zulia 10, Vancouver, BC 0. Ronny Medina cracks a grand slam for Venezuela to send Canada packing.
• Perth, Western Australia 10, Brno 1. Callum Schipp strikes out 11 and allows only threee hits in 5 1/3 IP.
• Cumberland, RI 8, Nashville, TN 7.

August 17

• Tokyo 9, Guadalupe, Nuevo León 5. Shozo Kamata hits a pinch-hit two-run single in the 5th to send Tokyo to the lead.
• Las Vegas, NV 13, Chicago, IL 2. Las Vegas smacks five home runs, including a grand slam by Brad Stone.
• Philadelphia, PA 7, Pearland, TX 6.
• Seoul 8, Humacao 5. Pinch-runner Jun-hyeok Yun stole home for the winning run.

August 18

• Pearland, TX 11, Lynnwood, WA 4. In a second day of elimination games, Layne Roblyer hits a 3-run homer to keep Pearland alive.
• Chicago, IL 8, Cumberland, RI 7. Cumberland plays its second straight 8-7 game, this time falling on the losing end as Joshua Houston hits a tie-breaking single in the 5th.
• Guadalupe, Nuevo León 6, Perth, Western Australia 2. Erick Vela cracks a 3-run homer for Mexico as they triumph.
• Rapid City, SD 5, Brno 3. In a consolation game, Rapid City gets their lone win.

August 19

• Chicago, IL 6, Pearland, TX 1. Joshua Houston fans five in five innings as Chicago eliminates Pearland.
• Guadalupe, Nuevo León 11, Maracaibo, Zulia 1. Mexico wins their second straight must-win contest as Juan Garza goes five innings for the win.
• Nashville, TN 12, Vancouver, BC 9. As in yesterday's consolation game, the US team wins. Sam Slaughter homers twice and drives in six.

August 20

• Las Vegas, NV 8, Philadelphia, PA 1. Las Vegas advances to the US title game as Dallan Cave and Brennan Holligan each hit two-run homers. Sports Illustrated covergirl Mo'ne Davis fans six in 2 1/3 IP but allows six hits and three runs to the high-powered Nevadan squad.
• Seoul 4, Tokyo 2. In a match of two Asian metropolises, Seoul advances to the international title game as Jae-yeong Hwang hits the go-ahead homer in the sixth.

August 21

• Chicago, IL 6, Philadelphia 5. Chicago scores four in the second as Marquis Jackson got the win and Cameron Bufford retired the final nine for the save.
• Tokyo 12, Guadalupe, Nuevo León 1. Tokyo won a rematch with Seoul in the international finale as Suguru Kanamori homers twice and Ren Takeuchi allows only one run.

August 23

• Seoul 12, Tokyo 3. Seoul advances to the finale, scoring seven runs in the second. Hae-chan Choi and Dong-wan Sin both hit two-run doubles in that inning. Jae-yeong Hwang, Dong-hyeok Kim and Choi pitched well for Korea.

• Chicago, IL 7, Las Vegas, NV 5. Chicago won its fourth straight elimination game and avenges their one loss so far. Brad Stone hit a two-run homer in the top of the 5th for a 5-4 Las Vegas lead but Chicago rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning. Trey Hondras hits a two-run shot for Chicago.

August 24

• Seoul 8, Chicago, IL 4. Seoul wins South Korea's first title in almost 30 years as Hae-chan Choi and Don-wan Sin both homer; Choi also pitches the final four innings. Brandon Green takes the loss.

• Tokyo 5, Las Vegas, NV 0. Takuma Takahashi throws a 3-hitter, fanning 11, and hitting a home run as Japan claims third place.

U.S. Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Finals

GL

Chicago, IL*

12

NW

Lynnwood, WA

2

GL

Chicago, IL

2

W

Las Vegas, NV

13

W

Las Vegas, NV

12

MW

Rapid City, SD

2

W

Las Vegas, NV

8

MA

Philadelphia, PA

1

MA

Philadelphia, PA

4

SE

Nashville, TN

0

MA

Philadelphia, PA

7

SW

Pearland, TX

6

SW

Pearland, TX

6

NE

Cumberland, RI

4

W

Las Vegas, NV

5

GL

Chicago, IL*

7

Losers Bracket 1

Losers Bracket 2

Losers Bracket 3

Losers Bracket 4

SW

Pearland, TX

11

NW

Lynnwood, WA

7

NW

Lynnwood, WA

4

MA

Philadelphia, PA

5

MW

Rapid City, SD

5

SW

Pearland, TX

1

GL

Chicago, IL

6

GL

Chicago, IL*

6

GL

Chicago, IL*

8

SE

Nashville, TN

7

NE

Cumberland, RI

7

NE

Cumberland, RI

8

* Chicago forfeited its wins and U.S. title.

International Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Finals

AP

Seoul

10

EA

Brno

3

AP

Seoul

8

Car

Humacao

5

Car

Humacao

16

Aus

Perth

3

AP

Seoul

4

JP

Tokyo

1

Mex

Guadalupe

4

Can

Vancouver, BC

3

Mex

Guadalupe

5

JP

Tokyo

9

JP

Tokyo

1

LA

Maracaibo

0

AP

Seoul

12

JP

Tokyo

3

Losers Bracket 1

Losers Bracket 2

Losers Bracket 3

Losers Bracket 4

Mex

Guadalupe

6

EA

Brno

1

Aus

Perth

2

JP

Tokyo

12

Aus

Perth

10

Mex

Guadalupe

11

Mex

Guadalupe

1

LA

Maracaibo

2

Car

Humacao

1

Can

Vancouver, BC

0

LA

Maracaibo

2

LA

Maracaibo

10

Finals

	Championship Game
	GL	Chicago, IL*	4
	AP	Seoul	8

Aftermath

Allegations soon began to emerge that the Jackie Robinson West team of Chicago had been guilty of violations in reaching the tournament finals. On February 11, 2015, Little League International stripped the team of its title as United States champion because it had determined the team had used players from outside its area and manipulated district boundaries in order to field a stronger team. The team also forfeited its Great Lakes title which was awarded to the team from New Albany, IN. The organization was quick to add that the kids were blameless in this and should still be proud of their achievements, and that the faults were entirely the work of adults who should have known better.

Further Reading

• Spencer Fordin: "Robinsons inspired by Chicago's LLWS run: Jackie Robinson West's U.S. title furthers goals of RBI program", mlb.com, August 24, 2014. [1]
• Mike Oz: "Jackie Robinson West stripped of U.S. Little League title for cheating", Yahoo Sports.com, February 11, 2015. [2]