The 2015 Little League World Series was held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, from August 21 through August 30. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 69th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). The Tokyo Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, defeated Red Land Little League of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, in the championship game, 18–11, which was the most total runs scored (29) in any final game. It was Japan's fourth title in the past six years. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin on August 20, however, inclement weather resulted in the postponement of all first-day games, resulting in eight games being played on August 21, a LLWS first.
Teams
United States International Bowling Green, KentuckyGreat Lakes RegionBowling Green Eastern Little League Taipei, Chinese TaipeiAsia-Pacific and Middle East RegionTung Yuan Little League Lewisberry, PennsylvaniaMid-Atlantic RegionRed Land Little League Sydney, New South Wales Australia Region Cronulla Little League Webb City, MissouriMidwest RegionWebb City Little League White Rock, British Columbia Canada RegionWhite Rock South Surrey Little League Cranston, Rhode IslandNew England RegionCranston Western Little League Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicCaribbean RegionLos Bravos de Pontezuela Little League Portland, OregonNorthwest RegionWilshire/Riverside Little League Kampala, UgandaEurope and Africa RegionAVRS Secondary School Little League Taylors, South CarolinaSoutheast RegionNorthwood Little League Tokyo Japan RegionTokyo Kitasuna Little League Pearland, TexasSouthwest RegionPearland West Little League Barquisimeto, VenezuelaLatin America RegionCardenales Little League Bonita, CaliforniaWest RegionSweetwater Valley Little League Mexicali, Baja California Mexico RegionSeguro Social Little League Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 10, 2015.
United States bracket
International bracket
Crossover games 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.
Third place game The third place game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.
World Championship
2015 Little League World Series ChampionsTokyo Kitasuna Little LeagueTokyo, Japan
Champions path The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of eight wins and no losses. In total, their record was 13-0 RoundOppositionResult All-Tokyo TournamentOpening Round Ehime Konan LL 10–0 (F/5)Quarterfinals Fuji LL 10–0 (F/5)Semifinals Nagano Minami LL 4–1Japan ChampionshipHachioji LL 20–3 (F/4)Japan Regional TournamentOpening Round Ehime Konan LL 10–0Quarterfinals Fuji LL 10–0 (F/5)Semifinals Nagano Minami 4–1Finals Hachioji 20–3 (F/4)
Notable players
Jeferson Quero (Venezuela) - Catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers Emmanuel Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) - Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins Matt Wilkinson (Canada) - Pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
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