2019 Little League World Series qualification

2019 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes winner	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mid-Atlantic winner	Elizabeth, New Jersey
Midwest winner	Coon Rapids, Minnesota
New England winner	Barrington, Rhode Island
Northwest winner	Salem, Oregon
Southeast winner	South Riding, Virginia
Southwest winner	River Ridge, Louisiana
West winner	Wailuku, Hawaii
International
Asia-Pacific and Middle East winner	Chungcheong, South Korea
Australia winner	Sydney, New South Wales
Canada winner	Coquitlam, British Columbia
Caribbean winner	Willemstad, Curaçao
Europe and Africa winner	Bologna, Italy
Japan winner	Tokyo
Latin America winner	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Mexico winner	Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Tournaments

Qualification for the 2019 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2019.

All eight regional tournaments will follow a modified double elimination format. The regional finals will be a single game.

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 4–10.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Illinois	River Forest	River Forest Youth	4–2
Indiana	Sellersburg	Silver Creek	1–2
Kentucky	Bowling Green	Bowling Green Eastern	3–0
Michigan	Bay City	Bay City Northwest	1–2
Ohio	Hamilton	West Side	0–2
Wisconsin	Glendale	Glendale	1–2

					August 5 – Game 3 (F/4)
					Indiana	4
	August 4 – Game 1 (F/7)
					Kentucky	15
	Ohio	3
									August 8 – Game 8
	Indiana	4
									Kentucky	5
	August 4 – Game 2
									Michigan	3
	Wisconsin	3
					August 5 – Game 4
	Illinois	7
					Illinois	5
					Michigan	13
													August 10 – Championship
													Kentucky	15
	August 6 – Game 5
													Illinois	6
	Ohio	3
					August 7 – Game 7
	Illinois	6
					Illinois	10
	August 6 – Game 6 (F/3)
					Wisconsin	4
	Wisconsin	15
									August 9 – Game 9
	Indiana	0
									Michigan	2
									Illinois	4

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 4–10.^[2]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Delaware	Newark	Newark National	0–2
Maryland	Fruitland	Fruitland	0–2
New Jersey	Elizabeth	Elmora Youth	5–1
New York	Haverstraw	Haverstraw	3–1
Pennsylvania	Enola	East Pennsboro	1–2
Washington, D.C.		Northwest Washington	1–2

					August 5 – Game 3
					New Jersey	7
	August 4 – Game 1
					Washington, D.C.	8
	Pennsylvania	0
									August 8 – Game 8 (F/4)
	New Jersey	1
									Washington, D.C.	4
	August 4 – Game 2
									New York	15
	New York	9
					August 5 – Game 4 (F/8)
	Maryland	2
					New York	9
					Delaware	6
													August 10 – Championship
													New York	4
	August 6 – Game 5
													New Jersey	19
	Pennsylvania	7
					August 7 – Game 7
	Delaware	0
					Pennsylvania	0
	August 6 – Game 6
					New Jersey	4
	Maryland	1
									August 9 – Game 9
	New Jersey	4
									Washington, D.C.	0
									New Jersey	5

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 3–10.^[3] For the first time, North Dakota and South Dakota are sending separate teams to the tournament; in previous years one team represented both states.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Iowa	Johnston	Johnston	3–1
Kansas	Pittsburg	J.L. Hutchinson Baseball	0–2
Minnesota	Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids Andover American	4–1
Missouri	Webb City	Webb City	3–2
Nebraska	Kearney	Kearney	0–2
North Dakota	Fargo	Fargo	2–2
South Dakota	Rapid City	Canyon Lake	0–2

					August 4 – Game 4
					South Dakota	4
	August 3 – Game 1
					Minnesota	8
	Nebraska	7
									August 8 – Game 10
	Minnesota	15
									Minnesota	1
	August 3 – Game 2
									Iowa	3
	Missouri	1
					August 4 – Game 5
	Iowa	2
					Iowa	3
	August 3 – Game 3
					North Dakota	0
	North Dakota	8
	Kansas	0
																	August 10 – Championship
																	Iowa	6
	August 5 – Game 6
																	Minnesota	8
	Missouri	3
					August 6 – Game 8
	Kansas	1
					Missouri	5
					South Dakota	2
									August 7 – Game 9 (F/7)
									Missouri	6
									North Dakota	3
					August 6 – Game 7 (F/8)
					Nebraska	3
					North Dakota	6
													August 9 – Game 11
													Minnesota	9
													Missouri	0

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 4–10.^[4]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Connecticut	Madison	Madison	2–2
Maine	Lewiston	Lewiston	1–2
Massachusetts	Walpole	Walpole	1–2
New Hampshire	Goffstown	Goffstown Junior Baseball	2–1
Rhode Island	Barrington	Barrington	3–1
Vermont	Bradford	Connecticut Valley North	1–2

					August 5 – Game 3
					Massachusetts	0
	August 4 – Game 1
					New Hampshire	3
	Massachusetts	6
									August 8 – Game 8
	Maine	0
									New Hampshire	2
	August 4 – Game 2
									Rhode Island	1
	Connecticut	3
					August 5 – Game 4 (F/7)
	Vermont	6
					Vermont	4
					Rhode Island	6
													August 10 – Championship
													New Hampshire	4
	August 6 – Game 5
													Rhode Island	6
	Maine	5
					August 7 – Game 7
	Vermont	4
					Maine	1
	August 6 – Game 6
					Connecticut	6
	Connecticut	4
									August 9 – Game 9
	Massachusetts	1
									Rhode Island	4
									Connecticut	0

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 4–10.^[5]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Alaska	Sitka	Sitka	0–2
Idaho	Coeur d'Alene	Coeur d'Alene	2–2
Montana	Billings	Heights National	2–2
Oregon	Salem	Sprague	3–0
Washington	Bothell	North Bothell	3–2
Wyoming	Gillette	Gillette	0–2

					August 5 – Game 3
					Washington	2
	August 4 – Game 1
					Idaho	5
	Wyoming	2
									August 8 – Game 8
	Washington	14
									Idaho	5
	August 4 – Game 2
									Oregon	8
	Montana	1
					August 5 – Game 4
	Alaska	0
					Montana	7
					Oregon	8
													August 10 – Championship
													Oregon	5
	August 6 – Game 5 (F/3)
													Idaho	4
	Wyoming	0
					August 7 – Game 7
	Montana	20
					Montana	2
	August 6 – Game 6
					Washington	9
	Alaska	3
									August 9 – Game 9
	Washington	13
									Idaho	14
									Washington	9

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 2–7.^[6]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Alabama	Huntsville	Huntsville American	0–2
Florida	Melbourne	Viera/Suntree	2–2
Georgia	Peachtree City	Peachtree City National	3–2
North Carolina	Wilson	Wilson City	0–2
South Carolina	Taylors	Northwood	3–2
Tennessee	Goodlettsville	Goodlettsville Baseball	1–2
Virginia	South Riding	Loudoun South American	4–0
West Virginia	Hurricane	Hurricane	1–2

	August 2 – Game 1
	Tennessee	7
					August 3 – Game 7
	South Carolina	9
					South Carolina	3
	August 2 – Game 2
					Virginia	12
	North Carolina	1
									August 5 – Game 12
	Virginia	7
									Virginia	6
	August 2 – Game 3 (F/5)
									Georgia	5
	Alabama	1
					August 3 – Game 8
	Florida	11
					Florida	1
	August 2 – Game 4 (F/4)
					Georgia	2
	Georgia	23
	West Virginia	0
																	August 7 – Championship
																	Virginia	12
	August 3 – Game 5
																	Georgia	2
	Tennessee	5
					August 4 – Game 9 (F/4)
	North Carolina	3
					Tennessee	0
					Florida	10
									August 5 – Game 11
									Florida	1
	August 3 – Game 6
									South Carolina	5
	Alabama	0
					August 4 – Game 10
	West Virginia	7
					West Virginia	1
					South Carolina	2
													August 7 – Game 13
													Georgia	10
													South Carolina	1

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas August 1–7.^[7]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Arkansas	White Hall	White Hall	0–2
Colorado	Rifle	Colorado River Valley	0–2
Louisiana	River Ridge	Eastbank	4–0
Mississippi	Starkville	Starkville	1–2
New Mexico	Carlsbad	Shorthorn	2–2
Oklahoma	Tulsa	Tulsa National	3–2
Texas East	Houston	Post Oak	1–2
Texas West	Midland	Midland Northern	3–2

	August 1 – Game 1
	Texas West	11
					August 3 – Game 7
	Oklahoma	3
					Texas West	6
	August 1 – Game 2
					New Mexico	3
	New Mexico	6
									August 5 – Game 12
	Colorado	3
									Texas West	5
	August 1 – Game 3 (F/4)
									Louisiana	6
	Mississippi	3
					August 3 – Game 8
	Texas East	13
					Texas East	1
	August 1 – Game 4 (F/4)
					Louisiana	4
	Arkansas	0
	Louisiana	11
																	August 7 – Championship
																	Louisiana	6
	August 2 – Game 5
																	Texas West	2
	Oklahoma	9
					August 4 – Game 9
	Colorado	0
					Texas East	0
					Oklahoma	5
									August 5 – Game 11 (F/5)
									Oklahoma	10
	August 2 – Game 6
									New Mexico	0
	Mississippi	9
					August 4 – Game 10
	Arkansas	8
					New Mexico	6
					Mississippi	3
													August 6 – Game 13
													Texas West	5
													Oklahoma	2

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 4–10.^[8]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Arizona	Tucson	Sunnyside	3–2
Hawaii	Wailuku	Central East Maui	4–0
Nevada	Henderson	Paseo Verde	0–2
Northern California	Roseville	Maidu	2–2
Southern California	Bonita	Sweetwater Valley	1–2
Utah	Washington	Washington	0–2

					August 5 – Game 3
					Northern California	17
	August 4 – Game 1
					Utah	5
	Nevada	0
									August 8 – Game 8 (F/5)
	Northern California	3
									Northern California	3
	August 4 – Game 2
									Hawaii	13
	Hawaii	4
					August 5 – Game 4 (F/8)
	Southern California	2
					Hawaii	6
					Arizona	5
													August 10 – Championship
													Hawaii	4
	August 6 – Game 5 (F/4)
													Arizona	1
	Nevada	1
					August 7 – Game 7
	Arizona	13
					Arizona	8
	August 6 – Game 6 (F/5)
					Southern California	6
	Southern California	15
									August 9 – Game 9
	Utah	2
									Northern California	2
									Arizona	3

The tournament took place in Hwaseong, South Korea from June 22–28.^[9][10] The top two teams from each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	Qualification
1	South Korea	5	5	0	62	6	+56	Advance to knockout round
2	Philippines	5	4	1	26	25	+1
3	China	5	3	2	31	17	+14
4	Indonesia	5	1	4	8	27	−19
5	Guam	5	1	4	13	42	−29
6	Thailand	5	1	4	27	50	−23

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei[a]	4	4	0	57	0	+57	Advance to knockout round
2	Hong Kong	4	2	2	27	20	+7
3	Northern Mariana Islands	4	2	2	25	21	+4
4	New Zealand	4	2	2	23	25	−2
5	Vietnam	4	0	4	2	68	−66

	Semi-finals				Asia-Pacific Championship
	June 27 – Hwaseong
	1A  South Korea	9
					June 28 – Hwaseong
	2B  Hong Kong	0
					1A  South Korea	7
	June 27 – Hwaseong (F/4)
					1B  Chinese Taipei	2
	1B  Chinese Taipei	15
	2A  Philippines	0

The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales from June 6–10. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the elimination round.^[11][12]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	Qualification
1	Hills Red	3	2	1	31	28	+3	Advance to knockout round
2	Gold Coast	3	2	1	26	22	+4
3	Adelaide Marlins	3	1	2	30	34	−4
4	Southern Mariners	3	1	2	11	14	−3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	Qualification
1	Perth Metro East	3	3	0	29	11	+18	Advance to knockout round
2	Manly	3	2	1	26	14	+12
3	Eastern Athletics	3	1	2	21	32	−11
4	Adelaide Rays	3	0	3	10	29	−19

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	Qualification
1	Cronulla	3	3	0	35	13	+22	Advance to knockout round
2	Perth Metro North	3	2	1	22	20	+2
3	Northwestern Twins	3	1	2	30	24	+6
4	Canberra	3	0	3	10	40	−30

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	Qualification
1	Ryde Red	3	3	0	35	8	+27	Advance to knockout round
2	Far North Coast	3	2	1	20	19	+1
3	Brisbane North	3	1	2	11	31	−20
4	Perth Metro Central	3	0	3	17	25	−8

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Australia Championship
	June 8 – Lismore (F/4)
	1A Hills Red	10
					June 9 – Lismore
	2D Far North Coast	0
					1A Hills Red	4
	June 8 – Lismore
					1C Cronulla	8
	1C Cronulla	9
									June 10 – Lismore
	2B Manly	5
									1C Cronulla	5
	June 8 – Lismore
									1D Ryde Red	2
	1B Perth Metro East	5
					June 9 – Lismore (F/7)
	2C Perth Metro North	4
					1B Perth Metro East	2
	June 8 – Lismore
					1D Ryde Red	6
	1D Ryde Red	3
	2A Gold Coast	2

The tournament took place in Ancaster, Ontario from August 1–10. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals.^[13]

Province	City	LL Organization	Record
Quebec	Mirabel	Diamond Baseball Academy	5–1
British Columbia	Coquitlam	Coquitlam	5–1
Ontario	Ottawa	Ottawa West	4–2
Alberta	Calgary	Calgary West	3–3
Nova Scotia	Glace Bay	Glace Bay	2–4
Ontario (Host)	Ancaster	Ancaster	1–5
Saskatchewan	Moose Jaw	Moose Jaw	1–5

	Semi-finals				Canada Championship
	August 9 – Ancaster
	1  Quebec	8
					August 10 – Ancaster
	4  Alberta	7
					1  Quebec	3
	August 9 – Ancaster
					2  British Columbia	6
	2  British Columbia	8
	3  Ontario	5

The tournament took place in Willemstad, Curaçao from July 13–20.^[14] The top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals.

Pool A Country City LL Organization Record Curaçao A Willemstad Pabao 4–0 Aruba San Nicolaas Aruba South 3–1 Puerto Rico San Juan Piratas De Venezuela 2–2 US Virgin Islands St. Thomas Elrod Hendricks West 1–3 Sint Maarten Saint Maarten 0–4

Pool B Country City LL Organization Record Curacao B Willemstad Pariba 5–0 Cuba Havana Havana 4–1 Bahamas Nassau Junior Nassau 3–2 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo La Javilla 2–3 Bonaire Bonaire 1–4 Antigua and Barbuda St. John's Antigua 0–5

	Semi-finals				Caribbean Championship
	July 19 – Willemstad
	1A Curacao A	2
					July 20 – Willemstad
	2B Cuba	0
					1A Curacao A	8
	July 19 – Willemstad
					1B Curacao B	3
	1B Curacao B	4
	2A Aruba	2

The Europe-Africa qualifier tournament took place from July 12–16. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament from July 19–26. Both tournaments took place in Kutno, Poland.^[15]

Teams Country Record  Croatia 4–0   Switzerland 3–1  Belgium 2–2  Hungary 1–3  Poland 0–4

Semi-finals Qualifier Championship                 July 15 – Kutno     1 Croatia 17   July 16 – Kutno   4 Hungary 2   1 Croatia 15   July 15 – Kutno   3 Belgium 4   2 Switzerland 1     3 Belgium 8

Teams Country City LL Organization Record  Austria Vienna East Austria 1–2  Belgium Brussels Brussels 1–2  Belarus Skidel Sugar Storm 0–2  Croatia Karlovac Croatia North 0–2  Czech Republic Brno South Czech Republic 2–2  France Paris Ile-De-France 0–2 Germany-US Ramstein AFB KMC American 4–2  Italy Bologna Emilia Romagna 4–0  Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas 0–2  Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam 4–2  Spain Barcelona Catalunya 2–2  Ukraine Kyiv Kyiv Baseball School 1–2  United Kingdom London South East 5–2

Results July 19 Game Visitor Score Home 1  Belgium (0–1) 6–8  Austria (1–0) 2  Belarus (0–1) 0–7  United Kingdom (1–0) 3  Spain (1–0) 13–1 Germany-USA (0–1) 4  France (0–1) 0–10  Czech Republic (1–0) 5  Netherlands (1–0) 11–0  Ukraine (0–1) July 20 Game Visitor Score Home 6  Italy (1–0) 10–0  Austria (1–1) 7  United Kingdom (1–1) 2–7  Spain (2–0) 8  Lithuania (0–1) 1–2  Czech Republic (2–0) 9  Croatia (0–1) 0–16  Netherlands (2–0) 10  Belarus (0–2) 1–8 Germany-USA (1–1) July 21 Game Visitor Score Home 11  Belgium (1–1) 10–1  Croatia (0–2) 12  Ukraine (1–1) 6–4  Austria (1–2) 13  France (0–2) 1–6  United Kingdom (2–1) 14 Germany-USA (2–1) 14–3  Lithuania (0–2) July 22 Game Visitor Score Home 15  Italy (2–0) 8–6  Spain (2–1) 16  Czech Republic (2–1) 0–1  Netherlands (3–0) 17  Belgium (1–2) 4–19 Germany-USA (3–1) 18  Ukraine (1–2) 3–8  United Kingdom (3–1) July 23 Game Visitor Score Home 19 Germany-USA (4–1) 4–3  Spain (2–2) 20  United Kingdom (4–1) 6–2  Czech Republic (2–2) 21  Italy (3–0) 8–1  Netherlands (3–1) July 24 Game Visitor Score Home 22 Germany-USA (4–2) 2–12  United Kingdom (5–1) July 25 Game Visitor Score Home 23  United Kingdom (5–2) 3–6  Netherlands (4–1) July 26 Game Visitor Score Home 24  Italy (4–0) 1–0  Netherlands (4–2)

This single elimination tournament took place in Ueda, Nagano from July 19–22.^[16]

Participating teams	Prefecture	City	LL Organization
Chūgoku Champions	Hiroshima	Hiroshima	Hiroshima Aki
Higashikanto Champions	Ibaraki	Ushiku	Ushiku
Hokkaido Champions	Hokkaido	Sapporo	Sapporo Shinkotoni
Kanagawa Champions	Kanagawa	Hiratsuka	Hiratsuka
Kansai Champions	Osaka	Osaka	Osaka City
Kansai Runner-up	Hyogo	Hyogo	Hyogo Harima
Kitakanto Champions	Saitama	Fukaya	Fukaya City
Kyushu Champions	Nagasaki	Nagasaki	Nagasaki
Shikoku Champions	Ehime	Niihama	Niihama
Shin'etsu Champions	Nagano	Matsumoto	Hata
Shin'etsu Runner-up	Nagano	Ueda	Ueda
Tōhoku Champions	Miyagi	Sendai	Sendai Higashi
Tōhoku Runner-up	Miyagi	Sendai	Sendai Aoba
Tōkai Champions	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Hamamatsu Minami
Tōkai Runner-up	Aichi	Nagoya	Meito Chikusa
Tokyo Champions	Tokyo	Tokyo	Chofu

Opening Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Japan Championship

July 20 – Ueda

Sendai Higashi

1

July 20 – Ueda

Chofu

12

Chofu

11

July 20 – Ueda

Ueda

0

Nagasaki

4

July 21 – Ueda

Ueda

11

Chofu

6

July 20 – Ueda

Hamamatsu Minami

0

Niihama

2

July 20 – Ueda

Hyogo Harima

7

Hyogo Harima

6

July 20 – Ueda

Hamamatsu Minami

7

Sapporo Shinkotoni

2

July 22 – Ueda

Hamamatsu Minami

10

Chofu

8

July 20 – Ueda

Ushiku

0

Ushiku

12

July 20 – Ueda

Hiroshima Aki

5

Ushiku

8

July 20 – Ueda

Fukuyama City

1

Fukuyama City

3

July 21 – Ueda

Hata

2

Ushiku

5

July 20 – Ueda

Hiratsuka

4

Hiratsuka

6

July 20– Ueda

Osaka City

3

Hiratsuka

5

July 20 – Ueda

Meito Chikusa

4

Sendai Aoba

2

Meito Chikusa

9

The tournament took place in Aguadulce, Panama from July 6–13. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals.^[17]

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Panama A	Aguadulce	Aguadulce Cabezera	3–1
Venezuela	Maracaibo	Cacique Mara	3–1
Colombia	Cartagena	Falcon	2–2
Panama B	David	David Doleguita	2–2
Costa Rica	Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo de Heredia	0–4

	Semi-finals				Latin America Championship
	July 12 – Aguadulce
	1 Panama A	1
					July 13 – Aguadulce
	4 Panama B	3
					4 Panama	0
	July 12 – Aguadulce
					2 Venezuela	2
	2 Venezuela	9
	3 Colombia	2

The tournament took place in Sabinas from July 6–12.^[18] The top two teams from each pool advanced to the semifinals.

Pool A State City LL Organization Record Tamaulipas Nuevo Laredo Oriente 5–1 Veracruz Medellín de Bravo Infantil y Juvenil Veracruzana 5–1 Nuevo León San Nicolás de los Garza San Nicolás 4–2 Sonora Guaymas Sector Pesca de Guaymas 4–2 Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Satélite 2–4 Coahuila Monclova Ribereña 1–5 Coahuila Saltillo Saltillo 0–6

Pool B State City LL Organization Record Nuevo León Guadalupe Epitacio "Mala" Torres 4–1 Tamaulipas Matamoros Matamoros A.C. 4–1 Chihuahua Parral Deporte Asociado San Uriel 3–2 Veracruz Coatzacoalcos Infantil y juvenil Coatzacoalcos 3–2 Jalisco Jalisco Pegueros 1–4 Coahuila Sabinas Infantil y Juvenil de Sabinas Coah. 0–5

	Semi-finals				Mexico Championship
	July 11 – Sabinas
	1A Oriente	3
					July 12 – Sabinas
	2B Matamoros A.C.	8
					2B Matamoros A.C.	1
	July 11 – Sabinas
					1B Epitacio "Mala" Torres	3
	1B Epitacio "Mala" Torres	5
	2A Infantil y Juvenil Veracruzana	1