2004 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
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The 2004 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, defeated Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks, California, in the championship game of the 58th Little League World Series. This was the first title for the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
DatesAugust 20–August 29
Teams16
ChampionsPabao Little League
Willemstad, Curaçao
Willemstad, CuraçaoRunners-upConejo Valley Little League
Thousand Oaks, California
Thousand Oaks, California | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 20–August 29 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Runners-up | Conejo Valley Little League Thousand Oaks, California |
Qualification
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks West Conejo Valley |
 RichmondSouthwest Lamar National |
 Panama City, PanamaLatin America Curundu |
Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Pabao |
 MorgantonSoutheast Morganton |
 PrestonMid-Atlantic South Carolina |
 Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiAsia Shou-Tien |
 Guadalupe, Nuevo León, MexicoMexico Guadalupe Linda Vista |
 LincolnNew England Lincoln |
 RedmondNorthwest Redmond North |
 Ottawa, CanadaCanada East Nepean |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaTransatlantic Arabian-American |
 DavenportMidwest Northwest |
 OwensboroGreat Lakes Southern |
 Kutno, PolandEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Kutno |
 Saipan, Northern Mariana IslandsPacific Saipan |
- Taiwan participates under the name Chinese Taipei in many sporting events, including Little League Baseball (LLB).
- Northern Mariana Islands is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States.
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each will meet August 29 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| West | 3-0 |
| Southeast | 2-1 |
| New England | 1-2 |
| Midwest | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Southwest | 3-0 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1-2 |
| Northwest | 1-2 |
| Great Lakes | 1-2 |
August 20
| Midwest | 4-10 | Southeast |
| New England | ppd.† | West |
August 21
| Mid-Atlantic | 7-2 | Great Lakes |
| Southwest | 18-7‡ | Northwest |
| Midwest | 2-3 | New England |
August 22
| Southwest | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
| Southeast | 0-11‡ (5 Innings) |
West |
| Northwest | 8-3 | Mid-Atlantic |
August 23
| Midwest | 0-13‡ (5 innings) |
West |
| New England | 4-5 | Southeast |
August 24
| New England | 0-8 | West |
| Southwest | 13-1‡ | Mid-Atlantic |
| Northwest | 2-3 (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
International
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 3-0 |
| Asia | 2-1 |
| Canada | 1-2 |
| EMEA | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Caribbean | 3-0 |
| Mexico | 2-1 |
| Transatlantic | 1-2 |
| Pacific | 0-3 |
August 20
| Latin America | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Canada |
August 21
| Caribbean | 3-2 | Mexico |
| Transatlantic | 4-1 | Pacific |
| EMEA | 0-18‡ | Asia |
August 22
| Latin America | 9-0 | EMEA |
| Transatlantic | 0-1 | Mexico |
August 23
| Pacific | 3-6 | Mexico |
| Caribbean | 6-1 | Transatlantic |
| Canada | 2-7 | Asia |
August 24
| Caribbean | 3-0 | Pacific |
| Canada | 5-1 | EMEA |
| Latin America | 6-2 | Asia |
Elimination rounds
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 9 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 8 | |||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 4 | |||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Panama City, Panama | 2 | |||||||||
| August 29 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 6 | |||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 5 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | 2 | |||||||||
| Richmond, Texas | 8 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Morganton, North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||
| Richmond, Texas | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | 3 | |||||||||
| August 29 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| Preston, Maryland | 1 | |||||||||
| Richmond, Texas | 5 | |||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
Notable players
- Christian Bethancourt (Panama City, Panama) professional baseball catcher
- Michael Conforto (Redmond, Washington) professional baseball outfielder
- Randal Grichuk (Richmond, Texas) professional baseball outfielder
- Hsu Chi-hung (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) professional baseball infielder
- Jurickson Profar (Willemstad, Curacao) professional baseball infielder
- Jonathan Schoop (Willemstad, Curacao) professional baseball infielder
- Wei-Chung Wang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) professional baseball pitcher
Champions path
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Regional | ||
| Group Stage |  Philipsburg LL | 13-3 |
| Group Stage |  Virgilio Jiménez LL | 10-4 |
| Group Stage |  BVI LL | 4-3 |
| Group Stage |  Aruba South LL | 4-1 |
| Semifinals |  Elrod Hendricks LL | 3-0 |
| Caribbean Championship | Aruba North LL | 6-0 |
Notes
- † Postponed (rained out)
- ‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 4 innings)
External links
- 2004 official results via Wayback Machine
- Recap of championship game via Wayback Machine