2008 Little League Softball World Series
International baseball tournament
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The 2008 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 7 to August 13, 2008.[1] Ten teams, four international teams and six from the United States, competed for the Little League Softball World Series Championship.
DatesAugust 7–August 13
Teams10
Champions
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Simpsonville Little League
Simpsonville, South Carolina Simpsonville Little League
Runners-up
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Robbinsville Little League
Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 7–August 13 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Simpsonville, South Carolina Simpsonville Little League |
| Runners-up | Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League |
Teams
Each team that competed in the tournament came out of one of ten qualifying regions.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
Canada Region  Windsor, Ontario Turtle Club Little League |
Asia-Pacific Region  Bacolod, Philippines Bacolod West Little League |
| East Region Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League |
Central Region  Sterling, Illinois Sterling Little League |
Host District (Oregon District 4)  Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton Area Little League |
Europe-Middle East-Africa Region  Milan, Italy Lombardia Little League |
Latin America Region  Maunabo, Puerto Rico ASOFEM Little League |
South Region Simpsonville, South Carolina Simpsonville Little League |
Southwest Region  Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
West Region  Grand Terrace, California Grand Terrace Little League |
Results
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey |
4–0 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
3–1 |
| 3 | Texas |
2–2 |
| 4 | Oregon |
1–3 |
| 5 | Canada |
0–4 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina |
4–0 |
| 2 | Illinois |
3–1 |
| 3 | California |
2–2 |
| 4 | Philippines |
1–3 |
| 5 | Italy |
0–4 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 | |||||
| A | New Jersey |
4 | Puerto Rico |
2 | |
| B | California |
0 | South Carolina |
1 | |
| B | Italy |
4 | Philippines |
5 | |
| A | Texas |
2 | Oregon |
1 | |
| August 8 | |||||
| B | Illinois |
9 | Italy |
1 | |
| B | California |
3 | Philippines |
0 | |
| A | New Jersey |
10 | Canada |
0 | |
| A | Oregon |
1 | Puerto Rico |
7 | |
| August 9 | |||||
| A | Texas |
2 | New Jersey |
3 | |
| B | California |
16 | Italy |
0 | |
| A | Canada |
0 | Puerto Rico |
16 | |
| B | Illinois |
5 | South Carolina |
6 | |
| August 10 | |||||
| A | Canada |
0 | Texas |
10 | |
| B | Italy |
0 | South Carolina |
12 | |
| A | Oregon |
0 | New Jersey |
6 | |
| B | Illinois |
8 | Philippines |
0 | |
| August 11 | |||||
| B | South Carolina |
10 | Philippines |
2 | |
| A | Oregon |
11 | Canada |
1 | |
| A | Texas |
4 | Puerto Rico |
5 | |
| B | Illinois |
5 | California |
0 | |
| August 13 | |||||
| 9th Place | Canada |
1 | Italy |
12 | |
| 7th Place | Oregon |
11 | Philippines |
0 | |
| 5th Place | Texas |
2 | California |
3 | |
Elimination round
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | New Jersey
| 1 | |||||||
| B2 | Illinois
| 0 | |||||||
| A1 | New Jersey
| 5 | |||||||
| B1 | South Carolina
| 9 | |||||||
| B1 | South Carolina
| 7 | |||||||
| A2 | Puerto Rico
| 6 | Third place | ||||||
| B2 | Illinois
| 3 | |||||||
| A2 | Puerto Rico
| 2 | |||||||
| 2008 Little League Softball World Series Champions |
|---|
  Simpsonville Little League Simpsonville, South Carolina |