2016 Little League World Series qualification

Great Lakes winner

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Mid-Atlantic winner

Maine-Endwell, New York

Midwest winner

Johnston, Iowa

New England winner

Warwick, Rhode Island

2016 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes winner	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mid-Atlantic winner	Maine-Endwell, New York
Midwest winner	Johnston, Iowa
New England winner	Warwick, Rhode Island
Northwest winner	Bend, Oregon
Southeast winner	Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southwest winner	San Antonio, Texas
West winner	Chula Vista, California
International
Asia-Pacific and Middle East winner	Seoul, South Korea
Australia winner	Sydney, New South Wales
Canada winner	Vancouver, British Columbia
Caribbean winner	Willemstad, Curaçao
Europe and Africa winner	Emilia, Italy
Japan winner	Tokyo
Latin America winner	Aguadulce, Panama
Mexico winner	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo Leon
Tournaments
← 2015 2017 →

Qualification for the 2016 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2016.^[1]

Great Lakes

The tournament began August 7 in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[1] Due to inclement weather during the championship game on August 13 and an unfavorable forecast in the following days, the championship game, in which play was suspended in the top of the second inning, was completed at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania on August 15.^[2]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Illinois	Streator	Streator	0–2
Indiana	Terre Haute	Terre Haute North	0–2
Kentucky	Bowling Green	Bowling Green Eastern	3–0
Michigan	Essexville	Essexville-Hampton	3–2
Ohio	Hamilton	West Side	2–2
Wisconsin	Kenosha	Kenosha American	2–2





		August 8 – Game 3

		Indiana	9
August 7 – Game 1
		Wisconsin	11
Wisconsin	4
				August 10 – Game 7
Illinois	2
				Wisconsin	6
August 7 – Game 2
				Kentucky	11
Michigan	8
		August 8 – Game 4 (F/4)
Ohio	15
		Kentucky	11

		Ohio	1

						August 15 – Championship

						Kentucky	7
August 9 – Game 5 (F/4)
						Michigan	2
Illinois	3
		August 11 – Game 8
Ohio	19
		Ohio	0
August 9 – Game 6 (F/4)
		Michigan	1
Michigan	15
				August 12 – Game 9
Indiana	2
				Wisconsin	7

				Michigan	9

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 7–13.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Delaware	Milton	Milton	1–2
Maryland	Hughesville	Hughesville	0–2
New Jersey	Freehold Township	Freehold Township	0–2
New York	Maine-Endwell	Maine-Endwell	4–0
Pennsylvania	Clinton County	Keystone	4–2
Washington, D.C.		Capitol City	1–2





		August 8 – Game 3

		Washington, D.C.	7
August 7 – Game 1
		Pennsylvania	2
Maryland	7
				August 10 – Game 7
Pennsylvania	10
				Washington, D.C.	2
August 7 – Game 2
				New York	8
New Jersey	6
		August 8 – Game 4
New York	8
		Delaware	0

		New York	1

						August 13 – Championship

						New York	6
August 9 – Game 5 (F/7)
						Pennsylvania	2
Maryland	2
		August 11 – Game 8
Delaware	5
		Delaware	5
August 9 – Game 6
		Pennsylvania	9
New Jersey	1
				August 12 – Game 9
Pennsylvania	5
				Washington, D.C.	3

				Pennsylvania	11

Midwest

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 7–13.^[1]

Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Iowa	Johnston	Johnston	3–0
Kansas	Frontenac	Frontenac Youth	4–2
Minnesota	Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids Andover American	2–2
Missouri	Webb City	Webb City	0–2
Nebraska	Kearney	Kearney	1–2
South Dakota	Rapid City	Canyon Lake	0–2





		August 8 – Game 3

		Iowa	9
August 7 – Game 1
		Minnesota	0
Minnesota	4
				August 10 – Game 7
South Dakota	3
				Iowa	7
August 7 – Game 2
				Nebraska	1
Kansas	10
		August 8 – Game 4
Missouri	6
		Nebraska	6

		Kansas	0

						August 13 – Championship

						Iowa	3
August 9 – Game 5
						Kansas	0
South Dakota	7
		August 11 – Game 8
Kansas	15
		Kansas	6
August 9 – Game 6
		Minnesota	3
Missouri	2
				August 12 – Game 9
Minnesota	9
				Nebraska	2

				Kansas	5

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 7–13.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Connecticut	Fairfield	Fairfield American	3–2
Maine	Scarborough	Scarborough	1–2
Massachusetts	Wellesley	Wellesley South	1–2
New Hampshire	Bedford	Bedford	2–2
Rhode Island	Warwick	Warwick North	3–0
Vermont	Brattleboro	Brattleboro	0–2





		August 8 – Game 3

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

		New Hampshire	0

						August 13 – Championship

						Rhode Island	5
August 9 – Game 5 (F/5)
						Connecticut	1
Vermont	4
		August 11 – Game 8
New Hampshire	14
		New Hampshire	11
August 9 – Game 6
		Connecticut	17
Connecticut	8
				August 12 – Game 9 (F/5)
Maine	2
				Massachusetts	0

				Connecticut	11

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 7–13.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Alaska	Anchorage	Abbott-O-Rabbit	0–2
Idaho	Boise	North Boise	1–2
Montana	Missoula	Mount Sentinel	2–2
Oregon	Bend	Bend North	4–1
Washington	Lynnwood	Lynnwood Pacific	3–1
Wyoming	Laramie	Laramie	0–2





		August 8 – Game 3

		Idaho	13
August 7 – Game 1
		Montana	9
Montana	10
				August 11 – Game 8
Alaska	2
				Idaho	7
August 7 – Game 2 (F/4)
				Washington	18
Wyoming	1
		August 8 – Game 4
Washington	15
		Oregon	2

		Washington	8

						August 13 – Championship

						Washington	1
August 9 – Game 5
						Oregon	5
Alaska	2
		August 10 – Game 7
Oregon	6
		Oregon	15
August 9 – Game 6
		Montana	0
Wyoming	3
				August 12 – Game 9
Montana	6
				Idaho	0

				Oregon	12

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 5–10.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Alabama	Huntsville	Huntsville American	0–2
Florida	North Palm Beach	North Palm Beach County	2–2
Georgia	Peachtree City	Peachtree City American	4–2
North Carolina	Durham	Bull City	1–2
South Carolina	Irmo	Irmo	1–2
Tennessee	Goodlettsville	Goodlettsville Baseball	4–0
Virginia	Vienna	Vienna American	0–2
West Virginia	Bridgeport	Bridgeport	2–2


August 5 – Game 1

West Virginia	3
		August 6 – Game 7
North Carolina	1
		West Virginia	7
August 5 – Game 2
		Florida	3
Alabama	7
				August 8 – Game 11
Florida	9
				West Virginia	4
August 5 – Game 3 (F/5)
				Tennessee	5
Georgia	14
		August 6 – Game 8
Virginia	1
		Georgia	3
August 5 – Game 4 (F/7)
		Tennessee	6
Tennessee	5

South Carolina	3






















								August 10 – Championship (F/4)

								Tennessee	15
August 6 – Game 5 (F/4)
								Georgia	3
North Carolina	19
		August 7 – Game 9
Alabama	0
		Georgia	4

		North Carolina	2

				August 8 – Game 12

				Georgia	5
August 6 – Game 6
				Florida	1
Virginia	8
		August 7 – Game 10
South Carolina	12
		Florida	5

		South Carolina	4

						August 9 – Game 13 (F/4)

						West Virginia	3

						Georgia	13

Southwest

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

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Arkansas	Bryant	Bryant	1–2
Colorado	Boulder	North Boulder	1–2
Louisiana	Lake Charles	South Lake Charles	3–2
Mississippi	Starkville	Starkville	2–2
New Mexico	Albuquerque	Eastdale	3–1
Oklahoma	Tulsa	Tulsa National	0–2
Texas East	Pearland	Pearland East	0–2
Texas West	San Antonio	McAllister Park American	4–1


August 4 – Game 1

Louisiana	0
		August 6 – Game 7 (F/4)
Texas West	3
		Texas West	14
August 4 – Game 2
		Arkansas	0
Texas East	2
				August 8 – Game 11
Arkansas	4
				Texas West	6
August 4 – Game 3
				New Mexico	9
New Mexico	3
		August 6 – Game 8
Mississippi	1
		New Mexico	6
August 4 – Game 4
		Colorado	5
Colorado	9

Oklahoma	7






















								August 10 – Championship

								New Mexico	3
August 5 – Game 5
								Texas West	13
Louisiana	8
		August 7 – Game 9
Texas East	1
		Arkansas	3

		Louisiana	16

				August 8 – Game 12

				Louisiana	2
August 5 – Game 6 (F/4)
				Mississippi	1
Mississippi	10
		August 7 – Game 10 (F/5)
Oklahoma	0
		Colorado	6

		Mississippi	16

						August 9 – Game 13

						Louisiana	4

						Texas West	8

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 7–13.^[1]

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Arizona	Cave Creek	Cactus Foothills South	0–2
Hawaii	Wailuku	Central East Maui	2–2
Nevada	Las Vegas	Mountain Ridge	3–2
Northern California	Vacaville	Vacaville Central	0–2
Southern California	Chula Vista	Park View	4–0
Utah	Santa Clara	Snow Canyon	1–2





		August 8 – Game 3

		Utah	2
August 7 – Game 1
		Hawaii	5
Hawaii	8
				August 11 – Game 8
Nevada	0
				Hawaii	11
August 7 – Game 2 (F/10)
				Southern California	14
Northern California	3
		August 8 – Game 4
Southern California	18
		Arizona	4

		Southern California	7

						August 13 – Championship

						Southern California	1
August 9 – Game 5 (F/5)
						Nevada	0
Nevada	15
		August 10 – Game 7 (F/4)
Arizona	4
		Nevada	15
August 9 – Game 6
		Utah	4
Northern California	6
				August 12 – Game 9
Utah	7
				Hawaii	0

				Nevada	9

International

Asia-Pacific and Middle East

The tournament took place in Seoul, South Korea from June 25–July 1.^[1]

Pool A
Country	Record
South Korea	5–0
Philippines	4–1
Guam	2–3
Northern Mariana Islands	2–3
United Arab Emirates	2–3
India	0–5

Pool B
Country	Record
Chinese Taipei¹	4–0
Thailand	3–1
Hong Kong	2–2
China	1–3
Saudi Arabia	0–4

¹ 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.

Semi-finals		Asia-Pacific and Middle East Championship

June 30 – Seoul

2B Thailand	0
		July 1 – Seoul
1A South Korea	2
		1A South Korea	7
June 30 – Seoul (F/5)
		1B Chinese Taipei	6
2A Philippines	1

1B Chinese Taipei	12

Australia

The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales from June 8–13. The top two teams in each pool advance to the elimination round, where they are seeded one through eight based on overall record.^[1]

Pool A
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
New South Wales	Manly ⁽⁵⁾	3–1
South Australia	Adelaide Rays ⁽⁷⁾	3–1
Western Australia	Perth Metro North	3–1
Queensland	Brisbane North	1–1
Victoria	Northern Diamondbacks	0–3

Pool C
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
New South Wales	Hills ⁽¹⁾	4–0
Western Australia	Perth Metro Central ⁽⁸⁾	3–1
Victoria	Southern Mariners	2–2
Queensland	Gold Coast Pirates	1–3
Western Australia	Coastal Bay	0–4

Pool B
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
New South Wales	Macarthur ⁽³⁾	4–0
New South Wales	Central Coast ⁽⁶⁾	3–1
Victoria	Eastern Athletics	2–2
Queensland	Brisbane Metro	1–3
Western Australia	Perth Metro East	0–4

Pool D
State/Territory	LL Organization	Record
Western Australia	Swan Hills ⁽²⁾	4–0
New South Wales	Ryde North ⁽⁴⁾	3–1
South Australia	Adelaide Seahawks	2–2
Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	1–3
Victoria	Geelong	0–4

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Australia Championship

June 11 – Lismore (F/4)

1 Hills	11
		June 12 – Lismore
8 Perth Metro Central	1
		1 Hills	2
June 11 – Lismore
		4 Ryde North	0
4 Ryde North	3
				June 13 – Lismore
5 Manly	1
				1 Hills	7
June 11 – Lismore
				6 Central Coast	3
3 Macarthur	7
		June 12 – Lismore
6 Central Coast	9
		6 Central Coast	6
June 11 – Lismore
		7 Adelaide Rays	4
2 Swan Hills	3

7 Adelaide Rays	4

Canada

The tournament took place in Vancouver, British Columbia from August 4–13. The following teams have qualified to compete in the tournament.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	Qualification	(H)
1	Hastings Community (H)	6	6	0	63	9	+54	1.000	Advance to Semifinals	—	5–4	14–4	12–1	10–0	10–0	12–0
2	Whalley	6	5	1	56	8	+48	.833		4–5	—	5–0	13–1	4–2	10–0	20–0
3	Diamond Baseball Academy	6	4	2	57	34	+23	.667		4–14	0–5	—	12–2	18–10	14–3	9–0
4	Lethbridge Southwest	6	3	3	37	44	−7	.500		1–12	1–13	2–12	—	11–5	12–2	10–0
5	Port Arthur National	6	2	4	35	49	−14	.333		0–10	2–4	10–18	5–11	—	10–1	8–5
6	Moose Jaw	6	1	5	17	64	−47	.167		0–10	0–10	3–14	2–12	1–10	—	11–8
7	Sydney and District #1	6	0	6	13	70	−57	.000		0–12	0–20	0–9	0–10	5–8	8–11	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

Semifinals			Canada Championship

3	Diamond Baseball Academy	4

2	Whalley	8
			2	Whalley	0

			1	Hastings Community	1
4	Lethbridge Southwest	0

1	Hastings Community	9

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands from July 16–23.^[1]

**Pool A**
Nation	City	Organization	Record
Curaçao	Willemstad	Pariba	4–0
U.S. Virgin Islands (A)	St. Thomas	Alvin McBean East	2–2
Bonaire	Kralendijk	Bonaire	0–4

**Pool B**
Nation	City	Organization	Record
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	La Javilla	2–1
Aruba	Santa Cruz	Aruba Center	2–1
Puerto Rico	Carolina	Roberto Clemente	2–1
U.S. Virgin Islands (B)	St. Croix	Elmo Plaskett East	0–3

Semi-finals		Final

July 22 – St. Croix

2B Aruba	0
		July 23 – St. Croix
1A Curaçao	1
		1A Curaçao	5
July 22 – St. Croix
		2A U.S. Virgin Islands (A)	0
2A U.S. Virgin Islands (A)	2

1B Dominican Republic	1

Europe and Africa

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 15–23.^[1] The format of the tournament was a modified double elimination.

Teams
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Austria	Vienna	Austria East	0–2
Belarus	Brest	Brest Zubrs	0–2
Belgium	Antwerp	Flanders East	1–2
Croatia	Zagreb	Croatia North	1–2
Czech Republic	Brno	South Czech Republic	4–1
France	Paris	Ile-de-France 2	2–2
Germany-US	Ramstein	KMC American	0–2
Hungary	Budapest/Érd	Central/Eastern	2–2
Italy	Emilia	Emilia	5–1
Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas	1–2
Netherlands	Haarlem	Kennemerland	3–2
Spain	Barcelona	Catalunya	3–2
United Kingdom	London	London Youth Baseball	1–2
Ukraine	Kirovograd	Kirovograd Center	2–2

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

Japan

The tournament took place in Ueda, Nagano from July 30–31.^[1]

Participating teams	Prefecture	City	LL Organization
Chūgoku Champions	Okayama	Okayama	Okayama
Higashikanto Champions	Ibaraki	Ushiku	Ushiku
Kyushu Champions	Nagasaki	Nagasaki	Nagasaki Minami
Hokkaido Champions	Hokkaido	Sapporo	Sapporo Shiroishi
Kanagawa Champions	Kanagawa	Yokohama	Asahi
Kansai Champions	Hyogo	Takarazuka	Takarazuka
Kansai Runner-Up	Osaka	Osaka	Osaka Namihaya
Kitakanto Champions	Saitama	Ōmiya City	Ōmiya Higashi
Shikoku Champions	Ehime	Niihama	Niihama
Shin'etsu Champions	Nagano	Iida	Iida
Tōhoku Champions	Miyagi	Sendai	Sendai Higashi
Tōhoku Runner-Up	Aomori	Aomori	Aomori Hirosaki
Tōkai Champions	Aichi	Toyota	Toyota
Tōkai Runner-Up	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Hamamatsu Minami
Tokyo Champions	Tokyo	Tokyo	Tokyo Nakano
Tokyo Runner-Up	Tokyo	Tokyo	Chofu

Opening Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

July 30 – Ueda

Ushiku

1

July 30 – Ueda

Tokyo Nakano

8

Tokyo Nakano

3

July 30 – Ueda

Osaka Namihaya

2

Niihama

3

July 31 – Ueda

Osaka Namihaya

7

Tokyo Nakano

5

July 30 – Ueda

Sendai Higashi

7

Sendai Higashi

12

July 30 – Ueda

Sapporo Shiroishi

1

Sendai Higashi

9

July 30 – Ueda

Hamamatsu Minami

3

Hamamatsu Minami

12

July 31 – Ueda

Asahi

3

Sendai Higashi

10

July 30 – Ueda

Chofu

20

Okayama

12

July 30 – Ueda

Chofu

15

Chofu

11

July 30 – Ueda

Toyota

3

Aomori Hirosaki

1

July 31 – Ueda

Toyota

3

Chofu

11

July 30 – Ueda

Nagasaki Minami

1

Ōmiya Higashi

6

July 30 – Ueda

Takarazuka

12

Takarazuka

6

July 30 – Ueda

Nagasaki Minami

16

Nagasaki Minami

5

Iida

0

Latin America

The tournament took place in Guatemala City, Guatemala from July 23–30.^[1]

Pool A
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Nicaragua	Rivas	Rivas	3–0
Venezuela	Maracaibo	Luz Maracaibo	2–1
Guatemala (A)	Guatemala City	Javier	1–2
Colombia	Cartagena	Falcon	0–3

Pool B
Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Panama	Aguadulce	Aguadulce Cabezera	3–0
El Salvador	San Salvador	Agabeisi	2–1
Honduras	San Pedro Sula	Marinera	1–2
Guatemala (B)	Guatemala City	Liga Pequeña de Béisbol de Guatemala	0–3

Semi-finals		Final

July 29 – Guatemala City

2B El Salvador	4
		July 30 – Guatemala City
1A Nicaragua	5
		1A Nicaragua	1
July 29 – Guatemala City
		1B Panama	6
2A Venezuela	0

1B Panama	2

Mexico

The tournament took place in Monterrey, Nuevo León from July 9–15.^[1]

**Pool A**
State	LL Organization	Record
Sonora	Norte de Hermosillo	6–0
Nuevo León	San Nicolás	5–1
Tamaulipas	Oriente	4–2
Veracruz	Poza Rica Municipal	3–3
Coahuila	Juvenil de Sabinas	2–4
Chihuahua	Cura Trillo	1–5
Jalisco	Jalostotitlan	0–6

**Pool B**
State	LL Organization	Record
Nuevo León	Guadalupe Linda Vista	6–0
Baja California	Félix Arce	5–1
Tamaulipas	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly	4–2
Veracruz	Infantil y Juvenil Veracruzana	3–3
Coahuila	Ribereña	2–4
Jalisco	SUTAJ Alfarera	1–5
Chihuahua	El Granjero	0–6

Semi-finals		Mexico Championship

July 14 – Monterrey

2B Felix Arce	4
		July 15 – Monterrey
1A Norte de Hermosillo	6
		1A Norte de Hermosillo	5
July 14 – Monterrey
		2A San Nicolas	6
2A San Nicolas	5

1B Guadalupe Linda Vista	3

2016 Little League World Series qualification

Great Lakes

Mid-Atlantic

Midwest

New England

Northwest

Southeast

Southwest

West

International

Asia-Pacific and Middle East

Australia

Canada

Caribbean

Europe and Africa

Japan

Latin America

Mexico

References

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