2016 Little League World Series qualification

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]

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
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United States

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	2
	2	Whalley	1
						3	Whalley	0
						1	Hastings Community	16
	4	Lethbridge Southwest	1
	1	Hastings Community	11

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

References

1. "Little League Baseball® Regional & World Series Results". Littleleague.org. Little League. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
2. "Suspended Little League Baseball® Great Lakes Region Championship Game To Be Resumed In South Williamsport". Little League Baseball. llbws.org. August 14, 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.