2000 Little League World Series

The 2000 Little League World Series took place August 20 to August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Sierra Maestra Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela, defeated Bellaire Little League of Bellaire, Texas, in the championship game of the 54th Little League World Series.^[1]

2000 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 20–August 26
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Sierra Maestra Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela
Runner-up	Bellaire Little League Bellaire, Texas
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Qualification

United States	International
Davenport, Iowa Central Davenport East Little League	Toronto, Ontario Canada High Park Little League
Goffstown, New Hampshire East Goffstown Little League	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Europe Arabian-American Little League
Bellaire, Texas South Bellaire Little League	Tokyo, Japan Far East Musashi-Fuchu Little League
Vancouver, Washington West Hazel Dell Little League	Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Sierra Maestra Little League

Pool play

After three U.S. teams finished pool play with a 2–1 record, the team that had allowed the fewest runs per innings played (Bellaire) was declared the pool winner; Davenport was then named pool runner-up due to their win over Vancouver in head-to-head play.^[2]

Standings

United States Region City Record Runs Scored Allowed South Bellaire, TX 2–1  7  7 Central Davenport, IA 2–1 13  8 West Vancouver, WA 2–1 15 10 East Goffstown, NH 0–3  4 14

International Region City Record Far East Tokyo 3–0 Latin America Maracaibo 2–1 Europe Dhahran 1–2 Canada Toronto 0–3

Game results

August 20, 2000	Far East	10 – 0	Latin America

August 20, 2000	East	0 – 3	South

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August 21, 2000	Canada	8 – 9	Far East

August 21, 2000	Central	5 – 0	East

August 21, 2000	Europe	0 – 3	Latin America

August 21, 2000	West	5 – 0	South

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August 22, 2000	Canada	4 – 5	Latin America

August 22, 2000	East	4 – 6	West

August 22, 2000	Europe	0 – 9	Far East

August 22, 2000	South	4 – 2	Central

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August 23, 2000	Canada	1 – 3	Europe

August 23, 2000	Central	6 – 4	West

Elimination round

Semi-finals Final                 24 August     Tokyo, Japan 4   26 August   Maracaibo, Venezuela 5   Maracaibo. Venezuela 3   24 August   Bellaire, Texas 2   Davenport, Iowa 0     Bellaire, Texas 8

2000 Little League World Series Champions Sierra Maestra Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela

Notable players

• Julian Vandervelde (Davenport, Iowa) NFL player
• Harry Zolnierczyk (Toronto, Ontario) NHL player

References

1. "Maracaibo beats sloppy Bellaire". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. AP. August 27, 2000. p. C3. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
2. "Trying to win costs Vancouver change to advance". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. AP. August 25, 2000. p. 4C. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via newspapers.com.

External links

• 2000 official results via Wayback Machine