Английская Википедия:2001 Little League World Series
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox international baseball tournament The 2001 Little League World Series took place between August 17 and August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Apopka National Little League of Apopka, Florida, in the championship game of the 55th Little League World Series. This tournament saw the expansion of pool play to 16 teams, eight from the United States, and eight from around the world. This was the first LLWS to use Little League Volunteer Stadium; it was built to accommodate games added to the pool stage and to host the tournament's consolation game for third place.
Age controversy
Following the conclusion of the tournament, Danny Almonte, a pitcher from the Bronx, New York, team representing the Mid-Atlantic Region, was the center of a scandal when it was discovered that he was not eligible to play in the tournament because he was two years over the maximum age limit. Because of this, the Mid-Atlantic team was retroactively assessed a forfeit for each game they won in the tournament.[1] The team's statistics, including a perfect game thrown by Almonte, were also invalidated.[1]
Qualification
Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lincoln, Rhode Island New England Lincoln Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Bronx, New York Mid-Atlantic Bronx Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Santiago de Veraguas, Panama Latin America Santiago de Veraguas Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Hagåtña, Guam Pacific Guam Little League |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Oceanside, California West American Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Bainbridge Island, Washington Northwest Bainbridge Island Little League |
Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Pariba Little League |
Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon Calgary, Alberta Canada West Little League |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Brownsburg, Indiana Great Lakes Brownsburg Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Davenport, Iowa Midwest East Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Transatlantic Arabian-American Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Moscow, Russia Europe Khovrino Little League |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lake Charles, Louisiana Gulf States South Lake Charles Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Apopka, Florida Southeast National Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Asia Kitasuna Little League |
Шаблон:Flagicon Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico Mexico Matamoros Little League |
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool moved on to the elimination round. Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break
United States
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 3–0 |
| California | 2–1 |
| Louisiana | 1–2 |
| Rhode Island | 0–3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Florida | 2–1 |
| Washington | 1–2Шаблон:Double dagger |
| Iowa | 0–3 |
| New York | 0–3Шаблон:Dagger |
Шаблон:Dagger Bronx, New York, won all three of their pool games, but were
later assessed forfeits due to their use of an ineligible player.[1]
Шаблон:Double dagger Bainbridge Island, Washington, was retroactively placed second
in Pool B due to the Bronx forfeits.
- August 17
| Rhode Island | 0–8 | California |
| Indiana | 2–0 | Louisiana |
- August 18
| New York | ForfeitШаблон:Efn | Florida |
| Washington | 4–3 | Iowa |
| Rhode Island | 1–5 | Indiana |
- August 19
| Florida | 2–0 | Washington |
| California | 5–2 | Louisiana |
- August 20
| Iowa | ForfeitШаблон:Efn | New York |
| Rhode Island | 2–5 | Louisiana |
| Indiana | 2–1 | California |
- August 21
| Washington | ForfeitШаблон:Efn | New York |
| Florida | 10–3 | Iowa |
International
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Curaçao | 2–1 |
| Japan | 2–1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 |
| Panama | 1–2 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Guam | 3–0 |
| Mexico | 2–1 |
| Canada | 1–2 |
| Russia | 0–3 |
- August 17
| Transatlantic | 2–4 | Asia |
- August 18
| Mexico | 5–6 | Pacific |
| Caribbean | 3–2 | Latin America |
| Europe | 1–5 | Canada |
- August 19
| Transatlantic | 3–10 | Caribbean |
- August 20
| Canada | 5–6 | Mexico |
| Europe | 0–5 | Pacific |
| Asia | 1–6 | Latin America |
- August 21
| Pacific | 6–5 | Canada |
| Mexico | 2–0 | Europe |
| Asia | 4–2 | Caribbean |
| Transatlantic | 11–0† (5 innings) |
Latin America |
† Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings) Шаблон:Col-end
Elimination rounds
The 2001 Little League World Series was the first edition that had a female umpire call the championship game: Flora Stansbury from Seneca, Missouri. U.S. President George W. Bush, himself a little leaguer as a child, was also in attendance at the championship game. Nobuhisa Baba's single in the bottom of the sixth drove in the winning run.[2]
| 2001 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
| Japan Kitasuna Little League Tokyo, Japan |
Champions' path
The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses.[3] In total, their record was 9–1, their only loss coming in the LLWS qualifying round against Santiago de Veraguas LL of Panama.
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| All-Tokyo Tournament | ||
| Opening Round | Ryuugasaki LL | 11–4 |
| Quarterfinals | Suzaka LL | 6–1 |
| Semifinals | Matsusaka LL | 12–8 |
| Japan Championship | Nagoya Kita LL | 5–4 |
Notable players
- Danny Almonte (Moca, Dominican Republic)
- Francisco Peña (Bronx, New York), Major League Baseball catcher and son of Tony Peña
- Rubén Tejada (Santiago de Veraguas, Panama), Major League Baseball infielder
Notes
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