The 1997 Senior League World Series took place from August 10–16 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. San Francisco, Venezuela defeated Yucaipa, California in the championship game. It was Venezuela's second straight championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kissimmee, Florida |
| Dates | August 10–16, 1997 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  San Francisco, Venezuela |
| Runner-up |  Yucaipa, California |
Teams
edit| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Union Park, FloridaDistrict 3 Host |
 LaSalle, OntarioTurtle Club Canada |
 Saginaw, MichiganNorth Saginaw Central |
 Huntingdon, EnglandRAF Alconbury Europe |
 Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaLewisburg East |
 Hagåtña, GuamCentral Far East |
| Jacksonville, Florida Arlington South |
San Francisco, Venezuela San Francisco Latin America |
| Yucaipa, California Yucaipa American West |
Results
editWinner's Bracket
| Opening Game | — | — | Bracket Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Canada
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Canada
| 3 | — | Host
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| — | Florida
| 2 | 1–0 | Host
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Michigan
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Michigan
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Guam
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Host
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Venezuela
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | California
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Venezuela
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Venezeuala
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Pennsylvania
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | England
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Pennsylvania
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket
| — | — | — | Bracket Final | |||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Florida | 11 | 1–1 | Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Canada | 0 | 2–1 | Florida | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 0–1 | California | 9 | 1–1 | Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3–1 | Florida | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | California (F/8) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Host | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Guam | 2 | 1–1 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 2–1 | California | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1–1 | California | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | England | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Placement Bracket
| — | — | — | Third-place game | |||||||||||||||
| 0–2 | England | 1 | 2–2 | Host | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Canada | 7 | 2–2 | Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Guam | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Host | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Pennsylvania | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Florida | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Michigan | 4 | 2–2 | Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Pennsylvania | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–2 | Guam | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Elimination Round
| Semifinals | World championship | ||||||||
| 2–0 | Host
| 2 | |||||||
| 2–0 | Venezuela
| 9 | |||||||
| 3–0 | Venezuela
| 10 · 3 | |||||||
| 4–1 | California
| 13 · 0 | |||||||
| 3–1 | Florida
| 4 | |||||||
| 3–1 | California (F/8)
| 5 | Third-place game | ||||||
| 3–2 | Host
| 16 | |||||||
| 3–2 | Pennsylvania
| 2 | |||||||
| 1997 Senior League World Series Champions |
|---|
.svg) San Francisco, Venezuela |
References
edit- ^ "1997 Senior League Baseball World Series". LittleLeague.org. Archived from the original on February 11, 1998.
- ^ Carroll, Frank (August 14, 1997). "Venezuela pounds Union Park in Series". Orlando Sentinel. p. 25. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carroll, Frank (August 16, 1997). "California, Venezuela Meet In Senior Final". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
- ^ Harne, Chris (August 17, 1997). "Venezuelan team recovers to blank California for title". Orlando Sentinel. p. 49. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.