2008 Little League World Series results

The results of the 2008 Little League World Series were determined between August 15 and August 24, 2008 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 16 teams were divided into four groups, two with four teams from the United States and two with four international teams each, playing in a round robin format. In each group, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage. The last remaining team from the United States faced the last remaining international team for the Little League World Series Championship.

Pool play
Pool A Indiana IN 2
Maryland MD 3◄
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Louisiana LA 5◄
Washington (state) WA 1
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Indiana IN 0
Louisiana LA 9◄
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Washington (state) WA 15◄
Maryland MD 5 (F/5)
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Washington (state) WA 3◄
Indiana IN 2 (F/7)
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Louisiana LA 4
Maryland MD 6◄
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Pool B Florida FL 10◄
South Dakota SD 0 (F/4)
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Connecticut CT 1
Hawaii HI 3◄
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South Dakota SD 4
Connecticut CT 9◄
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Florida FL 2
Hawaii HI 10◄
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South Dakota SD 4
Hawaii HI 6◄
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Florida FL 8◄
Connecticut CT 2 (F/7)
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Pool C Mexico MEX 6◄
Curaçao CUR 2
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Italy ITA 6
Guam GUM 7◄
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Italy ITA 0 (F/4)
Mexico MEX 12◄
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Guam GUM 0 (F/4)
Mexico MEX 10◄
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Curaçao CUR 14◄
Italy ITA 1 (F/4)
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Curaçao CUR 3◄
Guam GUM 0
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Pool D Venezuela VEN 8◄
Canada CAN 1
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Japan JPN 5◄
Saudi Arabia SAU 0
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Canada CAN 3
Japan JPN 9◄
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Venezuela VEN 12◄
Saudi Arabia SAU 0
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Venezuela VEN 4 (F/7)
Japan JPN 5◄
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Canada CAN 7◄
Saudi Arabia SAU 5
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Elimination round
Semifinals Curaçao Curaçao 4
Japan Japan 11◄
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Washington (state) Washington 4
Hawaii Hawaii 9◄
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Venezuela Venezuela 2
Mexico Mexico 5◄
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Florida Florida 1
Louisiana Louisiana 6◄
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Finals Japan Japan 4
Mexico Mexico 5◄
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Hawaii Hawaii 7◄
Louisiana Louisiana 5
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Consolation Game Louisiana Louisiana 3
Japan Japan 4◄
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Championship Game Hawaii Hawaii 12◄
Mexico Mexico 3
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Pool Play

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Pool A

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Pool A
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1   Louisiana 2–1 7 0.412
2   Washington 2–1 12 0.706
3   Maryland 2–1 21 1.235
4   Indiana 0–3 15 1.285

Maryland 3, Indiana 2

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August 15 8:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Indiana 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 1
  Maryland 1 0 0 0 2 X 3 0 1
WP: Josh Barron (1–0)   LP: Drew Ellis (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
IN: Austin Hines (1)
MD: None
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Louisiana 5, Washington 1

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August 16 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Washington 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2
  Louisiana 0 2 2 0 1 X 5 8 1
WP: Kennon Fontenot (1–0)   LP: Jason Todd (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
WA: None
LA: None
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Louisiana 9, Indiana 0

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August 17 3:30 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
  Louisiana 5 1 1 2 0 X 9 8 1
WP: Trey Quinn (1–0)   LP: Dalton Duley (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
IN: None
LA: None
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Washington 15, Maryland 5

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August 18 Noon EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Washington 5 2 1 0 7 - 15 16 2
  Maryland 3 1 0 1 0 - 5 7 1
WP: Derrick Mahlum (1–0)   LP: Zane Schreiber (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
WA: Alec Kisena 2 (2), Jason Todd (1), Alek Baumgartner (1)
MA: Andrew Yacyk (1)
Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule.
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Washington 3, Indiana 2

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August 19 2:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Indiana 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3
  Washington 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 1
WP: Alec Kisena (1–0)   LP: Christopher Wenger (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
IN: None
WA: Jason Todd (2)
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Maryland 6, Louisiana 4

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August 19 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Louisiana 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0
  Maryland 0 0 4 2 0 X 6 8 1
WP: Andrew Yacyk (1–0)   LP: Gunner Leger (0–1)   Sv: Josh Barron (1)
Home runs:
LA: None
MD: Ryan Bayrd (1), Andrew Yacyk (2), Zane Schreiber (1)
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Pool B

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Pool B
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1   Hawaii 3–0 7 0.389
2   Florida 2–1 12 0.750
3   Connecticut 1–2 15 0.833
4   South Dakota 0–3 25 1.167

Florida 10, South Dakota 0

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August 15 2:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Florida 8 2 0 0 - - 10 8 2
  South Dakota 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 1
WP: Darren Miller (1–0)   LP: Tanner Simons (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
FL: None
SD: None
Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule.
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Hawaii 3, Connecticut 1

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August 15 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Connecticut 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
  Hawaii 1 0 0 1 1 X 3 5 0
WP: Caleb Duhay (1–0)   LP: Eddie Kochiss (0–1)   Sv: Tanner Tokunaga (1)
Home runs:
CT: Eddie Kochiss (1)
HI: Pikai Winchester (1)
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Connecticut 9, South Dakota 4

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August 16 3:30 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  South Dakota 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 5
  Connecticut 0 2 0 7 0 X 9 6 0
WP: Bobby Moretti (1–0)   LP: Cale Fierro (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
SD: None
CT: Marcello Ursini (1)
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Hawaii 10, Florida 2

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August 17 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Florida 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3
  Hawaii 0 0 4 2 4 X 10 7 0
WP: Trevor Ling (1–0)   LP: Kevin Merrell (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
FL: None
HI: Tanner Tokunaga (1)
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Hawaii 6, South Dakota 4

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August 18 3:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  South Dakota 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 4 3
  Hawaii 0 1 0 3 2 X 6 9 1
WP: Jedd Andrade (1–0)   LP: Jesse Riddle (0–1)   Sv: Keelen Obedoza (1)
Home runs:
SD: Cale Fierro (1)
HI: Keelen Obedoza (1)
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Florida 8, Connecticut 2

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August 18 6:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Florida 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 8 10 0
  Connecticut 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 0
WP: Levi Gilcrease (1–0)   LP: Tyler Tice (0–1)
Home runs:
FL: Kevin Merrell 2 (2)
CT: Danny Lastra (1), Brett Wilkozs (1)
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Pool C

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Pool C
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1   Mexico 3–0 2 0.133
2   Curaçao 2–1 7 0.438
3   Guam 1–2 19 1.425
4   Italy 0–3 33 2.828

Mexico 6, Curaçao 2

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August 16 11:00 am EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Mexico 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 4 1
  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0
WP: Carlos Balboa (1–0)   LP: Entwin Reigina (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
MEX: Sergio Rodriguez (1)
CUR: None
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Guam 7, Italy 6

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August 16 1:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Italy 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 9 0
  Guam 0 2 0 0 3 2 7 6 3
WP: Nicholas Cruz (1–0)   LP: Lorenzo Fabbri (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
ITA: None
GUM: None
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Mexico 12, Italy 0

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August 17 Noon EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Italy 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0
  Mexico 4 2 6 X - - 12 11 0
WP: Jesus Sauceda (1–0)   LP: Mirco Bannini (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
ITA: None
MEX: Tomas Castillo 2 (2), Jesus Sauceda (2)
Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule.
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Mexico 10, Guam 0

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August 18 1:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Guam 0 0 0 0 - - 0 2 0
  Mexico 0 7 2 1 - - 10 10 0
WP: Jesus Sauceda (2–0)   LP: Parish Reyes (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
GUM: None
MEX: Tomas Castillo (3), Sergio Rodriguez (2), Emmanuel Rodriguez (1), Carlos Balboa (1)
Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule.
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Curaçao 14, Italy 1

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August 18 4:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Italy 0 1 0 0 - - 1 1 2
  Curaçao 1 6 7 X - - 14 11 0
WP: Jayson Libert (1–0)   LP: Luca Bortolotti (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
ITA: None
CUR: Juremi Profar 2 (2), Tivon Faneyte (1), Hemsley Martha (1)
Notes: Completed early due to mercy rule.
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Curaçao 3, Guam 0

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August 19 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Curaçao 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 0
  Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
WP: Tivon Faneyte (1–0)   LP: Nicholas Cruz (1–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
CUR: None
GUM: None
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Pool D

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Pool D
Rank Region Record Runs Allowed Run Ratio
1   Japan 3–0 7 0.368
2   Venezuela 2–1 6 0.316
3   Canada 1-2 22 1.222
4   Saudi Arabia 0–3 24 1.412

Venezuela 8, Canada 1

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August 15 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Venezuela 1 1 4 0 0 2 8 10 1
  Canada 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
WP: Kevin Morales (1–0)   LP: Riley Edwards (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
VEN: Gustavo Perdomo (1)
CAN: None
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Japan 5, Saudi Arabia 0

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August 16 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Japan 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 5 0
  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
WP: Ryosuke Moriuchi (1–0)   LP: Chris Beyers (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
JPN: None
SAU: None
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Japan 9, Canada 3

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August 17 1:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Japan 0 2 0 1 4 2 9 10 3
  Canada 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 4
WP: Takumi Ozeki (1–0)   LP: Kevin Irving (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
JPN: Yutaka Takeshita (1), Takumi Ozeki (1)
CAN: None
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Venezuela 12, Saudi Arabia 0

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August 17 6:00 pm EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Venezuela 1 4 0 0 3 4 12 14 0
  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
WP: Aroldo Sanchez (1–0)   LP: Beau Branton (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
VEN: Gustavo Perdomo (2)
SAU: None
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Japan 5, Venezuela 4

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August 19 Noon EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Japan 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 2
  Venezuela 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 2
WP: Yutaka Takeshita (1–0)   LP: Gustavo Perdomo (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
JPN: None
VEN: Aroldo Sanchez (1)
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Canada 7, Saudi Arabia 5

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August 19 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 7 3
  Canada 0 0 2 0 5 0 7 6 8
WP: Riley Edwards (1–1)   LP: Bryce Jackson (0–1)   Sv: Preston Kokotailo (1)
Home runs:
SAU: Zach Ell (1)
CAN: Jake Hagen (1), Eric Watkins (1)
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Elimination round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 20 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
 
 
  Japan11
 
August 23 – 12:30 pm - Lamade
 
  Curaçao4
 
  Japan4
 
August 21 – 4:00 pm - Lamade
 
  Mexico5
 
  Mexico5
 
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 
  Venezuela2
 
  Mexico3
 
August 20 – 8:00 pm - Lamade
 
  Hawaii12
 
  Hawaii9
 
August 24 – 3:30 pm - Lamade
 
  Washington4
 
  Hawaii7
 
August 21 – 8:00pm - Lamade
 
  Louisiana5 Third place
 
  Louisiana6
 
August 24 – 12:00 pm - Volunteer
 
  Florida1
 
  Japan4
 
 
  Louisiana3
 

International semifinals

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Japan 11, Curaçao 4

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August 20 16:00 EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Japan 1 6 1 0 0 3 11 7 0
  Curaçao 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1
WP: Takumi Ozeki (2–0)   LP: Junters Dosset (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
JPN: Ryohji Kimura (1), Takumi Ozeki (2)
CUR: Tivon Faneyte (2), Juremi Profar (3)
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Mexico 5, Venezuela 2

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August 21 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Venezuela 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
  Mexico 1 0 0 4 0 X 5 8 2
WP: Sergio Rodriguez (1–0)   LP: Kevin Morales (1–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
VEN: None
MEX: Sergio Rodriguez (3)
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United States semifinals

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Hawaii 9, Washington 4

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August 20 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Washington 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 7 2
  Hawaii 4 0 3 2 0 X 9 8 0
WP: Caleb Duhay (2–0)   LP: Derrick Mahlum (1–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
WA: K. J. Neaville (1)
HI: Tanner Tokunaga (2), Iolana Akau (3), Pikai Winchester 2 (3)
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Louisiana 6, Florida 1

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August 21 8:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Florida 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
  Louisiana 0 3 1 2 0 X 6 6 1
WP: Kennon Fontenot (2–0)   LP: Michael McGuire (0–1)   Sv: none
Home runs:
FL: None
LA: Bryce Jordan (1)
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International final

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Mexico 5, Japan 4

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August 23 Noon EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Japan 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 0
  Mexico 0 0 5 0 0 X 5 9 3
WP: Carlos Balboa (2–0)   LP: Ryosuke Moriuchi (1–1)   Sv: Jesus Sauceda (1)
Home runs:
JPN: None
MEX: Sergio Rodriguez (4)
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United States final

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Hawaii 7, Louisiana 5

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August 23 4:00 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Hawaii 0 0 1 0 0 6 7 10 1
  Louisiana 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 7 1
WP: Trevor Ling (2–0)   LP: Gunner Leger (0–2)   Sv: none
Home runs:
HI: None
LA: Kennon Fontenot (1)
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Consolation Game

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Japan 4, Louisiana 3

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August 24 Noon EDT
Little League Volunteer Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Louisiana 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
  Japan 3 0 0 0 1 X 4 7 3
WP: Takumi Ozeki (2–0)   LP: Peyton McLemore (0–1)   Sv: Shodai Mizuno (1)
Home runs:
LA: None
JPN: None
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Championship Game

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Hawaii 12, Mexico 3

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August 24 3:30 pm EDT
Lamade Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
  Hawaii 1 2 1 3 4 1 12 11 1
  Mexico 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 3
WP: Caleb Duhay (3–0)   LP: Sergio Rodriguez (1–1)
Home runs:
HI: Tanner Tokunaga 2 (4), Iolana Akau (4)
MEX: Jesus Sauceda (3)
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