1997 Little League World Series

The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico,[1] defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico made a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a 4-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning capped by a single by Pablo Torres.

1997 Little League World Series
DatesAugust 18–August 23
Teams participating8
Champion Linda Vista Little League
Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico
Runner-up South Mission Viejo Little League
Mission Viejo, California
Little League World Series

Qualification

United States International
Dyer, IN
Central
Dyer
Surrey, BC
Canada
Whalley
Pottsville, PA
East
Railway Park
Dhahran
Europe
Arabian American
Bradenton, FL
South
Manatee G.T. Bray East
Yokohama
Far East
Seya
Mission Viejo, CA
West
South Mission Viejo
Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Latin America
Linda Vista

Pool play

United States
Region Record
West 3-0
South 2-1
East 1-2
Central 0-3
International
Region Record
Latin America 3-0
Far East 2-1
Europe 1-2
Canada 0-3

August 18

Europe 0-3 Latin America
East 1-0 Central
Far East 5-1 Canada
West 10-6 South

August 19

Europe 5-0 Canada
West 9-0 Central
Latin America 12-0
(4 innings)
Far East
South 5-0
(8 innings)
East

August 20

Latin America 3-0 Canada
Central 2-8 South
Far East 2-1 Europe
East 0-3 West

Elimination round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 August
 
 
Yokohama, Japan0
 
23 August
 
Guadalupe, Nuevo León 1
 
Guadalupe, Nuevo León 5
 
21 August (5 innings)
 
Mission Viejo, California4
 
Mission Viejo, California12
 
 
Bradenton, Florida 1
 
1997 Little League World Series Champions

Linda Vista Little League
Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico

Notable players

Footnotes

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