2015 Little League World Series qualification

Qualification for the 2015 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2015. Starting this year, all eight United States regional tournaments used a modified double elimination format and moved away from the round robin format used since the 1990s.[1]

2015 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes Winner Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mid-Atlantic Winner Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
Midwest Winner Webb City, Missouri
New England Winner Cranston, Rhode Island
Northwest Winner Portland, Oregon
Southeast Winner Taylors, South Carolina
Southwest Winner Pearland, Texas
West Winner Bonita, California
International
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Winner Taipei, Taiwan
Australia Winner Sydney, New South Wales
Canada Winner White Rock, British Columbia
Caribbean Winner Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Europe and Africa Winner Kampala, Uganda
Japan Winner Tokyo
Latin America Winner Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Mexico Winner Mexicali, Baja California
Tournaments

United States

Great Lakes

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 9–15.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Illinois Olney Olney 1–2
 Indiana New Albany New Albany 2–2
 Kentucky Bowling Green Bowling Green Eastern 3–1
 Michigan Bay City Bay City Southwest 0–2
 Ohio Hamilton West Side 2–2
 Wisconsin Burlington Burlington 2–1
  First Round     Second Round     Semi-Finals     Great Lakes Championship
                                       
      Kentucky 5  
  Indiana 3     Indiana 2    
  Ohio 2         Kentucky 0  
      Wisconsin (F/4) 10    
    Wisconsin (F/5) 10          
  Illinois 10     Illinois 0        
  Michigan 4         Wisconsin 0
      Kentucky (F/4) 13
         
  Ohio 7        
  Illinois 6         Kentucky 4    
      Ohio 5     Ohio 3  
      Indiana 4  
  Michigan 0    
  Indiana 3  

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 10–16.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Delaware Middletown M-O-T 0–2
 Maryland Delmar Delmar 3–2
 New Jersey Jackson Jackson Township 2–2
 New York Maine-Endwell Maine-Endwell 2–2
 Pennsylvania Lewisberry Red Land 3–0
 Washington, D.C. Capitol City 0–2
  First Round     Second Round     Semi-Finals     Mid-Atlantic Championship
                                       
      New Jersey 7  
  Washington, D.C. 5     Maryland 4    
  Maryland 10         New Jersey 2  
      Pennsylvania 13    
    Pennsylvania 11          
  Delaware 6     New York 3        
  New York 9         Pennsylvania 12
      New Jersey 0
         
  Washington, D.C. 8        
  New York 10         New Jersey (F/4) 10    
      New York 8     Maryland 0  
      Maryland 15  
  Delaware 3    
  Maryland (F/4) 15  

Midwest

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 9–15.[1]

Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.

State City LL Organization Record
 Iowa Des Moines Grandview 1–2
 Kansas Frontenac Frontenac Youth 0–2
 Minnesota Coon Rapids Coon Rapids Cardinal 2–1
 Missouri Webb City Webb City 4–1
 Nebraska Omaha Memorial 2–2
 South Dakota Rapid City Canyon Lake 1–2
  First Round     Second Round     Semi-Finals     Midwest Championship
                                       
      South Dakota 5  
  Nebraska (F/7) 3     Nebraska 2    
  Missouri 2         South Dakota 7  
      Minnesota 15    
    Minnesota 11          
  Kansas 3     Iowa 7        
  Iowa 11         Minnesota 0
      Missouri (F/4) 10
         
  Missouri 11        
  Iowa 3         South Dakota 2    
      Missouri 15     Missouri (F/5) 13  
      Nebraska 4  
  Kansas 6    
  Nebraska 11  

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 10–16.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Connecticut Waterford Waterford 2–2
 Maine Biddeford Biddeford 0–2
 Massachusetts Newton Newton SouthEast 1–2
 New Hampshire Bedford Bedford 2–1
 Rhode Island Cranston Cranston Western 4–1
 Vermont South Burlington South Burlington 1–2
  First Round     Second Round     Semi-Finals     New England Championship
                                       
      Vermont 10  
  Maine 0     Massachusetts 5    
  Massachusetts 11         Vermont 5  
      New Hampshire 11    
    New Hampshire (F/4) 16          
  Connecticut 3     Connecticut 1        
  Rhode Island 2         New Hampshire 4
      Rhode Island 10
         
  Maine 5        
  Connecticut (F/4) 15         Vermont 1    
      Connecticut 2     Rhode Island 7  
      Rhode Island (F/7) 3  
  Rhode Island 11    
  Massachusetts 4  

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 9–15.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Alaska Juneau Gastineau Channel 0–2
 Idaho Eagle West Valley 3–2
 Montana Billings Boulder Arrowhead 1–2
 Oregon Portland Wilshire/Riverside 4–0
 Washington Vancouver Cascade 2–2
 Wyoming Gillette Gillette 0–2
  First Round     Second Round     Semi-Finals     Northwest Championship
                                       
      Alaska 6  
  Wyoming 3     Oregon 11    
  Oregon 12         Oregon 10  
      Washington 6    
    Montana 2          
  Idaho 0     Washington 11        
  Washington 5         Oregon 15
      Idaho 3
         
  Wyoming 1        
  Montana 10         Washington 7    
      Montana 11     Idaho 8  
      Idaho 16  
  Idaho (F/4) 10    
  Alaska 0  

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 7–13.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Alabama Phenix City Phenix City American 0–2
 Florida Tampa Keystone 2–2
 Georgia Peachtree City Peachtree City American 1–2
 North Carolina Wilson Wilson City 0–2
 South Carolina Taylors Northwood 4–0
 Tennessee Nashville South Nashville American 2–2
 Virginia Mechanicsville Mechanicsville National 4–2
 West Virginia Bridgeport Bridgeport 1–2
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semi-Final     Southeast Championship
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  North Carolina 3  
  South Carolina 9    
      South Carolina (F/5) 18  
      Tennessee 3    
  Tennessee 4          
  West Virginia 2        
      South Carolina 5            
      Florida 4              
  Alabama 1              
  Florida 5                
      Florida 8          
      Virginia 4        
  Georgia 3          
  Virginia 5         South Carolina 7
      Virginia 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  North Carolina 1        
  West Virginia 3     West Virginia 3        
    Virginia (F/4) 30          
      Virginia 10        
  Alabama 0         Tennessee 6     Florida 2    
  Georgia (F/4) 10     Georgia 4         Virginia 5  
    Tennessee 5  

Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 7–13.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Arkansas Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Western 3–2
 Colorado Boulder North Boulder 3–2
 Louisiana Jefferson Parish Eastbank 2–2
 Mississippi Starkville Oktibbeha/Winston 1–2
 New Mexico Albuquerque Paradise Hill 0–2
 Oklahoma Tulsa Tulsa National 0–2
 Texas East Pearland Pearland West 4–0
 Texas West San Antonio McAllister Park 1–2
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semi-Final     Southwest Championship
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  Louisiana 3  
  Texas West 8    
      Texas West 4  
      Colorado 5    
  Oklahoma 1          
  Colorado 9        
      Colorado 1            
      Texas East 9              
  Arkansas 4              
  Texas East (F/7) 8                
      Texas East (F/4) 15          
      Mississippi 0        
  Mississippi (F/5) 10          
  New Mexico 0         Texas East 9
      Colorado 2
  Loser's Bracket      
  Louisiana (F/4) 13        
  Oklahoma 1     Louisiana 12        
    Mississippi 6          
      Louisiana 0        
  Arkansas 9         Arkansas 1     Colorado 11    
  New Mexico 4     Arkansas 9         Arkansas 9  
    Texas West 7  

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 9–15.[1]

State City LL Organization Record
 Arizona Chandler Chandler National North 1–2
 Hawaii Waipahu Waipio 3–2
 Nevada Henderson Paseo Verde 1–2
Northern California San Jose Cambrian Park 0–2
Southern California Bonita Sweetwater Valley 4–0
 Utah Santa Clara Snow Canyon 1–2
  First Round     Second Round     Semi-Finals     West Championship
                                       
      Utah (F/5) 11  
  Northern California 0     Arizona 1    
  Arizona 1         Utah 1  
      Southern California (F/4) 11    
    Nevada 2          
  Hawaii 9     Southern California 11        
  Southern California 16         Southern California 12
      Hawaii 10
         
  Northern California 3        
  Nevada 9         Utah 0    
      Nevada 3     Hawaii (F/4) 15  
      Hawaii (F/5) 14  
  Hawaii (F/7) 12    
  Arizona 9  

International

Asia-Pacific and Middle East

The tournament took place in Guilin, China from July 13–21.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 19 – Guilin
 
 
2B Taiwan11
 
July 20 – Guilin
 
1A Philippines6
 
2B Taiwan3
 
July 19 – Guilin
 
1B South Korea2
 
2A Hong Kong0
 
 
1B South Korea16
 


Australia

The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales on June 4–9.[2] The top two teams in each pool advance to the elimination round, where they are seeded one through eight based on overall record. The "runs against ratio" (RAR) is used as the tiebreaker. It is calculated by the number of runs scored against a team, divided by the number of defensive innings the team played.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsAustralia Championship
 
          
 
June 7 – Lismore (F/5)
 
 
Hills12
 
June 8 – Lismore
 
Perth Metro North5
 
Hills2
 
June 7 – Lismore
 
Cronulla4
 
Cronulla3
 
June 9 – Lismore
 
Perth Metro Central1
 
Cronulla7
 
June 7 – Lismore
 
Swan Hills3
 
Swan Hills4
 
June 8 – Lismore
 
Southern Mariners0
 
Swan Hills6
 
June 7 – Lismore (F/4)
 
Ryde North1 Third
 
Ryde North12
 
June 9 – Lismore
 
Perth Metro East2
 
Hills6
 
 
Ryde North7
 

Canada

The tournament took place in Ottawa, Ontario from August 7–16.[1]

ProvinceCityLL OrganizationRecord*
 British ColumbiaWhite RockWhite Rock South Surrey5–1 9–85–622–1 (F/4)5–114–0 (F/5)31–0 (F/4)
 OntarioTorontoHigh Park5–18–9 14–4 (F/5)6–58–012–310–2
 Ontario (Host)OttawaEast Nepean5–16–54–14 (F/5) 16–0 (F/4)5–214–2 (F/5)11–0 (F/4)
 Nova Scotia (Atlantic)Glace BayGlace Bay3–31–22 (F/4)5–60–16 (F/4) 6–3 (F/5)20–1416–12
 AlbertaLethbridgeLethbridge Southwest2–41–50–82–53–6 (F/5) 15–1 (F/4)18–1 (F/4)
 QuebecMontrealNotre-Dame-de-Grace1–50–14 (F/5)3–122–14 (F/5)14–201–15 (F/4) 11–3
 Saskatchewan (Prairies)Moose JawMoose Jaw0–60–31 (F/4)2–100–11 (F/4)12–161–18 (F/4)3–11 
Semifinals Canada Championship
      
3 East Nepean 2
2 High Park 1
3 East Nepean 0
1 White Rock South Surrey (F/5) 16
4 Glace Bay 1
1 White Rock South Surrey (F/5) 11

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Willemstad, Curaçao from July 18–25.[1]

CountryCityLL Organization(A)(B)
 Curaçao (A)WillemstadPariba 7–64–34–04–115–8
 Dominican RepublicSantiago de los CaballerosLos Bravos de Pontezuela6–7 10–86–111–55–4
 Curaçao (B)WillemstadPabao3–48–10 9–711–86–4
 ArubaOranjestadAruba Center0–41–67–9 13–48–10
 U.S. Virgin IslandsSaint ThomasElrod Hendricks West1–45–118–114–13 4–2
 Puerto RicoCayeyRoberto Rivera Miranda de Cayey8–154–54–610–82–4 


  Semifinals     Caribbean Championship
                 
  3 Curaçao (B) 1  
  2 Dominican Republic 3    
      2 Dominican Republic 13
      4 Aruba 2
  4 Aruba 4    
  1 Curaçao (A) 0   Consolation
 
3 Pariba 2
  1 Pabao 13

Europe and Africa

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 16–23.[1] The format of the tournament is double elimination.

Japan

The first two rounds of the tournament took place on July 19. The semifinals and championship were played on July 20. All games were played in Shirakawa, Fukushima.[1]

Participating teams Prefecture City LL Organization
Chūgoku Champions  Okayama Okayama Okayama
Higashikanto Champions  Ibaraki Ushiku Ushiku
Hokkaido Champions  Hokkaido Sapporo Sapporo Shiroishi
Kanagawa Champions  Kanagawa Hiratsuka Hiratsuka
Kansai Champions  Nara Nara Keina
Kansai Runner-Up  Osaka Kaizuka Kaizuka
Kitakanto Champions  Saitama Urawa Urawa
Kyushu Champions  Miyazaki Miyakonojō Miyakonojō
Shikoku Champions  Ehime Iyo District Ehime Konan
Shin'etsu Champions  Nagano Nagano Nagano Minami
Tōhoku Champions  Fukushima Shirakawa Shirakawa
Tōhoku Runner-Up  Miyagi Shiogama Shiogama
Tōkai Champions  Aichi Ichinomiya Owari Ichimiya
Tōkai Runner-Up  Shizuoka Fuji Fuji
Tokyo Champions  Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Kitasuna
Tokyo Runner-Up  Tokyo Tokyo Hachioji
 
Opening RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
 
              
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
 
Shirakawa7
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Hiratsuka9
 
Hiratsuka9
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Ushiku2
 
Ushiku4
 
July 20 – Shirakawa
 
Kaizuka0
 
Hiratsuka2
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Hachiouji4
 
Sapporo Shiroishi0
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Hachiouji16
 
Hachiouji (F/4)15
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Owari Ichinomiya2
 
Urawa3
 
July 20 – Shirakawa
 
Owari Ichinomiya (F/4)4
 
Hachiouji3
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Tokyo Kitasuna (F/4)20
 
Okayama1
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Shiogama7
 
Shiogama0
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Nagano Minami8
 
Keina2
 
July 20 – Shirakawa
 
Nagano Minami3
 
Nagano Minami1
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Tokyo Kitasuna4
 
Fuji2
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Miyakonojō1
 
Fuji0
 
July 19 – Shirakawa
 
Tokyo Kitasuna (F/5)10
 
Tokyo Kitasuna10
 
 
Ehime Konan0
 

Latin America

The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama from July 11–18.[1]

Country City LL Organization Record
 Venezuela Barquisimeto Cardenales 6–0
 Panama (B) San Antonio San Antonio 4–2
 Panama (A) Santiago de Veraguas Club activo 2030 Santiago 4–2
 Colombia Cartagena Falcon 2–4
 Ecuador Guayaquil Liga De Guayaquil 2–4
 Nicaragua Managua Liga Ciudad Sandino 2–4
 Guatemala Guatemala City Liga Pequena Javier de Base Ball 1–5
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 17 – Panama City
 
 
3 Panama (A)7
 
July 18 – Panama City
 
2 Panama (B)0
 
3 Panama (A)0
 
July 17 – Panama City
 
1 Venezuela5
 
4 Colombia3
 
 
1 Venezuela9
 

Mexico

The tournament took place in Matamoros, Tamaulipas from July 11–17.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 16 – Matamoros
 
 
2B Seguro Social4
 
July 17 – Matamoros
 
1A Villa Del Refugio2
 
2B Seguro Social13
 
July 16 – Matamoros
 
2A Conno de Hermosillo7
 
2A Conno de Hermosillo6
 
 
1B San Nicolas1
 

References

  1. "Little League Baseball® Regional & World Series Results". Littleleague.org. Little League. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. "Australian Region Little League Tournament Historical Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
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