2003 Little League World Series

2003 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 15–August 24
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsMusashi-Fuchu Little LeagueJapanTokyo, Japan
Runners-upEast Boynton Beach Little LeagueFloridaBoynton Beach, Florida

The 2003 Little League World Series took place between August 15 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Musashi-Fuchu Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated the East Boynton Beach Little League of Boynton Beach, Florida, in the championship game of the 57th Little League World Series.

Notable players

The following LLWS players later appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB):

PlayerLLWS teamMLB debut year & team
Randal GrichukRichmond, Texas2014 St. Louis Cardinals
Brady Rodgers2016 Houston Astros
Jonathan SchoopCuraçao2013 Baltimore Orioles
Devon TravisBoynton Beach, Florida2015 Toronto Blue Jays

Teams

Between five and twelve qualification games took part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which varied in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments were 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
FloridaBoynton Beach, FloridaSoutheastEast Boynton Beach Little League DelawareWilmington, DelawareMid-AtlanticNaamans Little League CuraçaoNetherlands AntillesWillemstad, CuraçaoCaribbeanPabao Little League GuamHagåtña, GuamPacificCentral Little League
MassachusettsSaugus, MassachusettsNew EnglandSaugus American Little League IowaEldridge, IowaMidwestNorth Scott Little League CanadaNova ScotiaGlace Bay, Nova ScotiaCanadaGlace Bay Little League VenezuelaValencia, VenezuelaLatin AmericaLos Leones
OhioTallmadge, OhioGreat LakesTallmadge Little League ArizonaChandler, ArizonaWestChandler National Little League JapanTokyo, JapanAsiaEdogawa Minami MexicoNuevo Laredo, MexicoMexicoOriente
Washington (state)Richland, WashingtonNorthwestRichland National Little League TexasRichmond, TexasSouthwestLamar Little League Saudi ArabiaDhahran, Saudi ArabiaTransatlanticArabian-AmericanRussiaMoscow, RussiaEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)Brattevo
  • Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States.

Pool play

The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League world championship.

Pool A
Region Record
New England3-0
Southeast2-1
Great Lakes1-2
Northwest0-3
Pool B
Region Record
West3-0
Southwest2-1
Mid-Atlantic1-2
Midwest0-3

August 15

New England2-1 Great Lakes
Southeast8-1 Northwest

August 16

Southwest7-2 Midwest
Mid-Atlantic 1-5 West

August 17

Great Lakes 2-7†Southeast
West10-4 Southwest
Northwest 1-2 New England
Midwest 7-8 Mid-Atlantic

August 18

Northwest 4-5 Great Lakes
New England4-3 Southeast

August 19

Southwest7-1 Mid-Atlantic
West8-7 Midwest

International

Pool C
Region Record
Japan3-0
Caribbean2-1
Transatlantic1-2
Canada0-3
Pool D
Region Record
Latin America3-0
Mexico2-1
EMEA1-2
Pacific0-3

August 15

Caribbean 1-4 Asia

August 16

Latin America9-0 Pacific
EMEA 1-2 Mexico

August 17

Transatlantic3-2†Canada
EMEA2-0 Pacific

August 18

Caribbean9-2†Transatlantic
Pacific 3-11 Mexico
Latin America7-1 EMEA
Asia7-0 Canada

August 19

Latin America6-2 Mexico
Asia17-0‡(4 innings) Transatlantic
Caribbean2-1 Canada

Elimination rounds

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 20 - Lamade
 
 
Venezuela Altagracia, Zulia, Venezuela0
 
August 23 - Lamade
 
CuraçaoNetherlands AntillesWillemstad, Curaçao10
 
CuraçaoNetherlands Antilles Willemstad, Curaçao 6
 
August 21 - Lamade
 
JapanTokyo, Japan14
 
JapanTokyo, Japan7
 
August 24 - Lamade
 
Mexico Mexico City 1
 
JapanTokyo, Japan 10
 
August 20 - Lamade
 
Florida Boynton Beach, Florida 1
 
Arizona Chandler, Arizona 1
 
August 23 - Lamade
 
FloridaBoynton Beach, Florida4
 
FloridaBoynton Beach, Florida9
 
August 21 - Lamade
 
Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts2 Third place
 
MassachusettsSaugus, Massachusetts 14
 
August 24 - Volunteer
 
Texas Richmond, Texas13
 
Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts 1
 
 
CuraçaoNetherlands AntillesWillemstad, Curaçao 5
 
2003 Little League World Series Champions
Musashi-Fuchu Little LeagueTokyo, Japan

References

Notes

  • † Postponed (rained out)
  • ‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)
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