The 2004 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, defeated Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks, California, in the championship game of the 58th Little League World Series. This was the first LLWS title for the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | August 20–August 29 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Runner-up | Conejo Valley Little League  Thousand Oaks, California |
Qualification edit
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks West Conejo Valley |
 RichmondSouthwest Lamar National |
 Panama CityLatin America Curundu |
Willemstad Caribbean Pabao |
 MorgantonSoutheast Morganton |
 PrestonMid-Atlantic South Caroline |
 KaohsiungAsia Shou-Tien |
 Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónMexico Guadalupe Linda Vista |
 LincolnNew England Lincoln |
 RedmondNorthwest Redmond North |
 OttawaCanada East Nepean |
 DhahranTransatlantic Arabian-American |
 DavenportMidwest Northwest |
 OwensboroGreat Lakes Southern |
 KutnoEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Kutno |
 SaipanPacific Saipan |
Pool play edit
The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each will meet August 29 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| West | 3-0 |
| Southeast | 2-1 |
| New England | 1-2 |
| Midwest | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Southwest | 3-0 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1-2 |
| Northwest | 1-2 |
| Great Lakes | 1-2 |
August 20
| Midwest | 4-10 | Southeast |
| New England | ppd.† | West |
August 21
| Mid-Atlantic | 7-2 | Great Lakes |
| Southwest | 18-7‡ | Northwest |
| Midwest | 2-3 | New England |
August 22
| Southwest | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
| Southeast | 0-11‡ (5 Innings) |
West |
| Northwest | 8-3 | Mid-Atlantic |
August 23
| Midwest | 0-13‡ (5 innings) |
West |
| New England | 4-5 | Southeast |
August 24
| New England | 0-8 | West |
| Southwest | 13-1‡ | Mid-Atlantic |
| Northwest | 2-3 (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
International edit
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 3-0 |
| Asia | 2-1 |
| Canada | 1-2 |
| EMEA | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Caribbean | 3-0 |
| Mexico | 2-1 |
| Transatlantic | 1-2 |
| Pacific | 0-3 |
August 20
| Latin America | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Canada |
August 21
| Caribbean | 3-2 | Mexico |
| Transatlantic | 4-1 | Pacific |
| EMEA | 0-18‡ | Asia |
August 22
| Latin America | 9-0 | EMEA |
| Transatlantic | 0-1 | Mexico |
August 23
| Pacific | 3-6 | Mexico |
| Caribbean | 6-1 | Transatlantic |
| Canada | 2-7 | Asia |
August 24
| Caribbean | 3-0 | Pacific |
| Canada | 5-1 | EMEA |
| Latin America | 6-2 | Asia |
Elimination rounds edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 9 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 8 | |||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 4 | |||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Panama City, Panama | 2 | |||||||||
| August 29 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 6 | |||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 5 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | 2 | |||||||||
| Richmond, Texas | 8 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Morganton, North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||
| Richmond, Texas | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | 3 | |||||||||
| August 29 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| Preston, Maryland | 1 | |||||||||
| Richmond, Texas | 5 | |||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 Little League World Series Champions |
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 Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
Notable players edit
- Jurickson Profar (Willemstad, Curacao) San Diego Padres infielder
- Jonathan Schoop (Willemstad, Curacao) Detroit Tigers infielder
- Randal Grichuk (Richmond, Texas) Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder
- Christian Bethancourt (Panama City, Panama) San Diego Padres Catcher
- Wei-Chung Wang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) Oakland Athletics pitcher
- Michael Conforto (Redmond, Washington) San Francisco Giants Outfielder
Champions path edit
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Regional | ||
| Group Stage |  Philipsburg LL |
13-3 |
| Group Stage |  Virgilio Jiménez LL |
10-4 |
| Group Stage |  BVI LL |
4-3 |
| Group Stage |  Aruba South LL |
4-1 |
| Semifinals |  Elrod Hendricks LL |
3-0 |
| Caribbean Championship | Aruba North LL |
6-0 |
Notes edit
- † Postponed (rained out)
- ‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 4 innings)
External links edit
- 2004 official results via Wayback Machine
- Recap of championship game via Wayback Machine