2012 Little League World Series qualification

Qualification for the 2012 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2012.

2012 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes winnerIndiana New Castle, Indiana
Mid-Atlantic winnerNew Jersey Parsippany, New Jersey
Midwest winnerNebraska Kearney, Nebraska
New England winnerConnecticut Fairfield, Connecticut
Northwest winnerOregon Gresham, Oregon
Southeast winnerTennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southwest winnerTexas San Antonio, Texas
West winnerCalifornia Petaluma, California
International
Asia-Pacific winnerChinese Taipei Taoyuan, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Canada winnerCanada Vancouver, British Columbia
Caribbean winnerCuraçao Willemstad, Curaçao
Europe winnerGermany Ramstein, Germany
Japan winnerJapan Tokyo
Latin America winnerPanama Aguadulce, Panama
Mexico winnerMexico Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Middle East-Africa winnerUganda Lugazi, Uganda
Tournaments
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United States edit

Great Lakes edit

The tournament took place in Indianapolis on August 3–10.[1]

Note: Michigan fell to fifth place based on a tiebreaker of runs scored against divided by innings played.[2]

State City LL Organization Record
  Wisconsin Eau Claire Eau Claire National 3–1
  Kentucky Bowling Green Warren County South 2–2
  Illinois Streator Streator 2–2
  Indiana New Castle New Castle 2–2
  Michigan Saginaw North Saginaw Township 2–2
  Ohio Hamilton Hamilton Westside 1–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 8 – Indianapolis
 
 
4   Indiana2
 
August 10 – Indianapolis
 
1   Wisconsin1
 
4   Indiana6
 
August 8 – Indianapolis
 
2   Kentucky5
 
3   Illinois3
 
 
2   Kentucky4
 

Mid-Atlantic edit

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut on August 3–12.[3]

State City LL Organization Record
  Delaware Newark Newark National 3–1
  New Jersey Parsippany Par-Troy East 3–1
  Pennsylvania Collier Collier Township Athletic Association 2–2
  Maryland Salisbury West Salisbury 2–2
  New York Stony Point Stony Point 1–3
  Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Northwest Washington 1–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 10 – Bristol
 
 
4   Maryland0
 
August 12 – Bristol
 
1   Delaware6
 
1   Delaware0
 
August 10 – Bristol
 
2   New Jersey1
 
3   Pennsylvania4
 
 
2   New Jersey9
 

Midwest edit

The tournament took place in Indianapolis on August 4–11.[4]

Note: The Dakotas are organized into a single Little League district.

State City LL Organization Record
  Nebraska Kearney Kearney 4–0
  South Dakota Rapid City Canyon Lake 3–1
  Minnesota Robbinsdale Robbinsdale 3–1
  Missouri De Soto De Soto 1–3
  Iowa Sioux City Sioux City Westside 1–3
  Kansas Girard Girard 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9 – Indianapolis
 
 
4   Missouri3
 
August 11 – Indianapolis
 
1   Nebraska5
 
1   Nebraska10
 
August 9 – Indianapolis
 
2   South Dakota4
 
3   Minnesota1
 
 
2   South Dakota6
 

New England edit

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut on August 3–11.[5]

State City LL Organization Record
  Connecticut Fairfield Fairfield American 4–0
  Massachusetts Wellesley Wellesley South 2–2
  New Hampshire Bedford Bedford 2–2
  Vermont South Burlington South Burlington 2–2
  Rhode Island Coventry Coventry American 1–3
  Maine Scarborough Scarborough 1–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9 – Bristol (F/8)
 
 
4   Vermont3
 
August 11 – Bristol
 
1   Connecticut4
 
1   Connecticut14
 
August 9 – Bristol
 
3   New Hampshire0
 
3   New Hampshire2
 
 
2   Massachusetts0
 

Northwest edit

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California on August 3–11.[6]

State City LL Organization Record
  Washington Mercer Island Mercer Island 4–0
  Idaho Post Falls Post Falls 3–1
  Montana Billings Boulder-Arrowhead 2–2
  Oregon Gresham Gresham National 2–2
  Alaska Juneau Gastineau Channel 1–3
  Wyoming Cody Cody 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9 – San Bernardino
 
 
4   Oregon6
 
August 11 – San Bernardino
 
1   Washington2
 
4   Oregon8
 
August 9 – San Bernardino
 
2   Idaho4
 
3   Montana2
 
 
2   Idaho3
 

Southeast edit

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia on August 3–10.[7]

Pool A
State City LL Organization Record
  Virginia Great Falls Great Falls 3–0
  Tennessee Goodlettsville Goodlettsville Baseball 2–1
  South Carolina Irmo Irmo 1–2
  West Virginia Shinnston Shinnston 0–3
Pool B
State City LL Organization Record
  North Carolina Greenville Tar Heel 2–1
  Georgia Warner Robins Warner Robins American West 2–1
  Florida Plant City Plant City 1–2
  Alabama Auburn Auburn Beehive 1–2
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 8 – Warner Robins
 
 
2B   Georgia5
 
August 10 – Warner Robins
 
1A   Virginia1
 
2B   Georgia0
 
August 8 – Warner Robins
 
2A   Tennessee1
 
1B   North Carolina3
 
 
2A   Tennessee9
 

Southwest edit

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas on August 3–9.[8]

Pool A
State City LL Organization Record
  Louisiana Lake Charles South Lake Charles 3–0
  New Mexico Albuquerque Petroglyph 2–1
  Mississippi D'Iberville D'Iberville 1–2
  Arkansas White Hall White Hall 0–3
Pool B
State City LL Organization Record
  Texas West San Antonio McAllister Park National 3–0
  Texas East Lufkin Lufkin 2–1
  Colorado Grand Junction Monument 1–2
  Oklahoma Ottawa County Northeast Oklahoma 0–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 7 – Waco
 
 
2B   Texas East6
 
August 9 – Waco
 
1A   Louisiana0
 
2B   Texas East0
 
August 7 – Waco
 
1B   Texas West9
 
2A   New Mexico0
 
 
1B   Texas West4
 

West edit

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California on August 3–11.[9]

State City LL Organization Record
  Northern California Petaluma Petaluma National 4–0
  Arizona Tucson Rincon 3–1
  Hawaii Nānākuli Nānākuli-Maili 2–2
  Nevada North Las Vegas Cheyenne 2–2
  Southern California Orange Orange 1–3
  Utah Cedar City Cedar National 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 10 – San Bernardino
 
 
4   Nevada4
 
August 11 – San Bernardino
 
1   Northern California10
 
1   Northern California7
 
August 10 – San Bernardino
 
3   Hawaii5
 
3   Hawaii6
 
 
2   Arizona5
 

International edit

Asia-Pacific edit

The tournament took place in Taichung, Taiwan from July 2–8.[10][11]

Pool A
Country / Administrative Division City LL Organization Record
  Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)1 Taoyuan Kuei-Shan 4–0
  Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong 3–1
  Guam Agana Central 2–2
  Philippines Makati ILLAM 1–3
  New Zealand Auckland Bayside Westhaven LL 0–4
Pool B
Country / Administrative Division City LL Organization Record
  South Korea Busan Busan 4–0
  Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Saipan 2–2
  Thailand Bangkok Bangkok 2–2
  Australia Perth Perth Metro North 2–2
  Indonesia Jakarta Indonesian 0–4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 7 – Taichung
 
 
2B   Northern Mariana Islands2
 
July 8 – Taichung
 
1A   Chinese Taipei8
 
1A   Chinese Taipei12
 
July 7 – Taichung
 
2A  Hong Kong2
 
2A   Hong Kong3
 
 
1B  Korea2
 

1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball(LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Canada edit

The tournament took place in Edmonton, Alberta on August 4–11.[12]

Province City LL Organization Record
  British Columbia Vancouver Hastings Community 5–0
  Ontario Toronto High Park 3–2
  Alberta Lethbridge Southwest 2–3
  Nova Scotia Glace Bay Glace Bay 2–3
  Quebec Montreal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 2–3
  Alberta Edmonton Mill Woods* 1–4

(*): host league

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 10 – Edmonton
 
 
4   Nova Scotia0
 
August 11 – Edmonton (F/4)
 
1   British Columbia5
 
1   British Columbia11
 
August 10 – Edmonton
 
3   Alberta1
 
3   Alberta4
 
 
2   Ontario3
 

Caribbean edit

The tournament took place in Guayama, Puerto Rico on July 7–14.[13]

Pool A
Country City LL Organization Record
  Curaçao Willemstad Pariba 4–0
  Puerto Rico Manatí Jose M. Rodriguez 3–1
  U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Croix Elmo Plaskett West 2–2
  Bonaire Kralendijk Bonaire 1–3
  Antigua and Barbuda Saint John's Antigua 0–4
Pool B
Country City LL Organization Record
  Puerto Rico Guayama Radames Lopez 3–1
  U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas Elrod Hendricks West 3–1
  Aruba Santa Cruz Aruba Central 2–2
  Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 1–3
  Dominican Republic San Pedro de Macorís Solano 1–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 13 – Guayama
 
 
1A   Curaçao14
 
July 14 – Guayama
 
2B   U.S. Virgin Islands5
 
1A   Curaçao10
 
July 13 – Guayama
 
1B   Puerto Rico (Guayama)1
 
1B   Puerto Rico (Guayama)7
 
 
2A   Puerto Rico (Manati)1
 

Europe edit

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland on July 20–28.[14]

Pool A
Country City LL Organization Record
   Germany-US Ramstein KMC American 5–0
  United Kingdom London London Area Youth 4–1
  Ukraine Kirovohrad Kirovohrad 3–2
  Italy Emilia Emilia 2–3
  Hungary Budapest/Debrecen/Jánossomorja MOBSSZ Debrecen/Janossomorja 1–4
  Serbia Belgrade Serbia 0–5
Pool B
Country City LL Organization Record
  Czech Republic South Moravia South Moravia 4–1
  Belarus Brest Brest Zubrs 4–1
  Netherlands Haarlem Nord Holland 3–2
  Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas 2–3
  Poland Kutno Kutno 1–4
  Belgium Flanders East Flanders East 1–4
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 25 – Kutno
 
 
1A    Germany-US10
 
July 26 – Kutno
 
4B   Lithuania0
 
1A    Germany-US7
 
July 25 – Kutno
 
3A   Ukraine4
 
2B   Belarus2
 
July 27 – Kutno
 
3A   Ukraine4
 
1A    Germany-US7
 
July 25 – Kutno
 
3B   Netherlands0
 
2A   United Kingdom0
 
July 26 – Kutno
 
3B   Netherlands5
 
3B   Netherlands8
 
July 25 – Kutno
 
4A   Italy6
 
1B   Czech Republic2
 
 
4A   Italy5
 

Japan edit

The first two rounds of the tournament were held on June 30, and the remaining two rounds, originally scheduled for July 7, were played July 15. All games were played in Tokyo.[15]

Participating teams Prefecture City LL Organization
Chūgoku Champions   Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima Saeki
Higashikanto Champions   Chiba Funabashi Funabashi
Hokkaido Champions   Hokkaido Asahikawa Asahikawa Taisetsu
Kanagawa Champions   Kanagawa Zushi Zushi
Kansai Champions   Hyōgo Harima Hyōgo Harima
Kansai Runner-Up   Hyōgo Himeji Himeji Chuo
Kitakanto Champions   Saitama Saitama Ōmiya Higashi
Kyushu Champions   Nagasaki Sasebo Sasebo Chuo
Shikoku Champions   Ehime Niihama Niihama
Shinetsu Champions   Nagano Ueda Ueda Minami
Tōhoku Champions   Miyagi Sendai Sendai Higashi
Tōhoku Runner-Up   Fukushima Iwaki Iwakitaira
Tokaido Champions   Mie Matsusaka Matsusaka
Tokaido Runner-Up   Shizuoka Hamamatsu Hamamatsu Minami
Tokyo Champions   Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Kitasuna
Tokyo Runner-Up   Tokyo Fuchū Musashi Fuchū
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
 
  Ueda Minami2
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Tokyo Kitsuana8
 
  Tokyo Kitsuana10
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Iwakitaira0
 
  Sasebo Chuo2
 
July 15 – Tokyo
 
  Iwakitaira3
 
  Tokyo Kitsuana14
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Funabashi4
 
  Ōmiya Higashi5
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Hyōgo Harima3
 
  Ōmiya Higashi6
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Funabashi10
 
  Funabashi8
 
July 15 – Tokyo
 
  Hamamatsu Minami5
 
  Tokyo Kitsuana11
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Matsusaka0
 
  Niihama8
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Musashi Fuchū4
 
  Niihama0
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Matsusaka9
 
  Asahikawa Taisetsu0
 
July 15 – Tokyo
 
  Matsusaka9
 
  Matsusaka20
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Sendai Higashi10
 
  Himeji Chuo0
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Zushi9
 
  Zushi6
 
June 30 – Tokyo
 
  Sendai Higashi7
 
  Hiroshima Saeki0
 
 
  Sendai Higashi1
 

Latin America edit

The tournament took place in Aguadulce, Panama on July 8–15.[16]

Pool A
Country City LL Organization Record
  Panama Aguadulce Aguadulce 3–0
  Venezuela Lara Lara 2–1
  Nicaragua Managua 14 de Septiembre 1–2
  Costa Rica Santo Domingo De Heredia 0–3
Pool B
Country City LL Organization Record
  Panama Herrera Chitre 3–0
  Colombia Cartagena Falcon 2–1
  Ecuador Guayaquil C Unidas Miraflores 1–2
  Guatemala Guatemala City Liga Pequeña de Beisbol de Guatemala 0–3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 14 – Aguadulce
 
 
1A   Panama (Aguadulce)3
 
July 15 – Aguadulce
 
2B   Colombia0
 
1A   Panama (Aguadulce)6
 
July 14 – Aguadulce
 
2A   Venezuela5
 
1B   Panama (Herrera)4
 
 
2A   Venezuela7
 

Mexico edit

The tournament took place in Monterrey on July 21–26.[17]

Pool A
City LL Organization Record
  Hermosillo, Sonora Amistad y Deporte 4–1
  Santa Catarina, Nuevo León Santa Catarina 4–1
  Reynosa, Tamaulipas Treviño Kelly 3–2
  Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara SUTAJ 3–2
  Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Satellite 1–4
  Torreón, Coahuila Liga Infantil y Juvenil Sertoma A.C. 0–5
Pool B
City LL Organization Record
  Mexicali, Baja California Félix Arce 4–1
  Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Oriente 4–1
  Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua El Granjero 3–2
  Monterrey, Nuevo León Mitras 3–2
  Saltillo, Coahuila Saltillo 1–4
  Ocotlán, Jalisco Ocotlán 0–5
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 26 – Monterrey
 
 
1A   Hermosillo2
 
July 26 – Monterrey
 
2B   Nuevo Laredo9
 
2B   Nuevo Laredo10
 
July 26 – Monterrey
 
2A   Santa Catarina7
 
1B   Mexicali2
 
 
2A   Santa Catarina7
 

Middle East-Africa edit

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland on July 13–16.[18]

Country City LL Organization Record
  Uganda Lugazi Lugazi 3–1
  Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait 3–1
  Saudi Arabia Dhahran Arabian American 3–1
  Qatar Doha Qatar 1–3
  United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai 0–4
 
Final
 
  
 
July 16 – Kutno
 
 
  Kuwait2
 
 
  Uganda5
 

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