1999 Little League World Series
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox international baseball tournament The 1999 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hirakata Little League of Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, defeated Phenix City National Little League of Phenix City, Alabama, in the championship game of the 53rd Little League World Series.
Qualification
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Brownsburg, Indiana Central Brownsburg Little League |
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon Victoria, British Columbia Canada Gordon Head Little League |
| Template:Flagicon Toms River, New Jersey East Toms River Little League |
Template:Flagicon Ramstein Air Base, Germany Europe Ramstein American Little League |
| Template:Flagicon Phenix City, Alabama South National Little League |
Template:Flagicon Hirakata, Osaka Far East Hirakata Little League |
| Template:Flagicon Boise, Idaho West South Central Boise Little League |
Template:Flagicon Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Latin America Juan A. Biblioni Little League |
- Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Pool play
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| East | 3–0 |
| South | 2–1 |
| West | 1–2 |
| Central | 0–3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 3–0 |
| Far East | 2–1 |
| Canada | 1–2 |
| Europe | 0–3 |
- August 22
| Canada | 3–7 | Far East |
| South | 0–6 | East |
- August 23
| Canada | 4–6 | Latin America |
| South | 5–4 | Central |
| Europe | 2–5 | Far East |
| West | 0–4 | East |
- August 24
| Latin America | 3–1 | Far East |
| Central | 1–3 | East |
| Europe | 3–5 | Canada |
| West | 0–12 (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
South |
- August 25
| Latin America | 16–3 | Europe |
| West | 2–0 | Central |
Elimination round
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| 1999 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
| Japan Hirakata Little League Hirakata, Osaka, Japan |
Champions' path
The Hirakata LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses.[1] In total, their record was 9–1, their only loss coming against Juan A. Bablioni LL of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| All-Japan Tournament | ||
| Opening Round | Suginami LL | 4–3 |
| Quarterfinals | Tokorozawa LL | 5–0 |
| Semifinals | Hiroshima Rijo LL | 6–4 |
| Japan Championship | Hyogo Harima LL | 5–4 |
Notable players
- Colby Rasmus (Phenix City, Alabama) Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder
- Cory Rasmus (Phenix City, Alabama) MLB pitcher
- Michael Saunders (Victoria, British Columbia) MLB outfielder
- Lance Lynn (Brownsburg, Indiana) MLB pitcher
- Stephen Fife (Boise, Idaho) MLB pitcher
References
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