2000 Little League World Series
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | August 20–August 26 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sierra Maestra Little LeagueMaracaibo, Venezuela |
| Runner-up |   Bellaire Little LeagueBellaire, Texas |
The 2000 Little League World Series took place August 20 to August 26 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Sierra Maestra Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela, defeated Bellaire Little League of Bellaire, Texas, in the championship game of the 54th Little League World Series.[1]
Qualification
[edit]| United States | International |
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 Davenport, IowaCentral Davenport East Little League |
  Toronto, OntarioCanada High Park Little League |
 Goffstown, New HampshireEast Goffstown Little League |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEurope Arabian-American Little League |
| Bellaire, Texas South Bellaire Little League |
 Tokyo, JapanFar East Musashi-Fuchu Little League |
 Vancouver, WashingtonWest Hazel Dell Little League |
Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Sierra Maestra Little League |
Pool play
[edit]After three U.S. teams finished pool play with a 2–1 record, the team that had allowed the fewest runs per innings played (Bellaire) was declared the pool winner; Davenport was then named pool runner-up due to their win over Vancouver in head-to-head play.[2]
Standings
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Game results
[edit]| August 20, 2000 | Far East | 10 – 0 | Latin America | |
| August 20, 2000 | East | 0 – 3 | South | |
| August 21, 2000 | Canada | 8 – 9 | Far East | |
| August 21, 2000 | Central | 5 – 0 | East | |
| August 21, 2000 | Europe | 0 – 3 | Latin America | |
| August 21, 2000 | West | 5 – 0 | South | |
| August 22, 2000 | Canada | 4 – 5 | Latin America | |
| August 22, 2000 | East | 4 – 6 | West | |
| August 22, 2000 | Europe | 0 – 9 | Far East | |
| August 22, 2000 | South | 4 – 2 | Central | |
| August 23, 2000 | Canada | 1 – 3 | Europe | |
| August 23, 2000 | Central | 6 – 4 | West | |
Elimination round
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Notable players
[edit]- Julian Vandervelde (Davenport, Iowa) NFL player
- Harry Zolnierczyk (Toronto, Ontario) NHL player
References
[edit]- ^ "Maracaibo beats sloppy Bellaire". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. AP. August 27, 2000. p. C3. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trying to win costs Vancouver change to advance". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. AP. August 25, 2000. p. 4C. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via newspapers.com.