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 title for the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Richmond Southwest Lamar National |
Panama City Latin America Curundu |
Willemstad Caribbean Pabao |
| Morganton Southeast Morganton |
Preston Mid-Atlantic South Caroline |
Kaohsiung Asia Shou-Tien |
Guadalupe, Nuevo León Mexico Guadalupe Linda Vista |
| Lincoln New England Lincoln |
Redmond Northwest Redmond North |
Ottawa Canada East Nepean |
Dhahran Transatlantic Arabian-American |
| Davenport Midwest Northwest |
Owensboro Great Lakes Southern |
Kutno Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Kutno |
Saipan Pacific Saipan |
Pool play
editThe 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| 2004 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
| Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
Notable players
edit- Christian Bethancourt (Panama City, Panama) professional baseball catcher
- Michael Conforto (Redmond, Washington) professional baseball outfielder
- Randal Grichuk (Richmond, Texas) professional baseball outfielder
- Hsu Chi-hung (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) professional baseball infielder
- Jurickson Profar (Willemstad, Curacao) professional baseball infielder
- Jonathan Schoop (Willemstad, Curacao) professional baseball infielder
- Wei-Chung Wang (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) professional baseball pitcher
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