2003 Little League World Series qualification

Qualification for the 2003 Little League World Series took place in sixteen different parts of the world during July and August 2003, with formats and number of teams varying by region.

2003 Little League World Series qualification
United States
Great Lakes winner	Tallmadge, Ohio
Mid-Atlantic winner	Wilmington, Delaware
Midwest winner	Eldridge, Iowa
New England winner	Saugus, Massachusetts
Northwest winner	Richland, Washington
Southeast winner	Boynton Beach, Florida
Southwest winner	Richmond, Texas
West winner	Chandler, Arizona
International
Asia winner	Tokyo, Japan
Canada winner	Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Caribbean winner	Willemstad, Curaçao
Europe, Middle East & Africa winner	Moscow, Russia
Latin America winner	Zulia, Venezuela
Mexico winner	Mexico City, Mexico
Pacific winner	Hagåtña, Guam
Transatlantic winner	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Tournaments
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United States

Great Lakes

Main article: Great Lakes Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 1–10.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Ohio	Tallmadge	Tallmadge	4–0
Michigan	Midland	Midland Northeast	3–1
Kentucky	Owensboro	Owensboro Southern	3–1
Wisconsin	Wausau	Wausau Western	1–3
Illinois	Moline	Moline National	1–3
Indiana	Anderson	Brooklyn	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 8
	Ohio	16
					August 9
	Wisconsin	4
					Ohio	7
	August 8
					Michigan	1
	Michigan	11
	Kentucky	7

Mid-Atlantic Region

Main article: Mid-Atlantic Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 2–12.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Pennsylvania	Collegeville	Lower Perkiomen	4–0
Delaware	Wilmington	Naamans	3–1
Maryland	Salisbury	West Salisbury	2–2
New York	Ramapo	Ramapo	1–2
New Jersey	Freehold Township	Freehold Township American	1–2
Washington, D.C.		Capitol City	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 9
	Pennsylvania	3
					August 12
	Maryland	1
					Pennsylvania	3
	August 9
					Delaware	7
	Delaware	12
	New York	2

Midwest

Main article: Midwest Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 1–10.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Iowa	Eldridge	North Scott	3–1
South Dakota	Rapid City	Canyon Lake	3–1
Minnesota	Coon Rapids	Coon Rapids National	3–1
Nebraska	Omaha	Grover	2–2
Kansas	Girard	Girard	1–3
Missouri	Higginsville	La Co Mo Central	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 8
	Iowa	17
					August 10
	Nebraska	4
					Iowa	5
	August 8
					South Dakota	1
	South Dakota	9
	Minnesota	6

New England

Main article: New England Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament was held in Bristol, Connecticut from August 2–11.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Massachusetts	Saugus	Saugus American	4–0
Rhode Island	Lincoln	Lincoln	3–1
Maine	Augusta	Augusta West	2–2
Connecticut	Stamford	North Stamford	2–2
Vermont	South Burlington	South Burlington	1–3
New Hampshire	Rye	Rye	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 9
	Massachusetts	10
					August 11
	Connecticut	0
					Massachusetts	4
	August 9
					Maine	0
	Rhode Island	1
	Maine	2

Northwest

Main article: Northwest Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament was held in San Bernardino, California from August 2–11.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Hawaii	Pearl City	Pearl City	4–0
Washington	Richland	Richland National	3–1
Oregon	Beaverton	Murrayhill	3–1
Idaho	Boise	East Boise American	1–3
Montana	Billings	Boulder Arrowhead	1–3
Alaska	Anchorage	Dimond-West	0–4

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 9
	Hawaii	6
					August 11
	Idaho	3
					Hawaii	0
	August 9
					Washington	5
	Washington	4
	Oregon	2

Southeast

Main article: Southeast Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in St. Petersburg, Florida from August 3–9.

Pool A

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Virginia	Springfield	West Springfield American	3–0
North Carolina	Wilmington	Wilmington	1–2
South Carolina	Gaffney	Gaffney American	1–2
West Virginia	Hedgesville	Hedgesville	1–2

Pool B

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Florida	Boynton Beach	East Boynton Beach	3–0
Georgia	Atlanta	Buckhead	2–1
Tennessee	Johnson City	Johnson City National	1–2
Alabama	Russellville	Russellville	0–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 7
	Virginia	3
					August 9
	Georgia	7
					Georgia	0
	August 7
					Florida	4
	Florida	5
	North Carolina	0

Southwest

Main article: Southwest Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 4–10.

Pool A

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Arkansas	Bryant	Bryant Athletic	3–0
Louisiana	Lake Charles	South Lake Charles	2–1
Texas West	Odessa	Jim Parker	1–2
Mississippi	Picayune	P.Y.A.A.	0–3

Pool B

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Texas East	Richmond	Lamar National	3–0
Colorado	Colorado Springs	Academy	2–1
New Mexico	Artesia	Artesia	1–2
Oklahoma	Tulsa	Tulsa National	0–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 8
	Arkansas	7
					August 10
	Colorado	6
					Arkansas	3
	August 8
					Texas East	5
	Texas East	1
	Louisiana	0

West

Main article: West Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in San Bernardino from August 1–12.

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Arizona	Chandler	Chandler National	4–0
Nevada	Henderson	Green Valley	2–2
Southern California	Rancho Cucamonga	Vineyard	2–2
Wyoming	Laramie	Laramie	1–3
Northern California	Granite Bay	Lakeside	1–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 10
	Arizona	7
					August 12
	Wyoming	2
					Arizona	2
	August 10
					Southern California	0
	Nevada	2
	Southern California	14

International

Asia

Main article: Asia-Pacific Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Rota, Northern Mariana Islands from July 28–August 1.

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Japan	Tokyo	Musashi-Fuchu	3–0
South Korea			2–1
Taiwan			1–2
Hong Kong			0–3

	Final
	August 1
	Japan	6
	South Korea	2

Canada

Main article: Canada in the Little League World Series

The tournament was held in Sydney, Nova Scotia from August 2–9.

Province	City	LL Organization	Record
Nova Scotia	Glace Bay	Glace Bay	5–0
Ontario	Toronto	High Park	4–1
Saskatchewan	Moose Jaw	Moose Jaw	3–2
Nova Scotia (Host)	Sydney	Sydney	2–3
British Columbia	White Rock	White Rock South Surrey	1–4
Québec	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Valleyfield	0–5

	Semi-finals				Final
	August 8
	Glace Bay	3
					August 9
	Sydney	0
					Glace Bay	2
	August 8
					Saskatchewan	0
	Saskatchewan	4
	Ontario	3

Caribbean

Main article: Caribbean Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico from July 20–26.

Pool A

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Curaçao	Willemstad	Pabao	4–0
Aruba	Santa Cruz	Aruba Central	3–1
United States Virgin Islands	Saint Croix	Elmo Plasket East	2–2
Bahamas	Freeport	Grand Bahamas Junior	1–3
Puerto Rico (Host)	Mayagüez	Wilfredo Ramirez	0–4

Pool B

Region	City	LL Organization	Record
Puerto Rico	Manuabo	Rosario Y. Cardona	3–0
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Virgilio Jimenez	2–1
British Virgin Islands	Road Town	BVI	1–2
Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	Sint Maarten	0–3

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 25
	Curaçao	4
					July 26
	Dominican Republic	2
					Curaçao	6
	July 25
					Aruba	2
	Manuabo	4
	Aruba	6
					Third place
					July 26
					Dominican Republic	4
					Manuabo	6

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Main articles: Europe in the Little League World Series and Middle East-Africa Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 15–22.

Pool A

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Poland	Kutno	Kutno	4–0
South Africa	Durban	Kwazulu Natal	3–1
Austria	Vienna	AIBC	2–2
Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius	1–3
Ireland	Dublin	Dublin	0–4

Pool B

Region	City	LL Organization	Record
Russia	Moscow	Khovrino	4–0
Netherlands	Rotterdam	Rotterdam	3–1
France	Roussillon	Roussillon	2–2
Bulgaria	Dupnitsa	Dupnitsa	1–3
Belarus	Brest	Brest Zubrs	0–4

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Championship

3A

Austria

3

2B

Netherlands

5

1A

Poland

5

2B

Netherlands

7

2B

Netherlands

0

1B

Russia

18

3B

France

2

2A

South Africa

3

1B

Russia

9

Third place

2A

South Africa

1

1A

Poland

2

2A

South Africa

5

Latin America

Main article: Latin America Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico from July 20–26.

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Panama	Panama City	Curundu	2–2
Venezuela	Los Puertos	Altagracia	2–2
Colombia	Cartagena	Comfenalco	2–2

	Final
	July 26
	Panama	2
	Venezuela	3

Mexico

Main article: Mexico in the Little League World Series

The tournament took place in Hermosillo, Sonora from July 3–12.

Phase 1

Pool A

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Sonora	Guaymas	Sector Pesca	4–1
Nuevo León	San Pedro Garza García	Sierra Madre	4–1
México D.F.	Mexico City	Olmeca	3–2
Chihuahua	Ciudad Cuauhtémoc	Reforma	2–3
Tamaulipas	Matamoros	Villa del Refugio	1–4
Coahuila	Monclova	Club 8-80	1–4

Pool B

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Nuevo León	San Nicolás de los Garza	Cuauhtemoc	4–1
San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí	San Luis A.C.	3–2
Tamaulipas	Matamoros	Matamoros	3–2
Jalisco	Tlaquepaque	Sutaj Tlaquepaque	2–3
Sonora (Host)	Hermosillo	Amistad y Deporte	2–3
Chihuahua	Ciudad Juárez	El Granjero	1–4

Phase 2

State	City	LL Organization	Record
Sonora	Guaymas	Sector Pesca	4–1
Nuevo León	San Pedro Garza García	Sierra Madre	3–2
México D.F.	Mexico City	Olmeca	3–2
Nuevo León	San Nicolás de los Garza	Cuauhtemoc	3–2
Tamaulipas	Matamoros	Matamoros	2–3
San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí	San Luis A.C.	0–5

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 20
	Sonora	6
					July 20
	San Nicolás de los Garza	0
					Sonora	2
	July 20
					Mexico D.F.	3
	San Pedro Garza García	1
	Mexico D.F.	2

Pacific

Main article: Asia-Pacific Region (Little League World Series)

The tournament took place in Rota, Northern Mariana Islands from July 28–August 1.

Country	Record
Guam	3–0
Northern Mariana Islands	2–1
Indonesia	1–2
Philippines	0–3

	Final
	August 1
	Guam	12
	Northern Mariana Islands	0

Transatlantic

Main article: Europe in the Little League World Series § Transatlantic Region (2001–2007)

The tournament was held in Kutno, Poland from July 15–23.

Country	City	LL Organization	Record
Saudi Arabia	Dhahran	Arabian-American	7–0
Belgium	Brussels	SHAPE/Waterloo	5–2
Germany	Ramstein-Miesenbach	Ramstein	5–2
England	London	London Area Youth	4–3
Italy	Naples	Naples	3–4
Spain	Rota	Rota	3–4
Austria	Vienna	AIBC	1–6
Netherlands	Brunssum/Schinnen	Brunssum/Schinnen	0–7

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 22
	Saudi Arabia	4
					July 23
	England	0
					Saudi Arabia	8
	July 22
					Germany	0
	Belgium	4
	Germany	5
					Third place
					July 23
					England	4
					Belgium	3

External links

• 2003 Little League World Series website Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine