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The Little League Baseball International Tournament is under the direction and authority of the Little League Baseball Tournament Committee in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Double-elimination is played at most levels. More than 7,000 teams begin the tournament in the Little League Baseball division. More than 6,500 are eliminated in the first three weeks of play. As many games are played in less than two months of Little League Tournament play as in six full seasons of Major League Baseball. |
| LOCAL LEAGUES |
On June 15th, local Little Leagues announce the selection of their Tournament Team. These 14 players, 2 coaches and, 1 manager are selected from among all the teams participating in the local league during the regular season to represent their community in the Little League Baseball International Tournament. The teams have approximately 2 weeks to practice as a team in preparation for tournament play. | ||||||||||
| DISTRICT |
This is the most basic level of play. Most District tournaments begin around the first week of July. They last from one to three weeks. Some large districts, or those made up of widely-dispersed teams, play in area tournaments before advancing to a district final or semifinal. There are approximately 450 Little League Baseball District Tournaments. | ||||||||||
| STATE COMPETITION 2000 State Champions |
This is the next major level of play. However, in some states where there is a large number of leagues, a pre-state tournament (Section Tournament) is played. State Tournaments are generally played around the last week of July or the first week of August. All State Championship teams advance to Regional competition. | ||||||||||
| REGIONAL COMPETITION Select a Region For Tournament Results |
This is the third basic
level. Regional Tournaments are usually played in the first or second week of August.
There are 8 Regions in Little League Baseball. The regions and tournament sites are:
The Championship Teams from these 8 Regional Tournaments advance to the World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. |
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| WORLD SERIES 2000 World Series |
This is the final level of Tournament Play. The international "Pool Play" format is used. Little League utilizes two "pools," the US pool and the International pool, each pool hosting four teams. All teams play one game against each of the other 3 teams in their respective pool. These games are held Monday through Wednesday (weather permitting). The two teams with the best pool play records advance to the Championship Game of their Pool (US Championship & International Championship). The two Pool Championship games are scheduled to be played on Thursday. The US Championship team and the International Championship team then meet on Saturday for the World Championship or final game. |
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