2015 Little League Softball World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 13–August 19 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Rowan, North Carolina Rowan LL |
| Runner-up |  Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick North LL |
The 2015 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 13 to August 19, 2015.[1] Six teams from the United States and four from throughout the world competed for the Little League Softball World Champions. A controversy arose when the Snohomish, Washington team was accused of "throwing" a game so as not to have to face the Central Team from Slater/Polk City, IA. As a result, the favored Iowa team was forced to use their ace pitcher, Mikayla Houge (who later pitched four years at University of Virginia), in a tie-breaker game, where Iowa prevailed. Unfortunately, Mikayla was then unable to pitch in the semi-finals. Iowa lost that semi-finals game, effectively ending their chance at advancing to the Finals and winning the World Series.[2][3] In a bit of irony, the Southeast team that advanced due to the thrown game ended up winning the championship.
Teams
[edit]Each team that competes in the tournament will come out of one of the 10 regions.
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Slater, Iowa Central Region Central Iowa LL |
 Makati City, Philippines Asia-Pacific ILLAM LL |
| Warwick, Rhode Island East Region Warwick North LL |
 Victoria, British Columbia Canada Layritz LL |
| Rowan, North Carolina Southeast Region Rowan LL |
 Kampala, Uganda Europe & Africa AVRS Secondary School LL |
 Seguin, Texas Southwest Region Seguin LL |
 Maunabo, Puerto Rico Latin America ASOFEM LL |
 Snohomish, Washington West Region South Snohomish LL |
Only 4 International Teams |
 Tigard, Oregon Oregon District 4 Tigard LL |
Results
[edit]| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East
|
3–1 | 13 | 23 | .565 |
| 2 | Southwest
|
3–1 | 8 | 24 | .333 |
| 3 | Europe & Africa
|
2–2 | 19 | 21 | .905 |
| 4 | Latin America
|
1–3 | 26 | 23 | 1.130 |
| 5 | Oregon D4
|
1–3 | 18 | 22 | .818 |
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeast
|
3–1 | 4 | 22 | .182 |
| 2 | Central
|
3–1 | 5 | 22 | .227 |
| 3 | West
|
3–1 | 11 | 20 | .550 |
| 4 | Asia Pacific
|
1–3 | 37 | 16 | 2.313 |
| 5 | Canada
|
0–4 | 39 | 20 | 1.95 |
All times US PST.
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13 | |||||
| A | Europe & Africa
|
1 | Southwest
|
9 | 10:00am |
| B | Asia Pacific
|
0 | West
|
11 (F/4) | 1:00pm |
| B | Southeast
|
10 | Canada
|
1 | 4:00pm |
| A | Oregon D4
|
3 | Latin America
|
4 | 7:00pm |
| August 14 | |||||
| B | Canada
|
0 | West
|
10 (F/5) | 10:00am |
| A | Oregon D4
|
1 | Southwest
|
8 | 1:00pm |
| B | Asia Pacific
|
0 | Central
|
12 (F/4) | 4:00pm |
| A | East
|
2 | Europe & Africa
|
3 | 7:00pm |
| August 15 | |||||
| B | Southeast
|
1 | Central
|
3 | 10:00am |
| A | Latin America
|
9 | East
|
10 | 3:00pm |
| A | Europe & Africa
|
1 | Oregon D4
|
8 | 5:30pm |
| B | Canada
|
2 | Asia Pacific
|
13 (F/4) | 7:30pm |
| August 16 | |||||
| A | Latin America
|
0 | Europe & Africa
|
10 (F/5) | 10:00am |
| B | Southeast
|
12 (F/5) | Asia Pacific
|
0 | 1:00pm |
| A | East
|
4 | Southwest
|
1 | 4:00pm |
| B | Central
|
3 | West
|
4 | 7:00pm |
| August 17 | |||||
| A | Oregon D4
|
0 | East
|
5 | 10:00am |
| B | Canada
|
0 | Central
|
7 | 1:00pm |
| B | West
|
0 | Southeast
|
8 | 4:00pm |
| A | Southwest
|
3 | Latin America
|
2 | 7:00pm |
| August 18 | |||||
| 9th | A5 Oregon D4
|
14 | B5 Canada
|
8 | 9:00am |
| August 19 | |||||
| 7th | 4B Asia Pacific
|
11 | 4A Latin America
|
2 | 9:30am |
| 5th | 3B West
|
4 | 3A Europe & Africa
|
1 | 11:30am |
Elimination round
[edit]| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | East
| 5 | |||||||
| B2 | Central
| 4 | |||||||
| WSF1 | East
| 2 | |||||||
| WSF2 | Southeast
| 4 | |||||||
| B1 | Southeast
| 8 | |||||||
| A2 | Southwest
| 0 | Third place | ||||||
| LSF1 | Central
| 9 | |||||||
| LSF2 | Southwest
| 2 | |||||||
| 2014 Little League Softball World Series champions |
|---|
  Rowan Little League Salisbury, North Carolina |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 WORLD SERIES DATES". Littleleague.org. November 18, 2014. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2550293-little-league-softball-team-throws-game-sparks-world-series-controversy.amp.html
- ^ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/18/432721453/accusations-of-game-throwing-rile-little-league-softball-world-series