Teammates mob Micahel Memea, who hit the game-winning homer.
Hawaiian Punch
One swing of the bat made Hawaii's dreams come true. Hawaii capped a furious comeback against Curacao with a game-ending home run in the seventh inning to win the Little League World Series 7-6 on Sunday. Story• Outside the Lines looks at steroid pressure  POOL A | REGION | TEAM/CITY | RECORD | Mid-Atlantic | Council Rock Newtown LL Newtown, Pa. | 1-2 | Northwest | West Oahu LL Ewa Beach, Hawaii | 6-0 | Midwest | Davenport Northwest LL Davenport, Iowa | 0-3 | Southeast | Maitland LL Maitland, Fla. | 2-2 |
POOL B | REGION | TEAM/CITY | RECORD | New England | Westbrook LL Westbrook, Maine | 1-2 | West | Rancho Buena Vista LL Vista, Calif. | 5-1 | Great Lakes | Owensboro Southern LL Owensboro, Ky. | 0-3 | Southwest | Lafayette LL Lafayette, La. | 2-2 |
POOL C | REGION | TEAM/CITY | RECORD | Pacific | Central East LL Agana, Guam | 3-1 | Mexico | Seguro Social LL Mexicali, Mexico | 1-2 | Canada | Whalley LL Surrey, B.C. | 2-2 | EMEA | Brateevo LL Moscow, Russia | 0-3 |
POOL D | REGION | TEAM/CITY | RECORD | Latin America | Los Leones LL Valencia, Venezuela | 1-2 | Asia | Chiba City LL Chiba City, Japan | 4-2 | Transatlantic | Arabian American LL Saudi Arabia | 0-3 | Caribbean | Pabao LL Willemstad, Curacao | 4-2 |
Bayless: Little scary
The Little League World Series has gotten a little out of control, says Skip Bayless. In fact, some of these kids are probably using steroids.
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Drehs: Pride of Curacao
With one swing of the bat, Andruw Jones ignited a tiny Caribbean country's love for baseball.
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LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE |
DATE/TIME/TV |
TEAMS |
STADIUM |
Fri., Aug. 19 |
Hawaii 7, Pennsylvania 1 |
Lamade |
Fri., Aug. 19 |
Guam 6, Moscow 2 |
Volunteer |
Fri., Aug. 19 |
Florida 7, Iowa 3 |
Lamade |
Sat., Aug. 20 |
Louisiana 3, Maine 2 |
Volunteer |
Sat, Aug. 20 |
Japan 3, Saudi Arabia 0 |
Lamade |
Sat., Aug. 20 |
California 7, Kentucky 2 |
Volunteer |
Sat, Aug. 20 |
Curacao 5, Venezuela 4 (8) |
Lamade |
Sat., Aug. 20 |
Canada 2, Mexico 0 |
Volunteer |
Sat, Aug. 20
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Florida 3, Pennsylvania 1 |
Lamade |
Sun., Aug. 21
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Louisiana 9, Kentucky 8 |
Lamade |
Sun, Aug. 21 |
Hawaii 7, Iowa 3 |
Volunteer |
Sun., Aug. 21 |
Guam 5, Canada 0 |
Lamade |
Sun, Aug. 21 |
Japan 9, Curacao 0 |
Volunteer |
Sun., Aug. 21 |
California 7, Maine 3 |
Lamade |
Mon, Aug. 22 |
Mexico 7, Russia 0 |
Lamade |
Mon., Aug. 22 |
Japan 7, Venezuela 4 |
Volunteer |
Mon, Aug. 22 |
Hawaii 10, Florida 0 |
Lamade |
Mon., Aug. 22 |
Curacao 3, Saudi Arabia 0 |
Volunteer |
Mon, Aug. 22 |
Pennsylvania 15, Iowa 0 |
Lamade |
Tue., Aug. 23 |
Canada 2, Russia 1 |
Lamade |
Tue., Aug. 23 |
Venezuela 4, Saudi Arabia 0 |
Volunteer |
Tue., Aug. 23 |
Maine 3, Kentucky 2 |
Lamade |
Tue., Aug. 23 |
Guam 5, Mexico 3 |
Volunteer |
Tue., Aug. 23
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California 9, Louisiana 3 |
Lamade |
Wed., Aug. 24
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International Semifinal: Japan 11, Canada 0 |
Lamade |
Wed., Aug. 24 |
U.S. Semifinal: California 6, Florida 2 |
Lamade |
Thu., Aug. 25
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International Semifinal: Curacao 16, Guam 1 |
Lamade |
Thu., Aug. 25
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U.S. Semifinal: Hawaii 2, Louisiana 0 |
Lamade |
Sat., Aug. 27
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U.S. Championship: Hawaii 6, California 1 |
Lamade |
Sat., Aug. 27 |
International Championship: Curacao 2, Japan 0 |
Lamade |
Sun., Aug. 28 |
Consolation Game: California 5, Japan 4 |
Lamade |
Sun., Aug. 28 |
Championship Game: Hawaii 7, Curacao 6 (7) |
Lamade |
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