2000 Little League World Series

The 2000 Little League World Series took place August 20 to August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Sierra Maestra Little League of Maracaibo, Venezuela defeated Bellaire Little League of Bellaire, Texas in the championship game of the 54th Little League World Series.[1]

2000 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 20–August 26
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsVenezuela Sierra Maestra Little League
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Runners-upUnited StatesTexas Bellaire Little League
Bellaire, Texas

Qualification
United States International
Iowa Davenport, Iowa
Central
Davenport East Little League		 CanadaOntario Toronto, Ontario
Canada
High Park Little League
New Hampshire Goffstown, New Hampshire
East
Goffstown Little League		 Saudi Arabia Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Europe
Arabian-American Little League
Texas Bellaire, Texas
South
Bellaire Little League		 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Far East
Musashi-Fuchu Little League
Washington (state) Vancouver, Washington
West
Hazel Dell Little League		 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela
Latin America
Sierra Maestra Little League

Pool play

After three U.S. teams finished pool play with a 2–1 record, the team that had allowed the fewest runs per innings played (Bellaire) was declared the pool winner; Davenport was then named pool runner-up due to their win over Vancouver in head-to-head play.[2]

Standings

Game results
August 20, 2000 Far East 10 – 0 Latin America
August 20, 2000 East 0 – 3 South
August 21, 2000 Canada 8 – 9 Far East
August 21, 2000 Central 5 – 0 East
August 21, 2000 Europe 0 – 3 Latin America
August 21, 2000 West 5 – 0 South
August 22, 2000 Canada 4 – 5 Latin America
August 22, 2000 East 4 – 6 West
August 22, 2000 Europe 0 – 9 Far East
August 22, 2000 South 4 – 2 Central
August 23, 2000 Canada 1 – 3 Europe
August 23, 2000 Central 6 – 4 West

Elimination round

Notable players

References
  1. "Maracaibo beats sloppy Bellaire". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. AP. August 27, 2000. p. C3. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "Trying to win costs Vancouver change to advance". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. AP. August 25, 2000. p. 4C. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
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