The

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took place between August 25 and August 29 in

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. The Hualien Little League from Hualien,

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, defeated the Northwood Little League of

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, in the championship game of the 41st Little League World Series. The 21 runs scored by Taiwan, and the winning margin of 20 runs, remain LLWS championship game records. The Northwood team went on an 18-game

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to become the U.S. champions. They were the first team from

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, to play in the LLWS. In , Ocean View Little League of Huntington Beach, California, became the first Orange County team to win the LLWS.

Teams

* Rolando Paulino, namesake of the team from the Dominican Republic, was later embroiled in scandal after the event, when Danny Almonte, pitcher for

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team, was found to be over the age limit.

Championship Bracket

*The third-place game was cancelled due to inclement weather; Dominican Republic and Indiana shared third place.

Position Bracket

*The last two games in the position bracket were cancelled due to inclement weather.

Notable players

References

External links

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Northwood Little League
{{LLWS Little League World Series