| 2004 Little League World Series | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 20 – August 29 |
| Teams participating | 16 |
| Champion | Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Runner-up | Conejo Valley Little League Thousand Oaks, USA |
The 2004 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA. The Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao defeated Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks, California (USA) in the championship game of the 58th Little League World Series, the first for the Caribbean island.
Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks West Conejo Valley |
Richmond Southwest Lamar National |
Panama City Latin America Curundu |
Willemstad Caribbean Pabao |
| Morganton Southeast Morganton |
Preston Mid-Atlantic South Caroline |
Kaohsiung Asia Shou-Tien |
Guadalupe, Nuevo León Mexico Guadalupe Linda Vista |
| Lincoln New England Lincoln |
Redmond Northwest North |
Ottawa Canada East Nepean |
Dhahran Transatlantic Arabian-American |
| Davenport Midwest Northwest |
Owensboro Great Lakes Southern |
Kutno Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Kutno |
Saipan Pacific Saipan |
The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each will meet August 29 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| West | 3-0 |
| Southeast | 2-1 |
| New England | 1-2 |
| Midwest | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Southwest | 3-0 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1-2 |
| Northwest | 1-2 |
| Great Lakes | 1-2 |
August 20
| Midwest | 4-10 | Southeast |
| New England | ppd.† | West |
August 21
| Mid-Atlantic | 7-2 | Great Lakes |
| Southwest | 18-7‡ | Northwest |
| Midwest | 2-3 | New England |
August 22
| Southwest | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
| Southeast | 2-9 | West |
| Northwest | 8-3 | Mid-Atlantic |
August 23
| Midwest | 0-10‡ (5 innings) |
West |
| New England | 4-5 | Southeast |
August 24
| New England | 1-3 | West |
| Southwest | 13-1‡ | Mid-Atlantic |
| Northwest | 2-3 (5 innings) |
Great Lakes |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 3-0 |
| Asia | 2-1 |
| Canada | 1-2 |
| EMEA | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Caribbean | 3-0 |
| Mexico | 2-1 |
| Transatlantic | 1-2 |
| Pacific | 0-3 |
August 20
| Latin America | 12-2‡ (5 innings) |
Canada |
August 21
| Caribbean | 3-2 | Mexico |
| Transatlantic | 4-1 | Pacific |
| EMEA | 0-18‡ | Asia |
August 22
| Latin America | 9-0 | EMEA |
| Transatlantic | 0-1 | Mexico |
August 23
| Pacific | 3-6 | Mexico |
| Caribbean | 6-1 | Transatlantic |
| Canada | 2-7 | Asia |
August 24
| Caribbean | 3-0 | Pacific |
| Canada | 5-1 | EMEA |
| Latin America | 6-2 | Asia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 9 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 8 | |||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 4 | |||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Panama City, Panama | 2 | |||||||||
| August 29 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe, Mexico | 6 | |||||||||
| Thousand Oaks | 2 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao | 5 | |||||||||
| Richmond, Texas | 8 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Morganton | 2 | |||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| August 26 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Thousand Oaks | 4 | |||||||||
| Thousand Oaks, California | 3 | Richmond | 5 | |||||||
| Preston | 1 | Guadalupe, Mexico | 0 | |||||||
| August 29 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| 2004 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Regional | ||
| Group Stage | Philipsburg LL | 13-3 |
| Group Stage | Virgilio Jiménez LL | 10-4 |
| Group Stage | BVI LL | 4-3 |
| Group Stage | Aruba South LL | 4-1 |
| Semifinals | Elrod Hendricks LL | 3-0 |
| Caribbean Championship | Aruba North LL | 6-0 |
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