| 2005 Little League World Series | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19 – August 28 |
| Teams participating | 16 |
| Champion | West Oahu Little League Ewa Beach, Hawaii |
| Runner-up | Pabao Little League Willemstad, Curaçao |
The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Oahu Little League of Ewa Beach, Hawaii defeated the defending champion Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao in the championship game of the 59th Little League World Series. This was the second time that the Little League World Series championship game was won with a walk-off home run.[1] Michael Memea hit it in the bottom of the 7th inning.
The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewa Beach, HI Northwest West Oahu |
Vista, CA West Rancho Buena Vista |
Mangilao-Barrigada Pacific Central East |
Chiba City Asia Chiba City |
| Maitland, FL Southeast Maitland |
Lafayette, LA Southwest Lafayette |
Surrey, BC Canada Whalley |
Willemstad Caribbean Pabao |
| Newtown, PA Mid-Atlantic Council Rock |
Westbrook, ME New England Westbrook |
Mexicali Mexico Seguro Social |
Valencia Latin America Los Leones |
| Davenport, IA Midwest Northwest |
Owensboro, KY Great Lakes Southern |
Moscow Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Brateevo |
Dhahran Transatlantic Arabian-American |
The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 28 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest | 3–0 |
| 2 | Southeast | 2–1 |
| 3 | Mid-Atlantic | 1–2 |
| 4 | Midwest | 0–3 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West | 3–0 |
| 2 | Southwest | 2–1 |
| 3 | New England | 1–2 |
| 4 | Great Lakes | 0–3 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | ||||||
| A | Northwest | 7 | Mid-Atlantic | 1 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| A | Southeast | 7 | Midwest | 3 | 8:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 20 | ||||||
| B | New England | 2 | Southwest | 3 | 11:00 am (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| B | West | 7 | Great Lakes | 2 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| A | Southeast | 3 | Mid-Atlantic | 1 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| August 21 | ||||||
| B | Great Lakes | 8 | Southwest | 9 | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| A | Midwest | 3 | Northwest | 7 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| B | New England | 3 | West | 7 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| August 22 | ||||||
| A | Northwest | 10 | Southeast | 0 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| B | Midwest | 0 | Mid-Atlantic | 15 (F/4) | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| August 23 | ||||||
| B | Great Lakes | 2 | New England | 3 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| B | Southwest | 3 | West | 9 | 7:30 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific | 3–0 |
| 2 | Canada | 2–1 |
| 3 | Mexico | 1–2 |
| 4 | EMEA | 0–3 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asia | 3–0 |
| 2 | Caribbean | 2–1 |
| 3 | Latin America | 1–2 |
| 4 | Transatlantic | 0–3 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | ||||||
| C | Pacific | 6 | EMEA | 2 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 20 | ||||||
| D | Asia | 3 | Transatlantic | 0 | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Caribbean | 5 (F/8) | Latin America | 4 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| C | Canada | 2 | Mexico | 0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 21 | ||||||
| C | Canada | 0 | Pacific | 5 | 5:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Asia | 9 | Caribbean | 0 | 7:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 22 | ||||||
| C | EMEA | 0 | Mexico | 7 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Asia | 7 | Latin America | 4 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| D | Transatlantic | 0 | Caribbean | 3 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 23 | ||||||
| C | Canada | 2 | EMEA | 1 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Transatlantic | 0 | Latin America | 4 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| C | Pacific | 5 | Mexico | 3 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade (F/5) | ||||||||||
| Asia | 11 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Asia | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade (F/5) | ||||||||||
| Caribbean | 2 | |||||||||
| Pacific | 1 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Caribbean | 16 | |||||||||
| Caribbean | 6 | |||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Northwest | 7 | |||||||||
| West | 6 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Southeast | 2 | |||||||||
| West | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Northwest | 6 | |||||||||
| Northwest | 2 | Asia | 4 | |||||||
| Southwest | 0 | West | 5 | |||||||
| August 28 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| 2005 Little League World Series Champions |
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West Oahu Little League ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii |
According to the information provided at Unpage.com, the West Oahu LL won all ten of its matches to reach the LLWS.[2][3] In total, their record was 16–0.
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii State Tournament | ||
| Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Pearl City LL | 4–0 |
| Winner's Bracket Finals | Hilo National LL | 7–5 |
| Championship | Pearl City LL | 5–2 |
| Northwest Regional | ||
| Group Stage | Murrayhill LL | 17–1 |
| Group Stage | Northwest Ada LL | 16–5 (5 inn.) |
| Group Stage | Heights National LL | 26–7 (4 inn.) |
| Group Stage | Dimond-West LL | 10–0 (4 inn.) |
| Semifinals | Murrayhill LL | 6–5 |
| West Region Championship | Northwest Ada LL | 12–1 |
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