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, IA
Central
Davenport East		 CanadaOntario Toronto
Canada
High Park
New Hampshire Goffstown, NH
East
Goffstown		 Saudi Arabia Dhahran
Europe
Arabian-American
Texas Bellaire, TX
South
Bellaire		 Japan Tokyo
Far East
Musashi-Fuchu
Washington (state) Vancouver, WA
West
Hazel Dell		 Venezuela Maracaibo
Latin America
Sierra Maestra

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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