The 2022 Little League World Series was a youth baseball tournament which took place from August 17 to August 28 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ten teams from the United States and ten teams from other countries competed in the 75th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). Honolulu Little League of Honolulu, Hawaii, defeated Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, in the championship game by a 13–3 score; the game ended in four innings due to the run rule.
This was the first LLWS with a 20-team format. International teams returned to the tournament after the edition was held only with teams based in the United States, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The general public was able to attend tournament games with no attendance restrictions for the first time since the edition.
Teams
Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2022. This is the first year for the Metro Region and the Mountain Region in the United States. This is also the first year of an annual rotational schedule involving the Caribbean and Latin America Regions whereby two of the three champions from Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico qualify directly while the third may still qualify through their normal regional tournament. In 2022, champions from Panama and Puerto Rico directly qualified.
United States International Region Team Region Team Great Lakes Hagerstown, IndianaHagerstown Little League Asia-Pacific and Middle East Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)Fu-Lin Little League Metro Massapequa, New YorkMassapequa Coast Little League Australia Brisbane, QueenslandBrisbane North Little League Mid-Atlantic Hollidaysburg, PennsylvaniaHollidaysburg Area Little League Canada Vancouver, British ColumbiaLittle Mountain Little League Midwest Davenport, IowaDavenport Southeast Little League Caribbean Willemstad, CuraçaoPabao Little League Mountain Santa Clara, UtahSnow Canyon Little League Europe and Africa Bologna, ItalyEmilia Romagna Little League New England Middleborough, MassachusettsMiddleboro Little League Japan Takarazuka, HyōgoTakarazuka Little League Northwest Bonney Lake, WashingtonBonney Lake/Sumner Little League Latin America Managua, Nicaragua14 de Septiembre Little League Southeast Nolensville, TennesseeNolensville Little League Mexico Matamoros, TamaulipasMatamoros Little League Southwest Pearland, TexasPearland Little League Panama Aguadulce, CocléAguadulce Cabezera Little League West Honolulu, HawaiiHonolulu Little League Puerto Rico Guaynabo, Puerto RicoAmelia Guaynabo Baseball Little League Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 13, 2022.
United States bracket
International bracket
2022 Little League World Series Champions Honolulu Little League Honolulu, Hawaii
Champions path RoundOppositionResultHawaii State TournamentOpening round Hilo LL 14–4 (F/4)Winner's Bracket Semifinals Kawaihau Community LL 8–3Winner's Bracket Final Central East Maui LL 8–2Finals Kawaihau Community LL 10–0 (F/4)West Regional TournamentWinner's Bracket Semifinal Glendora American LL 3–0Semifinal Tri-City LL 13–3 (F/5)Finals Sidewinder LL 9–2
MLB Little League Classic On August 22, 2021, it was announced that the fifth MLB Little League Classic would feature the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox. The matchup was rescheduled from the MLB season when events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The game was played on August 21, 2022, at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, and won by the Orioles, 5–3.
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