The 2000 Little League World Series took place August 20 to August 26 in South 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.
Qualification
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! United States
! International
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| Davenport, Iowa<br />Central<br />Davenport East Little League
| Toronto, Ontario<br />Canada<br />High Park Little League
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| Goffstown, New Hampshire<br />East<br />Goffstown Little League
| Dhahran, Saudi Arabia<br />Europe<br />Arabian-American Little League
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| Bellaire, Texas<br />South<br />Bellaire Little League
| Tokyo, Japan<br />Far East<br />Musashi-Fuchu Little League
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| Vancouver, Washington<br />West<br />Hazel Dell Little League
| Maracaibo, Venezuela<br />Latin America<br />Sierra Maestra Little League
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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.
Standings
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|+United States
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! rowspan=2|Region
! rowspan=2|City
! rowspan=2|Record
! colspan=2|Runs
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! Scored
! Allowed
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| South || Bellaire, TX
| 2–1 || 7 || 7
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| Central || Davenport, IA
| 2–1 || 13 || 8
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| West || Vancouver, WA
| 2–1 || 15 || 10
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| East || Goffstown, NH
| 0–3 || 4 || 14
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|+International
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! Region
! City
! Record
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| Far East || Tokyo
| 3–0
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| Latin America || Maracaibo
| 2–1
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| Europe || Dhahran
| 1–2
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| Canada || Toronto
| 0–3
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Game results
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Elimination round
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!2000 Little League World Series Champions
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|100px|Venezuela<br/>Sierra Maestra Little League<br/>Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Notable players
- Julian Vandervelde (Davenport, Iowa) NFL player
- Harry Zolnierczyk (Toronto, Ontario) NHL player
References
External links
- 2000 official results via Wayback Machine