The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Oahu Little League of ʻEwa 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 championship game was won with a walk-off home run, which Michael Memea hit in the bottom of the 7th inning.
The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport:
- Howard J. Lamade Stadium – the main stadium, completed in 1959, with seating capacity for 10,000 in the main stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more
- Little League Volunteer Stadium – opened in 2001; seats approximately 5,000
Qualification
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.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Pool A
! Pool B
! Pool C
! Pool D
|-
| ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii<br />Northwest Region<br />West Oahu Little League
| Vista, California<br />West Region<br />Rancho Buena Vista Little League
| Mangilao-Barrigada, Guam<br />Pacific Region<br />Central East Little League
| Chiba City, Japan<br /> Asia Region<br />Chiba City Little League
|-
| Maitland, Florida<br />Southeast Region<br />Maitland Little League
| Lafayette, Louisiana<br />Southwest Region<br />Lafayette Little League
| Surrey, British Columbia<br /> Canada Region<br />Whalley Little League
| Willemstad, Curaçao<br />Caribbean Region<br />Pabao Little League
|-
| Newtown, Pennsylvania<br />Mid-Atlantic Region<br />Council Rock Little League
| Westbrook, Maine<br />New England Region<br />Westbrook Little League
| Mexicali<br /> Mexico Region<br />Seguro Social Little League
| Valencia, Venezuela<br />Latin America Region<br />Los Leones Little League
|-
| Davenport, Iowa<br />Midwest Region<br/>Northwest Little League
| Owensboro, Kentucky<br />Great Lakes Region<br />Southern Little League
| Moscow, Russia<br />EMEA Region<br />Brateevo Little League
| Dhahran, Saudi Arabia<br />Transatlantic Region<br />Arabian-American Little League
|}
Results
Pool play
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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pool A
|-
! Rank
! Region
! Record
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 1
| Hawaii
| 3–0
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 2
| Florida
| 2–1
|-
| 3
| Pennsylvania
| 1–2
|-
| 4
| Iowa
| 0–3
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pool B
|-
! Rank
! Region
! Record
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 1
| California
| 3–0
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 2
| Louisiana
| 2–1
|-
| 3
| Maine
| 1–2
|-
| 4
| Kentucky
| 0–3
|-
|}
All times US EDT
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pool
!Away
!Score
!Home
!Score
!Time (Venue)
|-
! colspan="6" | August 19
|-
|align=center|A
|align=center| Hawaii
|align=center|7
|align=center| Pennsylvania
|align=center|1
|4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|A
|align=center| Florida
|align=center|7
|align=center| Iowa
|align=center|3
|8:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
! colspan="6" | August 20
|-
|align=center|B
|align=center| Maine
|align=center|2
|align=center| Louisiana
|align=center|3
|11:00 am (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
|align=center|B
|align=center| California
|align=center|7
|align=center| Kentucky
|align=center|2
|3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
|align=center|A
|align=center| Florida
|align=center|3
|align=center| Pennsylvania
|align=center|1
|8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
! colspan="6" | August 21
|-
|align=center|B
|align=center| Kentucky
|align=center|8
|align=center| Louisiana
|align=center|9
|1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|A
|align=center| Iowa
|align=center|3
|align=center| Hawaii
|align=center|7
|3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
|align=center|B
|align=center| Maine
|align=center|3
|align=center| California
|align=center|7
|8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
! colspan="6" | August 22
|-
|align=center|A
|align=center| Hawaii
|align=center|10
|align=center| Florida
|align=center|0
|3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|B
|align=center| Iowa
|align=center|0
|align=center| Pennsylvania
|align=center|15 (F/4)
|8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
! colspan="6" | August 23
|-
|align=center|B
|align=center| Kentucky
|align=center|2
|align=center| Maine
|align=center|3
|3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|B
|align=center| Louisiana
|align=center|3
|align=center| California
|align=center|9
|7:30 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|}
International
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pool C
|-
! Rank
! Region
! Record
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 1
| Guam
| 3–0
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 2
| Canada
| 2–1
|-
| 3
| Mexico
| 1–2
|-
| 4
| Russia
| 0–3
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pool D
|-
! Rank
! Region
! Record
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 1
| Japan
| 3–0
|- bgcolor=#bbffbb
| 2
| Curaçao
| 2–1
|-
| 3
| Venezuela
| 1–2
|-
| 4
| Saudi Arabia
| 0–3
|}
All times US EDT
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pool
!Away
!Score
!Home
!Score
!Time (Venue)
|-
! colspan="7" | August 19
|-
|align=center|C
|align=center| Guam
|align=center|6
|align=center| Russia
|align=center|2
|6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
! colspan="7" | August 20
|-
|align=center|D
|align=center| Japan
|align=center|3
|align=center| Saudi Arabia
|align=center|0
|1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|D
|align=center| Curaçao
|align=center|5 (F/8)
|align=center| Venezuela
|align=center|4
|4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|C
|align=center| Canada
|align=center|2
|align=center| Mexico
|align=center|0
|6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
! colspan="7" | August 21
|-
|align=center|C
|align=center| Canada
|align=center|0
|align=center| Guam
|align=center|5
|5:00 pm (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|D
|align=center| Japan
|align=center|9
|align=center| Curaçao
|align=center|0
|7:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
! colspan="7" | August 22
|-
|align=center|C
|align=center| Russia
|align=center|0
|align=center| Mexico
|align=center|7
|11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|D
|align=center| Japan
|align=center|7
|align=center| Venezuela
|align=center|4
|1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
|align=center|D
|align=center| Saudi Arabia
|align=center|0
|align=center| Curaçao
|align=center|3
|6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
! colspan="7" | August 23
|-
|align=center|C
|align=center| Canada
|align=center|2
|align=center| Russia
|align=center|1
|11:00 am (Lamade Stadium)
|-
|align=center|D
|align=center| Saudi Arabia
|align=center|0
|align=center| Venezuela
|align=center|4
|1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|-
|align=center|C
|align=center| Guam
|align=center|5
|align=center| Mexico
|align=center|3
|6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium)
|}
Elimination round
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!2005 Little League World Series Champions
|-
|-
|100px|border|United States100px|border|Hawaii<br/>West Oahu Little League<br/>ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii
|}
Notable players
- Dante Bichette Jr. (Southeast) - Professional baseball player, brother of Bo Bichette and son of Dante Bichette
- Johnny Dee (West) - Basketball player for CB Sevilla of the Liga ACB
- Max Moroff (Southeast) - Infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians
- Jurickson Profar (Caribbean) - Infielder for the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres
- Andrew Stevenson (Southwest) - Outfielder for the Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Coaches
- Dante Bichette (Southeast) - Former outfielder for the Colorado Rockies
- Mike Stanley (Southeast) - Former catcher for the New York Yankees
Champion's path
According to the information provided at Unpage.com, the West Oahu LL won all ten of its games to reach the LLWS. In total, their record was 16–0.
{| class="wikitable"
!Round!!Opposition!!Result
|-
!colspan=3|Hawaii State Tournament
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Winner's Bracket Semifinals|| Pearl City LL ||4–0
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Winner's Bracket Finals|| Hilo National LL ||7–5
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Championship|| Pearl City LL||5–2
|-
!colspan=3|Northwest Regional
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Group Stage|| Murrayhill LL||17–1
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Group Stage|| Northwest Ada LL||16–5 (5 inn.)
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Group Stage|| Heights National LL||26–7 (4 inn.)
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Group Stage|| Dimond-West LL||10–0 (4 inn.)
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|Semifinals|| Murrayhill LL||6–5
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|West Region Championship|| Northwest Ada LL||12–1
|}
References
External links
- 2005 official results via Wayback Machine