2009 Little League World Series
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Pool play
The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each will meet on August 30 to play for the Little League World Championship. Teams marked in green qualified to the knockout stage, while teams marked in red were eliminated.Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. In the event of a three-way tie for first place, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is ranked first and advances. Second place is determined by the head-to-head result of the other two teams. If the three-way tie is for second place, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio rule is used. The team with the lowest run ratio advances, the other two teams are eliminated.
United States
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
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1 | Southeast Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804... |
3–0 | 8 | 18 | 0.444 |
2 | Mid-Atlantic South Shore, Staten Island The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area in the New York City borough of Staten Island, south and east of the island's ridge of hills along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth of the Arthur Kill, although many observers prefer to restrict its scope to... |
2–1 | 11 | 18 | 0.611 |
3 | Midwest Urbandale, Iowa Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,072; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008... |
1–2 | 22 | 18 | 1.222 |
4 | Northwest Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The population was 22,699 at the 2010 census.... |
0–3 | 18 | 18 | 1.000 |
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
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1 | Southwest | 3–0 | 4 | 16 | 0.250 |
2 | West Chula Vista, California Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S.... |
2–1 | 6 | 17 | 0.353 |
3 | New England Peabody, Massachusetts Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :... |
1–2 | 27 | 17 | 1.588 |
4 | Great Lakes Russellville, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,064 households, and 1,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.1 people per square mile . There were 3,458 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile... |
0–3 | 39 | 13 | 3.000 |
All times US
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EDT
Eastern Time Zone
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Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
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August 21 | ||||||
A | Mid-Atlantic South Shore, Staten Island The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area in the New York City borough of Staten Island, south and east of the island's ridge of hills along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth of the Arthur Kill, although many observers prefer to restrict its scope to... |
10 | Northwest Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The population was 22,699 at the 2010 census.... |
2 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
A | Southeast Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804... |
11 | Midwest Urbandale, Iowa Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,072; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008... |
3 | 5:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
B | New England Peabody, Massachusetts Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :... |
1 | Southwest | 10 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 22 | ||||||
A | Southeast Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804... |
6 | Mid-Atlantic South Shore, Staten Island The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area in the New York City borough of Staten Island, south and east of the island's ridge of hills along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth of the Arthur Kill, although many observers prefer to restrict its scope to... |
3 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
B | Great Lakes Russellville, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,064 households, and 1,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.1 people per square mile . There were 3,458 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile... |
0 | West Chula Vista, California Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S.... |
15 (F/5) | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 23 | ||||||
A | Northwest Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The population was 22,699 at the 2010 census.... |
3 | Midwest Urbandale, Iowa Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,072; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008... |
5 | Noon (Lamade Stadium) | |
B | Great Lakes Russellville, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,064 households, and 1,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.1 people per square mile . There were 3,458 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile... |
0 | Southwest | 12 (F/4) | 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
B | West Chula Vista, California Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S.... |
14 | New England Peabody, Massachusetts Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :... |
0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 24 | ||||||
A | Southeast Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804... |
3 | Northwest Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The population was 22,699 at the 2010 census.... |
2 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
A | Mid-Atlantic South Shore, Staten Island The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area in the New York City borough of Staten Island, south and east of the island's ridge of hills along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth of the Arthur Kill, although many observers prefer to restrict its scope to... |
8 | Midwest Urbandale, Iowa Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,072; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008... |
3 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 25 | ||||||
B | Great Lakes Russellville, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 3,064 households, and 1,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 672.1 people per square mile . There were 3,458 housing units at an average density of 325.1 per square mile... |
3 | New England Peabody, Massachusetts Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :... |
12 | 4:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
B | Southwest | 6 | West Chula Vista, California Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S.... |
3 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
International
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
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1 | Caribbean Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formerly the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010, it has an estimated population of 140,000. The historic centre of... |
3–0 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 |
2 | Japan Chiba, Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000.... |
2–1 | 18 | 18 | 1.000 |
3 | MEA Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran, casually known by its inhabitants as the Dhahran Camp, is the residential community built by Saudi Aramco for its employees... |
1–2 | 13 | 16 | 0.813 |
4 | Latin America | 0–3 | 12 | 16 | 0.750 |
Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
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1 | Mexico | 3–0 | 3 | 17 | 0.176 |
2 | Asia-Pacific | 2–1 | 3 | 16 | 0.188 |
3 | Canada Hastings-Sunrise Hastings-Sunrise is a neighbourhood located in the northeastern corner of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.The name "Hastings" is a common and historical one in Vancouver for roads, businesses and even a townsite. It is commonly thought to have been derived from the Battle of Hastings from... |
1–2 | 23 | 18 | 1.278 |
4 | Europe Kaiserslautern Military Community Kaiserslautern military community is a community of Americans living in and around Kaiserslautern, Germany supporting United States armed forces and NATO installations, such as the Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Kapaun Air Station, Vogelweh Housing Area, Pulaski Barracks,... |
0–3 | 43 | 14 | 3.071 |
All times US
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EDT
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
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Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
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August 21 | ||||||
D | Asia-Pacific | 16 | Europe Kaiserslautern Military Community Kaiserslautern military community is a community of Americans living in and around Kaiserslautern, Germany supporting United States armed forces and NATO installations, such as the Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Kapaun Air Station, Vogelweh Housing Area, Pulaski Barracks,... |
0 (F/4) | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 22 | ||||||
D | Canada Hastings-Sunrise Hastings-Sunrise is a neighbourhood located in the northeastern corner of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.The name "Hastings" is a common and historical one in Vancouver for roads, businesses and even a townsite. It is commonly thought to have been derived from the Battle of Hastings from... |
1 | Mexico | 2 (F/7) | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
C | Latin America | 1 | Caribbean Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formerly the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010, it has an estimated population of 140,000. The historic centre of... |
2 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
C | MEA Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran, casually known by its inhabitants as the Dhahran Camp, is the residential community built by Saudi Aramco for its employees... |
2 | Japan Chiba, Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000.... |
5 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 23 | ||||||
D | Canada Hastings-Sunrise Hastings-Sunrise is a neighbourhood located in the northeastern corner of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.The name "Hastings" is a common and historical one in Vancouver for roads, businesses and even a townsite. It is commonly thought to have been derived from the Battle of Hastings from... |
0 | Asia-Pacific | 8 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
C | Japan Chiba, Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000.... |
11 | Caribbean Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formerly the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010, it has an estimated population of 140,000. The historic centre of... |
12 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
August 24 | ||||||
D | Mexico | 13 | Europe Kaiserslautern Military Community Kaiserslautern military community is a community of Americans living in and around Kaiserslautern, Germany supporting United States armed forces and NATO installations, such as the Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Kapaun Air Station, Vogelweh Housing Area, Pulaski Barracks,... |
0 (F/4) | Noon (Lamade Stadium) | |
C | Latin America | 4 | Japan Chiba, Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000.... |
5 | 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
C | MEA Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran, casually known by its inhabitants as the Dhahran Camp, is the residential community built by Saudi Aramco for its employees... |
3 | Caribbean Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formerly the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010, it has an estimated population of 140,000. The historic centre of... |
5 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
August 25 | ||||||
C | Latin America | 3 | MEA Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran, casually known by its inhabitants as the Dhahran Camp, is the residential community built by Saudi Aramco for its employees... |
5 | Noon (Lamade Stadium) | |
D | Canada Hastings-Sunrise Hastings-Sunrise is a neighbourhood located in the northeastern corner of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.The name "Hastings" is a common and historical one in Vancouver for roads, businesses and even a townsite. It is commonly thought to have been derived from the Battle of Hastings from... |
14 | Europe Kaiserslautern Military Community Kaiserslautern military community is a community of Americans living in and around Kaiserslautern, Germany supporting United States armed forces and NATO installations, such as the Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Kapaun Air Station, Vogelweh Housing Area, Pulaski Barracks,... |
13 | 2:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
D | Mexico | 3 | Asia-Pacific | 2 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
Elimination round
The United States championship game on August 29 was originally scheduled for 3:00 pm US EDT. After a pair of lengthy rain delays in the international championship game, maintenance required to repair the field for the next game, and to make sure the field was dry enough to play on, it was rescheduled for later that night.2009 Little League World Series Champions |
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Park View Little League Chula Vista, California |
Champions Path
The Park View Little League won 18 games and lost 2 games to reach the Little League World Series. Overall, their record was 23-3. Their three losses came again Sweetwater Valley LL, Torrance LL (both from California), and McAllister Park American LL (from Texas). Park View became the ninth team and most recent from San Diego County to qualify for the Little League World Series as the last one was Vista, CaliforniaVista, California
Vista is a city in north San Diego County, California. It was incorporated January 28, 1963 and became a charter city on June 13, 2007. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County, the City of Vista has a Mediterranean climate...
in 2005
2005 Little League World Series
-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.-All times US EDT-International:All times US EDT:Elimination round...
. They also were the third team from San Diego County in the past nine years to qualify for the Little League World Series. During the West Regional the team hit 34 home runs in total and was accused of cheating. A Little League Official looked into the accused cheating but found no evidence to back up the accusation.
Round | Opposition | Result |
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District 42 | ||
Winner's Bracket Quarterfinals | Luckie Waller LL | 16–0 |
Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Imperial Beach LL | 17–1 |
Winner's Bracket Finals | Sweetwater Valley LL | 8–1 |
District 42 Championship | Sweetwater Valley LL | 7–10 |
District 42 Championship | Sweetwater Valley LL | 8–2 |
Section 7 | ||
Section 7 Group Stage | Brawley LL | 8–5 |
Section 7 Group Stage | Rancho San Diego LL | 9–1 |
Section 7 Group Stage | Lemon Grove LL | 5–3 |
South California Divisional | ||
Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Corona National LL | 14–4 |
Winner's Bracket Finals | Rancho Santa Margarita LL | 5–4 (7 inn.) |
South Sub-Divisional Championship | Rancho Santa Margarita LL | 16–1 |
South Championship | Torrance LL | 0–18 (4 inn.) |
South Championship | Torrance LL | 7–6 |
South Championship | Torrance LL | 19–12 |
West Regional | ||
Group Stage | Cedar American LL | 27–1 (4 inn.) |
Group Stage | Central East Maui LL | 15–2 (4 inn.) |
Group Stage | Arrowhead LL Glendale, Arizona Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 226,721.... |
20–1 (4 inn.) |
Group Stage | Legacy LL Las Vegas metropolitan area The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ... |
10–5 |
Semifinals | Legacy LL Las Vegas metropolitan area The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ... |
15–2 (4 inn.) |
West Region Championship | Lakeside LL | 11–4 |
Legacy
The City of Chula Vista organized a celebration parade for the team with the team riding on a fire engine which led them to a rally at Southwestern CollegeSouthwestern College (California)
Southwestern College is a public, two-year community college located in the city of Chula Vista, California. Southwestern College's football stadium hosts Bonita Vista High School's football games...
. They received a congratulations from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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The team also met President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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in Washington D.C. and gave him a team jersey, team plaque and the key to the City of Chula Vista. A book was written about the Chula Vista team called The Blue Bombers: The True Story of the 2009 Little League World Champions written by San Diego County Residents. A memorial wall was proposed to commemorate the team in Chula Vista. The team also appeared on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
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hosted by Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
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. The team was honored at the San Diego Padres and Chargers games.