2003 Little League World Series

The 2003 Little League World Series was the 57th Little League World Series. Teams were Glace Bay, NS, Willemstad, Agana, Tokyo, Mexico City, Moscow, Dhahran, Altagracia, Zulia, Chandler, AZ, Wilmington, DE (the first Delaware representative ever), Boynton Beach, FL, Eldridge, IA, Saugus, MA, Tallmadge, OH, Richmond, TX and Richland, WA.

Higlights included Wilfredo Sanchez (Altagracia) getting 7 straight hits (one shy of the record), Cory Bernard (Chandler) becoming the 4th LLWS player to hit three homers in a game (his 13 total bases tying for third all-time) and Saguas edging Richmond 14-13 to tie for the second-most runs in a game. 4 Japanese hurlers combined to no-hit Dhahran. Richmond included future major leaguer Randal Grichuk.

In the finale, Tokyo romped past Boynton Beach, 10-1. Hokutu Nakahara was 2 for 3 with a three-run homer, double and four RBI while Yutaro Tanaka overcame 8 walks by fanning 14 and allowing 3 hits in a complete game. Michael Broad took the loss with 6 runs in 3 2/3 IP.

Source: 2012 LLWS Media Guide

Participants

United States Teams				International Teams
Region	City	League		Region	City	League
Great Lakes	Tallmadge, OH	Tallmadge Little League		Asia	Tokyo	Musashi Fuchu Little League
Mid-Atlantic	Wilmington, DE	Naamans Little League		Canada	Glace Bay, NS	Glace Bay Little League
Midwest	Eldridge, IA	North Scott Little League		Caribbean	Willemstad	Pabao Little League
New England	Saugus, MA	Saugus American Little League		Europe-Africa	Moscow	Khovrino Little League
Northwest	Richland, WA	Richland National Little League		Latin America	Altagracia	Altagracia Little League
Southeast	Boynton Beach, FL	East Boynton Beach Little League		Mexico	Mexico City	Olmeca Little League
Southwest	Richmond, TX	Lamar National Little League		Pacific	Agana	Central Little League
West	Chandler, AZ	Chandler National Little League		Transatlantic	Dhahran	Arabian American Little League

Results

Game Results

Pool Play

August 15

• Saugus, MA 2, Tallmadge, OH 1
• Tokyo 4, Willemstad 1
• Boynton Beach, FL 8, Richland, WA 1

August 16

• Altagracia 9, Agana 0
• Richmond, TX 7, Eldridge, IA 0
• Chandler, AZ 5, Wilmington, DE 1
• Mexico City 2, Moscow 1

August 17

• Dhahran 3, Glace Bay, NS 2
• Boynton Beach, FL 7, Tallmadge, OH 2
• Chandler, AZ 10, Richmond, TX 4
• Saugus, MA 2, Richland, WA 1
• Moscow 2, Agana 0
• Wilmington, DE 8, Eldridge, IA 7

August 18

• Willemstad 9, Dhahran 2
• Mexico City 11, Agana 3
• Tallmadge, OH 5, Richland, WA 4
• Altagracia 7, Moscow 1
• Saugus, MA 4, Boynton Beach, FL 3
• Tokyo 7, Glace Bay, NS 0

August 19

• Altagracia 6, Mexico City 2
• Tokyo 17, Dhahran 0
• Richmond, TX 7, Wilmington, DE 1
• Willemstad 2, Glace Bay, NS 1
• Chandler, AZ 8, Eldridge, IA 7

Finals

August 20

• Willemstad 10, Altagracia 0
• Boynton Beach, FL 4, Chandler, AZ 1

August 21

• Tokyo 7, Mexico City 1
• Saugus, MA 14, Richmond, TX 13

August 23

• Tokyo 14, Willemstad 6
• Boynton Beach, FL 9, Saugus, MA 2

August 24

• Willemstad 6, Saugus, MA 1 (Consolation game)
• Tokyo 10, Boynton Beach, FL 1 (Championship game)

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Willemstad	10
		Altagracia	0
							Willemstad	6
							Tokyo	14
		Tokyo	7
		Mexico City	1
												Tokyo	10
												Boynton Beach, FL	1
		Boynton Beach, FL	4
		Chandler, AZ	1
							Boynton Beach, FL	9
							Saugus, MA	2
		Saugus, MA	14
		Richmond, TX	13