The Little League World Series took place on August 19 through 22 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, won its second consecutive Little League World Series by defeating the Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois, in the 12th Championship Game.
This was the last LLWS to be played at Original Field. This was the first LLWS to include teams from more than four qualifying regions, and also the first to give automatic berths to teams from Canada, represented by the Valleyfield Little League of Valleyfield, Quebec, and to Latin America, represented by Monterrey.
Teams
Bracket
Champions path
Notable players
Keith Lampard (Portland, Oregon) - former MLB outfielder - Houston Astros
Héctor Torres (Monterrey, Mexico) - former MLB SS, 2B, 3B, and coach
Carlos "Bobby" Trevino (Monterrey, Mexico) - former MLB outfielder - California Angels Rick Wise (Portland, Oregon) - former MLB pitcher