2000_Little_League_World_Series Knowpia

2000 Little League World Series
Tournament details
Dates	August 20–August 26
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Sierra Maestra Little League; Maracaibo, Venezuela
Runner-up	Bellaire Little League; Bellaire, Texas
	← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Little League World Series took place August 20 to August 26 in 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.^[1]

Qualification edit

United States	International
Davenport, Iowa Central Davenport East Little League	Toronto, Ontario Canada High Park Little League
Goffstown, New Hampshire East Goffstown Little League	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Europe Arabian-American Little League
Bellaire, Texas South Bellaire Little League	Tokyo, Japan Far East Musashi-Fuchu Little League
Vancouver, Washington West Hazel Dell Little League	Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Sierra Maestra Little League

Pool play edit

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.^[2]

Standings edit

**United States**
Region	City	Record	Runs
Region	City	Record	Scored	Allowed
South	Bellaire, TX	2–1	7	7
Central	Davenport, IA	2–1	13	8
West	Vancouver, WA	2–1	15	10
East	Goffstown, NH	0–3	4	14

**International**
Region	City	Record
Far East	Tokyo	3–0
Latin America	Maracaibo	2–1
Europe	Dhahran	1–2
Canada	Toronto	0–3

Game results edit

August 20, 2000	Far East	10 – 0	Latin America

August 20, 2000	East	0 – 3	South

August 21, 2000	Canada	8 – 9	Far East

August 21, 2000	Central	5 – 0	East

August 21, 2000	Europe	0 – 3	Latin America

August 21, 2000	West	5 – 0	South

August 22, 2000	Canada	4 – 5	Latin America

August 22, 2000	East	4 – 6	West

August 22, 2000	Europe	0 – 9	Far East

August 22, 2000	South	4 – 2	Central

August 23, 2000	Canada	1 – 3	Europe

August 23, 2000	Central	6 – 4	West

Elimination round edit

Semi-finals		Final

24 August

Tokyo, Japan	4
		26 August
Maracaibo, Venezuela	5
		Maracaibo. Venezuela	3
24 August
		Bellaire, Texas	2
Davenport, Iowa	0

Bellaire, Texas	8

2000 Little League World Series Champions
Sierra Maestra Little League Maracaibo, Venezuela

Notable players edit

Julian Vandervelde (Davenport, Iowa) NFL player
Harry Zolnierczyk (Toronto, Ontario) NHL player

References edit

^ "Maracaibo beats sloppy Bellaire". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. AP. August 27, 2000. p. C3. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Trying to win costs Vancouver change to advance". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. AP. August 25, 2000. p. 4C. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via newspapers.com.