2008 Little League Softball World Series

2008 Little League Softball World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 7–August 13
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Simpsonville, South Carolina Simpsonville Little League
Runners-up	Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League

The 2008 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 7 to August 13, 2008. Ten teams, four international teams and six from the United States, competed for the Little League Softball World Series Championship.

Teams

Each team that competed in the tournament came out of one of ten qualifying regions.

Pool A	Pool B
Canada Region Windsor, Ontario Turtle Club Little League	Asia-Pacific Region Bacolod, Philippines Bacolod West Little League
East Region Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League	Central Region Sterling, Illinois Sterling Little League
Host District (Oregon District 4) Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton Area Little League	Europe-Middle East-Africa Region Milan, Italy Lombardia Little League
Latin America Region Maunabo, Puerto Rico ASOFEM Little League	South Region Simpsonville, South Carolina Simpsonville Little League
Southwest Region Waco, Texas Midway Little League	West Region Grand Terrace, California Grand Terrace Little League

Results

Pool A

Rank	Region	Record
1	New Jersey	4–0
2	Puerto Rico	3–1
3	Texas	2–2
4	Oregon	1–3
5	Canada	0–4

Pool B

Rank	Region	Record
1	South Carolina	4–0
2	Illinois	3–1
3	California	2–2
4	Philippines	1–3
5	Italy	0–4

Pool	Away	Score	Home	Score
August 7
A	New Jersey	4	Puerto Rico	2
B	California	0	South Carolina	1
B	Italy	4	Philippines	5
A	Texas	2	Oregon	1
August 8
B	Illinois	9	Italy	1
B	California	3	Philippines	0
A	New Jersey	10	Canada	0
A	Oregon	1	Puerto Rico	7
August 9
A	Texas	2	New Jersey	3
B	California	16	Italy	0
A	Canada	0	Puerto Rico	16
B	Illinois	5	South Carolina	6
August 10
A	Canada	0	Texas	10
B	Italy	0	South Carolina	12
A	Oregon	0	New Jersey	6
B	Illinois	8	Philippines	0
August 11
B	South Carolina	10	Philippines	2
A	Oregon	11	Canada	1
A	Texas	4	Puerto Rico	5
B	Illinois	5	California	0
August 13
9th Place	Canada	1	Italy	12
7th Place	Oregon	11	Philippines	0
5th Place	Texas	2	California	3

Elimination round

	Semifinals					Finals
	A1	New Jersey	1
	B2	Illinois	0
						A1	New Jersey	5
						B1	South Carolina	9
	B1	South Carolina	7
	A2	Puerto Rico	6			Third place
						B2	Illinois	3
						A2	Puerto Rico	2

2008 Little League Softball World Series Champions
Simpsonville Little League Simpsonville, South Carolina