2016 Little League World Series

2016 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 18–August 28
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States New York (state) Maine-Endwell Little League Maine-Endwell, New York
Runners-upSouth Korea East Seoul Little League Seoul, South Korea

The 2016 Little League World Series was held from August 18 to August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 70th edition of the Little League World Series. Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine-Endwell, New York, defeated East Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship game by a 2–1 score. It was the first Little League World Series title for a team from the United States since 2011, and for the state of New York since 1964, and the third overall.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.

United States International
Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky
Great Lakes Region
Bowling Green Eastern Little League		 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region
East Seoul Little League
New York (state) Maine-Endwell, New York
Mid-Atlantic Region
Maine-Endwell Little League		 New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales
Australia Australia Region
Hills Little League
Iowa Johnston, Iowa
Midwest Region
Johnston Little League		 British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
Hastings Community Little League
Rhode Island Warwick, Rhode Island
New England Region
Warwick North Little League		 Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pariba Little League
Oregon Bend, Oregon
Northwest Region
Bend North Little League		 Italy Emilia, Italy
Europe and Africa Region
Emilia Little League
Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southeast Region
Goodlettsville Baseball Little League		 Tokyo Tokyo
Japan Japan Region
Chofu Little League
Texas San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Region
McAllister Park American Little League		 Panama Aguadulce, Panama
Latin America Region
Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
California Chula Vista, California
West Region
Park View Little League		 Nuevo León San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Mexico Mexico Region
San Nicolás Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 16, 2016.[2]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 2
New York (state) New York7
August 22 – Game 14
Rhode Island Rhode Island2
New York (state) New York3
August 18 – Game 4
Tennessee Tennessee1
Oregon Oregon2
August 24 – Game 24
Tennessee Tennessee3
New York (state) New York13
August 19 – Game 6
Kentucky Kentucky10
California California1
August 22 – Game 16 (F/7)
Iowa Iowa5
Iowa Iowa4
August 19 – Game 8 (F/5)
Kentucky Kentucky14
Texas Texas1August 27 – U.S. championship
Kentucky Kentucky11New York (state) New York4
Tennessee Tennessee2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 18
August 20 – Game 10Iowa Iowa3August 25 – Game 26
Rhode Island Rhode Island8Rhode Island Rhode Island2August 24 – Game 22 (F/5)Kentucky Kentucky4
Oregon Oregon0Iowa Iowa3Tennessee Tennessee8
August 23 – Game 20 (F/7)Tennessee Tennessee14
August 20 – Game 12Tennessee Tennessee4
California California5California California2
Texas Texas0

International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 1
Panama Panama10
August 22 – Game 13
Mexico Mexico2
Panama Panama3
August 18 – Game 3
Australia Australia2
Australia Australia3
August 24 – Game 23
Italy Italy1
Panama Panama3
August 19 – Game 5
South Korea South Korea2
Japan Japan4
August 22 – Game 15 (F/5)
Canada Canada10
Canada Canada0
August 19 – Game 7
South Korea South Korea10
South Korea South Korea3August 27 – International championship
Curaçao Curaçao0Panama Panama2
South Korea South Korea7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 17
August 20 – Game 9Canada Canada1August 25 – Game 25
Mexico Mexico12Mexico Mexico7August 24 – Game 21 (F/4)South Korea South Korea7
Italy Italy7Mexico Mexico10Mexico Mexico0
August 23 – Game 19Australia Australia0
August 20 – Game 11Australia Australia2
Japan Japan1Curaçao Curaçao1
Curaçao Curaçao2

Crossover games

Teams that lost their first two games played a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games were labeled Game A and Game B. This provided teams who were already eliminated the opportunity to play a third game.

 
Game A
 
  
 
August 22 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Italy Italy2
 
 
Oregon Oregon6
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 23 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Japan Japan6
 
 
Texas Texas1
 

Third place game

This consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

 
Third place game
 
  
 
August 28 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
Tennessee Tennessee2
 
 
Panama Panama3
 

World Championship

 
Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 28 – Lamade Stadium
 
 
South Korea South Korea 1
 
 
New York (state) New York2
 
2016 Little League World Series Champions
United States New York
Maine-Endwell Little League
Maine-Endwell, New York

Home run count

Name HR Count Team
Zach McWilliams 4 Southeast
Seum Kwon 3 Asia-Pacific
Esmith Pineda 3 Latin America
Wontae Cho 2 Asia Pacific
Gael Cortez 2 Mexico
Ryan Harlost 2 Mid-Atlantic
Jaekyeong Kim 2 Asia-Pacific
Jose Leal 2 Mexico
Kenny Rix 2 New England
Jude Abbadessa 1 Mid-Atlantic
Donovan Antonia 1 Caribbean
Stephen Courtney 1 Australia
Kaiden Dinh 1 Midwest
J.T. Garcia 1 Midwest
Carlos Gonzalez 1 Latin America
Devin Hinojosa 1 West
So Hirao 1 Japan
Brent Iredale 1 Australia
Ethan Jackson 1 Southeast
Tanner Jones 1 Southeast
Tyler Jones 1 Southeast
Victor Juarez 1 Mexico
Moosung Kim 1 Asia-Pacific
Yoomin Lee 1 Asia-Pacific
Lucas Marrujo 1 West
R.J. Moore 1 Southeast
Carson Myers 1 Great Lakes
Devin Obee 1 Great Lakes
Jungtaek Ru 1 Asia-Pacific
Cristian Santarelli 1 Canada
Loreto Siniscalchi 1 Canada
Joaquin Tejada 1 Latin America
Dominic Tellis 1 Southwest

Champions path

The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses;[3][4] in total, their record was 24–0.[5]

RoundOppositionResult
Section 1 East
Winner's Bracket QuarterfinalsNew York (state) Camden LL10–0
Winner's Bracket SemifinalsNew York (state) Auburn LL18–1
Section 1 East ChampionshipNew York (state) Fayetteville-Manlius LL25–4
New York State Tournament
Opening RoundNew York (state) Town of Wappinger LL13–0 (5 inn.)
Winner's Bracket SemifinalsNew York (state) Mid-Island LL12–8
Winner's Bracket FinalNew York (state) Pine Bush LL5–3
New York State ChampionshipNew York (state) Mid-Island LL5–0
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Opening RoundNew Jersey Freehold Township LL8–6
QuarterfinalsDelaware Milton LL1–0
SemifinalsWashington, D.C. Capitol City LL8–2
Mid-Atlantic Region ChampionshipPennsylvania Keystone LL6–2
  • Red indicates loss
  • Green indicates win

Notable players

Players Michael Mancini of New York (Vanderbilt) and Patrick Forbes of Kentucky (Louisville) played versus each other in NCAA D1 baseball tournament regional in 2025 after playing versus each other in the 2016 semifinal

References

  1. ↑ "Little League® International Board of Directors Announce 2016 Little League World Series Dates". Littleleague.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2016 Little League World Series bracket" (PDF). llbws.org. Little League Baseball. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament Page". Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "District 5 Tournament bracket". Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Maine-Endwell wins Little League title game against South Korea". Fox News. August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mariners take switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with 15th pick". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. ↑ "More Than 40 Little League® Alumni Chosen Among Top 100 Selections in 2025 MLB Draft". littleleague.org. July 14, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

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