2005 Little League World Series
The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Oahu Little League of ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, defeated the defending champion Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, in the championship game of the 59th Little League World Series. This was the second time that the Little League World Series championship game was won with a walk-off home run, which Michael Memea hit in the bottom of the 7th inning.
The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport:
- Howard J. Lamade Stadium - The main stadium, completed in 1959, with seating capacity for 10,000 in the main stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more
- Little League Volunteer Stadium - Opened in 2001; seats approximately 5,000
Qualification
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii Northwest Region West Oahu Little League | Vista, California West Region Rancho Buena Vista Little League | Mangilao-Barrigada, Guam Pacific Region Central East Little League | Chiba City, Japan Asia Region Chiba City Little League |
Maitland, Florida Southeast Region Maitland Little League | Lafayette, Louisiana Southwest Region Lafayette Little League | Surrey, British Columbia Canada Region Whalley Little League | Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pabao Little League |
Newtown, Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic Region Council Rock Little League | Westbrook, Maine New England Region Westbrook Little League | Mexicali Mexico Region Seguro Social Little League | Valencia, Venezuela Latin America Region Los Leones Little League |
Davenport, Iowa Midwest Region Northwest Little League | Owensboro, Kentucky Great Lakes Region Southern Little League | Moscow, Russia EMEA Region Brateevo Little League | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Transatlantic Region Arabian-American Little League |
Results
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 28 to play for the Little League world championship.Rank | Region | Record |
1 | California | 3–0 |
2 | Louisiana | 2–1 |
3 | Maine | 1–2 |
4 | Kentucky | 0–3 |
All times US EDT
International
Rank | Region | Record |
1 | Japan | 3–0 |
2 | Curaçao | 2–1 |
3 | Venezuela | 1–2 |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 |
All times US EDT
Elimination round
2005 Little League World Series Champions |
West Oahu Little League ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii |
Notable players
- Oakland Athletics - InfielderMax Moroff - Pittsburgh Pirates - Baseball - Infielder
Andrew Stevenson - Washington Nationals - Baseball - Outfielder
Johnny Dee - CB Sevilla - Basketball - Shortstop