2008 Big League World Series

2008 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Easley, South Carolina
Dates	July 26–August 2
Final positions
Champions	Taylors, South Carolina
Runner-up	San Juan, Puerto Rico
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The 2008 Big League World Series took place from July 26 - August 2 in Easley, South Carolina, United States. Taylors, South Carolina defeated San Juan, Puerto Rico in the championship game to give South Carolina its second straight title.

Teams

United States	International
Easley, South Carolina District 1 Host	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Asia–Pacific
Michigan District 9 Central	Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada District 3 Canada
New Jersey District 18 East	Germany District 2 EMEA
Taylors, South Carolina District 7 South	Santiago, Dominican Republic Los Bravos de Pontezuela Latin America
Louisiana District 5 Southwest	San Juan, Puerto Rico District 1 Puerto Rico
California District 46 West

Results

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Preliminary round

Group A (United States)

Team W L Rs Ra South Carolina (S) 3 1 16 10 California 3 1 21 14 South Carolina (H) 3 1 22 18 Michigan 2 2 24 24 Louisiana 1 3 28 33 New Jersey 0 4 16 26

California – – 13–5 4–2 1–5 3–2 (12) Louisiana – – 8–12 8–4 6–9 6–8 Michigan 5–13 12–8 – 6–1 1–2 – New Jersey 2–4 4–8 1–6 – – 9–10 South Carolina (S) 5–1 9–6 2–1 – – 0–2 South Carolina (H) 2–3 (12) 8–6 – 10–9 2–0 –

Group B (International)

Team W L Rs Ra Dominican Republic 3 0 28 9 Puerto Rico 3 0 35 10 Canada 2 2 29 20 Germany 1 3 24 23 Northern Mariana Islands 0 4 5 59

Canada – 3–4 7–4 12–2 7–10 Dominican Republic 4–3 – 8–5 16–1 ppd Germany 4–7 5–8 – 12–2 3–6 Northern Mariana Islands 2–12 1–16 2–12 – 0–19 Puerto Rico 10–7 ppd 6–3 19–0 –

Elimination round

	Semi-finals				Final
	United States Championship
	South Carolina (S)	8
	California	6
					World Championship
					South Carolina (S)	5
					Puerto Rico	4
	International Championship
	Dominican Republic	6
	Puerto Rico	9

2008 Big League World Series Champions
District 7 Taylors, South Carolina

References

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Notable figures	Carl Stotz
Honors	Little League Baseball awards Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum
Popular culture	Movies Mickey Video games Little League World Series Baseball
Well-known players	Danny Almonte Mo'ne Davis Aaron Durley Carolyn King Maria Pepe
Related	Little League elbow White House Tee Ball Initiative