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Template:Infobox LLWS The 2014 Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, started on August 14 and ended on August 24, 2014. Eight teams from the United States, and eight from the rest of the world, competed in the 68th edition of the tournament. This was the first World Series to feature entire rosters of players born in the 21st century. ESPN again broadcast the games. This also marked the 75th anniversary of Little League Baseball. All games took place at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea defeated Jackie Robinson West Little League of Chicago, Illinois 8–4 to win the championship. On February 11, 2015, Jackie Robinson West's wins were vacated after it was found that the team used ineligible players from outside of the Chicago area. Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas, Nevada was named the US champion due to the vacating of Jackie Robinson West's wins. Therefore, all of Jackie Robinson West's results are now officially recorded as 0–6 losses (forfeit).

Teams

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Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 11, 2014.

United States bracket

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International bracket

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Crossover games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B. Their purpose is to provide the teams who are already eliminated with the opportunity to play a third game.

	Game A
	August 18 – Lamade Stadium
	Czech Republic	3
	South Dakota	5

	Game B
	August 19 – Lamade Stadium
	Canada	9
	Tennessee	12

Consolation game

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

	Consolation game
	August 24 – Lamade Stadium
	Japan	5
	Nevada	0

World Championship

	Little League World Championship
	August 24 – Lamade Stadium
	South Korea	6
	Illinois	0

2014 Little League World Series Champions
Seoul Little League Seoul, South Korea

Mo'ne Davis

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pitcher Mo'ne Davis became a media sensation throughout the tournament, becoming the first American female to participate in the Little League World Series (LLWS) since 2004 and the first female to pitch a winning LLWS game. The 13-year-old Davis is the first ever Little Leaguer featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, as well as one of the youngest athletes to appear on the cover.

Jackie Robinson West

Chicago Little League Team Jackie Robinson West also made headlines in the tournament for being the first all-African American team to compete in the tournament in several decades. Hailing from the Washington Heights neighborhood, the team made it all the way to the World Championship before ultimately falling to a team from South Korea.

However, on February 11, 2015, the team was stripped of its US titles and all of its wins after having been revealed to have used ineligible players. The US title was retroactively awarded to Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas. The Great Lakes title was also stripped from Jackie Robinson West, and given to the team they beat in the championship, New Albany, Indiana.

References

1. "2014 Dates Set for the Nine Little League World Series Tournaments". Littleleague.org. November 18, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
2. Communications Division (June 11, 2013). "Schedule Set For the 2014 Little League Baseball® World Series". Little League. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
3. "Little League World Series star pitcher Mo'ne Davis makes cover of Sports Illustrated". ABC Inc., KTRK-TV Houston. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
4. "Little League strips U.S. title". ESPN. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

External links

• Official website

• Little League World Series
• 2014 in baseball
• 2014 in Pennsylvania