The 1996 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Fu-Hsing Little League of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, defeated Cranston Western Little League of Cranston, Rhode Island, in the championship game of the 50th Little League World Series.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19–August 24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fu-Hsing Little LeagueKaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Runners-up |   Cranston Western Little LeagueCranston, Rhode Island |
Qualification
edit| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Marshalltown, IowaCentral Region National Little League |
 Surrey, British Columbia Canada RegionKennedy-Surrey Little League |
| Cranston, Rhode Island East Region Cranston Western Little League |
 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEurope Region Arabian American Little League |
 Panama City, FloridaSouth Region R.L. Turner Little League |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Far East Region Fu-Hsing Little League |
 Moorpark, CaliforniaWest Region Moorpark Little League |
 San Isidro, Dominican RepublicLatin America Region Ramón Matias Mella Little League |
- Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Pool play
edit| Rank | State | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida |
3–0 |
| 2 | Rhode Island |
1–2 |
| 3 | California |
1–2 |
| 4 | Iowa |
1–2 |
| Rank | Country | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan |
3–0 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic |
2–1 |
| 3 | Canada |
1–2 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
0–3 |
| Pool | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | |||||
| INT | Dominican Republic |
5 | Canada |
1 | |
| US | Iowa |
3 | Florida |
6 | |
| INT | Taiwan |
12 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | |
| US | Rhode Island |
5 | California |
1 | |
| August 20 | |||||
| INT | Canada |
3 | Saudi Arabia |
2 | |
| US | Iowa |
3 | California |
7 | |
| INT | Dominican Republic |
0 | Taiwan |
9 | |
| US | Florida |
8 | Rhode Island |
6 | |
| August 23 | |||||
| INT | Dominican Republic (F/5) |
13 | Saudi Arabia |
0 | |
| US | Rhode Island |
1 | Iowa |
6 | |
| INT | Canada |
2 | Taiwan (F/4) |
21 | |
| US | Florida |
10 | California |
2 | |
Elimination round
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Rhode Island | 6 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Florida | 3 | |||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 13 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||
| Taiwan | 7 | |||||
| 1996 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Fu-Shing Little League Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Notable players
edit- Jeff Clement (Marshalltown, Iowa) - Former MLB player
- Adam Loewen (Surrey, British Columbia) - Former MLB Player
- Clete Thomas (Panama City, Florida) - Former MLB player
External links
edit- 1996 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2017)