Hawaii romped its way to the 2022 Minor League Baseball World Series title on Sunday afternoon, defeating Curacao 13-3 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Hawaii, representing the western region of the United States, had a dominant run in the 20-team tournament. The team from Honolulu Little League outscored opponents 60-5 and went 6-0. Hawaii defeated Tennessee in the United States title game on Saturday.
Curacao, from the Caribbean region, won the international championship against Chinese-Taipei, but fell short on Sunday. Hawaii hit back-to-back home runs to lead the home half of the first, and then plated seven runs in the third inning to blow the game open. This is the fourth Little League World Series title for a team from Hawaii and the second in the last four contests.
The Little League Baseball World Series celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2022, and the event had international participants for the first time since 2019. The 2020 LLWS was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only American teams were allowed to participate in 2021 when Taylor North Little League of Michigan won the championship. Fans were also welcomed back into the stands this year, as only a limited number of family members were allowed in 2021 for COVID-19 safety precautions. The MLB Little League Classic was held on Sunday, August 21, with the Orioles beating the Red Sox.
Below is a summary of the tournament, with results from each match as well as the full team list.
2022 Little League World Series Results
All Eastern Times
Sunday, August 28
- West 13, Caribbean 3
- Asia-Pacific 2, Southeast 0 (Third-place game)
Saturday, August 27
- Caribbean 1, Asia-Pacific 0 (International Championship)
- West 5, Southeast 1 (US Championship)
Thursday, August 25
- Caribbean 2, Mexico 1
- Southeast 7, Southwest 1
Wednesday, August 24
- Asia-Pacific 5, Mexico 1
- West 13, Southeast 0
- Caribbean 7, Latin America 2
- Southwest 8, Mid-Atlantic 4
Tuesday, August 23
- Latin America 8, Panama 1
- Mid-Atlantic 10, Great Lakes 0
- Caribbean 4, Canada 2
- Southwest 4, Midwest 0
Monday, August 22
- Latin America 8, Japan 7
- Mid-Atlantic 7, Metro 1
- Asia-Pacific 7, Panama 0
- Southeast 5, Great Lakes 2
- Mexico 10, Canada 0
- West 6, Southwest 0
Sunday, August 21
- Caribbean 1, Europe-Africa 0
- Midwest 10, Mountain 2
Saturday, August 20
- Europe-Africa 12, Australia 7
- Midwest 6, Northwest 3
- Latin America 3, Puerto Rico 1
- Mid-Atlantic 7, New England 5
Friday, August 19
- Panama 9, Caribbean 3
- Southeast 11, Mali 2
- Canada 6, Japan 0
- West 12, Metro 0
Thursday, August 18
- Asia-Pacific 2, Europe-Africa 0
- Great Lakes 8, Midwest 7
- Mexico 6, Puerto Rico 1
- Southwest 8, Mid-Atlantic 3
Wednesday, August 17
- Caribbean 2, Latin America 0
- Southeastern 5, New England 3
- Canada 7, Australia 0
- West 11, Northwest 1
The teams
United States
- Great Lakes: Hagerstown Little League; Hagerstown, Indiana
- New England: Middleborough Little League; Middleborough, Massachusetts
- North West: Bonney Lake/Sumner Little League; Bonney Lake, Washington
- Metro: Massapequa Coast Little League; Massapequa, New York
- Mid-Atlantic: Hollidaysburg Area Summer Baseball Little League; Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
- Midwest: Southeast Davenport Little League; Davenport, Iowa
- Mountain: Snow Canyon Little League; Santa Clara, Utah
- Southeast: Nolensville Little League; Nolensville, Tennessee
- South-west: Pearland Little League; Pearland, Texas
- West: Honolulu Little League; Honolulu, Hawaii
THE INTERNATIONAL
- Asia-Pacific: Fu Lin Little League; Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
- Australia: Brisbane North Little League; Queensland, Australia
- Canada: Little Mountain League; Vancouver, British Columbia
- Caribbean: Pabao Little League; Willemstad, Curacao
- Europe-Africa: Emilia Romagna Little League; Bologna, Italy
- Japan: Takarazuka Little League; Takarazuka, Japan
- Latin America: Sept. 14 Little League; Managua, Nicaragua
- Mexico: Matamoros Little League; Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Panama: Aguadulce Cabezera Little League; Aguadulce, Panama
- Puerto Rico: Guaynabo Little League Baseball; Guaynabo, Puerto Rico