The 2002 Little League World Series took place between August 16 and August 25 in

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. The Valley Sports American Little League of Pleasure Ridge Park, a suburb of

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, defeated Sendai Higashi Little League of

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, in the championship game of the 56th

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(LLWS). Notable players included

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champion

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, a member of the

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, Little League representing the Southeast region. At the beginning of the 2002 tournament the Little League organization retired uniform number 11 for all teams playing in the LLWS from that year forward in honour of

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firefighter Michael Cammarata, a victim of the

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, who had worn that number during the 1991 LLWS.

Qualification

Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the

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, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion. *

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Pool play

The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 25 to play for the Little League world championship. August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19 August 20

International

August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19 August 20

Elimination rounds

Notes

* † Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least a 10-run difference through 5 innings)

Champions path

The Louisville Valley Sports American LL went undefeated on their road to the LLWS, winning all eleven of their matches. In total record was 17–0.

References

External links

2002 official results
via

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Recap of championship game
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Baseball in Louisville, Kentucky