1990 Little League World Series
The 1990 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The San Hua Little League of Tainan, Taiwan defeated the Shippensburg Little League of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in the championship game of the 44th Little League World Series. Excessive rain delays resulted in the championship game being rescheduled from August 25 to August 26 (a Sunday), with highlights broadcast on ESPN on tape delay.[1]
| 1990 Little League World Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | August 21–August 26 | |
| Teams participating | 8 | |
| Champion |  San Hua Little LeagueTainan, Taiwan | |
| Runner-up |   Shippensburg Little LeagueShippensburg, Pennsylvania | |
| ||
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Brooklyn, MichiganCentral Region Columbia Little League |
 Trail, British Columbia.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada RegionTrail Little League |
| Shippensburg, Pennsylvania East Region Shippensburg Little League |
 Ramstein Air Base, GermanyEurope Region Falcon Little League |
 Mobile, AlabamaSouth Region Cottage Hill Little League |
Tainan, Taiwan Far East Region San Hua Little League |
 Cypress, CaliforniaWest Region Federal Little League |
 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, MexicoLatin America Region Matamoros Little League |
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||
August 25 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 20 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
August 26 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 14 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 9 | |||||||||
| August 21 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 0 | |||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| California | 9 | |||||||||
| California | 4 | |||||||||
| August 22 | ||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 3 | |||||||||
| Alabama | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| California | 4 | |||||||||
The semi-final games were delayed two days, due to rain.[2]
The championship game was played on a Sunday for the first time in LLWS history, due prior game postponements due to rain.[3]
Position bracket
| Game A | ||
| August 22 | ||
| Mexico | 5 | |
| Michigan | 0 | |
| Game B | ||
| August 23 | ||
| Alabama | 3 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| 1990 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
San Hua Little League Tainan, Taiwan |
Notable players
- Jason Bay (Trail, British Columbia) – MLB outfielder from 2003 to 2013
- Chin-Feng Chen (Tainan, Taiwan) – MLB outfielder from 2002 to 2005
References
- "Little League Series". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. August 25, 1990. p. 20. Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "Shippensburg advances to title game against Taiwan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. AP. August 26, 1990. p. 32. Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "Taiwan blanks Shippensburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. AP. August 27, 1990. p. 26. Retrieved August 19, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- 1990 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2017)
- Line scores for the 1990 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2017)
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