2002 Big League World Series

Tournament details
Country	United States
City	Easley, South Carolina
Dates	3–10 August 2002 (2002-08-03 – 2002-08-10)
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Runner-up	Hughesville, Maryland

The 2002 Big League World Series took place from August 3–10 in Easley, South Carolina, United States. San Juan, Puerto Rico defeated Hughesville, Maryland in the championship game.

A mixed-pool format was introduced this year.

Teams

United States	International
Easley, South Carolina District 1 Host	Makati, Philippines Asia–Pacific
Jeffersonville, Indiana District 5 Central	The Maritimes, Nova Scotia, Canada Cape Breton Canada
Hughesville, Maryland District 7 East	Germany Europe
Virginia Beach, Virginia District 8 Southeast	San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin America
Ruston, Louisiana Lincoln Parish Southwest
Auburn, Washington District 10 West

Results

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Group A

Team W L Rs Ra South Carolina 3 1 56 6 Maryland 3 1 23 8 Indiana 3 1 29 25 Germany 1 3 20 46 Philippines 0 4 3 60

Germany – 5–8 0–10 15–3 0–13 Indiana 8–5 – 6–0 12–7 3–13 Maryland 10–0 0–6 – 10–0 3–2 Philippines 3–15 7–12 0–10 – 0–28 South Carolina 13–0 13–3 2–3 28–0 –

Group B

Team W L Rs Ra Virginia 4 0 24 14 Puerto Rico 3 1 33 14 Louisiana 2 2 27 29 Washington 1 3 21 29 Canada 0 4 11 30

Canada – 1–9 5–10 3–5 2–6 Louisiana 9–1 – 1–11 7–8 10–9 Puerto Rico 10–5 11–1 – 0–6 12–2 Virginia 5–3 8–7 6–0 – 5–4 Washington 6–2 9–10 2–12 4–5 –

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					World Championship
	4–0	Virginia	3
	3–1	Maryland	6
						4–1	Maryland	2
						4–1	Puerto Rico	7
	3–1	South Carolina	5
	3–1	Puerto Rico	9

2002 Big League World Series Champions
San Juan, Puerto Rico

References