1990 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 21–August 26
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsTaiwan San Hua Little League
Tainan, Taiwan
Runner-upUnited StatesPennsylvania Shippensburg Little League
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

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]

Teams

United States International
Michigan Brooklyn, Michigan
Central Region
Columbia Little League
British Columbia Trail, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
Trail Little League
Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
East Region
Shippensburg Little League
Germany Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Europe Region
Falcon Little League
Alabama Mobile, Alabama
South Region
Cottage Hill Little League
Taiwan Tainan, Taiwan
Far East Region
San Hua Little League
California Cypress, California
West Region
Federal Little League
Mexico Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Latin America Region
Matamoros Little League

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 21
 
 
Mexico Mexico3
 
August 25†
 
Canada Canada8
 
Canada Canada1
 
August 22
 
Taiwan Taiwan20
 
Germany Germany0
 
August 26‡
 
Taiwan Taiwan14
 
Taiwan Taiwan9
 
August 21
 
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania0
 
Michigan Michigan 0
 
August 25†
 
California California9
 
California California4
 
August 22
 
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania5 Third place
 
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3
 
 
 
Alabama Alabama1
 
Canada Canada5
 
 
California California4
 

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 Mexico5
 
 
Michigan Michigan0
 
 
Game B
 
  
 
August 23
 
 
Alabama Alabama3
 
 
Germany Germany1
 
1990 Little League World Series Champions

San Hua Little League
Tainan, Taiwan

Notable players

References

  1. "Little League Series". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. August 25, 1990. p. 20. Retrieved August 19, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  2. "Shippensburg advances to title game against Taiwan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. AP. August 26, 1990. p. 32. Retrieved August 19, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  3. "Taiwan blanks Shippensburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. AP. August 27, 1990. p. 26. Retrieved August 19, 2018 via newspapers.com.
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