The 2002 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 7 to August 14, 2002. Ten teams, four international teams and six from the United States, competed for the Little League Softball World Series Championship.
This is the first softball World Series to involve ten participants, with the South Region splitting into the Southeast and Southwest regions, and the addition of the Host Region (Oregon District 4).
Teams Each team that competed in the tournament came out of one of ten qualifying regions.
Pool A Pool B Canada Region Windsor, Ontario Windsor South Canadian Little League Asia-Pacific Region Bacolod, Philippines DepEd Bacolod City Little League East Region Warrington, Pennsylvania Warrington Warwick Little League Central Region South Bend, Indiana East Side Little League Host District (Oregon District 4) Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton Area Little League Europe Region Utrecht, Netherlands Utrecht/Hague Little League Latin America Region Maunabo, Puerto Rico Rosario Y. Cardona Little League South Region Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins Little League Southwest Region Waco, Texas Midway Little League West Region Tucson, Arizona San Xavier Little League
Results +Pool A Rank Region Record 1 Oregon 4–0 2 Texas 3–1 3 Pennsylvania 2–2 4 Canada 1–3 5 Puerto Rico 0–4
+Pool B Rank Region Record 1 Indiana 3–1 2 Georgia 3–1 3 Philippines 3–1 4 Arizona 1–3 5 Netherlands 0–4
PoolAwayScoreHomeScore August 7A Texas16 Pennsylvania5B Netherlands6 Philippines9A Canada7 Puerto Rico3B Arizona5 Indiana6 August 8A Oregon1 Texas0B Indiana11 Netherlands6A Pennsylvania2 Canada0B Georgia10 Arizona5 August 9A Pennsylvania0 Oregon6B Indiana17 Georgia1A Puerto Rico3 Texas10B Philippines8 Arizona1 August 10A Puerto Rico0 Oregon11B Arizona10 Netherlands1A Texas13 Canada3B Philippines8 Georgia9 August 11A Canada4 Oregon15B Netherlands1 Georgia21A Pennsylvania11 Puerto Rico3B Indiana4 Philippines6 August 139th Place Puerto Rico0 Netherlands147th Place Canada4 Arizona155th Place Pennsylvania3 Philippines1
Elimination round
2002 Little League Softball World Series Champions Midway Little LeagueWaco, Texas
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