# 2015 Little League Softball World Series

The 2015 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 13 to August 19, 2015. Six teams from the United States and four from throughout the world competed for the Little League Softball World Champions. A controversy arose when the Snohomish, Washington team was accused of "throwing" a game so as not to have to face the Central Team from Slater/Polk City, IA. As a result, the favored Iowa team was forced to use their ace pitcher, Mikayla Houge (who later pitched four years at University of Virginia), in a tie-breaker game, where Iowa prevailed. Unfortunately, Mikayla was then unable to pitch in the semi-finals. Iowa lost that semi-finals game, effectively ending their chance at advancing to the Finals and winning the World Series. In a bit of irony, the Southeast team that advanced due to the thrown game ended up winning the championship.

## Teams

Each team that competes in the tournament will come out of one of the 10 regions.
| United States | International |
| Slater, Iowa Central Region Central Iowa LL | Makati City, Philippines Asia-Pacific ILLAM LL |
| Warwick, Rhode Island East Region Warwick North LL | Victoria, British Columbia Canada Layritz LL |
| Rowan, North Carolina Southeast Region Rowan LL | Kampala, Uganda Europe & Africa AVRS Secondary School LL |
| Seguin, Texas Southwest Region Seguin LL | Maunabo, Puerto Rico Latin America ASOFEM LL |
| Snohomish, Washington West Region South Snohomish LL | Only 4 International Teams |
| Tigard, Oregon Oregon District 4 Tigard LL | Only 4 International Teams |

## Results

Pool A :
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
| 1 | East | 3–1 | 13 | 23 | .565 |
| 2 | Southwest | 3–1 | 8 | 24 | .333 |
| 3 | Europe & Africa | 2–2 | 19 | 21 | .905 |
| 4 | Latin America | 1–3 | 26 | 23 | 1.130 |
| 5 | Oregon D4 | 1–3 | 18 | 22 | .818 |
Pool B :
| Rank | Region | Record | Runs Allowed | Defensive Innings | Run Ratio |
| 1 | Southeast | 3–1 | 4 | 22 | .182 |
| 2 | Central | 3–1 | 5 | 22 | .227 |
| 3 | West | 3–1 | 11 | 20 | .550 |
| 4 | Asia Pacific | 1–3 | 37 | 16 | 2.313 |
| 5 | Canada | 0–4 | 39 | 20 | 1.95 |
All times US PST.
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time |
| August 13 ||||||
| A | Europe & Africa | 1 | Southwest | 9 | 10:00am |
| B | Asia Pacific | 0 | West | 11 (F/4) | 1:00pm |
| B | Southeast | 10 | Canada | 1 | 4:00pm |
| A | Oregon D4 | 3 | Latin America | 4 | 7:00pm |
| August 14 ||||||
| B | Canada | 0 | West | 10 (F/5) | 10:00am |
| A | Oregon D4 | 1 | Southwest | 8 | 1:00pm |
| B | Asia Pacific | 0 | Central | 12 (F/4) | 4:00pm |
| A | East | 2 | Europe & Africa | 3 | 7:00pm |
| August 15 ||||||
| B | Southeast | 1 | Central | 3 | 10:00am |
| A | Latin America | 9 | East | 10 | 3:00pm |
| A | Europe & Africa | 1 | Oregon D4 | 8 | 5:30pm |
| B | Canada | 2 | Asia Pacific | 13 (F/4) | 7:30pm |
| August 16 ||||||
| A | Latin America | 0 | Europe & Africa | 10 (F/5) | 10:00am |
| B | Southeast | 12 (F/5) | Asia Pacific | 0 | 1:00pm |
| A | East | 4 | Southwest | 1 | 4:00pm |
| B | Central | 3 | West | 4 | 7:00pm |
| August 17 ||||||
| A | Oregon D4 | 0 | East | 5 | 10:00am |
| B | Canada | 0 | Central | 7 | 1:00pm |
| B | West | 0 | Southeast | 8 | 4:00pm |
| A | Southwest | 3 | Latin America | 2 | 7:00pm |
| August 18 ||||||
| 9th | A5 Oregon D4 | 14 | B5 Canada | 8 | 9:00am |
| August 19 ||||||
| 7th | 4B Asia Pacific | 11 | 4A Latin America | 2 | 9:30am |
| 5th | 3B West | 4 | 3A Europe & Africa | 1 | 11:30am |

### Elimination round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | East | 5 | | | |
| B2 | Central | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Central | 4 | WSF1 | East | 2 |
| | | | WSF2 | Southeast | 4 |
| B1 | Southeast | 8 | WSF2 | Southeast | 4 |
| A2 | Southwest | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | LSF1 | Central | 9 |
| | | | LSF2 | Southwest | 2 |
* 2014 Little League Softball World Series champions
* Rowan Little League Salisbury, North Carolina