# 2018 Little League World Series

The 2018 Little League World Series was held from August 16 to August 26 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 72nd edition of the Little League World Series. Honolulu Little League of Honolulu, Hawaii, defeated South Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship by a 3–0 score. It was the third championship for a team from Hawaii, having previously won in 2005 and 2008.

## Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2018.
| United States | International |
| Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Great Lakes Region Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League | Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region South Seoul Little League |
| Staten Island, New York Mid-Atlantic Region Mid-Island Little League | Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Region Gold Coast Little League |
| Des Moines, Iowa Midwest Region Grandview Little League | Surrey, British Columbia Canada Region Whalley Little League |
| Coventry, Rhode Island New England Region Coventry Little League | Guayama, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Radames López Little League |
| Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Northwest Region Coeur d'Alene Little League | Barcelona, Spain Europe and Africa Region Catalunya Little League |
| Peachtree City, Georgia Southeast Region Peachtree City American Little League | Kawaguchi, Saitama Japan Region Kawaguchi Little League |
| Houston, Texas Southwest Region Post Oak Little League | Arraiján, Panama Latin America Region Vacamonte Little League |
| Honolulu, Hawaii West Region Honolulu Little League | Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Matamoros A.C. Little League |

## Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 14, 2018.

### United States bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final |
| August 16 – Game 2 | August 16 – Game 2 | August 16 – Game 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New York | New York | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New York | New York | 5 | August 19 – Game 14 | August 19 – Game 14 | August 19 – Game 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | Iowa | 2 | August 19 – Game 14 | August 19 – Game 14 | August 19 – Game 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | Iowa | 2 | New York | New York | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 16 – Game 4 | August 16 – Game 4 | August 16 – Game 4 | New York | New York | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 16 – Game 4 | August 16 – Game 4 | August 16 – Game 4 | Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 1 | Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 1 | | | | August 22 – Game 24 (F/5) | August 22 – Game 24 (F/5) | August 22 – Game 24 (F/5) | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | August 22 – Game 24 (F/5) | August 22 – Game 24 (F/5) | August 22 – Game 24 (F/5) | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | New York | New York | 0 | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 6 | August 17 – Game 6 | August 17 – Game 6 | | | | New York | New York | 0 | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 6 | August 17 – Game 6 | August 17 – Game 6 | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 10 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 5 | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 10 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 5 | August 19 – Game 16 | August 19 – Game 16 | August 19 – Game 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Idaho | Idaho | 4 | August 19 – Game 16 | August 19 – Game 16 | August 19 – Game 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Idaho | Idaho | 4 | Michigan | Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 8 (F/11) | August 17 – Game 8 (F/11) | August 17 – Game 8 (F/11) | Michigan | Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 8 (F/11) | August 17 – Game 8 (F/11) | August 17 – Game 8 (F/11) | Hawaii | Hawaii | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 0 | Hawaii | Hawaii | 8 | | | | | | | August 25 – U.S. championship | August 25 – U.S. championship | August 25 – U.S. championship |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia | Georgia | 0 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | August 20 – Game 18 | August 20 – Game 18 | August 20 – Game 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 18 – Game 10 | August 18 – Game 10 | August 18 – Game 10 | Michigan | Michigan | 5 | | | | August 23 – Game 26 | August 23 – Game 26 | August 23 – Game 26 | | | |
| Iowa | Iowa | 9 | Iowa | Iowa | 4 | August 22 – Game 22 | August 22 – Game 22 | August 22 – Game 22 | New York | New York | 3 | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 5 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 3 | Georgia | Georgia | 7 | |
| | | | August 20 – Game 20 (F/9) | August 20 – Game 20 (F/9) | August 20 – Game 20 (F/9) | Georgia | Georgia | 4 | | | | | | |
| August 18 – Game 12 | August 18 – Game 12 | August 18 – Game 12 | Texas | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Idaho | Idaho | 0 | Georgia | Georgia | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### International bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final |
| August 16 – Game 1 (F/9) | August 16 – Game 1 (F/9) | August 16 – Game 1 (F/9) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 2 | August 19 – Game 13 | August 19 – Game 13 | August 19 – Game 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 4 | August 19 – Game 13 | August 19 – Game 13 | August 19 – Game 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 4 | South Korea | South Korea | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 16 – Game 3 | August 16 – Game 3 | August 16 – Game 3 | South Korea | South Korea | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 16 – Game 3 | August 16 – Game 3 | August 16 – Game 3 | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | August 22 – Game 23 (F/4) | August 22 – Game 23 (F/4) | August 22 – Game 23 (F/4) | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 2 | | | | August 22 – Game 23 (F/4) | August 22 – Game 23 (F/4) | August 22 – Game 23 (F/4) | | | | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 2 | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 10 | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 5 (F/5) | August 17 – Game 5 (F/5) | August 17 – Game 5 (F/5) | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 10 | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 5 (F/5) | August 17 – Game 5 (F/5) | August 17 – Game 5 (F/5) | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | August 19 – Game 15 | August 19 – Game 15 | August 19 – Game 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 11 | August 19 – Game 15 | August 19 – Game 15 | August 19 – Game 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 11 | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 7 | August 17 – Game 7 | August 17 – Game 7 | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 17 – Game 7 | August 17 – Game 7 | August 17 – Game 7 | Panama | Panama | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Panama | Panama | 8 | Panama | Panama | 2 | | | | | | | August 25 – International championship | August 25 – International championship | August 25 – International championship |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | | | | | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | August 20 – Game 17 | August 20 – Game 17 | August 20 – Game 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| August 18 – Game 9 | August 18 – Game 9 | August 18 – Game 9 | Panama | Panama | 1 | | | | August 23 – Game 25 | August 23 – Game 25 | August 23 – Game 25 | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 6 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 3 | August 22 – Game 21 | August 22 – Game 21 | August 22 – Game 21 | Japan | Japan | 1 | |
| Australia | Australia | 0 | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 9 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 0 | |
| | | | August 20 – Game 19 | August 20 – Game 19 | August 20 – Game 19 | Canada | Canada | 4 | | | | | | |
| August 18 – Game 11 (F/10) | August 18 – Game 11 (F/10) | August 18 – Game 11 (F/10) | Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | Canada | Canada | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Crossover games

Teams that lost their first two games played a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games were labeled Game A and Game B. This provided teams who were already eliminated the opportunity to play a third game.
| Game A | Game A |
| August 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4) | August 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4) |
| Rhode Island | 15 |
| Australia | 0 |
| Game B | Game B |
| August 23 – Lamade Stadium | August 23 – Lamade Stadium |
| Idaho | 5 |
| Spain | 0 |

### Third place game

This consolation game is played between the runner-up of the United States championship and the runner-up of the International championship.
| Third place game | Third place game |
| August 26 – Lamade Stadium | August 26 – Lamade Stadium |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Japan | 8 |

### World Championship

| Little League World Championship | Little League World Championship |
| August 26 – Lamade Stadium | August 26 – Lamade Stadium |
| South Korea | 0 |
| Hawaii | 3 |
* 2018 Little League World Series Champions
* Honolulu Little League Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

## Champions path

The Honolulu LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record in seven games. In total, their record was 12–0.
| Round | Opposition | Result |
| Hawaiʻi State Tournament |||
| Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Waipiʻo LL | 4–2 (F/7) |
| Winner's Bracket Final | Hilo LL | 5–4 |
| Finals | Waipiʻo LL | 11–0 (F/4) |
| West Regional Tournament |||
| Winner's Bracket Opening Round | Sunnyside LL | 7–3 |
| Winner's Bracket Semifinal | Dixie LL | 8–2 |
| Semifinal | Silverado LL | 5–1 |
| Finals | Tri-City LL | 11–2 |

## Notable players

Tai Peete, drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. (Peachtree City, Georgia)

## MLB Little League Classic

On September 29, 2017, Major League Baseball announced that the second MLB Little League Classic would be played on August 19, 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The game was again played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, with the Mets winning, 8–2.