The 2016 Little League World Series was held from August 18 to August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 70th edition of the Little League World Series. Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine-Endwell, New York, defeated East Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship game by a 2–1 score. It was the first Little League World Series title for a team from the United States since 2011, and for the state of New York since 1964, and the third overall.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.

United StatesInternational
Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky Great Lakes Region Bowling Green Eastern Little LeagueSouth Korea Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region East Seoul Little League
New York (state) Maine-Endwell, New York Mid-Atlantic Region Maine-Endwell Little LeagueNew South Wales Sydney, New South Wales Australia Australia Region Hills Little League
Iowa Johnston, Iowa Midwest Region Johnston Little LeagueBritish Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Canada Region Hastings Community Little League
Rhode Island Warwick, Rhode Island New England Region Warwick North Little LeagueCuraçao Willemstad, Curaçao Caribbean Region Pariba Little League
Oregon Bend, Oregon Northwest Region Bend North Little LeagueItaly Emilia, Italy Europe and Africa Region Emilia Little League
Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee Southeast Region Goodlettsville Baseball Little LeagueTokyo Tokyo Japan Japan Region Chofu Little League
Texas San Antonio, Texas Southwest Region McAllister Park American Little LeaguePanama Aguadulce, Panama Latin America Region Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
California Chula Vista, California West Region Park View Little LeagueNuevo León San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Mexico Mexico Region San Nicolás Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 16, 2016.

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 2
New York (state) New York7
August 22 – Game 14
Rhode Island Rhode Island2
New York (state) New York3
August 18 – Game 4
Tennessee Tennessee1
Oregon Oregon2
August 24 – Game 24
Tennessee Tennessee3
New York (state) New York13
August 19 – Game 6
Kentucky Kentucky10
California California1
August 22 – Game 16 (F/7)
Iowa Iowa5
Iowa Iowa4
August 19 – Game 8 (F/5)
Kentucky Kentucky14
Texas Texas1August 27 – U.S. championship
Kentucky Kentucky11New York (state) New York4
Tennessee Tennessee2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 18
August 20 – Game 10Iowa Iowa3August 25 – Game 26
Rhode Island Rhode Island8Rhode Island Rhode Island2August 24 – Game 22 (F/5)Kentucky Kentucky4
Oregon Oregon0Iowa Iowa3Tennessee Tennessee8
August 23 – Game 20 (F/7)Tennessee Tennessee14
August 20 – Game 12Tennessee Tennessee4
California California5California California2
Texas Texas0

International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
August 18 – Game 1
Panama Panama10
August 22 – Game 13
Mexico Mexico2
Panama Panama3
August 18 – Game 3
Australia Australia2
Australia Australia3
August 24 – Game 23
Italy Italy1
Panama Panama3
August 19 – Game 5
South Korea South Korea2
Japan Japan4
August 22 – Game 15 (F/5)
Canada Canada10
Canada Canada0
August 19 – Game 7
South Korea South Korea10
South Korea South Korea3August 27 – International championship
Curaçao Curaçao0Panama Panama2
South Korea South Korea7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
August 23 – Game 17
August 20 – Game 9Canada Canada1August 25 – Game 25
Mexico Mexico12Mexico Mexico7August 24 – Game 21 (F/4)South Korea South Korea7
Italy Italy7Mexico Mexico10Mexico Mexico0
August 23 – Game 19Australia Australia0
August 20 – Game 11Australia Australia2
Japan Japan1Curaçao Curaçao1
Curaçao Curaçao2

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
August 22 – Lamade Stadium
Italy Italy2
Oregon Oregon6
Game B
August 23 – Lamade Stadium
Japan Japan6
Texas Texas1

Third place game

This consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

Third place game
August 28 – Lamade Stadium
Tennessee Tennessee2
Panama Panama3

World Championship

Little League World Championship
August 28 – Lamade Stadium
South Korea South Korea1
New York (state) New York2
2016 Little League World Series Champions
Maine-Endwell Little League Maine-Endwell, New York

Home run count

NameHR CountTeam
Zach McWilliams4Southeast
Seum Kwon3Asia-Pacific
Esmith Pineda3Latin America
Wontae Cho2Asia Pacific
Gael Cortez2Mexico
Ryan Harlost2Mid-Atlantic
Jaekyeong Kim2Asia-Pacific
Jose Leal2Mexico
Kenny Rix2New England
Jude Abbadessa1Mid-Atlantic
Donovan Antonia1Caribbean
Stephen Courtney1Australia
Kaiden Dinh1Midwest
J.T. Garcia1Midwest
Carlos Gonzalez1Latin America
Devin Hinojosa1West
So Hirao1Japan
Brent Iredale1Australia
Ethan Jackson1Southeast
Tanner Jones1Southeast
Tyler Jones1Southeast
Victor Juarez1Mexico
Moosung Kim1Asia-Pacific
Yoomin Lee1Asia-Pacific
Lucas Marrujo1West
R.J. Moore1Southeast
Carson Myers1Great Lakes
Devin Obee1Great Lakes
Jungtaek Ru1Asia-Pacific
Cristian Santarelli1Canada
Loreto Siniscalchi1Canada
Joaquin Tejada1Latin America
Dominic Tellis1Southwest

Champions path

The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses; in total, their record was 24–0.

RoundOppositionResult
Section 1 East
Winner's Bracket QuarterfinalsNew York (state) Camden LL10–0
Winner's Bracket SemifinalsNew York (state) Auburn LL18–1
Section 1 East ChampionshipNew York (state) Fayetteville-Manlius LL25–4
New York State Tournament
Opening RoundNew York (state) Town of Wappinger LL13–0 (5 inn.)
Winner's Bracket SemifinalsNew York (state) Mid-Island LL12–8
Winner's Bracket FinalNew York (state) Pine Bush LL5–3
New York State ChampionshipNew York (state) Mid-Island LL5–0
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Opening RoundNew Jersey Freehold Township LL8–6
QuarterfinalsDelaware Milton LL1–0
SemifinalsWashington, D.C. Capitol City LL8–2
Mid-Atlantic Region ChampionshipPennsylvania Keystone LL6–2
  • Red indicates loss
  • Green indicates win

Notable players

Players Michael Mancini of New York (Vanderbilt) and Patrick Forbes of Kentucky (Louisville) played versus each other in NCAA D1 baseball tournament regional in 2025 after playing versus each other in the 2016 semifinal

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