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1997 Senior League World Series 
Summary
The 1997 Senior League World Series took place from August 10–16 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. San Francisco, Venezuela defeated Yucaipa, California in the championship game. It was Venezuela's second straight championship.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kissimmee, Florida |
| Dates | August 10–16, 1997 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  San Francisco, Venezuela |
| Runner-up |  Yucaipa, California |
Teams edit
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Union Park, FloridaDistrict 3 Host |
 LaSalle, OntarioTurtle Club Canada |
 Saginaw, MichiganNorth Saginaw Central |
 Huntingdon, EnglandRAF Alconbury Europe |
 Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaLewisburg East |
 Hagåtña, GuamCentral Far East |
| Jacksonville, Florida Arlington South |
San Francisco, Venezuela San Francisco Latin America |
| Yucaipa, California Yucaipa American West |
Results edit
Winner's Bracket
| Opening Game | — | — | Bracket Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Canada
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Canada
| 3 | — | Host
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| — | Florida
| 2 | 1–0 | Host
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Michigan
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Michigan
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Guam
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Host
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Venezuela
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | California
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Venezuela
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Venezeuala
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Pennsylvania
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | England
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Pennsylvania
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket
| — | — | — | Bracket Final | |||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Florida | 11 | 1–1 | Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Canada | 0 | 2–1 | Florida | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 0–1 | California | 9 | 1–1 | Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3–1 | Florida | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | California (F/8) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Host | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Guam | 2 | 1–1 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 2–1 | California | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1–1 | California | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | England | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Placement Bracket
| — | — | — | Third-place game | |||||||||||||||
| 0–2 | England | 1 | 2–2 | Host | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Canada | 7 | 2–2 | Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Guam | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Host | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Pennsylvania | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Florida | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Michigan | 4 | 2–2 | Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Pennsylvania | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–2 | Guam | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Elimination Round
| Semifinals | World championship | ||||||||
| 2–0 | Host
| 2 | |||||||
| 2–0 | Venezuela
| 9 | |||||||
| 3–0 | Venezuela
| 10 · 3 | |||||||
| 4–1 | California
| 13 · 0 | |||||||
| 3–1 | Florida
| 4 | |||||||
| 3–1 | California (F/8)
| 5 | Third-place game | ||||||
| 3–2 | Host
| 16 | |||||||
| 3–2 | Pennsylvania
| 2 | |||||||
| 1997 Senior League World Series Champions |
|---|
 San Francisco, Venezuela |
References edit
- ^ 1997 Senior League Baseball World Series Tournament. [1] Littleleague.org
- ^ Venezuela Pounds Union Park In Series. [2]. Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ California, Venezuela Meet In Senior Final. [3]. Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Venezuelan Team Recovers To Blank California For Title. [4]. Orlando Sentinel.