Miscellaneous facts and figures

Leagues that have made more than one trip to Bangor Pool Play Overall

League City Region Years W L Pct. W L Pct.

Hilo L.L. Hilo, Hawaii U.S. West 2003, 2007, 2011 11 1 0.917 15 2 0.882

Paraguana L.L. Falcon, Venezuela Latin America 2006, 2007 7 1 0.875 10 2 0.833

Rose Capital East L.L. Tyler, Texas U.S. Southwest 2007, 2011 7 0 1.000 8 2 0.800

Pearl City L.L. Pearl City, Hawaii U.S. West 2005, 2006, 2008, 14 2 0.875 16 5 0.762 2013

Aruba South L.L. San Nicolas, Aruba Latin America 2009, 2010, 2011 10 2 0.833 12 4 0.750

Pabao L.L. , Curacao, Latin America 2002, 2003, 2008 9 3 0.750 12 5 0.706

East Boynton L.L. Boynton Beach, Fla. U.S. South 2002, 2008 7 1 0.875 7 3 0.700

Freehold Township Freehold Township, N.J. U.S. East 2004, 2005, 2007 8 4 0.667 10 5 0.667 L.L.

West University L.L. Houston, Texas U.S. Southwest 2009, 2010, 2012 7 5 0.583 9 5 0.643

Urbandale L.L. Urbandale, Iowa U.S. Central 2003, 2005 5 3 0.625 7 4 0.636

South Vineland L.L. Vineland, N.J. U.S. East 2002, 2003, 2009, 10 6 0.625 10 7 0.588 2010

Whalley, L.L. Surrey, British Columbia Canada 2004, 2007, 2008 7 5 0.583 7 6 0.538

Friuli Venezia Giulia Friuli Venezia Giulia, EMEA 2009, 2011 4 4 0.500 4 5 0.444 L.L. Italy

Khovino L.L. Moscow, Russia EMEA 2002, 2003 3 5 0.375 3 5 0.375

Saipan L.L. Saipan, Commonwealth Asia-Pacific 2004, 2007, 2010 4 8 0.333 4 8 0.333 of the Northern Mariana Islands

Bangor East/West L.L. Bangor, Maine Maine District 3 2002, 2004, 2005, 10 22 0.313 11 23 0.324 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013

ILLAM Central L.L. Makati City, Philippines Asia-Pacific 2006, 2008, 2009, 5 11 0.313 5 12 0.294 2013

Emilia L.L. Emilia, Italy Europe & Africa 2012, 2013 2 6 0.250 2 6 0.250

Brewer/Orrington L.L. Brewer, Maine Maine District 3 2007, 2011 1 7 0.125 1 7 0.125

Notre-Dame-de-Grace Montreal, Quebec Canada 2011, 2012 1 7 0.125 1 7 0.125 L.L.

Palm Bay East L.L. Palm Bay, Fla. U.S. Southeast 2010, 2011 2 6 0.250 2 6 0.250

Vilnius L.L. Vilnius, Lithuania EMEA 2007, 2008 0 8 0.000 0 8 0.000 Region pool play records

Region W L Pct. GB

U.S. West 43 5 0.896 –

Latin America 37 10 0.787 5.5

U.S. East 32 16 0.667 11

U.S. Southeast 30 18 0.625 13

U.S. Southwest 28 19 0.596 14.5

U.S. Central 18 25 0.419 22.5

Maine District 3 13 34 0.277 29.5

Canada 13 35 0.271 30

Asia-Pacific 11 37 0.229 32

EMEA 11 37 0.229 32

Miscellaneous notes

– Cartersville L.L., Cartersville, Ga., is the only team to lose two pool games and then reach the championship game. Cartersville is also the only team to lose its first two games of the series and win the championship, achieving both feats in 2007.

– Bangor East/West L.L.’s Jordan Clarke is the only player to pitch a complete game no-hitter. He did it on Aug. 13, 2006, against Canada’s Regina National L.L., Regina, Saskatchewan, winning 3-0.

– The only player to hit the flag pole in center field with a fly ball was Freehold Township, N.J’s Ryan Cuneo. It hit below the blue line. Cuneo got a double. Cuneo was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2010.

– The only players to have a multiple home run game are Alejandro Diaz (Asia-Pacific: Agana L.L., Agana, Guam), who hit two on Aug. 16, 2005, against Habersham L.L., Clarkesville, Ga., and Michael Resnick (U.S. Southwest: West University L.L., Houston, Texas), who hit two on Aug. 18, 2009, against Aruba South, San Nicolas, Aruba.

– Pearl City L.L., Pearl City, Hawaii, and Paraguana L.L., Falcon, Venezuela, are the only two leagues to play in consecutive championship games. Pearl City lost in 2005 and 2006. Paraguana won in 2006 but lost in 2007.

– No league has won consecutive championships.

– Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii, is the only league to win more than one World Series title in Bangor. Its first title was in 2003, its second in 2011.

– Three leagues, other than Maine District 3’s Bangor East/West L.L., Bangor, have made four trips to a Bangor World Series: South Vineland L.L., Vineland, N.J. (2002, 2003, 2009, and 2010); ILLAM Central L.L., Makati City, Philippines (2006, 2008, 2009, 2013); and Pearl City L.L., Pearl City, Hawaii (2005, 2006, 2008, 2013).

– Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba, is the only league to win three consecutive regional titles to appear in a Bangor World Series (2009-2011).

– Teams from the same pool have met for the championship three times since 2002. In 2003 in pool play, Central Chesterfield L.L., Chesterfield, Va. (U.S. South), defeated Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii (U.S. West), 8-2. Hilo won the championship game, though, 16-8. In 2008, Pool B’s Cumberland North L.L., Upper Deerfield, N.J. (U.S. East) defeated Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao (Latin America) 5-4 in pool play before the two played for the world title two days later, with North Cumberland winning again. In 2013, Chitre L.L., Chitre, Herrera, Panama, defeated Kennett Square KAU L.L., Kennett Square, Pa., 5-3 in pool play, and 2-1 in the championship game. – The highest scoring championship game was in 2003, when Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii, defeated Central Chesterfield L.L., Chesterfield, Va., 16-8.

– The largest margin of victory in a championship game was 10 runs, when Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii, defeated Rose Capital East L.L., Tyler, Texas, 11-1 in five innings in 2011.

– The smallest margin of victory in a championship game was one run, in 2013 when Chitre L.L., Chitre, Herrera, Panama, defeated Kennett Square KAU L.L., Kennett Square, Pa., 2-1. On three other occasions, the margin of victory was two runs: in 2006 when Paraguana L.L., Falcon, Venezuela, defeated Pearl City L.L., Oahu, Hawaii, 4-2, in 2008; when North Cumberland L.L., upper Deerfield, N.J., defeated Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao, 10-8; and when West University L.L., Houston, Texas, defeated Niles- Centerville L.L., Fremont, Calif., 9-7 in 2009.

– All nine regions and host Maine District 3 have played in the semifinals. First semifinal appearances were: Asia-Pacific (2009), Canada (2008), EMEA (2011), Latin America (2002), Maine District 3 (2010), U.S. Central (2003), U.S. East (2004), U.S. Southeast (2002), U.S. Southwest (2002), and U.S. West (2002).

– The head-to-head tiebreaker has been used three times to determine whether a team advanced to the semifinals: 2003, 2007, and 2012.

– The runs-allowed ratio has been used three times to determine whether a team advances to the semifinals (2003 Urbandale, Iowa, won the ratio over New Jersey and Texas East; 2007 Cartersville, Ga., won the tiebreaker over Whalley L.L., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; 2008 Willemstad, Curacao, won the tiebreaker over New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Bryan, Texas)

– Aug. 12, 2008, was the first time two games were postponed or canceled in one day because of rain. The second time two rainouts occurred on the same day was on Aug. 16, 2011.

– Aug. 16, 2012, was the first time a World Series game was not played at Mansfield Stadium, as all games that day were moved to the University of Maine’s Mahaney Diamond because of steady rain. South Beaches/Greater West Melbourne L.L., Brevard County, Fla., and Emilia L.L., Emilia, Italy, were the first teams to play outside of Bangor.

– Two tons of drying agent are used on the Mansfield Stadium infield dirt to start the series.

Undefeated teams that played in the championship game against each other Pearl City L.L., Oahu, Hawaii vs. Paraguana L.L., Falcon, Venezuela (2006) Rose Capital East L.L., Tyler, Texas vs. Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii (2011) Juvenil de Guatemala L.L., Guatemala City, Guatemala vs. Lemon Grove L.L., Lemon Grove, Calif. (2012)

Teams that lost the first game but went on to win the championship: Pabao L.L.., Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (2002) Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii (2003) Urbandale L.L., Urbandale, Iowa (2005) Cartersville L.L., Cartersville, Ga. (2007)

Teams that lost the first two games but went on to win the championship: Cartersville L.L., Cartersville, Ga. (2007)

Teams that have gone undefeated in a Bangor World Series: Paraguana L.L., Falcon, Venezuela (2006) North Cumberland L.L., Upper Deerfield, N.J. (2008) Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii (2011) Juvenil de Guatemala L.L., Guatemala City, Guatemala (2012) Chitrre L.L., Chgitre, Herrera, Panama (2013)

Teams that lost two games but went on to win the championship: Cartersville L.L., Cartersville, Ga. (2007)

Teams that have made consecutive championship game appearances: Pearl City L.L., Oahu, Hawaii (2005, 2006) Paraguana L.L., Falcon, Venezuela (2006, 2007) Bangor Senior League World Series alumni to play in the majors: , Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (2002, 2003) – , Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (2002) – Ruben Tejada, Activo 20-30 L.L., Santiago Veraguas, Panama (2005) – New York Mets , Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (2003) – Domonic Brown, Dade City L.L., Dade City, Fla. (2004) – Philadelphia Phillies Darren Ford, South Vineland L.L., Vineland, N.J. (2002) – Freddy Galvis, Paraguana L.L., Falcon, Venezuela (2006) – Philadelphia Phillies , Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (2008) – Texas Rangers Kolten Wong, Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii (2007) – St. Louis Cardinals , Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba (2009) – Boston Red Sox , Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (2008) –

Bangor World Series alumni to play in the Major League World Series Kolten Wong, Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii (2007) – St. Louis Cardinals (vs. Boston Red Sox, 2013) Xander Bogaerts, Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba (2009) – Boston Red Sox (vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 2013)