2017 Little League Baseball® World Series - August 17 - 27

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2017 Southwest Region Participant

 

Team Representative: Lufkin Little League - Lufkin, Texas

Team Record: 8-2

Visit the LLB Southwest Region Tournament Page for more information.

Regional Tournament Results
Opponent
Score
Result
8/3 - Colorado
5-1
W
8/5 - Texas West
11-10
W
8/7 - Louisiana
8-0
W
8/9 - Texas West
2-1
W
LLBWS Tournament Results
Opponent
Score
Result
8/17 - Great Lakes
5-1
W
8/20 - New England
6-3
W
8/23 - Southeast
1-2
L
8/24 - New England
14-4
W
8/26 - Southeast
6-5
W
8/27 - Japan
2-12
L
 

Team News

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Japan Region with Banner
LLBWS  |  Sunday, August 27
Keitaro Miyahara drove in five on three hits to lead Japan past Southwest 12-2 on Sunday.
Southwest Region
LLBWS  |  Sunday, August 27
Big hits off the bench are nothing new for Southwest Region third baseman and outfielder Clayton Wigley.
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Southwest Region
LLBWS  |  Saturday, August 26
Saturday's game against Southwest was a heartbreaker for Southeast, as they lost the lead late in a 6-5 defeat.
Final Four
LLBWS  |  Friday, August 25
The field of 16 at the Little League® Baseball World Series is down to its final four teams, with the one-game playoffs for the United States and International Championships set to decide the two teams that will meet for the 2017 LLBWS World Championship.
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Mark Requena Pitching
LLBWS  |  Thursday, August 24
Southwest grabbed an early lead on its way to a 14-4 victory over New England on Thursday.
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Southeast Region
LLBWS  |  Wednesday, August 23
A walk-off error led Southeast past Southwest 2-1 on Wednesday. The game was tied at one with Southeast batting in the bottom of the seventh when there was an error, scoring one run.
Bud Maddux Congratulating Player
LLBWS  |  Tuesday, August 22
Bud Maddux, Manager of the 2017 Southwest Region Champions, may be in his first year of Little League® coaching, but he isn't a naive new coach.
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Christian Mumphrey Celebrating Homerun
LLBWS  |  Sunday, August 20
Southwest took the lead for good in the fourth inning to capture a back-and-forth game from New England by a 6-3 score on Sunday.
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Hunter Ditsworth Running to Homeplate
LLBWS  |  Thursday, August 17
Southwest beat Great Lakes 5-1 on the opening day of the Little League Baseball® World Series.
Little League World Series
LLBWS  |  Thursday, August 17
The 71st Little League Baseball® World Series begins on Thursday, Aug. 17, in South Williamsport, Pa. There are 16 teams, eight U.S. Region teams and eight teams from International Regions, competing for this year’s Little League Baseball World Series Championship.
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LLB Southwest Region
LLBWS  |  Wednesday, August 9
Lufkin Little League, from Lufkin, Texas, captured the 2017 Little League Baseball® southwest Regional tournament by defeating McAllister Park National Little League, from San Antonio, Texas, 2-1.

Team Roster

#2 Malcolm
Deason
Positions: IF, P
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-1   |   Weight: 93lbs

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#5 Zack
Phipps
Positions: OF
Bats: L   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-4   |   Weight: 115lbs

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#7 Kolby
Kovar
Positions: OF
Bats: L   |   Throws: L
Height: 5-2   |   Weight: 97lbs

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#10 Charlie
Deaton
Positions: C, OF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-2   |   Weight: 134lbs

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#12 Clayton
Wigley
Positions: 3B, OF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-0   |   Weight: 129lbs

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#13 Christian
Mumphery
Positions: OF
Bats: L   |   Throws: L
Height: 5-7   |   Weight: 131lbs

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#14 Blake
Slaga
Positions: IF, P
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-5   |   Weight: 132lbs

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#15 Mark
Requena
Positions: IF, P
Bats: L   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-7   |   Weight: 166lbs

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#16 Hunter
Ditsworth
Positions: P, 1B
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-11   |   Weight: 154lbs

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#17 Collin
Ross
Positions: OF, P
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-11   |   Weight: 153lbs

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#18 Lance
Modisette
Positions: OF
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-9   |   Weight: 140lbs

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#19 Chandler
Spencer
Positions: C
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-4   |   Weight: 137lbs

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#21 Chip
Buchanan
Positions: IF, P
Bats: R   |   Throws: R
Height: 5-9   |   Weight: 157lbs

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