2011 Little League World Series: 10 Things You Need to Know About the 2011 LLWS

The 2011 Little League World Series has many storylines to follow, and these are the 10 best. The Boys of Summer always provide us with great baseball and even better entertainment.

The Little League World Series is a time for these kids to appear on the biggest stage. The United States and nations from around the World gather to play the game they love, while having the best times of their lives.

With that, these are the facts you have to know about this year's LLWS.

This Is the 65th Edition of the Little League World Series

The 2011 Little League World Series is the 65th in history. Little League has been around for decades, and so too has the LLWS.

The US Is 32-32 in the LLWS Final

With a loss to the team from Japan last year, the US fell to 32-32 against international countries in the final of the LLWS.

The Us has only won half of the titles, and this year is the tie-breaker.

California Is the Most Successful US State

Of all the US states, California has qualified the most times (42) and have won the most titles (6). They lead all US states in both categories, and have therefore had the most success.

Pennsylvania has qualified the second-most times at 30, and there is a three-way tie for the most titles with Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey all at four.

Canada Has Qualified the Most Times of Any International Team

Canada has qualified for the Little League World Series the most times out of any international country at 54. The next closest is Chinese Taipei at 24.

Chinese Taipei Has Won the LLWS the Most Times of Any International Country

Chinese Taipei has won the LLWS 17 times, which is the most. Japan is second with seven.

There Have Been 45 No-Hitters in LLWS History

In the history of the LLWS there have been 45 no-hitters. 40 have come in the first three rounds of the tournament, and five have come in the Championship Game.

The last no-hitter in the Championship Game came in 1979, but there is still a good chance of seeing a no-hitter this year at one point or another.

The Most Innings Pitched with an ERA of 0.00 Is 16

The top three pitchers with ERAs of 0.00 are as follows:

• Garrett Williams (Southwest/Lubbock, Texas - 2007, 15.0 IP)
• Walker Kelly (Southwest/Fort Worth, Texas - 2002, 14.0 IP)
• Han-Chao Dai (Far East/Chia-Yi, Chinese Taiepi - 1979, 13.0 IP)

Records for Batters in One Game

The records for these statistical categories are as follows, with all having more than one player reaching them:

• Doubles: 3
• Triples: 2
• Home runs: 3
• RBI: 8
• Total Bases: 14
• Walks: 4
• Extra Base Hits: 4

NFL Players Have Also Played in the Little League World Series

NFL players who also played in the LLWS include:

• Tom Brady
• Drew Bledsoe
• Troy Aikman
• Mike Ditka
• Drew Brees
• Tony Dungy
• Doug Flutie
• John Elway
• Brett Favre
• Billy Hunter
• Joe Kelly
• Dan Marino
• Joe Montana
• Turk Schonert
• Aaron Rodgers
• Brian Sipe
• Adam Vinatieri

There Have Been 15 Little Leaguers Who Have Made It to the MLB Hall of Fame

In total, 15 players from the LLWS have also made it into the MLB Hall of Fame at this time. Those players are:

• Roberto Alomar
• Wade Boggs
• George Brett
• Steve Carlton
• Gary Carter
• Rollie Fingers
• Jim “Catfish” Hunter
• Jim Palmer
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Nolan Ryan
• Mike Schmidt
• Tom Seaver
• Don Sutton
• Carl Yastrzemski
• Robin Yount