2002 Big League World Series

The 2002 Big League World Series took place from August 3–10 in Easley, South Carolina, United States. San Juan, Puerto Rico defeated Hughesville, Maryland in the championship game.

2002 Big League World Series

Tournament details
Country	United States
City	Easley, South Carolina
Dates	3–10 August 2002 (2002-08-03 – 2002-08-10)
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Runner-up	Hughesville, Maryland

A mixed-pool format was introduced this year.

Teams

United States	International
Easley, South Carolina District 1 Host	Makati, Philippines Asia–Pacific
Jeffersonville, Indiana District 5 Central	The Maritimes, Nova Scotia, Canada Cape Breton Canada
Hughesville, Maryland District 7 East	Germany Europe
Virginia Beach, Virginia District 8 Southeast	San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin America
Ruston, Louisiana Lincoln Parish Southwest
Auburn, Washington District 10 West

Results

Group A

Team W L Rs Ra South Carolina 3 1 56 6 Maryland 3 1 23 8 Indiana 3 1 29 25 Germany 1 3 20 46 Philippines 0 4 3 60

Germany – 5–8 0–10 15–3 0–13 Indiana 8–5 – 6–0 12–7 3–13 Maryland 10–0 0–6 – 10–0 3–2 Philippines 3–15 7–12 0–10 – 0–28 South Carolina 13–0 13–3 2–3 28–0 –

Group B

Team W L Rs Ra Virginia 4 0 24 14 Puerto Rico 3 1 33 14 Louisiana 2 2 27 29 Washington 1 3 21 29 Canada 0 4 11 30

Canada – 1–9 5–10 3–5 2–6 Louisiana 9–1 – 1–11 7–8 10–9 Puerto Rico 10–5 11–1 – 0–6 12–2 Virginia 5–3 8–7 6–0 – 5–4 Washington 6–2 9–10 2–12 4–5 –

Elimination Round

	Semifinals					World Championship
	4–0	Virginia	3
	3–1	Maryland	6
						4–1	Maryland	2
						4–1	Puerto Rico	7
	3–1	South Carolina	5
	3–1	Puerto Rico	9

2002 Big League World Series Champions
San Juan, Puerto Rico