2011 Little League World Series
The Little League World Series took place in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, between August 18 and 28. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 65th edition of this tournament. of Huntington Beach, California, defeated Hamamatsu Minami Little League of Hamamatsu City, Japan, 2–1 in the World Championship game. Nick Pratto hit an RBI single to clinch the title for Ocean View.
Tournament changes
On June 16, 2011, Little League announced that it was modifying the double-elimination format that was first used in the previous year's tournament. The format of four pools consisting of four teams in each pool, a format that had been used since the tournament expanded to 16 teams in 2001, was eliminated. Instead, the eight teams from the United States were placed into one bracket, and the eight International teams into another bracket. The tournament remained double-elimination until the United States and International championship games, where it became single-elimination.Little League International renewed deals with uniform suppliers Russell Athletic and New Era Caps. As part of the deal, regions had new color schemes this year.
Teams
| United States | International |
 La Grange, Kentucky Great Lakes Region North Oldham Little League |  Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific Region Ching-Tang Little League |
 Clinton County, PennsylvaniaMid-Atlantic Region Keystone Little League |  Langley, British Columbia  Canada RegionLangley Little League |
 Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest Region Harney Little League |  Oranjestad, Aruba Caribbean Region Aruba North Little League |
 Cumberland, Rhode Island New England Region Cumberland American Little League |  Rotterdam, Netherlands Europe Region Rotterdam Little League |
 Billings, Montana Northwest Region Big Sky Little League |  Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka  Japan Region Hamamatsu Minami Little League |
 Warner Robins, Georgia Southeast Region Warner Robins American Little League |  Maracay, Venezuela Latin America Region Gran Maracay Little League |
 Lafayette, Louisiana Southwest Region Lafayette Little League |  Mexicali, Baja California  Mexico Region Seguro Social Little League |
 Huntington Beach, California West Region Ocean View Little League |  Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Middle East-Africa Region Arabian American Little League |
- Due to complicated relations with the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China—commonly known as Taiwan—is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by a majority of international organizations, including Little League Baseball. For more information, see Cross-Strait relations. LLWS records and news accounts may use Republic of China, Taiwan, or Chinese Taipei to refer to the same entity.
- Of the 16 teams, 11 made their first LLWS appearance. Most notable among these was the Keystone Little League, based less than from Little League headquarters. The last LLWS to feature a team from the immediate Williamsport area was the edition. Keystone's game on August 19 against the North Oldham Little League set an attendance record for Howard J. Lamade Stadium, at 41,848. The record stood until it was broken during the event.
Results
United States bracket
International bracket
Crossover games
Teams that lost their first two games got to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games were labeled Game A and Game B.World Championship
| 2011 Little League World Series Champions |
| Ocean View Little League Huntington Beach, California |
The consolation game was cancelled due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Irene.
Middle East-Africa qualification
, Uganda defeated Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in the Middle East-Africa Region Final but the Ugandan team was denied visas by the State Department. Reportedly, the visas were denied because some players provided false information, specifically related to their ages. The runner-up, Saudi Arabia, was invited to the Little League World Series in their spot.Champions Path
The Ocean View Little League won 20 games and lost 1 game to reach the Little League World Series. Overall, their record was 25–2. Their two losses came against Rancho Mission Viejo LL, and Billings Big Sky LL.Notable players
, drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2017 MLB Draft..Hagen Danner, drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2017 MLB Draft..
Jake Fromm, Georgia Bulldogs starting Quarterback. Drafted by Buffalo Bills in the 2020 NFL Draft..