Nebraska State Tournament
Little League Baseball Division (Ages 10-12)

Toward the past

2017

Toward the present

Nebraska State Tournament

Format: Pool play, with leagues divided into three area tournaments for round-robin competition. The top two teams in each area advance to the state finals.

The state finals use a double-elimination format, with teams carrying losses over from area tournament competition. Teams that qualify for the state finals while losing two area tournament games carry one loss into the state finals.

Area Tournament Results:

(Central Area Participants: Memorial and Millard United American)

(Northern Area Participants: Blair, Benson, and Cardinal)

(South/West Area Participants: Hastings Baseball, Kearney, and Millard United National)

Central Area Tournament
Host - Memorial (Omaha)
At Van Metre Field; Columbus Park

Best 2-of-3 Series (Friday, July 14 and Saturday July 15):
Memorial 15, Millard United American 2 (4 innings)
Memorial 16, Millard United American 0 (4 innings) (TITLE)

Northern Area Tournament
Host - Blair
At Wederquist Field; Blair Youth Sports Complex

Round 1 (Friday, July 14):
Cardinal 16, Blair 1 (6 innings)

Round 2 (Saturday, July 15):
Cardinal 14, Benson 0 (4 innings)

Round 3 (Sunday, July 16):
Blair 13, Benson 3 (4 innings)

South/West Area Tournament
Host - Grand Island Northwest

Round 1 (Friday, July 14):
Kearney 16, Hastings Baseball 3 (6 innings)

Round 2 (Saturday, July 15):
Kearney 11, Millard United National 0 (4 innings)

Round 3 (Sunday, July 16):
Hastings Baseball 5, Millard United National 4

Northern Area Standings	W	L
Cardinal	2	0
Blair	1	1
Benson	0	2
South/West Area Standings	W	L
Kearney	2	0
Hastings Baseball	1	1
Millard United National	0	2

The top two teams in each area tournament advance to the state finals.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the runs allowed ratio for all teams involved in the tie. Runs allowed ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of runs allowed in all games by six. (The runs allowed are divided by six irrespective of the actual number of defensive innings a team played.) The team with the lowest runs allowed ratio advances. If the tied teams are competing for multiple spots in the tournament's next phase, all ties are broken based on runs allowed ratio.

Nebraska State Finals
Host - Blair
At Wederquist Field; Blair Youth Sports Complex

Tournament Results:

NOTE: Area losses carry over to the state tournament. Teams that lost two games in area tournament competition carry one loss into the state finals.

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinal (six teams remain) (Thursday, July 20):
Hastings Baseball 14, Blair 4 (4 innings; elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Thursday, July 20):
Kearney 13, Memorial 6
Cardinal 9, Millard United American 3 (second loss; elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Friday, July 21):
Kearney 21, Cardinal 2 (4 innings)

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Friday, July 21):
Hastings Baseball 10, Memorial 8 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Saturday, July 22):
Hastings Baseball 8, Cardinal 3 (elim.)

Championship Game (Sunday, July 23):
Kearney 16, Hastings Baseball 0 (4 innings; TITLE)