Tournament Results:
NOTE: The top three finishers in the Pennsylvania state tournament advanced to the National Little League Tournament in 1948.
Quarterfinal Round (Wednesday, August 18 and Thursday, August 19):
Loyalsock 7, Sullivan County 5
Montgomery 2, Granville Township 1
West Shore 2, Lincoln 0
Lock Haven 4, Mount Carmel 2
Semifinal Round (Friday, August 20):
Loyalsock 9, Montgomery 2 (Loyalsock advances to the National Little League tournament)
Lock Haven 3, West Shore 2 (5 innings; rain) (Lock Haven advances to the National Little League tournament)
Consolation Game (Saturday, August 21):
West Shore 5, Montgomery 1 (West Shore advances to the National Little League tournament)
Championship Game (Saturday, August 21):
Lock Haven 17, Loyalsock 6 (TITLE)
Summary:
While the first National Little League tournament was held in 1947 -- the tournament did not adopt the Little League World Series name until 1949 -- the first Pennsylvania state tournament wasn't held until 1948. Due the large percentage of all Little League charters that were located in Pennsylvania at the time, the top three finishers in the Pennsylvania state tournament each earned berths in the National Little League tournament. Eventual series champion Lock Haven, Loyalsock, and West Shore qualified for the series by placing in the top three in the Pennsylvania state tournament.
Lock Haven swept through the Pennsylvania tournament with wins over Mount Carmel, West Shore, and Loyalsock. Against Mount Carmel, Gary Kelly's three-run homer in the top of the first propelled Lock Haven. In the semifinals, Harrisburg took an early 2-0 lead on Linn Lighter's first inning home run, but Lock Haven tied the game in the bottom of the inning on a hit batter, an error, and a pair of groundouts. Lock Haven broke the tie in the third when Jack Heckman drew a bases-loaded walk.
In the other semifinal, Loyalsock's Fred Stahl -- who was knocked out of his team's quarterfinal round win over Sullivan County by an early 5-0 outburst -- returned to the mound and allowed only two hits before giving way to a relief pitcher. Stahl also drove in four runs with a pair of two-run singles.
Lock Haven then defeated Loyalsock for the state title, and West Shore claimed a National Little League tournament berth with a 5-1 consolation round win over Montgomery.
Linescores:
| Quarterfinal Round |
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3 |
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6 |
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| Loyalsock |
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7 |
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| Sullivan County |
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5 |
- |
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| Quarterfinal Round |
| Montgomery |
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2 |
- |
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| Granville Township |
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1 |
- |
- |
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| Quarterfinal Round |
| Lincoln |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
1 |
| West Shore |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
6 |
0 |
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| Quarterfinal Round |
| Lock Haven |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
10 |
1 |
| Mount Carmel |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
3 |
2 |
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| Semifinal Round |
| Loyalsock |
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9 |
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| Montgomery |
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2 |
- |
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| Semifinal Round |
| West Shore |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
1 |
2 |
| Lock Haven |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
x |
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3 |
3 |
1 |
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| Consolation Game |
| West Shore |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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5 |
5 |
3 |
| Montgomery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
4 |
4 |
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| Championship Game |
| Loyalsock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
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6 |
6 |
1 |
| Lock Haven |
2 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
x |
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17 |
14 |
2 |
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