Little League World Series (Central Region)

The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000. It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957, when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners.[1] The region was renamed to Central in 1973, and in 2001 was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The region produced one world champion, in 1959, when Hamtramck, Michigan, defeated Auburn, California, 12–0, in the championship game.

The region consisted of teams from the Dakotas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In 2000, Kentucky replaced Oklahoma in the region.

Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The Central Region was split into the Midwest Region (the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska) and the Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin).

Regional Champions (1957-2000)

The following table indicates the Central Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957Jaycee LLMichigan Escanaba, MichiganFourth Place0–2
1958Jaycee LLIllinois Kankakee, IllinoisRunner-Up2–1
1959Hamtramck National LLMichigan Hamtramck, MichiganChampions3–0
1960New Boston Kiwanis LLOhio New Boston, OhioSeventh Place1–2
1961American LLIndiana Terre Haute, IndianaFifth Place2–1
1962Central LLIllinois Kankakee, IllinoisRunner-Up2–1
1963Central LLMinnesota Duluth, MinnesotaThird Place2–1
1964National LLOklahoma Bartlesville, OklahomaFifth Place2–1
1965George Rogers Clark LLIndiana Jeffersonville, IndianaFourth Place1–2
1966Jaycee LLIllinois Kankakee, IllinoisFifth Place2–1
1967North Roseland LLIllinois Chicago, IllinoisRunner-Up2–1
1968American LLIndiana Terre Haute, IndianaFifth Place2–1
1969West LLOhio Elyria, OhioThird Place (tie)1–1
1970South LLIndiana Highland, IndianaFourth Place1–2
1971Anderson LLIndiana Gary, IndianaRunner-Up2–1
1972Edison LLIndiana Hammond, IndianaRunner-Up2–1
1973Federal LLMichigan Birmingham, MichiganFourth Place1–2
1974Tallmadge LLOhio Tallmadge, OhioFourth Place1–2
1975American LLIowa Davenport, IowaThird Place1–1
1976Windsor LLIowa Des Moines, IowaEighth Place0–3
1977Midget Boosters LLOhio Youngstown, OhioSixth Place1–2
1978South LLIllinois Palatine, IllinoisSeventh Place1–2
1979National LLMichigan Grosse Pointe Woods, MichiganEighth Place0–3
1980Grandview National LLIowa Des Moines, IowaFifth Place2–1
1981Barrington LLIllinois Barrington, IllinoisThird Place2–1
1982Pinery Park LLMichigan Wyoming, MichiganThird Place2–1
1983Jackie Robinson West LLIllinois Chicago, IllinoisFifth Place2–1
1984Southport LLIndiana Southport, IndianaThird Place2–1
1985East Tonka LLMinnesota Minnetonka, MinnesotaSixth Place1–2
1986Norridge LLIllinois Norridge, IllinoisFifth Place2–1
1987Chesterfield LLIndiana Chesterfield, IndianaThird Place (tie)1–1
1988Tulsa LLOklahoma Tulsa, OklahomaEighth Place0–3
1989East LLIowa Davenport, IowaSeventh Place1–2
1990Columbia LLMichigan Brooklyn, MichiganSeventh Place (tie)0–2
1991Westside American LLOhio Hamilton, OhioSeventh Place1–2
1992South Holland LLIllinois South Holland, IllinoisGroup Stage0–3
1993Westside American LLOhio Hamilton, OhioGroup Stage1–2
1994American LLMinnesota Brooklyn Center, MinnesotaGroup Stage1–2
1995Little Lakes West LLMinnesota Arden Hills, MinnesotaGroup Stage1–2
1996National LLIowa Marshalltown, IowaGroup Stage1–2
1997Dyer LLIndiana Dyer, IndianaGroup Stage0–3
1998Jenison LLMichigan Jenison, MichiganGroup Stage0–3
1999Brownsburg LLIndiana Brownsburg, IndianaGroup Stage0–3
2000East LLIowa Davenport, IowaThird Place (tie)2–2

Results by State

CountryCentral Region
Championships		ChampionshipsRecord
in LLWS		PCT
Indiana Indiana10013–160.448
Illinois Illinois9015–120.556
Michigan Michigan716–130.316
Iowa Iowa607–110.389
Ohio Ohio606–110.353
Minnesota Minnesota405–70.417
Oklahoma Oklahoma202–40.333
Total44154–740.422

See also

References

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