Little League Softball World Series

Little League Softball World Series

Most recent season or competition: 2018 Little League Softball World Series
Sport	Softball
Founded	1974
No. of teams	10
Country	International
Most recent champion(s)	Wheelersburg Little League, Wheelersburg, Ohio
Most titles	Waco, Texas (12)
Official website	LittleLeague.org

The Little League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged 11 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and is held every August in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

Qualification Regionals

The six regional tournament winners which compete in the Little League Softball World Series, as well as the states those regional champions could possibly hail from are as follows:

• Central (ND/SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, MI, WI, OH, IN, IL, KY)
• East (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, PA, NY, NJ, MD, DC, DE)
• Southeast (VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN)
• Southwest (MS, LA, AR, TX East, TX West, OK, CO, NM)
• West (AZ, NV, UT, Northern CA, Southern CA, HI)
• Oregon District 4 (Beaverton Area, Cedar Mill, Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Murrayhill, Raleigh Hills, SW Portland, Tigard, Tualatin City, Willow Creek)

The four divisions which compete in the Little League Softball World Series are as follows:

• Asia Pacific
• Canada
• Europe and Africa
• Latin America

Past champions

Year	Winners	Score	Runner Up
1974	Tampa, Florida Wellswood Little League
1975	Medford, Oregon National Little League	1-0	New York (Half Hollow Hills, Long Island)
1976	Salinas, California Salinas Little League
1977	Salinas, California American Little League
1978	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg Little League
1979	Providence, Rhode Island North Providence West Little League
1980	Glendale, California Glendale Little League
1981	Gresham, Oregon Gresham Little League
1982	Glendale, California 76er Little League
1983	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1984	Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Little League
1985	Brookfield, Illinois National Little League
1986	Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League
1987	Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League
1988	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1989	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1990	Glendale, California Foothill Little League
1991	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1992	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1993	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1994	Waco, Texas Midway Little League		Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League
1995	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1996	Clearwater, Florida Countryside Little League
1997	Waco, Texas Midway Little League		Warrington, PA Warrington Warwick Little League
1998	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1999	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2000	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–1	Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin Little League
2001	Maunabo, Puerto Rico Rosario Y Cardona Little League	4-3	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2002	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6-1	Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton Area Little League
2003	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	16-10	Naples, Florida Naples Girls Softball Little League
2004	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	18-5	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League
2005	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League	6-2	Orange, Connecticut Orange Little League
2006	Mattawan, Michigan Mattawan Little League	6-2	Pequannock, New Jersey Pequannock Little League
2007	Morristown, Tennessee Morristown American/National Little League	3-2	Elgin, Texas Elgin Little League
2008	Simpsonville, South Carolina Simposnville Little League	9-5	Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League
2009	Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League	14-2	Crawford, Texas Crawford Little League
2010	Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League	8-6	Burbank, California Burbank Little League
2011	Sterling, Illinois Sterling Little League	7-5	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2012	Albuquerque, New Mexico Eastdale Little League	16-1	Windermere, Florida Windermere Little League
2013	Tucson, Arizona Sunnyside Little League	9-0	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League
2014	Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League	4-1	Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier Little League
2015	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League	4-2	Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick Little League
2016	Helotes, Texas Greater Helotes Little League	5-1	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League
2017	Waco, Texas Lake Air Little League	7-2	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League
2018	Wheelersburg, Ohio Wheelersburg Little League	3-0	Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Tunkhannock LL

Championship tally

Championships won by country/state/county

Rank	Team	Championships	Years
1	Texas	13	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017
2	Florida	8	1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996
3	California	5	1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1990
4	Oregon	2	1975, 1981
	Georgia		2009, 2010
	Illinois		1985, 2011
	New Mexico		1984, 2012
5	Arizona	1	2013
	Michigan		2006
	New Jersey		2014
	North Carolina		2015
	Ohio		2018
	Pennsylvania		1978
	Puerto Rico		2001
	Rhode Island		1979
	South Carolina		2008
	Tennessee		2007
	Virginia		2005

See also

• Junior League World Series (softball)
• List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division

References