Little League Softball World Series

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.

Little League Softball World Series
Most recent season or competition:
2018 Little League Softball World Series
SportSoftball
Founded1974
No. of teams10
CountryInternational
Most recent
champion(s)		 Rowan Little League, Salisbury, North Carolina
Most titles Waco, Texas (12)
Official websiteLittleLeague.org

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, OR, WA, WY, MT, ID, HI)
  • Oregon District 4 (Banks, Forest Grove, Lake Oswego, South Beaverton, SW Portland, Tigard, Tillamook, 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
See also: List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division
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 Little League
2019 Salisbury, North Carolina
Rowan Little League		 4–1 River Ridge, Louisiana
Eastbank Little League
2020
Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[1]

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
North Carolina 2015, 2019
5 Arizona 1 2013
Michigan 2006
New Jersey 2014
Ohio 2018
Pennsylvania 1978
Puerto Rico 2001
Rhode Island 1979
South Carolina 2008
Tennessee 2007
Virginia 2005

See also

References
  1. https://www.littleleague.org/news/little-league-cancels-2020-world-series-and-region-tournaments/
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