Little League World Series (Caribbean Region)
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Little League World Series qualification | |
| Formerly | Latin American Region (1957–2000) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 2001 |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Country | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Aruba Central Little League, Santa Cruz, Aruba |
| Most titles | Pabao Little League, Willemstad, Curaçao (10) |
The Caribbean Region is a region that competes in the Little League World Series. The Caribbean region was first given an automatic berth in 2001. Prior to 2001, Caribbean teams competed for a berth in the LLWS in the Latin American region.
A team from Curaçao won the first nine Caribbean championships, until 2010. Curaçao's Pabao Little League won the 2004 Little League World Series, the only title to date for a Caribbean team.
Caribbean Region Countries
- Aruba
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Martin
- Sint Maarten
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Following the 2021 LLWS, Cuba and Puerto Rico, plus the Latin American Region country of Panama, will take up two berths in the LLWS. Two of the three will send champions to the LLWS each year, while the third will compete in its normal region; the automatic berths will rotate annually. This scheme is part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams that was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to COVID-19.[1]
Regional championship
The list below lists each country's participant in the Caribbean Little League Region Tournament. That year's winner is indicated in green.
| Year | Aruba |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Bahamas |
Bermuda |
Bonaire |
British Virgin Islands |
Cayman Islands |
Cuba |
Curaçao |
Dominican Republic |
Jamaica |
Puerto Rico |
Sint Maarten |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | N/A Aruba |
DNQ | N/A Bahamas |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Joined in 2019 | Pariba LL Willemstad |
N/A Dominican Republic |
DNQ | N/A Puerto Rico |
N/A Sint Maarten |
N/A U.S. Virgin Islands |
None |
| 2002 | Aruba South LL Sint Nicolaas |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | DNQ | Pariba LL Willemstad |
DNQ | DNQ | Adalberto Rodriguez LL Cabo Rojo |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Alvin McBean LL St. Thomas |
Elmo Plaskett LL St. Croix | |
| 2003 | Aruba Central LL Santa Cruz |
DNQ | Grand Bahamas Junior LL Freeport |
DNQ | DNQ | BVI Little League Road Town |
DNQ | Pabao LL Willemsted |
Virgilio Jimenez LL Santo Domingo |
DNQ | Rosario Y. Cardona LL Maunabo |
St. Maarten LL Phillipsburg |
Elmo Plaskett LL St. Croix |
Wilfredo Ramirez LL Mayaguez | |
| 2004 | Aruba South LL Sint Nicolaas |
DNQ | Grand Bahamas Junior LL Freeport |
DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
BVI Little League Road Town |
DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
Virgilio Jimenez LL Santo Domingo |
DNQ | Jose M. Rodriguez LL Manatí |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elrod Hendricks LL St. Thomas |
Aruba North LL Oranjestad | |
| 2005 | Aruba North LL Oranjestad |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
Antonio Irrizarry LL Puerto Plata |
DNQ | Tati Lugo LL Yauco |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elrod Hendricks LL St. Thomas |
Elmo Plaskett LL St. Croix | |
| 2006 | Aruba North LL Oranjestad |
DNQ | Freedom Farm LL Nassau |
DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
Antonio Concepcion LL Moca |
Bayside LL Kingston |
Juan A. Bibiloni LL Yabucoa |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elrod Hendricks West LL St. Thomas |
Jaime Collazo LL Vega Baja | |
| 2007 | Aruba North LL Oranjestad |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
DNQ | Bayside LL Kingston |
Tati Lugo LL Yauco |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elrod Hendricks West LL St. Thomas |
Juan A. Bibiloni LL Yabucoa | |
| 2008 | Aruba North LL Oranjestad |
DNQ | DNQ | Bermuda Youth Athletic LL Southside |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
Los Bravos de Pontenzuela LL Santiago |
West Portland LL Portland |
Juan Antonio Bibiloni LL Yabucoa |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elrod Hendricks West LL St. Thomas |
Bonaire LL Kralendijk | |
| 2009 | Aruba Central LL Santa Cruz |
DNQ | DNQ | Bermuda Youth Athletic LL Southside |
Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
Los Bravos de Pontenzuela LL Santiago |
DNQ | Radames Lopez LL Guayama |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elmo Plaskett East LL St. Croix |
Willemstad LL Willemstad | |
| 2010 | Aruba North LL Oranjestad |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | Grand Cayman Island LL George Town |
Pariba LL Willemstad |
Virgilio Jimenez LL Santo Domingo |
DNQ | Jose M. Rodriguez LL Manatí |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elmo Plaskett East LL St. Croix |
Miguel Luzunaris LL Humacao | |
| 2011 | Aruba North LL, Oranjestad Oranjestad |
Antigua LL
Saint John's |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Cayman Islands LL Grand Cayman Island |
Pariba LL Willemstad |
José Tatis LL Puerto Plata |
DNQ | Jose M. Rodriguez LL Manatí |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elmo Plaskett East LL St. Croix Elrod Hendricks West LL |
Alvin McBean LL St. Thomas | |
| 2012 | Aruba Central LL Santa Cruz |
Antigua LL Saint John's |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Pariba LL Willemstad |
Solano LL San Pedro de Macorís |
DNQ | Jose M. Rodriguez LL Manatí |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elmo Plaskett East LL St. Croix Elrod Hendricks West LL |
Radames Lopez LL Guayama | |
| 2013 | Aruba Center LL Santa Cruz |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Pariba LL Willemstad |
DNQ | Jamaica LL | Samaritana LL San Lorenzo |
St. Maarten LL Philipsburg |
Elmo Plaskett East LL St. Croix Elrod Hendricks West LL |
Bonaire LL Kralendijk | |
| 2014 | Aruba North LL Oranjestad |
DNQ | Freedom Farm LL Nassau |
DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | Cayman Islands LL George Town |
Pabao LL Willemstad |
Hector Delgado LL San Cristobal |
DNQ | Miguel Luzunaris LL Humacao |
DNQ | Elrod Hendrick West LL St. Thomas |
Grand Bahamas LL Freeport | |
| 2015 | Aruba Center LL Santa Cruz |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL Santiago de los Caballeros |
DNQ | Roberto Rivera Miranda LL Cayey |
DNQ | Elrod Hendricks LL St. Thomas |
Pariba LL Willemstad | |
| 2016 | Aruba Center LL Santa Cruz |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Bonaire LL Kralendijk |
DNQ | DNQ | Pariba LL Willemstad |
La Javilla LL Santo Domingo |
DNQ | Roberto Clemente LL Carolina |
DNQ | Alvin McBean East LL St. Thomas |
Elmo Plaskett East LL St. Croix | |
| 2017 | Aruba, North LL, Noord | Antigua LL Saint John's |
Unknown | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Pariba LL Willemstad |
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL Santiago de los Caballeros |
DNQ | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown St. Thomas |
Antigua LL Saint John's | |
| 2018 | Aruba Center LL Santa Cruz |
DNQ | Freedom Farm LL Nassau |
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Pabao LL Willemstad |
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL Santiago |
DNQ | Radames Lopez LL Guayama |
DNQ | Elmo Plaskett LL St. Thomas |
Gino Vega LL Sabana Grande | |
| 2019 | Aruba South LL San Nicolas |
Antigua LL Saint John |
Junior Nassau LL Nassau |
DNQ | Bonaire LL Bonaire |
DNQ | DNQ | Havana LL Havana |
Pabao LL Willemstad |
La Javilla LL Santo Domingo |
DNQ | Pirates De Venezuela LL San Juan |
Sint Maarten LL Sint Maarten |
Elrod Hendricks West LL St. Thomas |
Pariba LL Willemstad |
| 2020 | Bayamo LL Bayamo |
- (DNQ) – Indicates that the country did not have a team qualify in that year's tournament other than being the host.
LLWS results
As of the 2024 Little League World Series.
| Year | Champion | City | LLWS | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pariba LL | Willemstad | Third place | 4–2 |
| 2002 | Pariba LL | Willemstad | Third place | 4–2 |
| 2003 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Third place | 4–2 |
| 2004 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Champion | 6–0 |
| 2005 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Runner-up | 4–2 |
| 2006 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Group stage | 1–2 |
| 2007 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Fourth place | 3–3 |
| 2008 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Int'l semifinal | 2–2 |
| 2009 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Int'l semifinal | 3–1 |
| 2010 | Jose M. Rodriguez LL | Manati | Group stage | 1–2 |
| 2011 | Aruba North LL | Oranjestad | Round 1 | 1–2 |
| 2012 | Pariba LL | Willemstad | Round 3 | 2–2 |
| 2013 | Sanmaritana LL | San Lorenzo | Round 2 | 1–2 |
| 2014 | Miguel Luzunaris LL | Humacao | Round 2 | 1–2 |
| 2015 | Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL | Santiago de los Caballeros | Round 1 | 1–2 |
| 2016 | Pariba LL | Willemstad | Round 2 | 1–2 |
| 2017 | Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL | Santiago de los Caballeros | Round 2 | 1–2 |
| 2018 | Radames Lopez LL | Guayama | Int'l semifinal | 3–2 |
| 2019 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Runner-up | 5–2 |
| 2022 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Runner-up | 6–2 |
| 2023 | Pabao LL | Willemstad | Runner-up | 4–2 |
| 2024 | Aruba Central LL | Santa Cruz | Round 3 | 2–2 |
Results by country
As of the 2024 Little League World Series.
| Country | Caribbean Championships |
Record in LLWS |
PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 14 | 49–26 | .653 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 6–8 | .429 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 2–4 | .333 |
| Aruba | 2 | 3–4 | .429 |
| Total | 22 | 60–42 | .588 |
See also
References
- ^ "Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021". Little League Baseball. Little League International. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.