Little League Softball World Series
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Little League Softball World Series | |
| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | International |
| Most recent champion(s) | Pitt County Girls Softball Little League, Winterville, North Carolina |
| Most titles | Midway Little League Waco/Hewitt, Texas (12) |
| Official website | LittleLeague.org |
The Little League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged 10 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and is held every August at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina in the United States. Little League expanded the field of World Series participants to 12 in 2022, adding 2 regions in the United States.[1] Before being held in Greenville, it was held outside of Portland, Oregon at Alpenrose Stadium.
Qualification Regionals
The champion of each of the eight United States regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series. In 2022, the East and West regions were divided to create four new regions (Mid-Atlantic, New England, Northwest, and West):
- Central Region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
- East Region
- Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
- New England Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
- Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
- Southwest Region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas East, Texas West)
- West Region
- Northwest Region (Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
- West Region (Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern California, Southern California, Utah)
- Host Region (North Carolina)
The champion of each of the four international regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series:
- Asia-Pacific Region
- Canada Region
- Europe and Africa Region
- Latin America Region
Past champions
| Year | Winners | Score | Runner Up |
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| 1974 | Tampa, Florida Wellswood Little League |
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| 1975 | Medford, Oregon National Little League |
1–0 | New York (Half Hollow Hills, Long Island) |
| 1976 | Salinas, California Salinas Little League |
4-1 | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay Little League |
| 1977 | Salinas, California American Little League |
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| 1978 | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg Little League |
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| 1979 | Providence, Rhode Island North Providence West Little League |
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| 1980 | Glendale, California Glendale Little League |
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| 1981 | Gresham, Oregon Gresham Little League |
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| 1982 | Glendale, California 76er Little League |
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| 1983 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1984 | Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Little League |
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| 1985 | Brookfield, Illinois National Little League |
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| 1986 | Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League |
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| 1987 | Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League |
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| 1988 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1989 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1990 | Glendale, California Foothill Little League |
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| 1991 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1992 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1993 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1994 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League | |
| 1995 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1996 | Clearwater, Florida Countryside Little League |
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| 1997 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
Warrington, PA Warrington Warwick Little League | |
| 1998 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1999 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 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 pandemic[2] | ||
| 2021 | Muskogee, Oklahoma Green Country Little League |
9–1 | Chesterfield, Virginia Chesterfield Little League |
| 2022 | Hewitt, Texas Midway Little League |
5–4 | Delmar, Maryland Delmar Little League |
| 2023 | Massapequa, New York Massapequa International Little League |
5–2 | Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League |
| 2024 | Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League |
1–0 | Sterlington, Louisiana Sterlington Little League |
Championship totals
Championships won by country/state
| Rank | Team | Championships | Years |
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| 1 | Texas | 14 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
| 2 | Florida | 8 | 1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 |
| 3 | California | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1990 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 3 | 2015, 2019, 2024 |
| 5 | Oregon | 2 | 1975, 1981 |
| Georgia | 2009, 2010 | ||
| Illinois | 1985, 2011 | ||
| New Mexico | 1984, 2012 | ||
| 9 | Arizona | 1 | 2013 |
| Michigan | 2006 | ||
| New Jersey | 2014 | ||
| New York | 2023 | ||
| Ohio | 2018 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2021 | ||
| 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
- ^ "Little League® World Series Set to Return with Full Participant Field and Fans at All Divisions of Play". Little League. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.