Little League Softball World Series

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.

Little League Softball World Series
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Little League Softball World Series
SportSoftball
Founded1974
No. of teams12
CountryInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League, Winterville, North Carolina
Most titlesTexas Midway Little League Waco/Hewitt, Texas (12)
Official websiteLittleLeague.org

Qualification Regionals

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Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina during the 2021 Little League Softball World Series

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, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas East, Texas West)
  • West Region
    • Northwest Region (Alaska, 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:

Past champions

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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
4-1   Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay 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 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

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Championships won by country/state

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Rank Team Championships Years
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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.