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Little League Softball World Series

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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

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

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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 Florida Tampa, Florida
Wellswood Little League
1975 Oregon Medford, Oregon
National Little League
1–0 New York (Half Hollow Hills, Long Island)
1976 California Salinas, California
Salinas Little League
4-1 Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay Little League
1977 California Salinas, California
American Little League
1978 Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg Little League
1979 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island
North Providence West Little League
1980 California Glendale, California
Glendale Little League
1981 Oregon Gresham, Oregon
Gresham Little League
1982 California Glendale, California
76er Little League
1983 Florida Naples, Florida
Greater Naples Little League
1984 New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque Little League
1985 Illinois Brookfield, Illinois
National Little League
1986 Florida Tampa Bay, Florida
Tampa Bay Little League
1987 Florida Tampa Bay, Florida
Tampa Bay Little League
1988 Florida Naples, Florida
Greater Naples Little League
1989 Florida Naples, Florida
Greater Naples Little League
1990 California Glendale, California
Foothill Little League
1991 Florida Naples, Florida
Greater Naples Little League
1992 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
1993 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
1994 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
Oregon Gresham, Oregon
Centennial Little League
1995 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
1996 Florida Clearwater, Florida
Countryside Little League
1997 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
Pennsylvania Warrington, PA
Warrington Warwick Little League
1998 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
1999 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
2000 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
6–1 Oregon Tualatin, Oregon
Tualatin Little League
2001 Puerto Rico Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Rosario Y Cardona Little League
4–3 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
2002 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
6–1 Oregon Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton Area Little League
2003 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
16–10 Florida Naples, Florida
Naples Girls Softball Little League
2004 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
18–5 Virginia McLean, Virginia
McLean Little League
2005 Virginia McLean, Virginia
McLean Little League
6–2 Connecticut Orange, Connecticut
Orange Little League
2006 Michigan Mattawan, Michigan
Mattawan Little League
6–2 New Jersey Pequannock, New Jersey
Pequannock Little League
2007 Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee
Morristown American/National Little League
3–2 Texas Elgin, Texas
Elgin Little League
2008 South Carolina Simpsonville, South Carolina
Simposnville Little League
9–5 New Jersey Robbinsville, New Jersey
Robbinsville Little League
2009 Georgia (U.S. state) Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins American Little League
14–2 Texas Crawford, Texas
Crawford Little League
2010 Georgia (U.S. state) Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins American Little League
8–6 California Burbank, California
Burbank Little League
2011 Illinois Sterling, Illinois
Sterling Little League
7–5 Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
2012 New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eastdale Little League
16–1 Florida Windermere, Florida
Windermere Little League
2013 Arizona Tucson, Arizona
Sunnyside Little League
9–0 Virginia McLean, Virginia
McLean Little League
2014 New Jersey Robbinsville, New Jersey
Robbinsville Little League
4–1 Louisiana Bossier City, Louisiana
Bossier Little League
2015 North Carolina Salisbury, North Carolina
Rowan Little League
4–2 Rhode Island Warwick, Rhode Island
Warwick Little League
2016 Texas Helotes, Texas
Greater Helotes Little League
5–1 North Carolina Salisbury, North Carolina
Rowan Little League
2017 Texas Waco, Texas
Lake Air Little League
7–2 North Carolina Salisbury, North Carolina
Rowan Little League
2018 Ohio Wheelersburg, Ohio
Wheelersburg Little League
3–0 Pennsylvania Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Tunkhannock Little League
2019 North Carolina Salisbury, North Carolina
Rowan Little League
4–1 Louisiana River Ridge, Louisiana
Eastbank Little League
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021 Oklahoma Muskogee, Oklahoma
Green Country Little League
9–1 Virginia Chesterfield, Virginia
Chesterfield Little League
2022 Texas Hewitt, Texas
Midway Little League
5–4 Maryland Delmar, Maryland
Delmar Little League
2023 New York (state) Massapequa, New York
Massapequa International Little League
5–2 North Carolina Winterville, North Carolina
Pitt County Girls Softball Little League
2024 North Carolina Winterville, North Carolina
Pitt County Girls Softball Little League
1–0 Louisiana 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 Texas 14 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2022
2 Florida Florida 8 1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996
3 California California 5 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1990
4 North Carolina North Carolina 3 2015, 2019, 2024
5 Oregon Oregon 2 1975, 1981
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 2009, 2010
Illinois Illinois 1985, 2011
New Mexico New Mexico 1984, 2012
9 Arizona Arizona 1 2013
Michigan Michigan 2006
New Jersey New Jersey 2014
New York (state) New York 2023
Ohio Ohio 2018
Oklahoma Oklahoma 2021
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1978
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 2001
Rhode Island Rhode Island 1979
South Carolina South Carolina 2008
Tennessee Tennessee 2007
Virginia 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.