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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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:
Past champions
Year | Winners | Score | Runner Up |
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1974 | ![]() Wellswood Little League |
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1975 | ![]() National Little League |
1–0 | New York (Half Hollow Hills, Long Island) |
1976 | ![]() Salinas Little League |
4-1 | ![]() Sturgeon Bay Little League |
1977 | ![]() American Little League |
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1978 | ![]() Shippensburg Little League |
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1979 | ![]() North Providence West Little League |
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1980 | ![]() Glendale Little League |
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1981 | ![]() Gresham Little League |
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1982 | ![]() 76er Little League |
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1983 | ![]() Greater Naples Little League |
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1984 | ![]() Albuquerque Little League |
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1985 | ![]() National Little League |
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1986 | ![]() Tampa Bay Little League |
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1987 | ![]() Tampa Bay Little League |
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1988 | ![]() Greater Naples Little League |
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1989 | ![]() Greater Naples Little League |
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1990 | ![]() Foothill Little League |
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1991 | ![]() Greater Naples Little League |
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1992 | ![]() Midway Little League |
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1993 | ![]() Midway Little League |
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1994 | ![]() Midway Little League |
![]() Centennial Little League | |
1995 | ![]() Midway Little League |
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1996 | ![]() Countryside Little League |
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1997 | ![]() Midway Little League |
![]() Warrington Warwick Little League | |
1998 | ![]() Midway Little League |
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1999 | ![]() Midway Little League |
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2000 | ![]() Midway Little League |
6–1 | ![]() Tualatin Little League |
2001 | ![]() Rosario Y Cardona Little League |
4–3 | ![]() Midway Little League |
2002 | ![]() Midway Little League |
6–1 | ![]() Beaverton Area Little League |
2003 | ![]() Midway Little League |
16–10 | ![]() Naples Girls Softball Little League |
2004 | ![]() Midway Little League |
18–5 | ![]() McLean Little League |
2005 | ![]() McLean Little League |
6–2 | ![]() Orange Little League |
2006 | ![]() Mattawan Little League |
6–2 | ![]() Pequannock Little League |
2007 | ![]() Morristown American/National Little League |
3–2 | ![]() Elgin Little League |
2008 | ![]() Simposnville Little League |
9–5 | ![]() Robbinsville Little League |
2009 | ![]() Warner Robins American Little League |
14–2 | ![]() Crawford Little League |
2010 | ![]() Warner Robins American Little League |
8–6 | ![]() Burbank Little League |
2011 | ![]() Sterling Little League |
7–5 | ![]() Midway Little League |
2012 | ![]() Eastdale Little League |
16–1 | ![]() Windermere Little League |
2013 | ![]() Sunnyside Little League |
9–0 | ![]() McLean Little League |
2014 | ![]() Robbinsville Little League |
4–1 | ![]() Bossier Little League |
2015 | ![]() Rowan Little League |
4–2 | ![]() Warwick Little League |
2016 | ![]() Greater Helotes Little League |
5–1 | ![]() Rowan Little League |
2017 | ![]() Lake Air Little League |
7–2 | ![]() Rowan Little League |
2018 | ![]() Wheelersburg Little League |
3–0 | ![]() Tunkhannock Little League |
2019 | ![]() Rowan Little League |
4–1 | ![]() Eastbank Little League |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||
2021 | ![]() Green Country Little League |
9–1 | ![]() Chesterfield Little League |
2022 | ![]() Midway Little League |
5–4 | ![]() Delmar Little League |
2023 | ![]() Massapequa International Little League |
5–2 | ![]() Pitt County Girls Softball Little League |
2024 | ![]() Pitt County Girls Softball Little League |
1–0 | ![]() Sterlington Little League |
Championship totals
Championships won by country/state
Rank | Team | Championships | Years |
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1 | ![]() |
14 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
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8 | 1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 |
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5 | 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1990 |
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3 | 2015, 2019, 2024 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1975, 1981 |
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2009, 2010 | ||
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1985, 2011 | ||
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1984, 2012 | ||
9 | ![]() |
1 | 2013 |
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2006 | ||
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2014 | ||
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2023 | ||
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2018 | ||
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2021 | ||
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1978 | ||
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2001 | ||
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1979 | ||
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2008 | ||
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2007 | ||
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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.