Little League World Series (Northwest Region)

Last updated
Northwest Region
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly West Region (1957–2000)
Sport Baseball
Founded2001;22 years ago (2001)
No. of teams4
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Washington.svg Northeast Seattle Little League, Seattle, Washington
Most titles
Flag of Washington.svg  Washington (12)

Flag of Washington.svg Eastlake Little League, Sammamish, Washington (2)

Official website Little League Baseball Western Region

The Northwest Region is one of ten United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series , the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the West Region. However, when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from eight teams (four U.S. teams and four "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 16 teams (eight U.S. and eight International), the Western Region was split into the Northwest and West Regions.

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The Northwest Region is made up of four states.

Hawaii was a member of the region from 2002 to 2006. During that time, Wyoming was in the West Region. Colorado was a member in 2001, but has since been put into the Southwest Region.

Following the 2021 LLWS, Montana and Wyoming has been moved to a newly created Mountain Region. The latter region is one of the two new U.S. regions to be created as part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams. This expansion was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Regional Championship

The list below lists each state's participant in the Northwest Little League Region Tournament. That year's winner is indicated in green.

2001

Year Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Flag of Montana.svg Montana Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Flag of Washington.svg Washington Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
2001 Gastineau Channel
East LL
Juneau
Academy LL
Colorado Springs
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Billings Big Sky LL
Billings
West Salem LL
Salem
Bainbridge Island LL
Bainbridge Island
Laramie LL
Laramie

2002–2005

In 2002, some Little League regions were realigned. This resulted in Hawaii joining the Northwest Region, Wyoming moving to the West Region, and Colorado becoming part of the Southwest Region.

Year Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Flag of Montana.svg Montana Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Flag of Washington.svg Washington
2002 Gastineau Channel
East LL
Juneau
Waipio LL
Ewa Pearl City
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Mount Sentinel LL
Missoula
Parrish LL
Salem
Mill Creek LL
Mill Creek
2003 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
Pearl City LL
Ewa Pearl City
East Boise
American LL
Boise
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Richland National LL
Richland
2004 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
Kihei LL
Ewa Beach
West Valley LL
Eagle
Missoula Southside LL
Missoula
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Redmond North LL
Redmond
2005 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
West Oahu LL
Ewa Beach
Northwest Ada LL
Boise
Heights National LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Chehalis LL
Chehalis

2006–2021

In 2006, Wyoming returned to compete in the Northwest Region, while Hawaii was moved to the West Region.

Year Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Flag of Montana.svg Montana Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Flag of Washington.svg Washington Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
2006 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Missoula Southside LL
Missoula
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Kent LL
Kent
Laramie LL
Laramie
2007 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Missoula Southside LL
Missoula
Lake Oswego LL
Lake Oswego
Kent LL
Kent
Laramie LL
Laramie
2008 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Mill Creek LL
Mill Creek
Laramie LL
Laramie
2009 Sitka LL
Sitka
Post Falls LL
Post Falls
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Parrish LL
Salem
Mercer Island LL
Mercer Island
Laramie LL
Laramie
2010 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
North Boise LL
Boise
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Auburn LL
Auburn
Laramie LL
Laramie
2011 Abbott-o-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Big Sky LL
Billings
Bend South LL
Bend
North Bothell LL
Bothell
Laramie LL
Laramie
2012 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
Post Falls LL
Post Falls
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Gresham National LL
Gresham
Mercer Island LL
Mercer Island
Cody LL
Cody
2013 Abbott-o-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Big Sky LL
Billings
Lake Oswego LL
Lake Oswego
Eastlake LL
Sammamish
Cody LL
Cody
2014 Knik LL
Eagle River
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Bend North LL
Bend
Lynnwood Pacific LL
Lynnwood
Cody LL
Cody
2015 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
West Valley LL
Eagle
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Wilshire/Riverside LL
Portland
Cascade LL
Vancouver
Gillette LL
Gillette
2016 Abbott-o-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Mount Sentinel LL
Missoula
Bend North LL
Bend
Pacific LL
Lynnwood
Laramie LL
Laramie
2017 Ketchikan LL
Ketchikan
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Mount Sentinel LL
Missoula
LaGrande LL
LaGrande
Walla Walla Valley LL
Walla Walla
Gillette LL
Gillette
2018 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
West Seattle LL
Seattle
Gillette LL
Gillette
2019 Sitka LL
Sitka
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Billings Heights National LL
Billings
Sprague LL
Salem
North Bothell LL
Bothell
Gillette LL
Gillette
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Knik LL
Eagle River
West Valley LL
Eagle
Boulder Arrowhead LL
Billings
Lake Oswego LL
Lake Oswego
Eastlake LL
Sammamish
Cody LL
Cody

2022-present

After the 2021 Little League World Series, Montana and Wyoming left to join the newly formed Mountain Region.

Year Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Flag of Washington.svg Washington
2022 Abbott-O-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Bend North LL
Bend
Bonney Lake/Sumner LL
Bonney Lake
2023 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Northeast Seattle LL
Seattle

LLWS results

As of the 2023 Little League World Series.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
2001 Bainbridge Island LL Flag of Washington.svg Bainbridge Island Group Stage1–2
2002 Waipio LL Flag of Hawaii.svg Waipio Group Stage2–1
2003 National LL Flag of Washington.svg Richland Group Stage0–3
2004 North LL Flag of Washington.svg Redmond Group Stage1–2
2005 Oahu LL Flag of Hawaii.svg Ewa Beach Champions6–0
2006 Murrayhill LL Flag of Oregon.svg Beaverton Third Place (tie)3–2
2007 Lake Oswego LL Flag of Oregon.svg Lake Oswego US Semifinal2–2
2008 Mill Creek LL Flag of Washington.svg Mill Creek US Semifinal2–2
2009 Mercer Island LL Flag of Washington.svg Mercer Island Group Stage0–3
2010 Auburn LL Flag of Washington.svg Auburn Group Stage3–2
2011 Big Sky LL Flag of Montana.svg Billings Third Place (tie)3–1
2012 Gresham National LL Flag of Oregon.svg Gresham Round 10–3
2013 Eastlake LL Flag of Washington.svg Sammamish US Semifinal3–2
2014 Lynnwood Pacific LL Flag of Washington.svg Lynnwood Round 21–2
2015 Wilshire/Riverside LL Flag of Oregon.svg Portland Round 10–3
2016 Bend North LL Flag of Oregon.svg Bend Round 11–2
2017 Walla Walla Valley LL Flag of Washington.svg Walla Walla Round 21–2
2018 Coeur d'Alene LL Flag of Idaho.svg Coeur d'Alene Round 11–2
2019 Sprague LL Flag of Oregon.svg Salem Round 11–2
2020 LLWS not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 [lower-alpha 1] Eastlake LL Flag of Washington.svg Sammamish Round 21–2
Lake Oswego LL Flag of Oregon.svg Lake Oswego Round 21–2
2022 Bonney Lake/Sumner LL Flag of Washington.svg Bonney Lake Round 10–2
2023 Northeast Seattle LL Flag of Washington.svg Seattle US Semifinal2–2
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International did not invite teams from outside the U.S. to the LLWS in 2021. Instead, the top two teams in each U.S. region qualified.

Results by state

As of the 2023 Little League World Series.Italics indicates the state is no longer a member of the Northwest Region.

StateNorthwest
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Flag of Washington.svg Washington 1215–26.366
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon 68–16.333
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 28–1.889
Flag of Montana.svg Montana 13–1.750
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho 11–2.333
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska 00–0
Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming 00–0
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado 00–0
Total2235–46.432

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References

  1. "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.