| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 13–August 19 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
| Runners-up |  Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin Little League |
The 2000 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 13 to August 19, 2000. Four teams from the United States and four from throughout the world competed for the Little League Softball World Championship.
Each team that competes in the tournament will come out of one of the 8 regions.
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Tallmadge, Ohio Central Tallmadge LL |   Calgary Canada Calgary LL |
 Brewster, New York East Brewster LL |  Spangdahlem, Germany Europe Spangdahlem LL |
| Waco, Texas South Midway LL |  Bacolod, Philippines Far East DepEd Bacolod City LL |
| Tualatin, Oregon West Tualatin LL |  Maunabo, Puerto Rico Latin America Rosario Y Cardona LL |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| – | East | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | South | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | South | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Far East | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Far East | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Latin America | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | South | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | West | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Europe | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Canada | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | West | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Central | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | West | 12 | 3–0 | South | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | West | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Central | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Europe | 0 | 1–1 | Far East | 4 | 3–1 | Far East | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Central | 21 | 2–1 | Far East | 6 | 2–1 | West | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | East | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | East | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | East | 16 | 1–1 | Canada | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Latin America | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th-8th Place | 5th-6th Place | 3rd Place | ||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Far East | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1–2 | Central | 12 | 2–2 | Central | 2 | |||||||||
| 0–2 | Latin America | 1 | 4–2 | Far East | 9 | |||||||||
| 4–2 | East | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3–2 | East | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 0–2 | Europe | 2 | 2–2 | Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| 1–2 | Canada | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | LL Organization | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South | Midway LL | 4–0 |
| 2 | West | Tualatin LL | 3–2 |
| 3 | Far East | DepED Bacolod City LL | 5–2 |
| 4 | East | Brewster LL | 3–3 |
| 5 | Canada | Calgary LL | 2–3 |
| 5 | Central | Tallmadge LL | 2–3 |
| 7 | Europe | Spangdahlem LL | 0–3 |
| 7 | Latin America | Rosario Y Cardona LL | 0–3 |
| 2000 Little League Softball World Series Champions |
|---|
  Midway Little League Waco, Texas |
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