Big League World Series

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Big League World Series
Sport Baseball
Founded1968
Ceased2016
No. of teams11
CountriesInternational
Last
champion(s)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taoyuan, Taiwan
Most titles Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan (18)
Official website LittleLeague.org

The Big League World Series was a baseball tournament for youth aged 15 to 18 years old that began in 1968. [1] On August 26, 2016, Little League International announced that it was eliminating the Big League Level of both baseball and softball, citing low participation levels over the previous 15 years. [2] It was patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball. Most recently, the tournament was held in Easley, South Carolina.

Contents

The Big League World Series was held at four different sites.

Tournament format

Pool A (U.S.) consisted of six regions (including the Host team):

Pool B (International) consisted of five regions:

Champions

Championships won by Country/State

TeamChampionshipsLast
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 182016
Flag of Florida.svg Flag of South Carolina.svg Host Team(s) 72007
Flag of California.svg Southern California 52006
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 2015
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina 32013
Flag of Florida.svg Florida 2014
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois 21973
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia 11968
Flag of California.svg Northern California 1971
Flag of New York.svg New York 1979
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 1986
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2000
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 2009

See also

References

  1. Big League Baseball Archived 2009-05-29 at the Wayback Machine . Little League Baseball Incorporated. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  2. "Little League eliminates Big League division in both baseball and softball". 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.