This article details the list of girls' Little League Softball World Series winners by division. There are currently three girls' Softball World Series tournaments conducted each summer by Little League Baseball and Softball (also known as Little League International). (There are also three boys' Softball World Series tournaments played each summer. [1] )
Division | Location | First Held | Age of players | Series |
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Little League Softball | Greenville, North Carolina | 1974 | 11–12 years old | Little League Softball World Series |
Junior League Softball | Kirkland, Washington | 1999 | 12–14 years old | Junior League Softball World Series |
Senior League Softball | Sussex County, Delaware | 1976 | 13–16 years old | Senior League Softball World Series |
Big League Softball | Discontinued in 2016 | 1982 | 14–18 years old | Big League Softball World Series |
Rank | Country / State | Total | Little | Junior | Senior | Big |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Florida | 36 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
2 | West Texas | 21 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
3 | Michigan | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Puerto Rico | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
5 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Southern California | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Host Team(s) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Maryland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
9 | Northern California | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Philippines | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
10 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Arizona | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Ohio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Indiana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Louisiana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Maine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
22 | Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Alaska | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Utah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Montana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Rank | Country / State | Total | Little | Junior | Senior | Big |
All Time
| Consecutive
|
Little / Senior / Big | Year |
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Florida | 1983^ |
Little / Junior | Year |
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West Texas | 1999 |
Little / Senior | Year |
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Florida | 1989, 1991, 1996 |
West Texas | 2002, 2022 |
Junior / Senior | Year |
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Florida | 2005 |
Michigan | 2011 |
Junior / Big | Year |
---|---|
Puerto Rico | 2016 |
Senior / Big | Year |
---|---|
Florida | 1982, 1992, 1995 |
Northern California | 1987 |
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