Little League Softball World Series

Little League Softball World Series

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Little League Softball World Series
Sport	Softball
Founded	1974
No. of teams	12
Country	International
Most recent champion(s)	Pitt County Girls Softball Little League, Winterville, North Carolina
Most titles	Midway Little League Waco/Hewitt, Texas (12)
Official website	LittleLeague.org

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

Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina during the 2021 Little League Softball World Series

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:

• Asia-Pacific Region
• Canada Region
• Europe and Africa Region
• Latin America Region

Past champions

See also: List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division

Year	Winners	Score	Runner Up
1974	Tampa, Florida Wellswood Little League
1975	Medford, Oregon National Little League	1–0	New York (Half Hollow Hills, Long Island)
1976	Salinas, California Salinas Little League	4-1	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay Little League
1977	Salinas, California American Little League
1978	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg Little League
1979	Providence, Rhode Island North Providence West Little League
1980	Glendale, California Glendale Little League
1981	Gresham, Oregon Gresham Little League
1982	Glendale, California 76er Little League
1983	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1984	Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Little League
1985	Brookfield, Illinois National Little League
1986	Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League
1987	Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League
1988	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1989	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1990	Glendale, California Foothill Little League
1991	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League
1992	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1993	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1994	Waco, Texas Midway Little League		Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League
1995	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1996	Clearwater, Florida Countryside Little League
1997	Waco, Texas Midway Little League		Warrington, PA Warrington Warwick Little League
1998	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
1999	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2000	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–1	Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin Little League
2001	Maunabo, Puerto Rico Rosario Y Cardona Little League	4–3	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2002	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–1	Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton Area Little League
2003	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	16–10	Naples, Florida Naples Girls Softball Little League
2004	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	18–5	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League
2005	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League	6–2	Orange, Connecticut Orange Little League
2006	Mattawan, Michigan Mattawan Little League	6–2	Pequannock, New Jersey Pequannock Little League
2007	Morristown, Tennessee Morristown American/National Little League	3–2	Elgin, Texas Elgin Little League
2008	Simpsonville, South Carolina Simposnville Little League	9–5	Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League
2009	Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League	14–2	Crawford, Texas Crawford Little League
2010	Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League	8–6	Burbank, California Burbank Little League
2011	Sterling, Illinois Sterling Little League	7–5	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2012	Albuquerque, New Mexico Eastdale Little League	16–1	Windermere, Florida Windermere Little League
2013	Tucson, Arizona Sunnyside Little League	9–0	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League
2014	Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League	4–1	Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier Little League
2015	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League	4–2	Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick Little League
2016	Helotes, Texas Greater Helotes Little League	5–1	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League
2017	Waco, Texas Lake Air Little League	7–2	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League
2018	Wheelersburg, Ohio Wheelersburg Little League	3–0	Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Tunkhannock Little League
2019	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League	4–1	River Ridge, Louisiana Eastbank Little League
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2021	Muskogee, Oklahoma Green Country Little League	9–1	Chesterfield, Virginia Chesterfield Little League
2022	Hewitt, Texas Midway Little League	5–4	Delmar, Maryland Delmar Little League
2023	Massapequa, New York Massapequa International Little League	5–2	Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League
2024	Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League	1–0	Sterlington, Louisiana Sterlington Little League

Championship totals

Championships won by country/state

Rank	Team	Championships	Years
1	Texas	14	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2022
2	Florida	8	1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996
3	California	5	1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1990
4	North Carolina	3	2015, 2019, 2024
5	Oregon	2	1975, 1981
	Georgia		2009, 2010
	Illinois		1985, 2011
	New Mexico		1984, 2012
9	Arizona	1	2013
	Michigan		2006
	New Jersey		2014
	New York		2023
	Ohio		2018
	Oklahoma		2021
	Pennsylvania		1978
	Puerto Rico		2001
	Rhode Island		1979
	South Carolina		2008
	Tennessee		2007
	Virginia		2005

See also

• Junior League World Series (softball)
• List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division

References

1. "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.
2. "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.