Little League World Series (Mountain Region)

Last updated
Mountain Region
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Little League World Series qualification
Sport Baseball
Founded2022;2 years ago (2022)
No. of teams5
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Nevada.svg Paseo Verde Little League Henderson, Nevada
Official website Little League Baseball Mountain Region

The Mountain 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 was created in 2022 when the LLWS was expanded from 16 teams (eight U.S. teams and eight "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 20 teams (ten U.S. and ten International). [1]

Contents

The Mountain Region is made up of five states.

Regional Championship

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

2022–2023

Year Flag of Montana.svg Montana Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Flag of Utah (2011-2024).svg Utah Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
2022 Boulder Arrowhead LL
Billings
Paseo Verde LL
Henderson
Snow Canyon LL
Santa Clara
Gillette LL
Gillette
2023 Boulder Arrowhead LL
Billings
Henderson LL
Henderson
Snow Canyon LL
Santa Clara
Torrington LL
Torrington

2024–present

In December, 2023, it was announced that Colorado would be moved from the Southwest Region to the Mountain Region for the 2024 year and beyond. [2]

Year Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Flag of Montana.svg Montana Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Flag of Utah.svg Utah Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
2024 North Boulder LL
Boulder
Boulder Arrowhead LL
Billings
Paseo Verde LL
Henderson
Dixie LL
St. George
Torrington LL
Torrington

LLWS results

As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
2022 Snow Canyon LL Flag of Utah.svg Santa Clara Round 20–2
2023 Henderson LL Flag of Nevada.svg Henderson Round 32–2
2024 Paseo Verde LL Flag of Nevada.svg Henderson US Semifinal2–2

Results by state

As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

StateMountain
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada 24–4.500
Flag of Utah.svg Utah 10–2.000
Total:34–6.400

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References

  1. "Little League Baseball® and Little League Softball® World Series to Expand". 24 August 2019.
  2. "Colorado Realigns to Join the Little League® West Region". 8 December 2023.