Little League World Series (New England Region)

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New England Region
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly East Region (1957–2000)
Sport Baseball
Founded2001;23 years ago (2001)
No. of teams4
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of New Hampshire.svg Salem Little League, Salem, New Hampshire
Most titles
Official website Little League Baseball & Softball Eastern Region Headquarters

The New England 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's participation in the Little League World Series dates back to 1957, when it was known as the East Region. However, in 2001, the East Region was split into the New England Region and the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Regional headquarters are located in Bristol, Connecticut.

The New England Region consists of four New England states:

Following the 2021 LLWS, Connecticut and Rhode Island were moved to a newly created Metro Region. The latter region is one of the two new U.S. regions to be created as part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams. This expansion was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Regional championship

The year's winner is indicated in green.

2001–2021

Year Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Flag of Maine.svg Maine Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont
2001 Yalesville LL
Wallingford
Lincoln County LL
Damariscotta
Pittsfield South LL
Pittsfield
Manchester East LL
Manchester
Lincoln LL
Lincoln
South Burlington LL
South Burlington
2002 Orange LL
Orange
Westbrook LL
Westbrook
Jesse Burkett LL
Worcester
Portsmouth LL
Portsmouth
Portsmouth LL
Portsmouth
Essex Junction LL
Essex Junction
2003 North Stamford LL
Stamford
Augusta West LL
Augusta
Saugus American LL
Saugus
Rye LL
Rye
Lincoln LL
Lincoln
South Burlington LL
South Burlington
2004 Berlin LL
Berlin
East Biddeford LL
Biddeford
Jesse Burkett LL
Worcester
Portsmouth LL
Portsmouth
Lincoln LL
Lincoln
Essex Junction LL
Essex Junction
2005 Farmington LL
Farmington
Westbrook LL
Westbrook
Dudley LL
Dudley
Bedford LL
Bedford
Cranston Western LL
Cranston
Shelburne LL
Shelburne
2006 Glastonbury American LL
Glastonbury
Yarmouth LL
Yarmouth
Peabody Western LL
Peabody
Portsmouth LL
Portsmouth
Lincoln LL
Lincoln
Colchester LL
Colchester
2007 Shelton National LL
Shelton
Portland North LL
Portland
Walpole American LL
Walpole
Portsmouth LL
Portsmouth
Cranston Western LL
Cranston
Essex Junction LL
Essex Junction
2008 Shelton National LL
Shelton
Camden-Rockport LL
Camden
Parkway National LL
West Roxbury/Roslindale
Manchester North LL
Manchester
Cranston Western LL
Cranston
Williston LL
Williston
2009 Glastonbury National LL
Glastonbury
Bangor East LL
Bangor
Peabody Western LL
Peabody
Portsmouth LL
Portsmouth
Lincoln LL
Lincoln
Brattleboro LL
Brattleboro
2010 Fairfield American LL
Fairfield
Bangor East LL
Bangor
Southborough Youth Baseball LL
Southborough
Portsmouth LL
Portsmouth
Cumberland National LL
Cumberland
Shelburne LL
Shelburne
2011 Fairfield American LL
Fairfield
Yarmouth LL
Yarmouth
Andover National LL
Andover
Goffstown Junior Baseball LL
Goffstown
Cumberland American LL
Cumberland
Barre Community LL
Barre
2012 Fairfield American LL
Fairfield
Scarborough LL
Scarborough
Wellesley South LL
Wellesley
Bedford LL
Bedford
Coventry American LL
Coventry
South Burlington LL
South Burlington
2013 Westport LL
Westport
Saco/Maremont LL
Saco
Newton SouthEast LL
Newton
Rye LL
Rye
Lincoln LL
Lincoln
South Burlington LL
South Burlington
2014 Fairfield American LL
Fairfield
Falmouth LL
Falmouth
Tom Wallace Barnstable American LL
Barnstable
Goffstown LL
Goffstown
Cumberland American LL
Cumberland
Williston LL
Williston
2015 Waterford LL
Waterford
Biddeford LL
Biddeford
Newton SouthEast LL
Newton
Bedford LL
Bedford
Cranston Western LL
Cranston
South Burlington LL
South Burlington
2016 Fairfield American LL
Fairfield
Scarborough LL
Scarborough
Wellesley South LL
Wellesley
Bedford LL
Bedford
Warwick North LL
Warwick
Brattleboro LL
Brattleboro
2017 Fairfield American LL
Fairfield
South Portland American LL
South Portland
Holden LL
Holden
Goffstown Junior Baseball LL
Goffstown
Cumberland American LL
Cumberland
Essex Junction LL
Essex Junction
2018 Fairfield American LL
Fairfield
Saco/Maremont LL
Saco
Pittsfield American LL
Pittsfield
Goffstown Junior Baseball LL
Goffstown
Coventry LL
Coventry
South Burlington LL
South Burlington
2019 Madison LL
Madison
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Walpole LL
Walpole
Goffstown Junior Baseball LL
Goffstown
Barrington LL
Barrington
Connecticut Valley North LL
Bradford
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Manchester LL
Manchester
Saco/Dayton LL
Saco
Peabody West LL
Peabody
North Manchester–Hooksett LL
Hooksett
North Providence LL
North Providence
Essex Town LL
Essex

2022–present

Year Flag of Maine.svg Maine Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont
2022 Bangor East LL
Bangor
Middleboro LL
Middleborough
Concord LL
Concord
Brattleboro LL
Brattleboro
2023 Gray New Gloucester LL
Gray
Canton LL
Canton
Salem LL
Salem
St. Johnsbury LL
St. Johnsbury
2024 Portland LL
Portland
Bridgewater American LL
Bridgewater
Salem LL
Salem
Burlington American LL
Burlington

LLWS results

As of the 2023 Little League World Series.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
2001 Lincoln LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg Lincoln Group Stage0–3
2002 Jesse Burkett LL Flag of Massachusetts.svg Worcester 4th Place3–3
2003 American LL Flag of Massachusetts.svg Saugus 4th Place4–2
2004 Lincoln LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg LincolnGroup Stage1–2
2005 Westbrook LL Flag of Maine.svg Westbrook Group Stage1–2
2006 Portsmouth LL Flag of New Hampshire.svg Portsmouth U.S. Semifinal2–2
2007 Walpole American LL Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walpole Group Stage1–2
2008 Shelton National LL Flag of Connecticut.svg Shelton Group Stage1–2
2009 Peabody Western LL Flag of Massachusetts.svg Peabody Group Stage1–2
2010 Fairfield American LL Flag of Connecticut.svg Fairfield Group Stage1–2
2011 Cumberland American LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg Cumberland Round 11–2
2012 Fairfield American LL Flag of Connecticut.svg Fairfield Round 32–2
2013 Westport LL Flag of Connecticut.svg Westport 4th Place3–3
2014 Cumberland American LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg Cumberland Round 21–2
2015 Cranston Western LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg Cranston Round 21–2
2016 Warwick North LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg Warwick Round 21–2
2017 Fairfield American LL Flag of Connecticut.svg Fairfield U.S. Semifinal3–2
2018 Coventry LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg Coventry Round 11–2
2019 Barrington LL Flag of Rhode Island.svg Barrington Round 21–2
2020 LLWS not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 [lower-alpha 1] North Manchester–Hooksett LL Flag of New Hampshire.svg Hooksett Round 32–2
Manchester LL Flag of Connecticut.svg Manchester Round 10–2
2022 Middleboro LL Flag of Massachusetts.svg Middleborough Round 10–2
2023 Gray New Gloucester LL Flag of Maine.svg Gray Round 10–2
2024 Salem LL Flag of New Hampshire.svg Salem TBDTBD
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International did not invite teams from outside the U.S. to the LLWS in 2021. Instead, the top two teams in each U.S. region qualified.

Results by state

As of the 2023 Little League World Series.Italics indicates the state is no longer a member of the New England Region.

StateNew England
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island 87–17.292
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 510–13.435
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts 59–11.450
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire 24–4.500
Flag of Maine.svg Maine 21–4.200
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont 00–0
Total2231–49.388

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References

  1. "Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021". Little League Baseball. Little League International. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.