Little League World Series in Australia

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Australia Region
Most recent season or competition:
2025 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region (2007–2012)
Sport Baseball
Founded2013;12 years ago (2013)
No. of teams12
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane North Little League, Queensland
Most titles Flag of New South Wales.svg Hills Little League, New South Wales (4)
Official website Australian Little League

The Australia Region of Little League Baseball is a region designated for the Little League World Series. The division was founded in 2013 when Little League officially separated Australia from the Asia-Pacific region. This followed a period of explosive growth in youth baseball in the country; the first Little League-affiliated leagues in Australia were only established in 2007, but within five years, nearly 400 Little Leagues were operating, making Australia the largest country outside North America in Little League participation.

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In the Little League World Series in 2013, a team from Perth, Western Australia qualified to represent Australia in its debut as a country. The team failed to win any of its three games at the LLWS. A year later another team from Perth would qualify and give the country their first win at the international tournament.

Finals

YearHostWinnerScoreRunner-up
2008 Sheldon Hills North LL3–2 Adelaide Southern LL
2009 Benowa Waverley LL11–1 (F/4) Adelaide Southern LL
2010 Benowa Adelaide Southern LL4–3 Ringwood District LL
2011 Benowa Adelaide Southern LL2–1 Perth Metro North LL
2012 Tallebudgera Valley Perth Metro North LL29–2 (F/4) Yarra Rangers LL
2013 Tallebudgera Valley Perth Metro Central LL8–2 Adelaide South LL
2014 Tallebudgera Valley Perth Metro North LL3–2 (F/7) Manly LL
2015 Lismore Cronulla LL (Sydney)7–3Swan Hills LL (Perth)
2016 Lismore Hills LL (Sydney)8–2Central Coast LL (Gosford)
2017 Sydney* Hills LL (Sydney)8–4Swan Hills LL (Perth)
2018 Lismore Gold Coast LL11–0 (F/4) Adelaide Seahawks LL
2019 Lismore Cronulla LL (Sydney)5–2Ryde Red LL (North Ryde)
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021** Lismore Ryde Red LL (North Ryde)5-1 Cronulla LL (Sydney)
2022 Macquarie Fields Brisbane North LL9–3Hills LL (Sydney)
2023 Rooty Hill Hills LL (Sydney)3–2 Brisbane North LL
2024 Rooty Hill Hills LL (Sydney)16–3 (F/4) Perth Metro Central LL
2025 Rooty Hill Brisbane North LL6–0Ryde Red LL (North Ryde)

* Due to inclement weather, the elimination rounds of the 2017 tournament were moved from Lismore to Sydney.

** Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic no international teams traveled to Williamsport in 2021. Also due to COVID-19-related restrictions in place concurrent with the Australian championship tournament, the Victoria qualifiers were not able to travel to the Australian championship tournament.

By state

StateFirst LLCRAppearancesChampionshipsRunner-up
Australian Capital Territory20091600
New South Wales20081786
Northern Territory2008800
Queensland20081731
South Australia20081724
Victoria20081612
Western Australia20081734

LLWS results

As of the 2025 Little League World Series.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
2013 Perth Metro Central LL Perth Round 10–3
2014 Perth Metro North LL Perth Round 21–2
2015 Cronulla LL Sydney Round 21–2
2016 Hills LL Sydney Round 32–2
2017 Hills LL Sydney Round 11–2
2018 Gold Coast LL Gold Coast Round 10–3
2019 Cronulla LL Sydney Round 10–3
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis [1]
2021 No participant
2022 Brisbane North LL Brisbane Round 10–2
2023 Hills LL Sydney Round 10–2
2024 Hills LL Sydney Round 20–2
2025 Brisbane North LL Brisbane Round 21–2

Results by state

As of the 2025 Little League World Series.

StateAustralia
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
New South Wales 64–13.235
Queensland 31–7.125
Western Australia 21–5.167
Victoria 00–0
South Australia 00–0
Australian Capital Territory 00–0
Total116–25.194

See also

References

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