Senior League World Series (Australia Region)

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The Senior League World Series Australia Region is one of six International regions that currently sends teams to the World Series in Easley, South Carolina. The region's participation in the SLWS dates back to 2017. [1]

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Australia Region States

Region Champions

As of the 2022 Senior League World Series.

YearCitySLWSRecord
2017 Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide, South Australia Not in Top 42–2
2018 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney, New South Wales 0–2
2019 Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth, Western Australia 2–2
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis [2]
2021
2022 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria 5th2–2
YearCitySLWSRecord


Australian National Championship - Championship games

YearHostWinnerScoreRunner-up
2016 Lismore Southern Mariners (Victoria) 6–1Hills
2017 LismoreAdelaide Armada (South Australia)4–0Hills
2018 Lismore Cronulla (New South Wales)7–3Adelaide Titans
2019 Lismore Western Suns (Western Australia)6–4Brisbane Metro
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021* Lismore Southern Mariners (Victoria)8–7Macarthur
2022GeelongEastern Athletics (Victoria)10–0Cronulla

* Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic no international teams traveled to Easley in 2021.

Results by State

As of the 2022 Senior League World Series.

CountryRegion
Championships
SLWS
Championships**
W–L**PCT**
Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia 10220.500
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales 020.000
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia 220.500
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria 220.500
Totals406–80.429

See also

Australia Region in other Little League divisions

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References

  1. Australia Region Granted Direct Entry to the Senior League Baseball World Series Starting in 2017. Little League
  2. "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.