Junior League World Series (softball)

For the baseball world series, see Junior League World Series.

The Junior League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged between 12 and 14.[1] The tournament is administered by Little League Baseball, Inc. and is held annually in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington.

Tournament format

The tournament started in 1999, and is a true "World Series" since ten regions from around the world send in teams:

The ten teams are divided into two pools of five members each.[3] The top 4 teams from each pool then advance to the quarter-finals (Pool A 1st vs Pool B 4th, Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 3rd, etc). The winners of each quarter final face off in the semi-finals. The semi-final winners play for the championship. All matches are single-elimination games.

The losers of the quarter-final games, and the bottom team in each pool, play in friendship games. The losers of the semi-final games play each other in a consolation final. All pool play and bracket games are streamed on ESPN+. Friendship games are not streamed.

List of champions

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

Champions per year

Year Winner Score Runner-Up
1999
Woodway-Hewitt, Texas[4] 		4–1 Usa West
2000
Naples, Florida[5] 		12–3 Usa East
2001
Naples, Florida[6] 		5–3 Host Team
2002
Utrecht, Netherlands[7] 		5–3
Tampa Bay, Florida
2003
Bacolod, Philippines[8] 		2–0
Manuabo, Puerto Rico
2004
South Bend, Indiana[9] 		10–1
Giddings, Texas
2005
Lake Wales, Florida[10] 		4–0
La Grange, Texas
2006
Naples, Florida[11] 		8–0
Bacolod, Philippines
2007
Maunabo, Puerto Rico[12] 		16–6
Westchester-Del Rey, California
2008
Oro Valley, Arizona[13] 		10–4
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
2009
Maunabo, Puerto Rico[14] 		2–1
Elyria, Ohio
2010
Maunabo, Puerto Rico[15] 		4–3
Tampa, Florida
2011
Croswell, Michigan[16] 		10–0
Tampa, Florida
2012
Anchorage, Alaska[17] 		6–2
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2013
Tampa, Florida[18] 		10–1
Kirkland, Washington
2014
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 		6–2[19]
Mexicali, Mexico
2015
Tampa, Florida 		9–2[20]
Norzagaray, Philippines
2016
Maunabo, Puerto Rico 		8–6[21]
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2017
Poland, Ohio 		7–1[22]
Kirkland, Washington
2018
Santa Clara, Utah 		9–3[23]
Smithville, Texas
2019
Tampa, Florida 		7–6[24]
Columbus, Texas
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[25]
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[26]
2022
Jenison, Michigan 		5–1[27]
Irmo, South Carolina
2023
Bago, Philippines 		3–0[28]
Milford, Connecticut
2024
Prague, Czech Republic 		5–3[29]
Poland, Ohio

Championships per location

Flag Winner Total Years
Maunabo, Puerto Rico 4 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016
Naples, Florida 3 2000, 2001, 2006
Tampa, Florida 3 2013, 2015, 2019
Santa Clara, Utah 1 2018
Anchorage, Alaska 1 2012
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 1 2014
Croswell, Michigan 1 2011
Jenison, Michigan 1 2022
Oro Valley, Arizona 1 2008
Lake Wales, Florida 1 2005
Poland, Ohio 1 2017
South Bend, Indiana 1 2004
Bacolod, Philippines 1 2003
Bago, Philippines 1 2023
Utrecht, Netherlands 1 2002
Woodway-Hewitt, Texas 1 1999

See also

References

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  24. ^ "Southeast defeats Southwest, 7-6; Wins Junior League Softball World Series Championship". Little League Baseball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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  26. ^ "2021 Little League World Series and Regional Tournament update". 3 May 2021.
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