1996 Little League Softball World Series

1996 Little League Softball World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 11–August 17
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida Clearwater, Florida
Countryside Little League
Runners-upPhilippines Pampanga, Philippines
Pampanga Little League

The 1996 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 11 to August 17, 1996. Eight teams, four international teams and four from the United States, competed for the Little League Softball World Series Championship in a double-elimination tournament.

Teams

Each team that competed in the tournament came out of one of eight qualifying regions.

United States Regions International Regions
Central Region
Iowa Boone, Iowa
Boone National Little League
Canada Region
Canada Canada
East Region
New Jersey Pennsville, New Jersey
Pennsville Little League
Europe Region
Poland Brzeg, Poland
Brzeg Little League
South Region
Florida Clearwater, Florida
Countryside Little League
Far East Region
Philippines Pampanga, Philippines
Pampanga Little League
West Region
California Manteca, California
Northgate Little League
Latin America Region
Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Liga Olmeca Little League

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalChampionship
—Florida Florida10
—New Jersey New Jersey0
1–0Florida Florida7
1–0Philippines Philippines4
—Philippines Philippines16
—Canada Canada1
2–0Florida Florida3
2–0California California2
—Iowa Iowa3
—California California10
1–0California California15
1–0Mexico Mexico2
—Poland Poland
—Mexico Mexico*3–0Florida Florida44
4–1Philippines Philippines60
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1–1Mexico Mexico5
0–1New Jersey New Jersey51–1New Jersey New Jersey293–1Philippines Philippines4
0–1Canada Canada22–1New Jersey New Jersey2–1California California0
2–1Philippines Philippines*
1–1Philippines Philippines4
0–1Iowa Iowa*1–1Iowa Iowa2
0–1Poland Poland


1996 Little League Softball World Series Champions
United States Florida
Countryside Little League
Clearwater, Florida


References

  1. ↑ "California team makes Aplenrose semifinal". The Oregonian. Staff Reports. August 14, 1996. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Pfenning, Cliff (August 15, 1996). "Coming on Strong". The Oregonian. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Softball Team Beaten". The Modesto Bee. August 16, 1996. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Manteca softball club eliminated". The Modesto Bee. August 17, 1996. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Pfenning, Cliff (August 18, 1996). "Florida team is on top of the world". The Sunday Oregonian. Retrieved 21 August 2026.