1997 Little League Softball World Series

1997 Little League Softball World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 10–August 16
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsTexas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
Runners-upPennsylvania Warrington, Pennsylvania
Warrington Warwick Little League

The 1997 Little League Softball World Series was held in Portland, Oregon from August 10 to August 16, 1997.[1] 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
Illinois Brookfield, Illinois
Brookfield National Little League
Canada Region
Canada Windsor, Ontario
Windsor South Little League
East Region
Pennsylvania Warrington, Pennsylvania
Warrington Warwick Little League
Europe Region
Germany Stuttgart, Germany
EURCOM Community Little League
South Region
Texas Waco, Texas
Midway Little League
Far East Region
Philippines Pampanga, Philippines
Pampanga Little League
West Region
California La Crescenta, California
Crescenta Valley Little League
Latin America Region
Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Liga Olmeca Little League

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalChampionship
—Pennsylvania Pennsylvania2
—California California3
1–0California California0
1–0Texas Texas4
—Texas Texas12
—Illinois Illinois0
2–0Texas Texas2
2–0Philippines Philippines0
—Germany Germany4
—Mexico Mexico13
1–0Mexico Mexico1
1–0Philippines Philippines8
—Philippines Philippines9
—Canada Canada03–0Texas Texas36
4–1Pennsylvania Pennsylvania40
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1–1Mexico Mexico1
0–1Pennsylvania Pennsylvania81–1Pennsylvania Pennsylvania163–1Pennsylvania Pennsylvania16
0–1Illinois Illinois72–1Pennsylvania Pennsylvania62–1Philippines Philippines11
2–1California California5
1–1California California11
0–1Germany Germany21–1Canada Canada1
0–1Canada Canada22

Consolation Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
California California 10
Germany Germany 2 Mexico Mexico 0
Mexico Mexico 10 California California 2
Philippines Philippines 0
Philippines Philippines 6
Illinois Illinois 12 Illinois Illinois 2
Canada Canada 2


1997 Little League Softball World Series Champions
United States Texas
Midway Little League
Waco, Texas


References

  1. ↑ "Little League World Series". Wayback Machine. Little League. Retrieved 18 August 2026.