2026 Little League Softball World Series qualification

There were twelve Little League softball regional tournaments to qualify for the 2026 Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, North Carolina, in which they all took place in between June 12 and July 28, 2026.

Qualified teams

Region Location Little League
Asia-Pacific Japan Sangō, Japan Kinki Softball Little League
Canada CanadaQuebec Repentigny, Quebec On Field LLS Little League
Central Kentucky Owensboro, Kentucky Daviess County Little League
Europe-Africa Italy Bologna, Italy Emilia Romagna Little League
Host (North Carolina) North Carolina Clayton, North Carolina Johnston County Little League
Latin America Puerto Rico Guayama, Puerto Rico Guayama Softball Little League
Mid-Atlantic New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey Toms River Little League
New England Connecticut Bristol, Connecticut Bristol Girls Softball Little League
Northwest Washington (state) Snohomish, Washington Snohomish Little League
Southeast Florida Lake Mary, Florida Lake Mary Little League
Southwest Texas Helotes, Texas Greater Helotes Little League
West California Live Oak, California Live Oak Little League

United States tournaments

Central region

The tournament took place in Whitestown, Indiana from July 17–22, 2026.[1]

State Location Little League
Illinois Illinois Elmhurst Elmhurst Youth Baseball Little League
Indiana Indiana Floyds Knobs Floyds Knobs Community Club Little League
Iowa Iowa Johnston Johnston Little League
Kentucky Kentucky Owensboro Daviess County Little League
Michigan Michigan St. Clair St. Clair Little League
Minnesota Minnesota St. Charles St. Charles South Little League
Missouri Missouri Columbia Daniel Boone Little League
Nebraska Nebraska Omaha Keystone Little League
Ohio Ohio Wheelersburg Wheelersburg Little League
Wisconsin Wisconsin Appleton Appleton Little League

Bracket

Winner's First RoundWinner's Second RoundWinner's SemifinalWinner's FinalChampionship Game
Ohio Ohio0
Nebraska Nebraska1Illinois Illinois5
Illinois Illinois5
Illinois Illinois11
Kentucky Kentucky6
Kentucky Kentucky3
Michigan Michigan1
Kentucky Kentucky2
Indiana Indiana3
Minnesota Minnesota1
Wisconsin Wisconsin2Iowa Iowa0
Minnesota Minnesota0
Iowa Iowa3
Indiana Indiana8
Missouri Missouri3
Indiana Indiana4Indiana Indiana0
Kentucky Kentucky1
Elimination First RoundElimination Second RoundElimination QuarterfinalElimination SemifinalElimination Final
Minnesota Minnesota6
Ohio Ohio1Michigan Michigan4Kentucky Kentucky6
Michigan Michigan8Michigan Michigan3Minnesota Minnesota0Missouri Missouri1
Wisconsin Wisconsin0Missouri Missouri5
Illinois Illinois0
Iowa Iowa1Missouri Missouri1
Nebraska Nebraska2Missouri Missouri13
Missouri Missouri6

Host region (North Carolina)

The North Carolina state tournament took place in Clayton, North Carolina from July 6–10.[2] The winner of the North Carolina state tournament advances to the Little League Softball World Series representing the Host Region. The winner of the elimination bracket advances to the Southeast region tournament as the North Carolina Representative.[3]

District Location Little League
District 1 Forest City Forest City Little League
District 2 Salisbury Rowan County Little League
District 3 Charlotte Mallard Creek Little League
District 4 Winterville Pitt County Girls Softball Little League
District 5 Murphy Blue Ridge Mountains Little League
District 6 Clayton Johnston County Little League

Winner's bracket

First Round Semifinals Championship Game
      
North Carolina Rowan County 4
North Carolina Pitt County 1
North Carolina Pitt County 15
North Carolina Mallard Creek 0
North Carolina Rowan County 0
North Carolina Johnston County 6
North Carolina Forest City 0
North Carolina Johnston County 16
North Carolina Johnston County 10
North Carolina Blue Ridge 0

Elimination Bracket

First RoundSemifinalBracket Final
North Carolina Mallard Creek15
North Carolina Pitt County6
North Carolina Forest City1
North Carolina Mallard Creek0North Carolina Rowan County2
North Carolina Pitt County10
North Carolina Blue Ridge0
North Carolina Pitt County10

Mid-Atlantic region

The tournament is taking place in Bristol, Connecticut from July 18–23.[4]

State Location Little League
Delaware Delaware Middletown MOT Little League
Maryland Maryland Delmar Delmar Little League
New Jersey New Jersey Toms River Toms River Little League
New York (state) New York Massapequa Park Massapequa International Little League
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Minersville Minersville Little League
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Mamie Johnson Little League

Bracket

Winner's First RoundWinner's SemifinalWinner's Bracket FinalChampionship Game
Delaware Delaware1
Washington, D.C. Washington, DC1New Jersey New Jersey5
New Jersey New Jersey11New Jersey New Jersey2
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania3
Maryland Maryland0
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania10Pennsylvania Pennsylvania7
New York (state) New York2
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania3
New Jersey New Jersey5
Elimination First RoundElimination SemifinalElimination Bracket Final
Washington, D.C. Washington, DC1
New Jersey New Jersey3
Maryland Maryland9
Maryland Maryland4New York (state) New York2
New York (state) New York7
New York (state) New York4
Delaware Delaware3

New England region

The tournament is taking place in Bristol, Connecticut from July 18–23.[5]

State Location Little League
Connecticut Connecticut Bristol Bristol Girls Softball Little League
Maine Maine Gorham Gorham Little League
Massachusetts Massachusetts Worcester Jesse Burkett Little League
New Hampshire New Hampshire Concord Concord National Youth Softball Little League
Rhode Island Rhode Island Cranston Cranston Western Little League
Vermont Vermont St. Albans Champlain Little League

Bracket

Winner's First RoundWinner's SemifinalWinner's Bracket FinalChampionship Game
Connecticut Connecticut4
Maine Maine13Maine Maine1
Massachusetts Massachusetts3Connecticut Connecticut11
Rhode Island Rhode Island1
Rhode Island Rhode Island15
New Hampshire New Hampshire0Vermont Vermont0
Vermont Vermont15
Connecticut Connecticut4
Rhode Island Rhode Island3
Elimination First RoundElimination SemifinalElimination Bracket Final
Massachusetts Massachusetts5
Rhode Island Rhode Island11
Vermont Vermont6
Vermont Vermont0Maine Maine1
Maine Maine10
New Hampshire New Hampshire1
Maine Maine17

Northwest region

The tournament is taking place in San Bernardino, California from July 18–23.[6]

State Location Little League
Alaska Alaska Soldotna Soldotna Little League
Colorado Colorado Monument Tri Lakes Little League
Idaho Idaho Boise Northwest Ada Little League
Montana Montana Missoula Garden City Softball Little League
Oregon Oregon Hermiston Hermiston Little League
Washington (state) Washington Snohomish Snohomish Little League

Bracket

Winner's First RoundWinner's SemifinalWinner's Bracket FinalChampionship Game
Idaho Idaho10
Colorado Colorado16Colorado Colorado6
Alaska Alaska0Idaho Idaho0
Washington (state) Washington6
Washington (state) Washington2
Montana Montana1Oregon Oregon0
Oregon Oregon2
Washington (state) Washington11
Idaho Idaho3
Elimination First RoundElimination SemifinalElimination Bracket Final
Alaska Alaska5
Idaho Idaho8
Oregon Oregon10
Oregon Oregon1Montana Montana0
Montana Montana2
Montana Montana14
Colorado Colorado2

Southeast Region

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from July 17–22.[7]

State Location Little League
Alabama Alabama Mountain Brook Mountain Brook Little League
Florida Florida Lake Mary Lake Mary Little League
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Warner Robins Warner Robbins American Little League
North Carolina North Carolina Winterville Pitt County Girls Softball Little League
South Carolina South Carolina Taylors Northwood Little League
Tennessee Tennessee Lebanon Lebanon Kiwanis Little League
Virginia Virginia Yorktown York County Little League
West Virginia West Virginia Logan Logan Little League

Bracket

Winner's First RoundWinner's Second RoundWinner's Bracket FinalChampionship Game
South Carolina South Carolina11
West Virginia West Virginia0
South Carolina South Carolina5
Florida Florida10
Florida Florida11
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia3
Florida Florida3
North Carolina North Carolina2
Virginia Virginia5
Tennessee Tennessee2
Virginia Virginia0
North Carolina North Carolina14
North Carolina North Carolina18
Alabama Alabama0Florida Florida3
North Carolina North Carolina1
Elimination First RoundElimination Second RoundElimination SemifinalElimination Bracket Final
Virginia Virginia3
West Virginia West Virginia2Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia5North Carolina North Carolina6
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia4Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia7Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia5
South Carolina South Carolina6
South Carolina South Carolina3
Tennessee Tennessee19Tennessee Tennessee1
Alabama Alabama1

Southwest region

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from July 18–21.[8]

State Location Little League
Louisiana Louisiana Kenner Eastbank Little League
New Mexico New Mexico Carlsbad Carlsbad National Little League
Oklahoma Oklahoma Tulsa Tulsa National Little League
Texas Texas East Inez Industrial Little League
Texas Texas West Helotes Greater Helotes Little League

Oklahoma disqualification

During the regional tournament, official complaints were filed by the leagues representing Louisiana, Texas East, and Texas West alleging that the Oklahoma representative, Tulsa National Little League, had violated Little League rules related to player eligibility and required regular season play.[9] Similar allegations were lodged against Tulsa National Little League the previous year, when they finished in 3rd place at the 2025 Little League Softball World Series.[10] On July 21, Little League International issued a statement announcing that Tulsa National Little League had been disqualified from the Little League Softball tournament and "determined that the adult volunteers and parents did not provide sufficient documentation to verify that all players are eligible to participate in the International Tournament based on either their school enrollment or bona fide habitation within the league's official boundaries."[11]

As a result, Oklahoma's 10-1 semifinal win over Louisiana was ruled a forfeit, and Louisiana and Texas West were elevated to the regional championship game.[12]

Bracket

Winner's First RoundWinner's SemifinalWinner's Bracket FinalChampionship Game
Oklahoma Oklahoma6
Texas Texas East0Texas Texas West1
Texas Texas West2Oklahoma Oklahoma0
Louisiana Louisiana6 (forfeit)
New Mexico New Mexico0
Louisiana Louisiana10
Louisiana Louisiana0
Texas Texas West2
Elimination First RoundElimination SemifinalElimination Bracket Final
BYE
Texas Texas West8Texas Texas West
Texas Texas East5Texas Texas East0
New Mexico New Mexico4

West region

The tournament is taking place in San Bernardino, California from July 18–23.[13]

State Location Little League
Arizona Arizona Sahuarita Copper Hills Little League
Hawaii Hawaii Honolulu Honolulu Little League
Nevada Nevada Las Vegas Summerlin South Little League
California Northern California Live Oak Live Oak Little League
California Southern California San Marino San Marino National Little League
Utah Utah Santa Clara Snow Canyon Little League

Bracket

Winner's First RoundWinner's SemifinalWinner's Bracket FinalChampionship Game
Utah Utah6
Nevada Nevada2Nevada Nevada18
Arizona Arizona0Nevada Nevada1
California Northern California4
Hawaii Hawaii1
California Northern California4California Northern California2
California Southern California2
California Northern California2
Nevada Nevada1
Elimination First RoundElimination SemifinalElimination Bracket Final
Arizona Arizona6
Nevada Nevada5
Hawaii Hawaii5
Arizona Arizona7California Southern California0
California Southern California11
California Southern California9
Utah Utah0

International tournaments

Asia-Pacific region

The tournament took place in Narita, Japan from June 12-14. Two teams competed in a best-of-three series to determine the regional champion.[14]

State Location Little League
Japan Japan Sangō Kinki Softball Little League
Philippines Philippines Bacolod Negros Occidental Little League
Game 1
   
Japan Japan 4
Philippines Philippines 3
Game 2
   
Japan Japan 2
Philippines Philippines 1

Canada region

The tournament took place in Calgary, Alberta from July 23-25. Two teams competed in a best-of-three series to determine the regional champion.[15] [16]

State Location Little League
Alberta Alberta Strathcona Capital Region Little League
Quebec Quebec Repentigny On Field LLS Little League
Game 1
   
Alberta Alberta 1
Quebec Quebec 2
Game 2
   
Alberta Alberta 3
Quebec Quebec 9

Europe-Africa region

The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 1–5.[17]

Teams
Country City Little League Record
Czech Republic Bohemia Bohemia Little League 5–0
Italy Bologna Emilia Romagna Little League 4–1
Ukraine Kyiv Kyiv Baseball School Little League 3–2
Netherlands Haarlem Kennemerland Little League 2–3
Spain Madrid Madrid Little League 1–4
Germany Munich South-East Germany Little League 0–5

Final

Championship Game
   
1 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2
2 Italy Italy 4

Latin America region

The tournament took place in Guánica, Puerto Rico on July 6–10.[18]

Pool A

Teams
Country City Little League Record
Brazil São Paulo Cantareira Little League 2–1
Sint Maarten Philipsburg Sint Maarten Little League 2–1
Puerto Rico (Host) Guánica Yankees Family Group Little League 1–2

Pool B

Teams
Country City Little League Record
Puerto Rico Guayama Guyama Softball Little League 3–0
Mexico Mexico City Petrolera Little League 1–2
Curaçao Willemstad Soraida Juliana Little League 0–3

Semifinal & final

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Brazil Brazil 12
B2 Mexico Mexico 6
A1 Brazil Brazil 0
B1 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3
B1 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 6
A2 Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 1

References

  1. ↑ "LLS Central Region Tournament". Little League. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "LLS North Carolina Host Region Tournament". Little League. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "2024 North Carolina State Tournaments". 2025 North Carolina State Tournaments. North Carolina State Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "LLS Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament". LLS Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "LLS New England Region Tournament". Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "LLS Northwest Region Tournament". LLS Northwest Region Tournament. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "LLS Southeast Region Tournament". Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "LLS Southwest Region Tournament". LLS Southwest Region Tournament. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Angus, Maren. "Little League Softball World Series Contender Disqualified From Southwest Region Tournament". Softball on SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Henry, Lauren. "Allegations surface over eligibility of Team Oklahoma softball players". KTUL. KTUL. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Official Statement Regarding the 2026 Tulsa (Okla.) National Little League Softball Team". Little League Softball World Series. Little League. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Official Statement Regarding the 2026 Tulsa (Okla.) National Little League Softball Team". Little League Softball World Series. Little League. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "LLS West Region Tournament". LLS West Region Tournament. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "LLS Asia-Pacific Region Tournament". Kinki Softball Little League to Represent Asia-Pacific Region at the Little League Softball® World Series. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "LLS Canada Region Tournament". LLS Canada Region Tournament. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "2026 Championships". YYC Softball Little League. YYC Softball Little League. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "2026 LLS Europe-Africa Regional Tournament". Littleleague.org. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "LLS Latin America Region Tournament". LLS Latin America Region Tournament. Little League. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
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