Little League Softball World Series

Little League Softball World Series
Most recent season or competition:; 2026 Little League Softball World Series
Sport	Softball
Founded	1974
No. of teams	12
Country	International
Most recent; champions	Johnston County Little League ; Clayton, North Carolina
Most titles	Midway Little League ; Waco/Hewitt, Texas (12)
Website	LittleLeague.org

The Little League Softball World Series is an international softball tournament for girls aged 10 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and has been hosted in seven different locations. Currently, the tournament is played every August at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina in the United States.

At its inception, the tournament hosted four teams, until expanding to five teams in 1987. Little League expanded the field of World Series participants to 12 in 2022, adding two additional regions in the United States.^[1] The tournament added its first team from outside the United States in 1990, with the addition of the Canadian Region.

It was announced on February 4, 2026 that all games would be broadcast on linear ESPN platforms instead of ESPN+, comparable to the Little League World Series.

Qualification Regionals

Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina during the 2021 Little League Softball World Series

The champion of each of the eight United States regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series. In 2022, the East and West regions were divided to create four new regions (Mid-Atlantic, New England, Northwest, and West):

Central Region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
East Region
- Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
- New England Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Southwest Region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas East, Texas West)
West Region
- Northwest Region (Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
- West Region (Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern California, Southern California, Utah)
Host Region (North Carolina)

The champion of each of the four international regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series:

Asia-Pacific Region
Canada Region
Europe and Africa Region
Latin America Region

Locations

The tournament has been held in the following locations:

Year(s)	Location	Venue
1974	Freeport, New York	Northwest Field
1975	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Lamade Stadium
1976–1977	Portland, Oregon	Alpenrose Stadium
1978	Baxter Springs, Kansas	Baxter Springs Little League
1979	Waco, Texas	South Region Complex
1980–1993	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Vanderberg Park
1994–2019	Portland, Oregon	Alpenrose Stadium
2021–present	Greenville, North Carolina	Stallings Stadium

Past champions

Year	Winners	Score	Runner up
1974	Tampa, Florida Wellswood Little League	4–1	Kirkland, Washington Kirkland Little League
1975	Medford, Oregon National Little League	1–0	Dix Hills, New York Half Hollow Hills Little League
1976	Salinas, California Salinas Little League	4–1	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay Little League
1977	Salinas, California American Little League	4–3	Robertsdale, Alabama Robertsdale Little League
1978	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg Little League	8–3	Boone, Iowa Boone National Little League
1979	North Providence, Rhode Island North Providence West Little League	5–2	Orlando, Florida Pine Castle Little League
1980	Glendale, California Glendale Little League	9–4	Seymour, Connecticut George J. Hummel Little League
1981	Gresham, Oregon Gresham Little League	8–3	Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge Little League
1982	Glendale, California 76er Little League	2–1	Staten Island, New York Mid Island Little League
1983	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League	5–2	Vancouver, Washington Alcoa Little League
1984	Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Little League	11–3	Indianapolis, Indiana Fall Creek Little League
1985	Brookfield, Illinois National Little League	1–0	Hawthorne, California Holly Park Little League
1986	Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Little League	1–0	Tucson, Arizona Tucson Mountain Little League
1987	Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Little League	7–0	Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge Little League
1988	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League	1–0	Glendale, California Foothill Little League
1989	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League	5–0	Marysville, Washington Marysville Little League
1990	Glendale, California Foothill Little League	2–0	Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge Little League
1991	Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League	2–0	Glasgow, Delaware Canal Little League
1992	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–2	Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League
1993	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	10–1	Marysville, Washington Marysville Little League
1994	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	8–4	Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League
1995	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	3–2	Lancaster, California Parkview Little League
1996	Clearwater, Florida Countryside Little League	4–0	Pampanga, Philippines Pampanga Little League
1997	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–0	Warrington, Pennsylvania Warrington Warwick Little League
1998	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	2–0	Beaverton, Oregon Murrayhill Little League
1999	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–1	Stockton, California Oakpark Little League
2000	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–1	Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin Little League
2001	Maunabo, Puerto Rico Rosario Y Cardona Little League	4–3	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2002	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	6–1	Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton Area Little League
2003	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	16–10	Naples, Florida Naples Girls Softball Little League
2004	Waco, Texas Midway Little League	18–5	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League
2005	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League	6–2	Orange, Connecticut Orange Little League
2006	Mattawan, Michigan Mattawan Little League	6–2	Pequannock, New Jersey Pequannock Little League
2007	Morristown, Tennessee Morristown American/National Little League	3–2	Elgin, Texas Elgin Little League
2008	Simpsonville, South Carolina Simposnville Little League	9–5	Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League
2009	Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League	14–2	Crawford, Texas Crawford Little League
2010	Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League	8–6	Burbank, California Burbank Little League
2011	Sterling, Illinois Sterling Little League	7–5	Waco, Texas Midway Little League
2012	Albuquerque, New Mexico Eastdale Little League	16–1	Windermere, Florida Windermere Little League
2013	Tucson, Arizona Sunnyside Little League	9–0	McLean, Virginia McLean Little League
2014	Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League	4–1	Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier Little League
2015	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League	4–2	Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick Little League
2016	Helotes, Texas Greater Helotes Little League	5–1	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League
2017	Waco, Texas Lake Air Little League	7–2	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League
2018	Wheelersburg, Ohio Wheelersburg Little League	3–0	Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Tunkhannock Little League
2019	Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League	4–1	River Ridge, Louisiana Eastbank Little League
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]
2021	Muskogee, Oklahoma Green Country Little League	9–1	Chesterfield, Virginia Chesterfield Little League
2022	Hewitt, Texas Midway Little League	5–4	Delmar, Maryland Delmar Little League
2023	Massapequa, New York Massapequa International Little League	5–2	Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League
2024	Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League	1–0	Sterlington, Louisiana Sterlington Little League
2025	Johnstown, Pennsylvania West Suburban Little League	1–0	Floyds Knobs, Indiana Floyds Knobs Community Club Little League
2026	Clayton, North Carolina Johnston County Little League	2–0	Owensboro, Kentucky Daviess County Little League

Championship totals

Championships won by country/state

Rank	Team	Championships	Years
1	Texas	14	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2022
2	Florida	8	1974, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996
3	California	5	1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1990
4	North Carolina	4	2015, 2019, 2024, 2026
5	Georgia	2	2009, 2010
	Illinois		1985, 2011
	New Mexico		1984, 2012
	Oregon		1975, 1981
	Pennsylvania		1978, 2025
10	Arizona	1	2013
	Michigan		2006
	New Jersey		2014
	New York		2023
	Ohio		2018
	Oklahoma		2021
	Puerto Rico		2001
	Rhode Island		1979
	South Carolina		2008
	Tennessee		2007
	Virginia		2005

References

↑ "Little League® World Series Set to Return with Full Participant Field and Fans at All Divisions of Play". Little League. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
↑ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.

[1] "Little League® World Series Set to Return with Full Participant Field and Fans at All Divisions of Play". Little League. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

[2] "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.

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