Junior League World Series (softball) explained
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 |
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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 |
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| 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
Sources
Notes and References
- Web site: Softball - Divisions of Play . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913204706/http://www.littleleague.org/media/softball/softballdivisions.htm?FullPageView=True . 2016-09-13 . dead .
- Web site: SOFTBALL - Washington District 9. www.llwadistrict9.org.
- Web site: TEAMS - Little League Juniors Softball World Series. littleleaguejsws.org.
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- https://www.littleleague.org/history/world-series/2014-jls-results/world-series/
- Web site: 2015 Junior League Softball World Series . 2017-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064142/http://www.littleleague.org/Page61350.aspx . 2017-09-18 . dead .
- Web site: 2016 Junior League Softball World Series . 2017-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918110440/http://www.littleleague.org/Page62907.aspx . 2017-09-18 . dead .
- Web site: 2017 Junior League Softball World Series . 2017-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064927/http://www.llbws.org/llbbws/jlsbws/worldseries.htm . 2017-09-18 . dead .
- Web site: Snow Canyon Little League Captures Junior League Softball World Series Championship . 4 August 2018 . August 15, 2019.
- Web site: Southeast defeats Southwest, 7-6; Wins Junior League Softball World Series Championship . 3 August 2019 . August 15, 2019. Little League Baseball.
- Web site: Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments. 30 April 2020.
- https://www.littleleague.org/news/2021-little-league-world-series-and-regional-tournament-update/
- https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2022/jlsws/tournaments/world-series/
- https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2023/jlsws/tournaments/world-series/
- https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2024/jlsws/tournaments/world-series/