Little League Softball World Series
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Most recent season or competition: 2015 Little League Softball World Series | |
| Sport | Softball |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | International |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Robbinsville Little League, Robbinsville, New Jersey |
| Most titles |
 Waco, Texas (11) |
| Official website | LittleLeague.org |
The Little League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged 11 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and is held every August in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
Qualification Regionals
The six regional tournament winners which compete in the Little League Softball World Series, as well as the states those regional champions could possibly hail from are as follows:
- Central (ND/SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, MI, WI, OH, IN, IL, KY)
- East (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, PA, NY, NJ, MD, DC, DE)
- Southeast (VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN)
- Southwest (MS, LA, AR, TX East, TX West, OK, CO, NM)
- West (AZ, NV, UT, Northern CA, Southern CA, HI)
- Oregon District 4 (Beaverton Area, Cedar Mill, Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Murrayhill, Raleigh Hills, SW Portland, Tigard, Tualatin City, Willow Creek)
The four divisions which compete in the Little League Softball World Series are as follows:
- Asia Pacific
- Canada
- Europe and Africa
- Latin America
Past champions
| Year | Winners | Score | Runner Up |
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| 1974 |  Tampa, Florida Wellswood Little League |
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| 1975 |  Medford, Oregon National Little League |
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| 1976 |  Salinas, California Salinas Little League |
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| 1977 | Salinas, California American Little League |
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| 1978 |  Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg Little League |
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| 1979 |  Providence, Rhode Island North Providence West Little League |
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| 1980 | Glendale, California Glendale Little League |
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| 1981 | Gresham, Oregon Gresham Little League |
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| 1982 | Glendale, California 76er Little League |
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| 1983 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1984 |  Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Little League |
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| 1985 |  Brookfield, Illinois National Little League |
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| 1986 | Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League |
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| 1987 | Tampa Bay, Florida Tampa Bay Little League |
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| 1988 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1989 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1990 | Glendale, California Foothill Little League |
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| 1991 | Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League |
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| 1992 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1993 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1994 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League | |
| 1995 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1996 | Clearwater, Florida Countryside Little League |
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| 1997 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
Warrington, PA Warrington Warwick Little League | |
| 1998 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 1999 | Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
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| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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, NJ Robbinsville Little League |
4-1 |  Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier Little League |
Championship tally
Championships won by country/state/county
| Rank | Team | Championships | Years |
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| 1 | Texas |
11 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| 2 | Florida |
8 | 1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 |
| 3 | California |
5 | 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1990 |
| 4 | Oregon |
2 | 1975, 1981 |
| Georgia |
2009, 2010 | ||
| Illinois |
1985, 2011 | ||
| New Mexico |
1984, 2012 | ||
| 5 | Arizona |
1 | 2013 |
| Michigan |
2006 | ||
| New Jersey |
2014 | ||
| Pennsylvania |
1978 | ||
| Puerto Rico |
2001 | ||
| Rhode Island |
1979 | ||
| South Carolina |
2008 | ||
| Tennessee |
2007 | ||
| Virginia |
2005 |
See also
- Junior League World Series (softball)
- List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division
References
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