Little League World Series (Southwest Region)

Southwest Region

Most recent season or competition: 2016 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly	South Region (1957–2000) Gulf States Region (2001)
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2002
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	McAllister Park American Little League, San Antonio, Texas
Most titles	Texas West (6)
Official website	Little League Baseball Southwest Region

The Southwest Region is one of eight United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the South Region. However, when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from eight teams (four U.S. teams and four "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 16 teams (eight U.S. and eight International), the Southern Region was split into the Southeast and Southwest Regions.

Regional headquarters are located in Waco, Texas.

The Southwest Region is made up of eight districts in seven states.

•  Arkansas
•  Colorado
•  Louisiana
•  Mississippi
•  New Mexico
•  Oklahoma
•  Texas (Split into two districts, "East" and "West")

Regional championship in the Gulf States

In 2001, the region was briefly called the Gulf States region. Alabama and Tennessee competed in this region before joining the Southeast Region the following year. The table below lists the participants in the 2001 tournament, with the winner indicated in green.

Regional championship in the Southwest

In 2002, the region was renamed the Southwest Region. Colorado and New Mexico joined the region to replace Alabama and Tennessee. Additionally, Texas was split into two districts, giving the Southwest region eight teams. The list below lists each state's participant in the Southwest Little League Region Tournament. That year's winner is indicated in green.

LLWS results

As of the 2016 Little League World Series.

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2001	South Lake Charles LL	Lake Charles	Group Stage	1–2
2002	Westside LL	Fort Worth	US Semifinal	2–2
2003	Lamar National LL	Richmond	US Semifinal	2–2
2004	Lamar National LL	Richmond	3rd place	5–1
2005	Lafayette LL	Lafayette	US Semifinal	2–2
2006	South Lake Charles LL	Lake Charles	Group Stage	1–2
2007	Lubbock Western LL	Lubbock	3rd Place	4–1
2008	South Lake Charles LL	Lake Charles	4th Place	3–3
2009	McAllister Park American LL	San Antonio	4th Place	4–2
2010	Pearland White LL	Pearland	4th Place	3–3
2011	Lafayette LL	Lafayette	Round 2	1–2
2012	McAllister Park National LL	San Antonio	US Semifinal	2–2
2013	Universal LL	Corpus Christi	Round 1	1–2
2014	Pearland East LL	Pearland	Round 3	2–2
2015	Pearland West LL	Pearland	3rd Place	4–2
2016	McAllister Park American LL	San Antonio	Round 1	0–3

Results by state

As of the 2016 Little League World Series.

State	Southwest Championships	Record in LLWS	PCT
Texas	11	29–22	.569
Louisiana	5	8–11	.421
Arkansas	0	0–0	–
Colorado	0	0–0	–
Mississippi	0	0–0	–
New Mexico	0	0–0	–
Oklahoma	0	0–0	–
Total	16	37–33	.529

External links

• Official site

Little League Baseball
Boys Little League Baseball Intermediate League Baseball Junior League Baseball Senior League Baseball Big League Baseball Girls Little League Softball (girls) Junior League Softball (girls) Senior League Softball (girls) Big League Softball (girls) Boys softball Little League Softball (boys) Senior League Softball (boys) Big League Softball (boys)
United States	Central      Great Lakes      Midwest East      Mid-Atlantic      New England South      Southeast      Southwest West      Northwest      West
International	Far East      Asia-Pacific and Middle East      Australia      Japan Latin America      Caribbean      Latin America      Mexico Other      Canada      Europe and Africa
World Series	Boys baseball Regions (Big, Senior, Junior, Intermediate WS) List of Champions Little League World Series Intermediate WS Junior WS Senior WS Big WS Girls softball List of Champions Girls Little WS Girls Junior WS Girls Senior WS Girls Big WS Boys softball Boys Little League Softball WS Boys Senior League Softball WS Boys Big League Softball WS
Notable figures	Carl Stotz
Honors	Little League Baseball awards Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum
Popular culture	Movies Mickey Video games Little League World Series Baseball
Well-known players	Danny Almonte Mo'ne Davis Aaron Durley Carolyn King Maria Pepe
Related	Little League elbow White House Tee Ball Initiative