Little League World Series (Caribbean Region)

The Caribbean Region is a region that competes in the Little League World Series. The Caribbean region was first given an automatic berth in 2001. Prior to 2001, Caribbean teams competed for a berth in the LLWS in the Latin American region.

Caribbean Little League Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Little League World Series qualification
FormerlyLatin American Region (1957–2000)
SportBaseball
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
No. of teams15
Country12
Most recent
champion(s)
Aruba Aruba Central Little League, Santa Cruz, Aruba
Most titlesCuraçao Pabao Little League, Willemstad, Curaçao (10)

A team from Curaçao won the first nine Caribbean championships, until 2010. Curaçao's Pabao Little League won the 2004 Little League World Series, the only title to date for a Caribbean team.

Caribbean Region Countries

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Following the 2021 LLWS, Cuba and Puerto Rico, plus the Latin American Region country of Panama, will take up two berths in the LLWS. Two of the three will send champions to the LLWS each year, while the third will compete in its normal region; the automatic berths will rotate annually. This scheme is part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams that was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to COVID-19.[1]

Regional championship

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The list below lists each country's participant in the Caribbean Little League Region Tournament. That year's winner is indicated in green.

Year  
Aruba
 
Antigua and Barbuda
 
Bahamas
 
Bermuda
 
Bonaire
 
British Virgin Islands
 
Cayman Islands
 
Cuba
 
Curaçao
 
Dominican Republic
 
Jamaica
 
Puerto Rico
 
Sint Maarten
 
U.S. Virgin Islands
Host
2001 N/A
Aruba
DNQ N/A
Bahamas
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Joined in 2019 Pariba LL
Willemstad
N/A
Dominican Republic
DNQ N/A
Puerto Rico
N/A
Sint Maarten
N/A
U.S. Virgin Islands
None
2002 Aruba South LL
Sint Nicolaas
DNQ DNQ DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ DNQ Pariba LL
Willemstad
DNQ DNQ Adalberto Rodriguez LL
Cabo Rojo
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Alvin McBean LL
St. Thomas
Elmo Plaskett LL
  St. Croix
2003 Aruba Central LL
Santa Cruz
DNQ Grand Bahamas Junior LL
Freeport
DNQ DNQ BVI Little League
Road Town
DNQ Pabao LL
Willemsted
Virgilio Jimenez LL
Santo Domingo
DNQ Rosario Y. Cardona LL
Maunabo
St. Maarten LL
Phillipsburg
Elmo Plaskett LL
St. Croix
Wilfredo Ramirez LL
  Mayaguez
2004 Aruba South LL
Sint Nicolaas
DNQ Grand Bahamas Junior LL
Freeport
DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
BVI Little League
Road Town
DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
Virgilio Jimenez LL
Santo Domingo
DNQ Jose M. Rodriguez LL
Manatí
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks LL
St. Thomas
Aruba North LL
  Oranjestad
2005 Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQ DNQ DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
Antonio Irrizarry LL
Puerto Plata
DNQ Tati Lugo LL
Yauco
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks LL
St. Thomas
Elmo Plaskett LL
  St. Croix
2006 Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQ Freedom Farm LL
Nassau
DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
Antonio Concepcion LL
Moca
Bayside LL
Kingston
Juan A. Bibiloni LL
Yabucoa
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Jaime Collazo LL
  Vega Baja
2007 Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQ DNQ DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
DNQ Bayside LL
Kingston
Tati Lugo LL
Yauco
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Juan A. Bibiloni LL
  Yabucoa
2008 Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQ DNQ Bermuda Youth Athletic LL
Southside
DNQ DNQ DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontenzuela LL
Santiago
West Portland LL
Portland
Juan Antonio Bibiloni LL
Yabucoa
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Bonaire LL
  Kralendijk
2009 Aruba Central LL
Santa Cruz
DNQ DNQ Bermuda Youth Athletic LL
Southside
Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontenzuela LL
Santiago
DNQ Radames Lopez LL
Guayama
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix
Willemstad LL
  Willemstad
2010 Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQ DNQ DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ Grand Cayman Island LL
George Town
Pariba LL
Willemstad
Virgilio Jimenez LL
Santo Domingo
DNQ Jose M. Rodriguez LL
Manatí
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix
Miguel Luzunaris LL
  Humacao
2011 Aruba North LL, Oranjestad
Oranjestad
Antigua LL

Saint John's

DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Cayman Islands LL
Grand Cayman Island
Pariba LL
Willemstad
José Tatis LL
Puerto Plata
DNQ Jose M. Rodriguez LL
Manatí
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix

Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas

Alvin McBean LL
  St. Thomas
2012 Aruba Central LL
Santa Cruz
Antigua LL
Saint John's
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Pariba LL
Willemstad
Solano LL
San Pedro de Macorís
DNQ Jose M. Rodriguez LL
Manatí
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix

Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas

Radames Lopez LL
  Guayama
2013 Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Pariba LL
Willemstad
DNQ Jamaica LL Samaritana LL
San Lorenzo
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix

Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas

Bonaire LL
  Kralendijk
2014 Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQ Freedom Farm LL
Nassau
DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ Cayman Islands LL
George Town
Pabao LL
Willemstad
Hector Delgado LL
San Cristobal
DNQ Miguel Luzunaris LL
Humacao
DNQ Elrod Hendrick West LL
St. Thomas
Grand Bahamas LL
  Freeport
2015 Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL
Santiago de los Caballeros
DNQ Roberto Rivera Miranda LL
Cayey
DNQ Elrod Hendricks LL
St. Thomas
Pariba LL
  Willemstad
2016 Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQ DNQ DNQ Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQ DNQ Pariba LL
Willemstad
La Javilla LL
Santo Domingo
DNQ Roberto Clemente LL
Carolina
DNQ Alvin McBean East LL
St. Thomas
Elmo Plaskett East LL
  St. Croix
2017 Aruba, North LL, Noord Antigua LL
Saint John's
Unknown DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Pariba LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL
Santiago de los Caballeros
DNQ Unknown Unknown Unknown
St. Thomas
Antigua LL
  Saint John's
2018 Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQ Freedom Farm LL
Nassau
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Pabao LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL
Santiago
DNQ Radames Lopez LL
Guayama
DNQ Elmo Plaskett LL
St. Thomas
Gino Vega LL
 Sabana Grande
2019 Aruba South LL
San Nicolas
Antigua LL
Saint John
Junior Nassau LL
Nassau
DNQ Bonaire LL
Bonaire
DNQ DNQ Havana LL
Havana
Pabao LL
Willemstad
La Javilla LL
Santo Domingo
DNQ Pirates De Venezuela LL
San Juan
Sint Maarten LL
Sint Maarten
Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Pariba LL
 Willemstad
2020 Bayamo LL
Bayamo
  • (DNQ) – Indicates that the country did not have a team qualify in that year's tournament other than being the host.

LLWS results

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As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

Year Champion City LLWS Record
2001 Pariba LL   Willemstad Third place 4–2
2002 Pariba LL   Willemstad Third place 4–2
2003 Pabao LL   Willemstad Third place 4–2
2004 Pabao LL   Willemstad Champion 6–0
2005 Pabao LL   Willemstad Runner-up 4–2
2006 Pabao LL   Willemstad Group stage 1–2
2007 Pabao LL   Willemstad Fourth place 3–3
2008 Pabao LL   Willemstad Int'l semifinal 2–2
2009 Pabao LL   Willemstad Int'l semifinal 3–1
2010 Jose M. Rodriguez LL   Manati Group stage 1–2
2011 Aruba North LL   Oranjestad Round 1 1–2
2012 Pariba LL   Willemstad Round 3 2–2
2013 Sanmaritana LL   San Lorenzo Round 2 1–2
2014 Miguel Luzunaris LL   Humacao Round 2 1–2
2015 Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL   Santiago de los Caballeros Round 1 1–2
2016 Pariba LL   Willemstad Round 2 1–2
2017 Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL   Santiago de los Caballeros Round 2 1–2
2018 Radames Lopez LL   Guayama Int'l semifinal 3–2
2019 Pabao LL   Willemstad Runner-up 5–2
2022 Pabao LL   Willemstad Runner-up 6–2
2023 Pabao LL   Willemstad Runner-up 4–2
2024 Aruba Central LL   Santa Cruz Round 3 2–2

Results by country

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As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

Country Caribbean
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
  Curaçao 14 49–26 .653
  Puerto Rico 4 6–8 .429
  Dominican Republic 2 2–4 .333
  Aruba 2 3–4 .429
Total 22 60–42 .588

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021". Little League Baseball. Little League International. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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