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Junior League World Series (softball)

For the baseball world series, see Junior League World Series.

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.

Junior League Softball World Series welcome sign

Tournament format

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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

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See also: List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division

Champions per year

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Year Winner Score Runner-Up
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

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Flag Winner Total Years
  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

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References

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  1. ^ "Softball - Divisions of Play". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ^ "SOFTBALL - Washington District 9". www.llwadistrict9.org.
  3. ^ "TEAMS - Little League Juniors Softball World Series". littleleaguejsws.org.
  4. ^ "JLSBWS Past Results".
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  19. ^ "2014 JLS World Series Results".
  20. ^ "2015 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  21. ^ "2016 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  22. ^ "2017 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  23. ^ "Snow Canyon Little League Captures Junior League Softball World Series Championship". 4 August 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  24. ^ "Southeast defeats Southwest, 7-6; Wins Junior League Softball World Series Championship". Little League Baseball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  25. ^ "Little League Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.
  26. ^ "2021 Little League World Series and Regional Tournament update". 3 May 2021.
  27. ^ "2022 JLS World Series Game Schedule".
  28. ^ "2023 Junior League Softball World Series Game Schedule".
  29. ^ "2024 Junior League Softball World Series Game Schedule".

Sources

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