List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division

This article details the list of girls' Little League Softball World Series winners by division. There are currently three girls' Softball World Series tournaments conducted each summer by Little League Baseball and Softball (also known as Little League International). (There are also three boys' Softball World Series tournaments played each summer.[1])

Little League Softball Divisions

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Division Location First Held Age of players Series
Little League Softball Greenville, North Carolina 1974 11–12 years old Little League Softball World Series
Junior League Softball Kirkland, Washington 1999 12–14 years old Junior League Softball World Series
Senior League Softball Sussex County, Delaware 1976 13–16 years old Senior League Softball World Series
Big League Softball Discontinued in 2016 1982 14–18 years old Big League Softball World Series

Champions by year

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Year Little[2] Junior[3] Senior[4] Big[5]
1974   Tampa, Florida First Held in 1999 First Held in 1976 First Held in 1982
1975   Medford, Oregon Not Yet Created Not Yet Created Not Yet Created
1976   Salinas, N. California   Tampa, Florida
1977   Salinas, N. California   Tampa, Florida
1978   Shippensburg, Pennsylvania   Tampa, Florida
1979   North Providence, Rhode Island   Gaylord, Michigan
1980   Glendale, S. California   Naples, Florida
1981   Gresham, Oregon   Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
1982   Glendale, S. California   Naples, Florida   Tampa, Florida
1983   Naples, Florida   Orange Park, Florida   Tampa, Florida
1984   Albuquerque, New Mexico   Naples, Florida   Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1985   Brookfield, Illinois   Des Moines, Iowa   Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1986   Tampa, Florida   Jenison, Michigan   Tallmadge, Ohio
1987   Tampa, Florida   Campbell, N. California   San Jose, N. California
1988   Naples, Florida   Tigard, Oregon   Portland, Maine
1989   Naples, Florida   Naples, Florida   Portland, Maine
1990   Glendale, S. California   Naples, Florida   Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1991   Naples, Florida   Naples, Florida   Waco, W. Texas
1992   Waco, W. Texas   Naples, Florida   Orlando, Florida
1993   Waco, W. Texas   Naples, Florida   Kirkland, Washington
1994   Waco, W. Texas   Naples, Florida   Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1995   Waco, W. Texas   Naples, Florida   Tampa, Florida
1996   Clearwater, Florida   Naples, Florida   Lancaster, S. California
1997   Waco, W. Texas   Lancaster, S. California   Waldorf, Maryland
1998   Waco, W. Texas   Portage, Michigan   Waldorf, Maryland
1999   Waco, W. Texas   Waco, W. Texas   Wilmington, Delaware   Waldorf, Maryland
2000   Waco, W. Texas   Naples, Florida   Eloy, Arizona   Kalamazoo, Michigan (H)
2001   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   Naples, Florida   Glendale, S. California   Waldorf, Maryland
2002   Waco, W. Texas   Apeldoorn, Netherlands   Waco, W. Texas   Grand Rapids, Michigan
2003   Waco, W. Texas   Bacolod, Philippines   Pilot Mountain, North Carolina   Waldorf, Maryland
2004   Waco, W. Texas   South Bend, Indiana   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   Grand Rapids, Michigan
2005   McLean, Virginia   Lake Wales, Florida   Tampa, Florida   Lancaster, S. California
2006   Mattawan, Michigan   Naples, Florida   Milton, Pennsylvania   Kalamazoo, Michigan (H)
2007   Morristown, Tennessee   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   San Antonio, W. Texas   Milford, Connecticut
2008   Simpsonville, South Carolina   Oro Valley, Arizona   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   Grand Rapids, Michigan
2009   Warner Robins, Georgia   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   Calhoun, Louisiana   Kalamazoo, Michigan (H)
2010   Warner Robins, Georgia   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   San Antonio, W. Texas   Grand Rapids, Michigan
2011   Sterling, Illinois   Croswell, Michigan   Laurel, Delaware (H)   Grand Rapids, Michigan
2012   Albuquerque, New Mexico   Anchorage, Alaska   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   Manila, Philippines
2013   Tucson, Arizona   Tampa, Florida   South Bend, Indiana   Laurel, Delaware (H)
2014   Robbinsville, New Jersey   Greensburg, Pennsylvania   South Bend, Indiana   Milford, Delaware
2015   Rowan County, North Carolina   Tampa, Florida   Missoula, Montana   Calhoun, Louisiana
2016   Helotes, W. Texas   Maunabo, Puerto Rico   Cape Coral, Florida   San Juan, Puerto Rico
2017   Waco, W. Texas   Poland, Ohio   Georgetown, Delaware (H) Discontinued in 2016
2018   Wheelersburg, Ohio   Santa Clara, Utah   Batangas, Philippines No Longer Held
2019   Salisbury, North Carolina   Tampa, Florida   Waco, W. Texas
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[6]
2021   Muskogee, Oklahoma Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis
2022   Hewitt, W. Texas   Jenison, Michigan   Waco, W. Texas
2023   Massapequa, New York   Bago, Philippines   District 17, Illinois
2024   Winterville, North Carolina   Prague, Czech Republic   Beardstown, Illinois
Year Little Junior Senior Big
  • (H) Host team

Statistics

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World Series won by Country / State

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Rank Country / State Total Little Junior Senior Big
1   Florida 36 8 7 17 4
2   West Texas 21 14 1 5 1
3   Michigan 11 1 2 3 5
4   Puerto Rico 9 1 4 3 1
5   Pennsylvania 8 1 1 2 4
6   Southern California 7 3 0 2 2
7    Host Team(s) 6 0 0 2 4
8   Maryland 5 0 0 0 5
9   Northern California 4 2 0 1 1
  Philippines 4 0 2 1 1
10   Oregon 3 2 0 1 0
  Arizona 3 1 1 1 0
  Ohio 3 1 1 0 1
  Indiana 3 0 1 2 0
  North Carolina 3 2 0 1 0
16   Georgia 2 2 0 0 0
  Illinois 2 2 0 0 0
  New Mexico 2 2 0 0 0
  Delaware 2 0 0 1 1
  Louisiana 2 0 0 1 1
  Maine 2 0 0 0 2
22   Rhode Island 1 1 0 0 0
  Virginia 1 1 0 0 0
  Tennessee 1 1 0 0 0
  South Carolina 1 1 0 0 0
  New Jersey 1 1 0 0 0
  Oklahoma 1 1 0 0 0
  Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0
  Alaska 1 0 1 0 0
  Utah 1 0 1 0 0
  Iowa 1 0 0 1 0
  Montana 1 0 0 1 0
  Washington 1 0 0 0 1
  Connecticut 1 0 0 0 1
Rank Country / State Total Little Junior Senior Big

Most titles by tournament

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Winners of three World Series tournaments in the same year

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Little / Senior / Big Year
  Florida 1983^
  • ^ Won at every World Series level

Winners of two World Series tournaments in the same year

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Little / Junior Year
  West Texas 1999
Little / Senior Year
  Florida 1989, 1991, 1996
  West Texas 2002, 2022
Junior / Senior Year
  Florida 2005
  Michigan 2011
Junior / Big Year
  Puerto Rico 2016
Senior / Big Year
  Florida 1982, 1992, 1995
  Northern California 1987

References

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  1. ^ For a list of the boys' softball divisions, see: Little League Baseball#Softball division.
  2. ^ Past Divisional Champs – Little League Softball. [1]. littleleague.org
  3. ^ Past Divisional Champs – Junior League Softball. [2]. littleleague.org
  4. ^ Past Divisional Champs – Senior League Softball. [3]. littleleague.org
  5. ^ Past Divisional Champs – Big League Softball. [4]. littleleague.org
  6. ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.