Junior League World Series (softball) explained

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.

Tournament format

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

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

Champions per year

YearWinnerScoreRunner-Up
1999
Woodway-Hewitt, Texas[4] 		4–1Usa West
2000
Naples, Florida[5] 		12–3Usa East
2001
Naples, Florida[6] 		5–3Host 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
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[25]
2021Cancelled 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

FlagWinnerTotalYears
Maunabo, Puerto Rico42007, 2009, 2010, 2016
Naples, Florida32000, 2001, 2006
Tampa, Florida32013, 2015, 2019
Santa Clara, Utah12018
Anchorage, Alaska12012
Greensburg, Pennsylvania12014
Croswell, Michigan12011
Jenison, Michigan12022
Oro Valley, Arizona12008
Lake Wales, Florida12005
Poland, Ohio12017
South Bend, Indiana12004
Bacolod, Philippines12003
Bago, Philippines12023
Utrecht, Netherlands12002
Woodway-Hewitt, Texas11999

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Softball - Divisions of Play . 2014-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913204706/http://www.littleleague.org/media/softball/softballdivisions.htm?FullPageView=True . 2016-09-13 . dead .
  2. Web site: SOFTBALL - Washington District 9. www.llwadistrict9.org.
  3. Web site: TEAMS - Little League Juniors Softball World Series. littleleaguejsws.org.
  4. Web site: JLSBWS Past Results .
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  19. Web site: 2014 JLS World Series Results .
  20. Web site: 2015 Junior League Softball World Series . 2017-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064142/http://www.littleleague.org/Page61350.aspx . 2017-09-18 . dead .
  21. Web site: 2016 Junior League Softball World Series . 2017-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918110440/http://www.littleleague.org/Page62907.aspx . 2017-09-18 . dead .
  22. Web site: 2017 Junior League Softball World Series . 2017-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064927/http://www.llbws.org/llbbws/jlsbws/worldseries.htm . 2017-09-18 . dead .
  23. Web site: Snow Canyon Little League Captures Junior League Softball World Series Championship . 4 August 2018 . August 15, 2019.
  24. Web site: Southeast defeats Southwest, 7-6; Wins Junior League Softball World Series Championship . 3 August 2019 . August 15, 2019. Little League Baseball.
  25. Web site: Little League Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments. 30 April 2020.
  26. Web site: 2021 Little League World Series and Regional Tournament update . 3 May 2021 .
  27. Web site: 2022 JLS World Series Game Schedule .
  28. Web site: 2023 Junior League Softball World Series Game Schedule .
  29. Web site: 2024 Junior League Softball World Series Game Schedule .

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