Little League World Series (Caribbean Region) Explained

Caribbean Little League Championship
Last Season:2024 Little League World Series qualification
Sport:Baseball
Country:12
Teams:15
Champion: Aruba Central Little League, Santa Cruz, Aruba
Most Champs: Pabao Little League, Willemstad, Curaçao (10)
Formerly:Latin American Region (1957 - 2000)

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.

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

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

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
N/A
Aruba
DNQN/A
Bahamas
DNQDNQDNQDNQJoined in 2019N/A
Dominican Republic
DNQN/A
Puerto Rico
N/A
Sint Maarten
N/A
U.S. Virgin Islands
None
Aruba South LL
Sint Nicolaas
DNQDNQDNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQDNQPariba LL
Willemstad
DNQDNQAdalberto Rodriguez LL
Cabo Rojo
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Alvin McBean LL
St. Thomas
Elmo Plaskett LL
St. Croix
Aruba Central LL
Santa Cruz
DNQGrand Bahamas Junior LL
Freeport
DNQDNQBVI Little League
Road Town
DNQPabao LL
Willemsted
Virgilio Jimenez LL
Santo Domingo
DNQRosario Y. Cardona LL
Maunabo
St. Maarten LL
Phillipsburg
Elmo Plaskett LL
St. Croix
Wilfredo Ramirez LL
Mayaguez
Aruba South LL
Sint Nicolaas
DNQGrand Bahamas Junior LL
Freeport
DNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
BVI Little League
Road Town
DNQPabao LL
Willemstad
Virgilio Jimenez LL
Santo Domingo
DNQJose M. Rodriguez LL
Manatí
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks LL
St. Thomas
Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
2005Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQDNQDNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQDNQPabao LL
Willemstad
Antonio Irrizarry LL
Puerto Plata
DNQTati Lugo LL
Yauco
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks LL
St. Thomas
Elmo Plaskett LL
St. Croix
2006Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQFreedom Farm LL
Nassau
DNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQDNQPabao 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
2007Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQDNQDNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQDNQPabao LL
Willemstad
DNQBayside LL
Kingston
Tati Lugo LL
Yauco
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Juan A. Bibiloni LL
Yabucoa
2008Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQDNQBermuda Youth Athletic LL
Southside
DNQDNQDNQPabao 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
2009Aruba Central LL
Santa Cruz
DNQDNQBermuda Youth Athletic LL
Southside
Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQDNQPabao LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontenzuela LL
Santiago
DNQRadames Lopez LL
Guayama
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix
Willemstad LL
Willemstad
2010Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQDNQDNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQGrand Cayman Island LL
George Town
Pariba LL
Willemstad
Virgilio Jimenez LL
Santo Domingo
DNQJose M. Rodriguez LL
Manatí
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix
Miguel Luzunaris LL
Humacao
2011Aruba North LL, Oranjestad
Oranjestad
Antigua LLSaint John'sDNQDNQDNQDNQCayman Islands LL
Grand Cayman Island
Pariba LL
Willemstad
José Tatis LL
Puerto Plata
DNQJose 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
2012Aruba Central LL
Santa Cruz
Antigua LL
Saint John's
DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPariba LL
Willemstad
Solano LL
San Pedro de Macorís
DNQJose M. Rodriguez LL
Manatí
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix
----Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Radames Lopez LL
Guayama
2013Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPariba LL
Willemstad
DNQJamaica LLSamaritana LL
San Lorenzo
St. Maarten LL
Philipsburg
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix
----Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Bonaire LL
Kralendijk
2014Aruba North LL
Oranjestad
DNQFreedom Farm LL
Nassau
DNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQCayman Islands LL
George Town
Pabao LL
Willemstad
Hector Delgado LL
San Cristobal
DNQMiguel Luzunaris LL
Humacao
DNQElrod Hendrick West LL
St. Thomas
Grand Bahamas LL
Freeport
2015Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPabao LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL
Santiago de los Caballeros
DNQRoberto Rivera Miranda LL
Cayey
DNQElrod Hendricks LL
St. Thomas
Pariba LL
Willemstad
2016Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQDNQDNQBonaire LL
Kralendijk
DNQDNQPariba LL
Willemstad
La Javilla LL
Santo Domingo
DNQRoberto Clemente LL
Carolina
DNQAlvin McBean East LL
St. Thomas
Elmo Plaskett East LL
St. Croix
2017Aruba, North LL, NoordAntigua LL
Saint John's
UnknownDNQDNQDNQDNQPariba LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL
Santiago de los Caballeros
DNQUnknownUnknownUnknown
St. Thomas
Antigua LL
Saint John's
2018Aruba Center LL
Santa Cruz
DNQFreedom Farm LL
Nassau
DNQDNQDNQDNQPabao LL
Willemstad
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL
Santiago
DNQRadames Lopez LL
Guayama
DNQElmo Plaskett LL
St. Thomas
Gino Vega LL
Sabana Grande
2019Aruba South LL
San Nicolas
Antigua LL
Saint John
Junior Nassau LL
Nassau
DNQBonaire LL
Bonaire
DNQDNQHavana LL
Havana
Pabao LL
Willemstad
La Javilla LL
Santo Domingo
DNQPirates De Venezuela LL
San Juan
Sint Maarten LL
Sint Maarten
Elrod Hendricks West LL
St. Thomas
Pariba LL
Willemstad
2020Bayamo LL
Bayamo

LLWS results

As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
Pariba LL WillemstadThird place4–2
Pariba LL WillemstadThird place4–2
Pabao LL WillemstadThird place4–2
Pabao LL WillemstadChampion6–0
Pabao LL WillemstadRunner-up4–2
Pabao LL WillemstadGroup stage1–2
Pabao LL WillemstadFourth place3–3
Pabao LL WillemstadInt'l semifinal2–2
Pabao LL WillemstadInt'l semifinal3–1
Jose M. Rodriguez LL ManatiGroup stage1–2
Aruba North LL OranjestadRound 11–2
Pariba LL WillemstadRound 32–2
Sanmaritana LL San LorenzoRound 21–2
Miguel Luzunaris LL HumacaoRound 21–2
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL Santiago de los CaballerosRound 11–2
Pariba LL WillemstadRound 21–2
Los Bravos de Pontezuela LL Santiago de los CaballerosRound 21–2
Radames Lopez LL GuayamaInt'l semifinal3–2
Pabao LL WillemstadRunner-up5–2
Pabao LL WillemstadRunner-up6–2
Pabao LL WillemstadRunner-up4–2
Aruba Central LL Santa CruzRound 32–2

Results by country

As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

CountryCaribbean
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Curaçao1449–26
Puerto Rico46–8
Dominican Republic22–4
Aruba23–4
Total2260–42

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021 . August 24, 2019 . Little League Baseball . Little League International . August 24, 2019.