Junior League World Series (softball)
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[edit]
The tournament started in 1999, and is a true "World Series" since ten regions from around the world send in teams:
- Asia-Pacific
- Canada
- Europe/Africa
- Latin America
- United States (USA) Central
- USA East
- USA South
- USA Southwest
- USA West
- Host team (Washington District 9[2])
The ten teams are divided into two pools of five members each.[3] The two best teams from each pool then advance to the semi-finals. The winners in the semi-finals play for the championship. All matches are single-elimination games. The losing teams face off in classification games for third through tenth place.
List of champions[edit]
Champions per year[edit]
Championships per location[edit]
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Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016 |
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Naples, Florida | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2006 |
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Tampa, Florida | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2019 |
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Santa Clara, Utah | 1 | 2018 |
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Anchorage, Alaska | 1 | 2012 |
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Greensburg, Pennsylvania | 1 | 2014 |
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Croswell, Michigan | 1 | 2011 |
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Jenison, Michigan | 1 | 2022 |
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Oro Valley, Arizona | 1 | 2008 |
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Lake Wales, Florida | 1 | 2005 |
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Poland, Ohio | 1 | 2017 |
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South Bend, Indiana | 1 | 2004 |
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Bacolod, Philippines | 1 | 2003 |
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Bago, Philippines | 1 | 2023 |
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Utrecht, Netherlands | 1 | 2002 |
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Woodway-Hewitt, Texas | 1 | 1999 |
See also[edit]
- Little League Softball World Series
- List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division
References[edit]
- ^ "Softball - Divisions of Play". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "SOFTBALL - Washington District 9". www.llwadistrict9.org.
- ^ "TEAMS - Little League Juniors Softball World Series". littleleaguejsws.org.
- ^ "2015 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "2016 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "2017 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Snow Canyon Little League Captures Junior League Softball World Series Championship". 4 August 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Southeast defeats Southwest, 7-6; Wins Junior League Softball World Series Championship". Little League Baseball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.
Sources[edit]
- Juniors Softball World Series official website
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Categories:
- Junior League Softball World Series
- Little League
- Softball competitions
- Softball competitions in the United States
- Youth softball
- Women's sports in the United States
- Youth sport in the United States
- World youth sports competitions
- Sports in Washington (state)
- Tourist attractions in King County, Washington
- Culture of Kirkland, Washington
- Recurring sporting events established in 1999