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
editThe 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
editChampions per year
editChampionships per location
edit| 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
editReferences
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