Junior League World Series (softball)

For the baseball world series, see Junior League World Series.

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.

Junior League Softball World Series welcome sign

Tournament format

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 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

Champions per year

Year Winner Score Runner-Up
1999 Texas
Woodway-Hewitt, Texas[4] 		4–1 Usa West
2000 Florida
Naples, Florida[5] 		12–3 Usa East
2001 Florida
Naples, Florida[6] 		5–3 Host Team
2002 Netherlands
Utrecht, Netherlands[7] 		5–3 Florida
Tampa Bay, Florida
2003 Philippines
Bacolod, Philippines[8] 		2–0 Puerto Rico
Manuabo, Puerto Rico
2004 Indiana
South Bend, Indiana[9] 		10–1 Texas
Giddings, Texas
2005 Florida
Lake Wales, Florida[10] 		4–0 Texas
La Grange, Texas
2006 Florida
Naples, Florida[11] 		8–0 Philippines
Bacolod, Philippines
2007 Puerto Rico
Maunabo, Puerto Rico[12] 		16–6 California
Westchester-Del Rey, California
2008 Arizona
Oro Valley, Arizona[13] 		10–4 Puerto Rico
Maunabo, Puerto Rico
2009 Puerto Rico
Maunabo, Puerto Rico[14] 		2–1 Ohio
Elyria, Ohio
2010 Puerto Rico
Maunabo, Puerto Rico[15] 		4–3 Florida
Tampa, Florida
2011 Michigan
Croswell, Michigan[16] 		10–0 Florida
Tampa, Florida
2012 Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska[17] 		6–2 Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2013 Florida
Tampa, Florida[18] 		10–1 Washington (state)
Kirkland, Washington
2014 Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 		6–2[19] Mexico
Mexicali, Mexico
2015 Florida
Tampa, Florida 		9–2[20] Philippines
Norzagaray, Philippines
2016 Puerto Rico
Maunabo, Puerto Rico 		8–6[21] Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2017 Ohio
Poland, Ohio 		7–1[22] Washington (state)
Kirkland, Washington
2018 Utah
Santa Clara, Utah 		9–3[23] Texas
Smithville, Texas
2019 Florida
Tampa, Florida 		7–6[24] Texas
Columbus, Texas
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[25]
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[26]
2022 Michigan
Jenison, Michigan 		5–1[27] South Carolina
Irmo, South Carolina
2023 Philippines
Bago, Philippines 		3–0[28] Connecticut
Milford, Connecticut
2024 Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic 		5–3[29] Ohio
Poland, Ohio

Championships per location

Flag Winner Total Years
Puerto Rico Maunabo, Puerto Rico 4 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016
Florida Naples, Florida 3 2000, 2001, 2006
Florida Tampa, Florida 3 2013, 2015, 2019
Utah Santa Clara, Utah 1 2018
Alaska Anchorage, Alaska 1 2012
Pennsylvania Greensburg, Pennsylvania 1 2014
Michigan Croswell, Michigan 1 2011
Michigan Jenison, Michigan 1 2022
Arizona Oro Valley, Arizona 1 2008
Florida Lake Wales, Florida 1 2005
Ohio Poland, Ohio 1 2017
Indiana South Bend, Indiana 1 2004
Philippines Bacolod, Philippines 1 2003
Philippines Bago, Philippines 1 2023
Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands 1 2002
Texas Woodway-Hewitt, Texas 1 1999

See also

References

  1. ^ "Softball - Divisions of Play". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ^ "SOFTBALL - Washington District 9". www.llwadistrict9.org.
  3. ^ "TEAMS - Little League Juniors Softball World Series". littleleaguejsws.org.
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  22. ^ "2017 Junior League Softball World Series". Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  23. ^ "Snow Canyon Little League Captures Junior League Softball World Series Championship". 4 August 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  24. ^ "Southeast defeats Southwest, 7-6; Wins Junior League Softball World Series Championship". Little League Baseball. 3 August 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  25. ^ "Little League Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.
  26. ^ "2021 Little League World Series and Regional Tournament update". 3 May 2021.
  27. ^ "2022 JLS World Series Game Schedule".
  28. ^ "2023 Junior League Softball World Series Game Schedule".
  29. ^ "2024 Junior League Softball World Series Game Schedule".

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