Junior League World Series

Recurring baseball tournament for children ages 12-14 help in Taylor, Michigan

For the softball world series, see Junior League World Series (softball).

See also: Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball

Junior League World SeriesMost recent season or competition:
2023 Junior League World Series

The field at Heritage Park in Taylor, Michigan

Sport| Baseball
Founded| 1981
No. of teams| 12
Country| International
Venue(s)| Heritage Park
Most recent
champion(s)|  Taoyuan, Taiwan
Most titles|  Taiwan (9)
Official website| LittleLeague.org

The Junior League World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 12, 13, and 14 years old.[1] The tournament is held annually at Heritage Park in Taylor, Michigan. It is patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball.

The Junior League World Series is one of eleven tournaments sponsored by Little League International. Each of them brings baseball or softball teams from around the world together in one of four age divisions. The tournament structure for each division's World Series is similar to that used for the Little League Baseball World Series.

## Tournament history[edit]

Further information: Category:Junior League World Series Regions

The tournament started in 1981, and was originally created for 13-year-old players competing in Little League's Senior League division (which at the time included 13- to 15-year-olds). In 1999, Little league spun a separate Junior League division off from the Senior League division, which included 13- and 14-year-old players (currently, 15-year-olds are also eligible if their date of birth is after May 1 of the current season). Unlike the Little League World Series — which has sixteen regions (eight in the U.S. and eight international) — the Junior League World Series has only twelve regions.[2] The twelve regional champions are divided into two pools (USA and International). The two best teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals, to determine the US champion and the International champion. The semi-final winners play for the World Series Championship. The losing teams face off in classification games.

Originally only US teams played in the tournament. As time progressed, however, international teams began to participate. The Puerto Rico Region was established as the first international region, in 1982. The Mexico Region followed in 1986, the Canada Region in 1988, the first European team in 1990, and the Australia Region in 2016. Prior to 2000, the Mexico and Puerto Rico regions each received automatic berths into the tournament. In 2000, a Latin America Region was formed and included the former Mexico and Puerto Rico regions. Starting in 2004, the Mexico Region now receives an automatic berth to the tournament in even-numbered years, while the Puerto Rico Region receives an automatic berth in odd-numbered years. (Each year, the teams from the region without an automatic berth instead participate in the Latin America Region tournament.)[3] From 1985–89 the Michigan state champion received a slot as the Host Team. In 2018, the Host Team was brought back to the tournament as the sixth United States region.

The six United States regions are:

* Central
* East
* Host
* Southeast
* Southwest
* West

The six International regions are:

* Asia–Pacific
* Australia
* Canada
* Europe–Africa
* Latin America
* Mexico or Puerto Rico

Junior League World Series Wall of Champions at the field in Heritage Park

## List of champions[edit]

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

Year  | Winner  | Region  | Score  | Runner–Up  | Region

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1981 |  Boardman, Ohio | Central  | 4–0  |  Richmond, Virginia | South
1982 |  Tampa, Florida | South  | 6–1  |  Libertyville, Illinois | Central
1983 |  Manatí, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico  | 3–0  |  Altamonte Springs, Florida | South
1984 |  Pearl City, Hawaii | West  | 7–5  |  Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico
1985 |  Tampa, Florida | South  | 10–3  |  Salisbury, Maryland | East
1986 |  Waldorf, Maryland | East  | 4–3  |  Athens County, Ohio | Central
1987 |  Rowland Heights, Southern California | West  | 16–4 & 14–3  |  Wappinger, New York | East
1988 |  Mexicali, Mexico | Mexico  | 11–6  |  Hilo, Hawaii | West
1989 |  Manatí, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico  | 2–9 & 9–2  |  Toccoa, Georgia | South
1990 |  Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico  | 6–4  |  San Antonio, Texas | South
1991 |  Spring, Texas | South  | 2–7 & 7–1  |  Henderson, Nevada | West
1992 |  Tucson, Arizona | West  | 8–1 & 5–4  |  Lake Charles, Louisiana | South
1993 |  Cayey, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico  | 9–1  |  Reynosa, Mexico | Mexico
1994 |  Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West  | 20–3  |  Hamilton, Ohio | Central
1995 |  Lake Charles, Louisiana | South  | 3–4 & 8–2  |  Northridge, Southern California | West
1996 |  Spring, Texas | South  | 7–5  |  Aiea, Hawaii | West
1997 |  Salem, New Hampshire | East  | 4–1  |  Mission Viejo, Southern California | West
1998 |  Mission Viejo, Southern California | West  | 6–2 & 9–6  |  Waco, Texas | South
1999 |  Arroyo, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico  | 1–0  |  Hermosillo, Mexico | Mexico
2000 |  Aiea, Hawaii | West  | 2–1  |  Langley, Canada  | Canada
2001 |  Aiea, Hawaii | West  | 6–5  |  San Francisco, Venezuela | Latin America
2002 |  Cartersville, Georgia | South  | 3–2  |  David, Panama | Latin America
2003 |  La Mirada, Southern California | West  | 8–7  |  Santiago, Panama | Latin America
2004 |  Tampa, Florida | South  | 5–2  |  Punto Fijo, Venezuela | Latin America
2005 |  Panama City, Panama | Latin America  | 3–0  |  Tarpon Springs, Florida | South
2006 |  El Campo, East Texas | Southwest  | 2–1  |  Guaymas, Mexico | Mexico
2007 |  Pearl City, Hawaii | West  | 6–2  |  Makati, Philippines | Asia–Pacific
2008 |  Willemstad, Curaçao | Latin America  | 5–2  |  Hilo, Hawaii | West
2009 |  Scottsdale, Arizona | West  | 9–1  |  Oranjestad, Aruba | Latin America
2010 |  Taipei, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 9–1  |  Tyler, East Texas | Southwest
2011 |  Tampa, Florida | Southeast  | 2–1  |  Taoyuan, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific
2012 |  Rockledge, Florida | Southeast  | 12–10  |  Oranjestad, Aruba | Latin America
2013 |  Taoyuan, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 11–2  |  Rio Rico, Arizona | West
2014 |  Taichung, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 9–1  |  Corpus Christi, West Texas | Southwest
2015 |  Taichung, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 12–0  |  Stephens City, Virginia | Southeast
2016 |  Taoyuan, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 9–1  |  Kapaa, Hawaii | West
2017 |  Taoyuan, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 12–1(F/5) |  Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | East
2018 |  Taoyuan, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 2–0  |  Lufkin, East Texas | Southwest
2019 |  Fullerton, Southern California | West  | 8–3  |  Guayama, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico
2020  | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[4]
2021  | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis
2022 |  Taichung, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 7–1  |  Corpus Christi, West Texas | Southwest
2023 |  Taoyuan, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific  | 6–0  |  Taylor, Michigan | Host
Year  | Winner  | Region  | Score  | Runner–Up  | Region

### Championships won by country/state[edit]

Team | Championships | Last

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Taiwan | 9  | 2023
Puerto Rico | 5 | 1999
Florida | 2012
Southern California | 2019
Hawaii | 4 | 2007
Texas | 3 | 2006
Arizona | 2 | 2009
Ohio | 1 | 1981
Maryland | 1986
Mexico | 1988
Louisiana | 1995
New Hampshire | 1997
Georgia | 2002
Panama | 2005
Curaçao | 2008

## See also[edit]

* List of Little League World Series champions by division

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ Junior League Baseball. Little League. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
2. ^ 2010 Junior League Regional Tournaments and World Series Results Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Little League Baseball Incorporated. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
3. ^ "History of the Junior League Baseball World Series | City of Taylor". Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
4. ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". April 30, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Junior League World Series. City of Taylor official website
* Little League homepage. Little League official website
* Junior League World Series Photographs. Official photographers of the Junior League World Series.

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