American youth baseball tournament
The Senior League World Series is a baseball tournament for adolescents aged 13 to 16 years old that began in 1961.[ 1] In 2017, the tournament was moved from Bangor, Maine to Easley, South Carolina . (Easley was the site of the Big League World Series from 2001 to 2016. The Big League division was discontinued after the 2016 Big League World Series.) It is patterned after the Little League World Series , which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball since 2002.
The Senior League World Series is one of seven 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.
The six United States regions are:
The six International regions are:
The teams are placed into two six-team modified-double-elimination brackets based on geography (US and International) The semi-final winners play for the championship, televised on a network of ESPN. All semi-final and championship matches are single-elimination games.
From 2002 to 2014, a pool-play format was used. Beginning in 2015, each pool plays a modified double-elimination format until only 2 teams remain in each pool. The two remaining teams in their respective pools then play in a single-elimination, semi-final match, with the two winning teams playing in the championship. From 1967–2002 the tournament was straight double-elimination, from 1961–66 it was single–elimination. From 1990 to 2001, a placement bracket was used to determine third place.
Before 2017, the Senior League was the only division of Little League that did not sort teams based on geography.
The Senior League World Series has been held at eight different sites.[ 2]
Year Winner Region Score Runner–Up Region 1961 Natrona Heights , Pennsylvania 8–1 Sylva , North Carolina 1962 West Hempstead , New York East 8–2 La Habra , Southern California West 1963 Monterrey , Mexico Mexico 9–3 Downey , Southern California West 1964 Massapequa , New York East 2–1 Brenham , Texas South 1965 Monterrey , Mexico Mexico 5–0 El Campo , Texas South 1966 East Rochester , New York East 4–2 La Habra , Southern California West 1967 Westbury , New York East 11–3 West Des Moines , Iowa Host 1968 New Hyde Park , New York East 6–3 West Tampa , Florida South 1969 Sacramento , Northern California West 9–1 Gary , Indiana Host 1970 West Tampa , Florida South 2–1 Throggs Neck , New York East 1971 La Habra , Southern California West 1–0 Richmond , Virginia South 1972 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 9–0 Oxnard , Southern California West 1973 Taipei , Taiwan Far East 4–0 Oxon Hill , Maryland East 1974 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 5–1 Charlotte , North Carolina South 1975 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 5–0 Chicago , Illinois North 1976 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 12–5 & 14–5 Aiea , Hawaii West 1977 Taipei , Taiwan Far East 5–1 Orlando , Florida South 1978 Hualien , Taiwan Far East 3–2 Burbank , Illinois North 1979 Taichung , Taiwan Far East 4–3 & 5–0 Tampa , Florida South 1980 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 12–4 Kaneohe , Hawaii West 1981 Georgetown , Delaware East 15–4 Danville , Northern California West 1982 Santa Barbara , Southern California West 11–4 Orange Park , Florida South 1983 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 6–4 Curaçao , Netherlands Antilles Caribbean 1984 Altamonte Springs , Florida South 10–7 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 1985 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 3–2 Curaçao , Netherlands Antilles Caribbean 1986 Taipei , Taiwan Far East 5–3 Brenham , Texas South 1987 Athens , Ohio North 3–2 & 12–4 Tampa , Florida South 1988 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 10–4 Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America 1989 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 2–1 & 5–3 Surrey , Canada Canada 1990 Taipei , Taiwan Far East 8–0 Danville , Northern California West 1991 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 2–1 & 8–3 Pearl City , Hawaii West 1992 Pingtung , Taiwan Far East 1–6 & 8–1 Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic Latin America 1993 La Vega , Dominican Republic Latin America 3–1 & 7–3 Taipei Taiwan Far East 1994 Brandon , Florida South 13–5 Midland , Michigan North 1995 Dunedin , Florida South 3–2 Clarksville , Indiana North 1996 Maracaibo , Venezuela Latin America 4–2 Thousand Oaks , Southern California West 1997 San Francisco , Venezuela Latin America 10–13 & 3–0 Yucaipa , Southern California West 1998 Diamond Bar , Southern California West 9–6 Conway , Florida Host 1999 Conway , Florida Host 10–2 Maracaibo , Venezuela Latin America 2000 Panama City , Panama Latin America 4–2 & 9–7 Pinellas Park , Florida South 2001 Palm Harbor , Florida South 7–4 Maracaibo , Venezuela Latin America 2002 Willemstad , Curaçao Caribbean 8–4 Boynton Beach , Florida South 2003 Hilo , Hawaii West 16–8 Chesterfield , Virginia South 2004 Freehold Township , New Jersey East 10–1 El Rio , Southern California West 2005 Urbandale , Iowa Central 7–2 Pearl City , Hawaii West 2006 Punto Fijo , Venezuela Latin America 4–2 Pearl City , Hawaii West 2007 Cartersville , Georgia South 9–0 Punto Fijo , Venezuela Latin America 2008 Upper Deerfield Township , New Jersey East 10–8 Willemstad , Curaçao Caribbean 2009 Houston , East Texas Southwest 9–7 Fremont , Northern California West 2010 San Nicolaas , Aruba Caribbean 8–1 Bangor , Maine Host 2011 Hilo , Hawaii West 11–1 Tyler , East Texas Southwest 2012 Guatemala City , Guatemala Latin America 6–3 Lemon Grove , Southern California West 2013 Chitré , Panama Latin America 2–1 Kennett Square , Pennsylvania East 2014 Houston , East Texas Southwest 7–4 Willemstad , Curaçao Caribbean 2015 Houston , East Texas Southwest 8–1 Holmes County , Ohio Central 2016 Chicago , Illinois Central 7–2 Melbourne , Australia Asia–Pacific 2017 Aguadulce , Panama Latin America 5–4 Coral Springs , Florida Southeast 2018 Willemstad , Curaçao Caribbean 7–2 Wilmington, Delaware East 2019 Wailuku , Hawaii West 11–0(F/6) Willemstad , Curaçao Caribbean 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis [ 3] 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis 2022 Guayama , Puerto Rico Caribbean 10–5 Norfolk , Virginia Southeast 2023 Willemstad , Curaçao Caribbean 14–1 Cherry Hill , New Jersey East 2024 Maracaibo , Venezuela Latin America 9–3 Irmo, South Carolina Southeast Year Winner Region Score Runner–Up Region
Championships won by country/state[ edit ]
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