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As of 2023, 44 states have qualified and participated in at least one world series. The United States holds a total of 37 Little League titles won by 14 different states. Among the states, California holds the record for most titles (8) and most U.S. titles (16), while Florida has appeared in a total of 23 world series' and 8 championship games ...
The Little League World Series is an annual baseball tournament for children (primarily boys) aged 10 to 12 years old, held in the Eastern United States. [ 1][ 2] Originally called the National Little League Tournament, it was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball. The Series was first held in 1947 and is held every August ...
In 1953, Little Mountain Little League of Vancouver advanced to the World Series as representative of the Western Region. In 1958, Canada was given an automatic berth in the LLWS [ 3] and have since participated in every tournament, with the exception of 1975. Until 1965, the Canadian region consisted of only teams from Ontario and Quebec. [ 4]
The 2014 Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, started on August 14 and ended on August 24, 2014. [ 1] Eight teams from the United States, and eight from the rest of the world, competed in the 68th edition of the tournament. This was the first LLWS to feature entire rosters of players born in the 21st century.
The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000. It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957, when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners. [ 1] The region was renamed to Central in 1973, and in 2001 was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.
Little League World Series highlights: Florida, Venezuela advance. Aug 22, 2024; Williamsport, PA, USA; Latin America Region infielder Jose Perez (16) celebrates with infielder Diego Biarreta (19 ...
The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of ...
Great Lakes Region. The Great Lakes Region is one of ten United States regions that currently sends teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the Central Region. However, when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from ...