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.
Locations
The Senior League World Series has been held at eight different sites.[ 2]
Champions
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
Championship tally
Championships won by country/state
See also
References
External links
World Series Regions
United States International
United States International World Series Notable figures Honors Popular culture Well-known players Related