Senior League World Series

The Senior League World Series is a baseball tournament for children 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.

Senior League World Series
Most recent season or competition:
2019 Senior League World Series
SportBaseball
Founded1961
No. of teams12
CountryInternational
Most recent
champion(s)		 Wailuku, Hawaii
Most titles Taiwan (17)
Official websitehttp://worldseries.bangorinfo.com
See also: Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball

The Senior League World Series is one of nine 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 Senior League World Series has been held at eight different sites.[2]

Tournament format

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.

Champions
See also: List of Little League World Series champions by division
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 Latin America
1984 Altamonte Springs, Florida South 10–7 Pingtung, Taiwan Far East
1985 Pingtung, Taiwan Far East 3–2 Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles Latin America
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 Latin America 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 Latin America
2009 Houston, East Texas Southwest 9–7 Fremont, Northern California West
2010 San Nicolaas, Aruba Latin America 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 Latin America
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]
Year Winner Region Score Runner–Up Region

Championship tally

Championships won by country/state
Country/StateChampionshipsLast
Taiwan171992
New York51968
Florida2001
Southern California31998
Venezuela2006
East Texas2015
Panama2017
Hawaii2019
Mexico21965
New Jersey2008
Curaçao2018
Pennsylvania11961
Northern California1969
Delaware1981
Ohio1987
Dominican Republic1993
Host1999
Iowa2005
Georgia2007
Aruba2010
Guatemala2012
Illinois2016

See also

References
  1. Senior League Baseball Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Little League Baseball Incorporated. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. Osceola Wins Bid for Baseball Tourney. . Orlando Sentinel.
  3. https://www.littleleague.org/news/little-league-cancels-2020-world-series-and-region-tournaments/
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