Little League World Series (South Region)

The South Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000 until it was split into the Southwest and Southeast regions in 2001.

The South Region was inaugurated in 1957. [1] The Region originally consisted of teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. In 1957, the Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico won the South Region championship before Latin America was given its own berth starting with the 1958 LLWS. In 1968, Delaware and Maryland moved to the East Region. In 2000, Oklahoma replaced Kentucky in the region for one year before the region split into two. The tournament was held in Saint Petersburg, Florida each year between 1972 and 2000.

Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The South Region was split into the Southeast region – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia – and the Southwest region – Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas East, and Texas West, plus West Region teams Colorado and New Mexico.

South Region Champions (1957–2000)

The following table indicates the South Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957Industrial LLMexico Monterrey, Nuevo LeónChampions2–0
1958National League of Gadsden LLAlabama Gadsden, AlabamaThird Place2–1
1959National League of Gadsden LLAlabama Gadsden, AlabamaFirst Round0–1
1960North East Optimist Club LLTexas Fort Worth, TexasRunner-Up2–1
1961El Campo LLTexas El Campo, TexasRunner-Up2–1
1962Val Verde County LLTexas Del Rio, TexasFifth Place2–1
1963North Houston LLTexas North Houston, TexasFifth Place1–1
1964South Brookley LLAlabama Mobile, AlabamaThird Place2–1
1965North Waco LLTexas Waco, TexasThird Place2–1
1966Westbury American LLTexas Houston, TexasChampions3–0
1967West Tampa LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaFifth Place (tie)1–1
1968Tuckahoe LLVirginia Richmond, VirginiaRunner-Up2–1
1969West Tampa LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaThird Place (tie)1–1
1970National Optimist LLTennessee Nashville, TennesseeSeventh Place1–2
1971Gardenside LLKentucky Lexington, KentuckyEighth Place0–3
1972National LLVirginia Vienna, VirginiaSeventh Place1–2
1973Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaThird Place2–1
1974American LLTennessee Jackson, TennesseeFifth Place2–1
1975Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up1–1
1976Tuckahoe American LLVirginia Richmond, VirginiaThird Place (tie)1–1
1977Hub City LLMississippi Hattiesburg, MississippiFifth Place2–1
1978South Lexington LLKentucky Lexington, KentuckyThird Place2–1
1979Burns Park LLArkansas North Little Rock, ArkansasThird Place2–1
1980Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up2–1
1981Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up2–1
1982American LLFlorida Sarasota, FloridaSeventh Place1–2
1983East Marietta National LL Marietta, GeorgiaChampions3–0
1984National LLFlorida Altamonte, FloridaRunner-Up2–1
1985American LLTennessee Morristown, TennesseeThird Place2–1
1986American LLFlorida Sarasota, FloridaThird Place2–1
1987American LLTennessee Morristown, TennesseeSeventh Place (tie)0–2
1988Northwest 45 LLTexas Spring, TexasThird Place2–1
1989Northside LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaFifth Place2–1
1990Cottage Hill LLAlabama Mobile, AlabamaFifth Place (tie)1–1
1991National LLFlorida Dunedin, FloridaSixth Place1–2
1992South Lake Charles LLLouisiana Lake Charles, LouisianaGroup Stage1–2
1993Tuckahoe American LLVirginia Richmond, VirginiaGroup Stage0–3
1994Central Springfield LLVirginia Springfield, VirginiaThird Place (tie)2–2
1995Northwest 45 LLTexas Spring, TexasRunner-Up3–2
1996R.L. Turner LLFlorida Panama City, FloridaThird Place (tie)3–1
1997Manatee G.T. Bray East LLFlorida Bradenton, FloridaThird Place (tie)2–2
1998Greenville LLNorth Carolina Greenville, North CarolinaThird Place (tie)2–2
1999National LLAlabama Phenix City, AlabamaRunner-Up3–2
2000Bellaire LLTexas Bellaire, TexasRunner-Up3–2

Results by State

CountrySouth Region
Championships		LLWS
Championships		Record
in LLWS		PCT
Florida Florida13022–160.579
Texas Texas9120–100.667
Alabama Alabama508–60.571
Virginia Virginia506–90.400
Tennessee Tennessee405–60.455
Kentucky Kentucky202–40.333
Georgia113–01.000
Mexico Mexico112–01.000
Arkansas Arkansas102–10.667
Mississippi Mississippi102–10.667
North Carolina North Carolina102–20.500
Louisiana Louisiana101–20.333
Total44373–540.575

References

  1. ↑ South Region Little League

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