Little League World Series 1957–2000 (West Region)

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

The West Region was inaugurated in 1957.[1] The Region consisted of teams from Alaska, Arizona, Northern and Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii (after 1962), Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Before 1962, Hawaiian teams competed in the Pacific Region (see below). Prior to 1966, teams from Western Canada also competed in the West Region.

Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The West Region was split into the West region – Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah – and the Northwest region – Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Colorado and New Mexico moved to the Southwest Region for the 2002 tournament. Between 2002 and 2005, Hawaii competed in the Northwest region and Wyoming competed in the West region, before switching back to the original configuration in 2006.

Champions in the West Region (1957–2000)

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

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957Northern La Mesa LLCalifornia La Mesa, CaliforniaRunner-Up1–1
1958Rose City LLOregon Portland, Oregon1st Round0–1
1959West Auburn LLCalifornia Auburn, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1960East Lakewood LLCalifornia Lakewood, California3rd Place2–1
1961Northern LLCalifornia El Cajon, CaliforniaChampions3–0
1962Moreland LLCalifornia San Jose, CaliforniaChampions3–0
1963Granada Hills National LLCalifornia Granada Hills, CaliforniaChampions3–0
1964National LLCalifornia La Puente, California7th Place1–2
1965South Mountain LLArizona Phoenix, Arizona7th Place1–2
1966Airport LLCalifornia Sacramento, California3rd Place2–1
1967Northridge City LLCalifornia Northridge, California5th Place (tie)1–1
1968Bolsa LLCalifornia Garden Grove, California3rd Place2–1
1969Briarwood LLCalifornia Santa Clara, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1970Campbell LLCalifornia Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1971Wahiawa American LLHawaii Oahu, Hawaii3rd Place2–1
1972Community LLHawaii Pearl City, Hawaii3rd Place (tie)1–1
1973Cactus LLArizona Phoenix, ArizonaRunner-Up2–1
1974Red Bluff LLCalifornia Red Bluff, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1975American LLCalifornia Northridge, California4th Place0–2
1976Campbell LLCalifornia Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1977Western LLCalifornia El Cajon, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1978San Ramon Valley LLCalifornia Danville, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1979Campbell LLCalifornia Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1980National LLWashington (state) Kirkland, Washington3rd Place2–1
1981National LLCalifornia Escondido, California5th Place2–1
1982National LLWashington (state) Kirkland, WashingtonChampions3–0
1983Pacific LLCalifornia Sacramento, California6th Place1–2
1984Los Gatos LLCalifornia Los Gatos, California6th Place1–2
1985Mexicali LLMexico Mexicali, MexicoRunner-Up2–1
1986International LLArizona Tucson, ArizonaRunner-Up2–1
1987Northwood LLCalifornia Irvine, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1988Pearl City LLHawaii Pearl City, HawaiiRunner-Up2–1
1989Eastview LLCalifornia San Pedro, California4th Place1–2
1990Federal LLCalifornia Cypress, California4th Place1–2
1991San Ramon Valley LLCalifornia Danville, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1992Long Beach LLCalifornia Long Beach, CaliforniaChampions5–0
1993Long Beach LLCalifornia Long Beach, CaliforniaChampions5–0
1994Northridge City LLCalifornia Northridge, CaliforniaRunner-Up3–2
1995Yorba Hills LLCalifornia Yorba Linda, California3rd Place (tie)2–2
1996Moorpark LLCalifornia Moorpark, California3rd place, Group Stage1–2
1997South Mission Viejo LLCalifornia Mission Viejo, CaliforniaRunner-Up4–1
1998Cypress LLCalifornia Cypress, California3rd place, Group Stage1–2
1999South Central Boise LLIdaho Boise, Idaho3rd place, Group Stage1–2
2000Hazel Dell LLWashington (state) Vancouver, Washington3rd place, Group Stage2–1

Champions in the Pacific Region (1958–1961)

A team from Hawaii represented the Pacific Region in the Little League World Series between 1958 and 1961.[2] Between 1958 and 1960, the Hawaiian state champions received an automatic berth; in 1961, Hilo American Little League defeated a team from Japan in a playoff for the Pacific Region berth. Starting in 1962, teams from Japan competed in the Far East Region and Hawaii moved to the West Region.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1958Pearl Harbor LLHawaii Honolulu, Hawaii1st Round0–1
1959Windward LLHawaii Oahu, Hawaii4th Place0–2
1960Pearl Harbor LLHawaii Honolulu, Hawaii5th Place2–1
1961Hilo American LLHawaii Hilo, Hawaii4th Place1–2

Results by state

Total does not include Hawaii's four appearances representing the Pacific Region in the tournament. "Italics" indicates team is no longer in region.

CountryWest Region
Championships		LLWS
Championships		Record
in LLWS		PCT
California California32566–36.647
Washington (state) Washington317–2.778
Hawaii Hawaii305–3.625
Arizona Arizona305–4.556
Idaho Idaho102–1.667
Oregon Oregon100–1.000
Mexico Mexico102–1.667
Total44687–49.640

References

  1. ↑ West Region Little League
  2. ↑ Hawaii Champions in the 1950s at unpage.org

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