Little League World Series in Australia
The Australia Region of Little League Baseball is a region designated for the Little League World Series. The division was founded in 2013 when Little League officially separated Australia from the Asia-Pacific and Middle East. This followed a period of explosive growth in youth baseball in the country; the first Little League-affiliated leagues in Australia were only established in 2007, but within five years, nearly 400 Little Leagues were operating, making Australia the largest country outside North America in Little League participation.
In the first Little League World Series in 2013, a team from Perth qualified to represent Australia in its debut. The Perth Central club went through the qualification series held on the Gold Coast undefeated, defeating Adelaide South in the final. However the club failed to win any games in Williamsport, losing to Mexico 12–0 in four innings under the mercy rule, and then to Puerto Rico 4–0 in the loser's bracket.
In 2014, Australia were again represented by a team from Perth. This time the Perth Metro North club qualified in the series held also on the Gold Coast, defeating Manly in the final. The team met Puerto Rico in the opening match and again the mercy rule was applied in the fourth inning 16–3. But in this game Australia scored its first runs in their history with an RBI in the third inning. Australia then went to the loser's bracket and won its first ever game in Williamsport, defeating the Czech Republic 10–1. Javier Pelkonnen became the first Australia player to hit a home run in the Little League World Series in this game. But then Mexico eliminated Australia from the series 6–2.
LLWS results
As of the 2014 Little League World Series.
Year | Champion | City | LLWS | Record |
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2013 | Perth Metro Central LL | Perth | Round 1 | 0-3 |
2014 | Perth Metro North LL | Perth | Round 2 | 1-2 |
Results by state
As of the 2014 Little League World Series.
State | Australia Championships | Record in LLWS | PCT |
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Western Australia | 2 | 1–5 | .167 |
Victoria | 0 | 0–0 | – |
South Australia | 0 | 0–0 | – |
Queensland | 0 | 0–0 | – |
New South Wales | 0 | 0–0 | – |
Australian Capital Territory | 0 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 2 | 1-5 | .167 |
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