Big League World Series
The Big League World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 15 to 18 years old that began in 1968.[1] It is patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball. Currently the tournament is held in Easley, South Carolina.
The Big 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 Big League World Series has been held at four different sites.
Tournament format
Unlike the Little League World Series — which has sixteen regions (eight in the U.S. and eight international) — the Big League World Series has only ten regions.[2]
Also unlike the Little League World Series, there is a host team, which plays in the U.S. pool. The ten regional champions are divided into Pool A (U.S.) and Pool B (International). The teams advance to the semi-finals via a modified double elimination format; the semifinal and final are single elimination. Teams that lose their first two games face off in classification games.
Pool A (U.S.) consists of six regions
Pool B (International) consists of five regions
Champions
| Year |
Winner |
Region |
Score |
Runner-Up |
Region |
| 1968 |
 Charleston, West Virginia |
East |
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| 1969 |
 Barstow, California |
West |
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| 1970 |
 Lincolnwood, Illinois |
North |
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| 1971 |
San Jose, California |
West |
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| 1972 |
 Orlando, Florida |
South |
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| 1973 [3] |
Lincolnwood, Illinois |
North |
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West Orange County, California |
West |
| 1974 |
 Pingtung, Taiwan |
Far East |
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| 1975 [4] |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
2–1 |
 San Antonio, Texas |
South |
| 1976 [5] |
Pingtung, Taiwan |
Far East |
4–0 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1977 [6] |
Ping Dong, Taiwan |
Far East |
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Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1978 [7] |
Taichung, Taiwan |
Far East |
4–1 (F/13) |
Tampa, Florida |
South |
| 1979 [8][9] |
 West Hempstead, New York |
East |
5–1 |
Orlando, Florida |
South |
| 1980 |
Buena Park, California |
West |
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| 1981[10] |
Pingtung, Taiwan |
Far East |
14–2 |
 Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
| 1982 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
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| 1983 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
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| 1984 [11] |
Pingtung, Taiwan |
Far East |
6–4 |
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Venezuela |
| 1985 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
9–1 & 10–8 |
Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
| 1986 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
6–2 & 6–4 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1987 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
4–10 & 9–1 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1988 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
3–1 & 6–0 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1989 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
1–0 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
| 1990 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
12–1 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
| 1991 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
8–2 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
| 1992 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
5–2 & 5–4 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
| 1993 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
7–0 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1994 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Far East |
3–2 & 11–4 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1995 |
Tainan, Taiwan |
Far East |
6–1 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
| 1996 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Far East |
4–0 |
Burbank, Illinois |
North |
| 1997 |
Broward County, Florida |
Host |
15–3 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Venezuela |
| 1998 |
Thousand Oaks, California |
West |
10–9 |
Venezuela |
Latin America |
| 1999 |
Orlando, Florida |
South |
14–2 |
 Fraser Valley, Canada |
Canada |
| 2000 |
Fraser Valley, Canada |
Canada |
9–8 |
 Jeffersonville, Indiana |
Central |
| 2001 |
Westminster, California |
West |
5–4 |
Valencia, Venezuela |
Latin America |
| 2002 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Latin America |
7–2 |
 Hughesville, Maryland |
East |
| 2003 |
 Easley, South Carolina |
Host |
6–3 |
Thousand Oaks, California |
West |
| 2004 |
Easley, South Carolina |
Host |
9–1 |
 Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
East |
| 2005 |
Easley, South Carolina |
Host |
10–5 |
Thousand Oaks, California |
West |
| 2006 |
Thousand Oaks, California |
West |
10–0 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Latin America I |
| 2007 |
Easley, South Carolina |
Host |
11–3 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Latin America II |
| 2008 |
Taylors, South Carolina |
South |
5–4 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
| 2009 |
 Santiago, Dominican Republic |
Latin America |
12–0 |
Thousand Oaks, California |
West |
| 2010 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
3–2 |
Thousand Oaks, California |
West |
| 2011 |
Taylors, South Carolina |
Southeast |
9–7 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Latin America |
| 2012 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
7–3 |
Easley, South Carolina |
Host |
| 2013 |
Greenville County, South Carolina |
Southeast |
6–1 |
 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Latin America |
| 2014 |
Clearwater, Florida |
Southeast |
2–1 |
Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
| 2015 |
Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Latin America |
3–1 |
Thousand Oaks, California |
West |
Championships won by country/state
See also
References
External links
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