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.South Region Little League 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.
YearChampionCityLLWSRecord1957Industrial LL Monterrey, Nuevo LeónChampions2–01958National League of Gadsden LL Gadsden, AlabamaThird Place1–11959National League of Gadsden LL Gadsden, AlabamaFirst Round0–11960North East Optimist Club LL Fort Worth, TexasRunner-Up2–11961El Campo LL El Campo, TexasRunner-Up2–11962Val Verde County LL Del Rio, TexasFifth Place2–11963North Houston LL North Houston, TexasFifth Place1–11964South Brookley LL Mobile, AlabamaThird Place2–11965North Waco LL Waco, TexasThird Place2–11966Westbury American LL Houston, TexasChampions3–01967West Tampa LL Tampa, FloridaFifth Place (tie)1–11968Tuckahoe LL Richmond, VirginiaRunner-Up2–11969West Tampa LL Tampa, FloridaThird Place (tie)1–11970National Optimist LL Nashville, TennesseeSeventh Place1–21971Gardenside LL Lexington, KentuckyEighth Place0–31972National LL Vienna, VirginiaSeventh Place1–21973Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaThird Place2–11974American LL Jackson, TennesseeFifth Place2–11975Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up1–11976Tuckahoe National LL Richmond, VirginiaThird Place (tie)1–11977Hub City LL Hattiesburg, MississippiFifth Place2–11978South Lexington LL Lexington, KentuckyThird Place2–11979Burns Park LL North Little Rock, ArkansasThird Place2–11980Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up2–11981Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up2–11982American LL Sarasota, FloridaSeventh Place1–21983East Marietta National LL Marietta, GeorgiaChampions3–01984National LL Altamonte, FloridaRunner-Up2–11985American LL Morristown, TennesseeThird Place2–11986American LL Sarasota, FloridaThird Place2–11987American LL Morristown, TennesseeSeventh Place (tie)0–21988Northwest 45 LL Spring, TexasThird Place2–11989Northside LL Tampa, FloridaFifth Place2–11990Cottage Hill LL Mobile, AlabamaFifth Place (tie)1–11991National LL Dunedin, FloridaSixth Place1–21992South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles, LouisianaGroup Stage1–21993Tuckahoe American LL Richmond, VirginiaGroup Stage0–31994Central Springfield LL Springfield, VirginiaThird Place (tie)2–21995Northwest 45 LL Spring, TexasRunner-Up3–21996R.L. Turner LL Panama City, FloridaThird Place (tie)3–11997Manatee G.T. Bray East LL Bradenton, FloridaThird Place (tie)2–21998Tar Heel LL Greenville, North CarolinaThird Place (tie)2–21999National LL Phenix City, AlabamaRunner-Up3–22000Bellaire LL Bellaire, TexasRunner-Up3–2
Results by State
CountrySouth RegionChampionshipsLLWSChampionshipsRecordin LLWSPCT Florida 13 0 22–16 Texas 9 1 20–10 Alabama 5 0 7–6 Virginia 6–9 Tennessee 4 5–6 Kentucky 2 2–4 Georgia 1 1 3–0 Mexico 2–0 Arkansas 0 2–1 Mississippi 2–1 North Carolina 2–2 Louisiana 1–2 Total 44 3 74–57
See also Little League World Series (Southeast Region) Little League World Series (Southwest Region)
References
External links Little League Online South Region Historical Results