The original West Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between and until it was split into a Northwest Region and a new West Region in 2001.
The West Region was inaugurated in 1957.West Region Little League The Region consisted of teams from Alaska, Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii (since 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. At the same time, the original West Region was split into a new West Region (Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah) and a 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.
YearChampionCityLLWSRecordNorthern La Mesa LL La Mesa, CaliforniaRunner-Up1–1Rose City LL Portland, Oregon1st Round0–1West Auburn LL Auburn, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1East Lakewood LL Lakewood, California3rd Place2–1Northern LL El Cajon, CaliforniaChampions3–0Moreland LL San Jose, CaliforniaChampions3–0Granada Hills National LL Granada Hills, CaliforniaChampions3–0National LL La Puente, California7th Place1–2South Mountain LL Phoenix, Arizona7th Place1–2Airport LL Sacramento, California3rd Place2–1Northridge City LL Northridge, California5th Place (tie)1–1Bolsa LL Garden Grove, California3rd Place2–1Briarwood LL Santa Clara, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1Campbell LL Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1Wahiawa American LL Oahu, Hawaii3rd Place2–1Community LL Pearl City, Hawaii3rd Place (tie)1–1Cactus LL Tucson, ArizonaRunner-Up2–1Red Bluff LL Red Bluff, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1American LL Northridge, California4th Place0–2Campbell LL Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1Western LL El Cajon, California Runner-Up2–1San Ramon Valley LL Danville, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1Campbell LL Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1National LL Kirkland, Washington3rd Place2–1National LL Escondido, California5th Place2–1National LL Kirkland, WashingtonChampions3–0Pacific LL Sacramento, California6th Place1–2Los Gatos LL Los Gatos, California6th Place1–2Mexicali LL Mexicali, MexicoRunner-Up2–1International LL Tucson, ArizonaRunner-Up2–1Northwood LL Irvine, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1Pearl City LL Pearl City, HawaiiRunner-Up2–1Eastview LL San Pedro, California4th Place1–2Federal LL Cypress, California4th Place1–2San Ramon Valley LL Danville, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1Long Beach LL Long Beach, CaliforniaChampions5–0Long Beach LL Long Beach, CaliforniaChampions5–0Northridge City LL Northridge, CaliforniaRunner-Up3–2Yorba Hills LL Yorba Linda, California3rd Place (tie)2–2Moorpark LL Moorpark, California3rd place, Group Stage1–2South Mission Viejo LL Mission Viejo, CaliforniaRunner-Up4–1Cypress LL Cypress, California3rd place, Group Stage1–2South Central Boise LL Boise, Idaho3rd place, Group Stage1–2Hazel Dell LL 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.Hawaii Champions in the 1950s at unpage.org Between 1958 and 1960, the Hawaiian state champions received an automatic berth (as there were no foreign nations in the Pacific Region); 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 newly created Far East Region and Hawaii moved to the West Region.
YearChampionCityLLWSRecordPearl Harbor LL Honolulu, Hawaii1st Round0–1Windward LL Oahu, Hawaii4th Place0–2Pearl Harbor LL Honolulu, Hawaii5th Place2–1Hilo American LL Hilo, Hawaii4th Place1–2
Results by state Total does not include Hawaii's four appearances representing the Pacific Region (1958–1961) in the tournament. "Italics" indicates team is no longer in region.
CountryWest RegionChampionshipsLLWSChampionshipsRecordin LLWSPCT California 32 5 65–37 Washington 3 1 7–2 Hawaii 0 5–3 Arizona 5–4 Mexico 1 2–1 Idaho 1–2 Oregon 0–1 Total 44 6 85–50
See also Little League World Series (Northwest Region) Little League World Series (West Region)
References
External links Little League Online West Region Historical Results