The Little League Softball World Series is an international softball tournament for girls aged 10 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and has been hosted in seven different locations. Currently, the tournament is played every August at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina in the United States.

At its inception, the tournament hosted four teams, until expanding to five teams in 1987. Little League expanded the field of World Series participants to 12 in 2022, adding two additional regions in the United States. The tournament added its first team from outside the United States in 1991, with the addition of the Canadian Region.

It was announced on February 4, 2026 that all games would be broadcast on linear ESPN platforms instead of ESPN+, comparable to the Little League World Series.

Qualification Regionals

The champion of each of the eight United States regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series. In 2022, the East and West regions were divided to create four new regions (Mid-Atlantic, New England, Northwest, and West): Central Region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin) East Region Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania) New England Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) Southwest Region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas East, Texas West) West Region Northwest Region (Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming) West Region (Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern California, Southern California, Utah) Host Region (North Carolina)

The champion of each of the four international regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series: Asia-Pacific Region Canada Region Europe and Africa Region Latin America Region

Locations The tournament has been held in the following locations: Year(s) Location Venue1974 Freeport, New YorkNorthwest Field1975 Williamsport, PennsylvaniaLamade Stadium1976–1977 Portland, OregonAlpenrose Stadium1978 Baxter Springs, KansasBaxter Springs Little League1979 Waco, TexasSouth Region Complex1980–1993 Kalamazoo, MichiganVanderberg Park1994–2019 Portland, OregonAlpenrose Stadium2021–present Greenville, North CarolinaStallings Stadium

Past champions

Year Winners Score Runner up1974 Tampa, Florida Wellswood Little League4–1 Kirkland, Washington Kirkland Little League1975 Medford, Oregon National Little League1–0 Dix Hills, New York Half Hollow Hills Little League1976 Salinas, California Salinas Little League4–1 Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay Little League1977 Salinas, California American Little League4–3 Robertsdale, Alabama Robertsdale Little League1978 Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Shippensburg Little League8–3 Boone, Iowa Boone National Little League1979 North Providence, Rhode Island North Providence West Little League5–2 Orlando, Florida Pine Castle Little League1980 Glendale, California Glendale Little League9–4 Seymour, Connecticut George J. Hummel Little League1981 Gresham, Oregon Gresham Little League8–3 Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge Little League1982 Glendale, California 76er Little League2–1 Staten Island, New York Mid Island Little League1983 Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League5–2 Vancouver, Washington Alcoa Little League1984 Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Little League11–3 Indianapolis, Indiana Fall Creek Little League1985 Brookfield, Illinois National Little League1–0 Hawthorne, California Holly Park Little League1986 Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Little League1–0 Tucson, Arizona Tucson Mountain Little League1987 Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Little League7–0 Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge Little League1988 Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League1–0 Glendale, California Foothill Little League1989 Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League5–0 Marysville, Washington Marysville Little League1990 Glendale, California Foothill Little League2–0 Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge Little League1991 Naples, Florida Greater Naples Little League2–0 Glasgow, Delaware Canal Little League1992 Waco, Texas Midway Little League6–2 Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League1993 Waco, Texas Midway Little League10–1 Marysville, Washington Marysville Little League1994 Waco, Texas Midway Little League8–4 Gresham, Oregon Centennial Little League1995 Waco, Texas Midway Little League3–2 Lancaster, California Parkview Little League1996 Clearwater, Florida Countryside Little League4–0 Pampanga, Philippines Pampanga Little League1997 Waco, Texas Midway Little League6–0 Warrington, Pennsylvania Warrington Warwick Little League1998 Waco, Texas Midway Little League2–0 Beaverton, Oregon Murrayhill Little League1999 Waco, Texas Midway Little League6–1 Stockton, California Oakpark Little League2000 Waco, Texas Midway Little League6–1 Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin Little League2001 Maunabo, Puerto Rico Rosario Y Cardona Little League4–3 Waco, Texas Midway Little League2002 Waco, Texas Midway Little League6–1 Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton Area Little League2003 Waco, Texas Midway Little League16–10 Naples, Florida Naples Girls Softball Little League2004 Waco, Texas Midway Little League18–5 McLean, Virginia McLean Little League2005 McLean, Virginia McLean Little League6–2 Orange, Connecticut Orange Little League2006 Mattawan, Michigan Mattawan Little League6–2 Pequannock, New Jersey Pequannock Little League2007 Morristown, Tennessee Morristown American/National Little League3–2 Elgin, Texas Elgin Little League2008 Simpsonville, South Carolina Simposnville Little League9–5 Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League2009 Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League14–2 Crawford, Texas Crawford Little League2010 Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins American Little League8–6 Burbank, California Burbank Little League2011 Sterling, Illinois Sterling Little League7–5 Waco, Texas Midway Little League2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico Eastdale Little League16–1 Windermere, Florida Windermere Little League2013 Tucson, Arizona Sunnyside Little League9–0 McLean, Virginia McLean Little League2014 Robbinsville, New Jersey Robbinsville Little League4–1 Bossier City, Louisiana Bossier Little League2015 Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League4–2 Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick Little League2016 Helotes, Texas Greater Helotes Little League5–1 Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League2017 Waco, Texas Lake Air Little League7–2 Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League 2018 Wheelersburg, Ohio Wheelersburg Little League3–0 Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania Tunkhannock Little League2019 Salisbury, North Carolina Rowan Little League4–1 River Ridge, Louisiana Eastbank Little League2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Muskogee, Oklahoma Green Country Little League9–1 Chesterfield, Virginia Chesterfield Little League2022 Hewitt, Texas Midway Little League5–4 Delmar, Maryland Delmar Little League2023 Massapequa, New York Massapequa International Little League5–2 Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League2024 Winterville, North Carolina Pitt County Girls Softball Little League1–0 Sterlington, Louisiana Sterlington Little League2025 Johnstown, Pennsylvania West Suburban Little League1–0 Floyds Knobs, Indiana Floyds Knobs Community Club Little League2026 Clayton, North Carolina Johnston County Little League2–0 Owensboro, Kentucky Daviess County Little League

Championship totals

Championships won by country/state Rank Team Championships Years1 Texas141992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017, 20222 Florida81974, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 19963 California51976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 19904 North Carolina42015, 2019, 2024, 20265 Georgia22009, 2010 Illinois1985, 2011 New Mexico1984, 2012 Oregon1975, 1981 Pennsylvania1978, 202510 Arizona12013 Michigan2006 New Jersey2014 New York2023 Ohio2018 Oklahoma2021 Puerto Rico2001 Rhode Island1979 South Carolina2008 Tennessee2007 Virginia2005

See also Junior League World Series (softball) List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division List of Little League Softball World Series participants

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