There were twelve Little League softball regional tournaments to qualify for the 2026 Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, North Carolina, in which they all took place in between June 12 and July 28, 2026.
Qualified teams Region Location Little League Asia-Pacific Sangō, Japan Kinki Softball Little League Canada Repentigny, Quebec On Field LLS Little League Central Owensboro, Kentucky Daviess County Little League Europe-Africa Bologna, Italy Emilia Romagna Little League Host (North Carolina) Clayton, North Carolina Johnston County Little League Latin America Guayama, Puerto Rico Guayama Softball Little League Mid-Atlantic Toms River, New Jersey Toms River Little League New England Bristol, Connecticut Bristol Girls Softball Little League Northwest Snohomish, Washington Snohomish Little League Southeast Lake Mary, Florida Lake Mary Little League Southwest Helotes, Texas Greater Helotes Little League West Live Oak, California Live Oak Little League
United States tournaments Central region The tournament took place in Whitestown, Indiana from July 17–22, 2026.
State Location Little League Illinois Elmhurst Elmhurst Youth Baseball Little League Indiana Floyds Knobs Floyds Knobs Community Club Little League Iowa Johnston Johnston Little League Kentucky Owensboro Daviess County Little League Michigan St. Clair St. Clair Little League Minnesota St. Charles St. Charles South Little League Missouri Columbia Daniel Boone Little League Nebraska Omaha Keystone Little League Ohio Wheelersburg Wheelersburg Little League Wisconsin Appleton Appleton Little League
Bracket
Host region (North Carolina) The North Carolina state tournament took place in Clayton, North Carolina from July 6–10. The winner of the North Carolina state tournament advances to the Little League Softball World Series representing the Host Region. The winner of the elimination bracket advances to the Southeast region tournament as the North Carolina Representative.
District Location Little League District 1 Forest City Forest City Little League District 2 Salisbury Rowan County Little League District 3 Charlotte Mallard Creek Little League District 4 Winterville Pitt County Girls Softball Little League District 5 Murphy Blue Ridge Mountains Little League District 6 Clayton Johnston County Little League
Winner's bracket
Elimination Bracket
Mid-Atlantic region The tournament is taking place in Bristol, Connecticut from July 18–23.
State Location Little League Delaware Middletown MOT Little League Maryland Delmar Delmar Little League New Jersey Toms River Toms River Little League New York Massapequa Park Massapequa International Little League Pennsylvania Minersville Minersville Little League Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Mamie Johnson Little League
Bracket
New England region The tournament is taking place in Bristol, Connecticut from July 18–23.
State Location Little League Connecticut Bristol Bristol Girls Softball Little League Maine Gorham Gorham Little League Massachusetts Worcester Jesse Burkett Little League New Hampshire Concord Concord National Youth Softball Little League Rhode Island Cranston Cranston Western Little League Vermont St. Albans Champlain Little League
Bracket
Northwest region The tournament is taking place in San Bernardino, California from July 18–23.
State Location Little League Alaska Soldotna Soldotna Little League Colorado Monument Tri Lakes Little League Idaho Boise Northwest Ada Little League Montana Missoula Garden City Softball Little League Oregon Hermiston Hermiston Little League Washington Snohomish Snohomish Little League
Bracket
Southeast Region The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from July 17–22.
State Location Little League Alabama Mountain Brook Mountain Brook Little League Florida Lake Mary Lake Mary Little League Georgia Warner Robins Warner Robbins American Little League North Carolina Winterville Pitt County Girls Softball Little League South Carolina Taylors Northwood Little League Tennessee Lebanon Lebanon Kiwanis Little League Virginia Yorktown York County Little League West Virginia Logan Logan Little League
Bracket
Southwest region The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from July 18–21.
State Location Little League Louisiana Kenner Eastbank Little League New Mexico Carlsbad Carlsbad National Little League Oklahoma Tulsa Tulsa National Little League Texas East Inez Industrial Little League Texas West Helotes Greater Helotes Little League
Oklahoma disqualification
During the regional tournament, official complaints were filed by the leagues representing Louisiana, Texas East, and Texas West alleging that the Oklahoma representative, Tulsa National Little League, had violated Little League rules related to player eligibility and required regular season play. Similar allegations were lodged against Tulsa National Little League the previous year, when they finished in 3rd place at the 2025 Little League Softball World Series. On July 21, Little League International issued a statement announcing that Tulsa National Little League had been disqualified from the Little League Softball tournament and "determined that the adult volunteers and parents did not provide sufficient documentation to verify that all players are eligible to participate in the International Tournament based on either their school enrollment or bona fide habitation within the league's official boundaries."
As a result, Oklahoma's 10-1 semifinal win over Louisiana was ruled a forfeit, and Louisiana and Texas West were elevated to the regional championship game.
Bracket
West region The tournament is taking place in San Bernardino, California from July 18–23.
State Location Little League Arizona Sahuarita Copper Hills Little League Hawaii Honolulu Honolulu Little League Nevada Las Vegas Summerlin South Little League Northern California Live Oak Live Oak Little League Southern California San Marino San Marino National Little League Utah Santa Clara Snow Canyon Little League
Bracket
International tournaments
Asia-Pacific region The tournament took place in Narita, Japan from June 12-14. Two teams competed in a best-of-three series to determine the regional champion.
State Location Little League Japan Sangō Kinki Softball Little League Philippines Bacolod Negros Occidental Little League
Canada region The tournament took place in Calgary, Alberta from July 23-25. Two teams competed in a best-of-three series to determine the regional champion.
State Location Little League Alberta Strathcona Capital Region Little League Quebec Repentigny On Field LLS Little League
Europe-Africa region The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 1–5.
+ Teams Country City Little League RecordBohemiaBohemia Little League5–0BolognaEmilia Romagna Little League4–1KyivKyiv Baseball School Little League3–2HaarlemKennemerland Little League2–3MadridMadrid Little League1–4MunichSouth-East Germany Little League0–5
Final
Latin America region
The tournament took place in Guánica, Puerto Rico on July 6–10.
Pool A + Teams Country City Little League RecordSão Paulo Cantareira Little League2–1PhilipsburgSint Maarten Little League2–1 (Host)GuánicaYankees Family Group Little League1–2
Pool B + Teams Country City Little League RecordGuayamaGuyama Softball Little League3–0Mexico CityPetrolera Little League1–2WillemstadSoraida Juliana Little League0–3
Semifinal & final
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