The Junior League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged between 12 and 14. The tournament is administered by Little League Baseball, Inc. and is held annually in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington.
Tournament format The tournament started in 1999, and is a true "World Series" since ten regions from around the world send in teams: Asia-Pacific Canada Europe/Africa Latin America United States (USA) Central USA East USA South USA Southwest USA West Host team (Washington District 9)
The ten teams are divided into two pools of five members each. The top 4 teams from each pool then advance to the quarter-finals (Pool A 1st vs Pool B 4th, Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 3rd, etc). The winners of each quarter final face off in the semi-finals. The semi-final winners play for the championship. All matches are single-elimination games.
The losers of the quarter-final games, and the bottom team in each pool, play in friendship games. The losers of the semi-final games play each other in a consolation final. All pool play and bracket games are streamed on ESPN+. Friendship games are not streamed.
List of champions
Champions per year YearWinnerScoreRunner-Up1999 Woodway-Hewitt, Texas4–1USA West 2000Naples, Florida 12–3USA East2001 Naples, Florida 5–3Washington District 9 (Host)2002Utrecht, Netherlands5–3Tampa Bay, Florida2003 Bacolod, Philippines2–0Manuabo, Puerto Rico2004South Bend, Indiana10–1Giddings, Texas2005Lake Wales, Florida4–0La Grange, Texas2006Naples, Florida 8–0Bacolod, Philippines2007Maunabo, Puerto Rico16–6Westchester-Del Rey, California2008Oro Valley, Arizona 10–4Maunabo, Puerto Rico2009Maunabo, Puerto Rico2–1Elyria, Ohio2010Maunabo, Puerto Rico 4–3Tampa, Florida2011Croswell, Michigan10–0Tampa, Florida2012Anchorage, Alaska6–2Victoria, British Columbia, Canada2013Tampa, Florida10–1Kirkland, Washington2014Greensburg, Pennsylvania6–2Mexicali, Mexico2015Tampa, Florida9–2Norzagaray, Philippines2016Maunabo, Puerto Rico8–6Victoria, British Columbia, Canada2017Poland, Ohio7–1Kirkland, Washington2018Santa Clara, Utah9–3Smithville, Texas2019Tampa, Florida7–6Columbus, Texas2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis2022Jenison, Michigan5–1Irmo, South Carolina2023Bago, Philippines3–0Milford, Connecticut2024Prague, Czech Republic5–3Poland, Ohio2025Columbus, Texas2-0Evergreen Park, Illinois2026Charlotte, North Carolina6-4Palo Cedro, California
Championships per location FlagWinnerTotalYearsMaunabo, Puerto Rico42007, 2009, 2010, 2016Naples, Florida32000, 2001, 2006Tampa, Florida32013, 2015, 2019Santa Clara, Utah12018Anchorage, Alaska12012Greensburg, Pennsylvania12014Columbus, Texas12025Croswell, Michigan12011Jenison, Michigan12022Oro Valley, Arizona12008Lake Wales, Florida12005Poland, Ohio12017South Bend, Indiana12004Bacolod, Philippines12003Bago, Philippines12023Utrecht, Netherlands12002Woodway-Hewitt, Texas11999
See also Little League Softball World Series List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division
References
Sources Juniors Softball World Series official website