Junior League Baseball World Series

Junior League Baseball World Series

Current season	Junior League World Series 2014
sport	baseball
abbreviation	JLWS
Association	Little League Baseball and Softball
League foundation	1981
Teams	10
Country countries	International
Title holder	Chinese Taipei (2017)
Record champions	Chinese Taipei (6)
Website	Little League Baseball & Softball

The Junior League Baseball World Series is an international baseball tournament for boys between the ages of 13 and 14. The first tournament was held in 1981. Since then, the tournament has always been held in August in Taylor , Michigan .

Initially only four teams from the United States played , gradually more and more international teams were added. Today ten teams are playing for the title.

qualification

The qualifying tournaments for the Junior League World Series usually take place in early summer all over the world. The respective modes differ from region to region. The regions of Puerto Rico and Mexico will alternately receive a fixed starting place. In the years without a direct starting place, teams from Puerto Rico and Mexico can still represent the Latin America region.

This is how the United States' qualifying regions are composed:

• East region
• Southeast region
• Southwest region
• West region
• Central region

At the international level, the regions are composed as follows:

• Asia Pacific region
• Europe and Africa region
• Canada region
• Latin America region
• Mexico region (even years)
• Puerto Rico Region (Odd Years)

In 2002, the southwest region split off from the south region . This was only renamed to Southeast in 2009.

Venue

The tournament has been held at Heritage Park in Taylor (Michigan) since the beginning. In addition to the baseball fields, the park is also home to soccer fields, swimming pools, historic buildings and other opportunities for recreational activities.

Finals

The following finals took place in the events:

1980s year winner Result loser 1981  Central Boardman 4−0  South Richmond 1982  South Tampa 6−1  Central Libertyville 1983  Puerto Rico Manatí 3−0  South Altamonte Springs 1984  West Pearl City 7-5  Puerto Rico Yabucoa 1985  South Tampa 10-3  East Salisbury 1986  East Waldorf 4−3  Central Athens County 1987  West Rowland Heights 16-4 / 14-3  East Wappinger 1988  Mexico Mexicali 11-6  West Hilo 1989  Puerto Rico Manatí 2−9 / 9−2  South Toccoa 1990  Puerto Rico Yabucoa 6−4  South San Antonio

1990s year winner Result loser 1991  South Spring -  West Henderson 1992  West Tucson 8−1 / 5−4  West Lake Charles 1993  Puerto Rico Cayey 9−1  Mexico Reynosa 1994  West Thousand Oaks 20-3  Central Hamilton 1995  South Lake Charles 3-4 / 8-2  West Northridge 1996  South Spring 7-5  West Aiea 1997  East Salem 4−1  West Mission Viejo 1998  West Mission Viejo 6-2 / 9-6  South Waco 1999  Puerto Rico Arroyo 1–0  Mexico Hermosillo 2000  West ʻAiea 2–1  Canada Langley

2000s year winner Result loser 2001  West ʻAiea 6-5  Latin America San Francisco 2002 South Cartersville 3–2  Latin America David 2003  West La Mirada 8-7  Latin America Santiago de Veraguas 2004  South Tampa 5–2  Latin America Punto Fijo 2005  Latin America Panama City 3–0  South Tarpon Springs 2006  Southwest El Campo 2–1  Mexico Guaymas 2007  West Pearl City 6–2  Asia Pacific Makati 2008  Latin America Willemstad 5–2  West Hilo 2009  West Scottsdale 9-1  Latin America Oranjestad 2010  Asia Pacific Taipei 9-1  Southwest Tyler

2010s

year	winner	Result	loser
2011	Southeast Tampa	2–1	Asia Pacific Taoyuan
2012	Southeast Rockledge	12-10	Latin America Oranjestad
2013	Asia Pacific Taoyuan	11-2	West Rio Rico
2014	Asia Pacific Taichung	9−1	Southwest Eagle Pass
2015	Asia Pacific Taichung	12-0	Southeast Winchester
2016	Asia Pacific Taoyuan	9−1	West Kapaa
2017	Asia Pacific Taoyuan	12-1	East Kennett Square

Championships by state

team	Number of championships	Last won
Chinese Taipei	6th	2017
Puerto Rico	5	1999
Florida	5	2012
California	4th	2003
Hawaii	4th	2007
Texas	3	2006
Arizona	2	2009
Ohio	1	1981
Maryland	1	1986
Mexico	1	1988
Louisiana	1	1995
New Hampshire	1	1997
Georgia	1	2002
Panama	1	2005
/ Curacao	1	2008

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Heritage Park. (No longer available online.) Cityoftaylor.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2011 ; accessed on January 7, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.