Central Region (Little League Baseball World Series)

LLWS Qualification Region Central

sport	baseball
League foundation	1957 as Region North
Teams	12
Country countries	United States
Record champions	Indiana (10)
Website	Little League Baseball & Softball Central Region Headquarters

The Central Region was one of the four regions of the United States that sent participants to the Little League Baseball World Series , the largest youth baseball tournament. The Central Region was founded in 1957 as Region North and renamed Region Central in 1974. By doubling the field of participants from 2001, the Central region was divided into the Great Lakes and Midwest regions. Up until 1959, the Central Region never won the World Series.

Participating States

Participants from the Central Region. Blue: member until 1999; Red: Member from 2000

The following states were organized in this region. The two Dakotas formed a team together.

•  Illinois
•  Indiana
•  Iowa
•  Kansas
•  Kentucky (2000 only)
•  Michigan
•  Minnesota
•  Missouri
•  Nebraska
•  North Dakota / South Dakota 
•  Ohio
•  Oklahoma (until 1999)
•  Wisconsin

Results at the Little League World Series

After year

year	master	city	LLWS	W − L
1957	Jaycee LL	Escanaba	fourth place	0-2
1958	Jaycee LL	Kankakee	Second place	2−1
1959	Hamtramck National LL	Hamtramck	World Champion	3−0
1960	New Boston Kiwanis LL	New Boston	Seventh place	1−2
1961	American LL	Terre Haute	fifth place	2−1
1962	Central LL	Kankakee	Second place	2−1
1963	Central LL	Duluth	third place	2−1
1964	National LL	Bartlesville	fifth place	2−1
1965	George Rogers Clark LL	Jeffersonville	fourth place	1−2
1966	Jaycee LL	Kankakee	fifth place	2−1
1967	North Roseland LL	Chicago	Second place	2−1
1968	American LL	Terre Haute	fifth place	2−1
1969	West LL	Elyria	Third place (shared)	1−1
1970	South LL	Highland	fourth place	1−2
1971	Anderson LL	Gary	Second place	2−1
1972	Edison LL	Hammond	Second place	2−1
1973	Federal LL	Birmingham	fourth place	1−2
1974	Tallmadge LL	Tallmadge	fourth place	1−2
1975	American LL	Davenport	third place	1−1
1976	Windsor LL	Des Moines	Eighth place	0-3
1977	Midget Boosters LL	Youngstown	Sixth place	1−2
1978	South LL	Palatine	Seventh place	1−2
1979	National LL	Great Pointe Woods	Eighth place	0-3
1980	Grandview National LL	Des Moines	fifth place	2−1
1981	Barrington LL	Barrington	third place	2−1
1982	Pinery Park LL	Wyoming	third place	2−1
1983	Jackie Robinson West LL	Chicago	fifth place	2−1
1984	Southport LL	Southport	third place	2−1
1985	East Tonka LL	Minnetonka	Sixth place	1−2
1986	Norridge LL	Norridge	fifth place	2−1
1987	Chesterfield LL	Chesterfield	Third place (shared)	1−1
1988	Tulsa LL	Tulsa	Eighth place	0-3
1989	East LL	Davenport	Seventh place	1−2
1990	Columbia LL	Brooklyn	Seventh place (shared)	0-2
1991	Westside American LL	Hamilton	Seventh place	1−2
1992	South Holland LL	South Holland	Group stage	0-3
1993	Westside American LL	Hamilton	Group stage	1−2
1994	American LL	Brooklyn Center	Group stage	1−2
1995	Little Lakes West LL	Arden Hills	Group stage	1−2
1996	National LL	Marshalltown	Group stage	1−2
1997	Dyer LL	Dyer	Group stage	0-3
1998	Jenison LL	Jenison	Group stage	0-3
1999	Brownsburg LL	Brownsburg	Group stage	0-3
2000	East LL	Davenport	Third place (shared)	2−2

According to state

Country	Central Region Championships	World championships	WL to the LLWS	%
Indiana	10	0	13-16	0.448
Illinois	9	0	15-12	0.556
Michigan	7th	1	6−13	0.316
Iowa	6th	0	7-11	0.389
Ohio	6th	0	6−11	0.353
Minnesota	4th	0	5-7	0.417
Oklahoma	2	0	2-4	0.333
Kansas	0	0	0−0	0,000
Kentucky	0	0	0−0	0,000
Missouri	0	0	0−0	0,000
Nebraska	0	0	0−0	0,000
North Dakota / South Dakota	0	0	0−0	0,000
Wisconsin	0	0	0−0	0,000
Total	44	1	54-74	0.422

See also

• Great Lakes Region (Little League Baseball World Series)
• Midwest Region (Little League Baseball World Series)

Individual evidence

• official website
• Little League Online
• Central Region Historical Results