Little League World Series (Central Region)

The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000. It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957, when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners.[1] The region was renamed to Central in 1973, and in 2001 was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The region produced one world champion, in 1959, when Hamtramck, Michigan, defeated Auburn, California, 12–0, in the championship game.

The region consisted of teams from the Dakotas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In 2000, Kentucky replaced Oklahoma in the region.

Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The Central Region was split into the Midwest Region (the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska) and the Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin).

Regional Champions (1957-2000)

The following table indicates the Central Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957Jaycee LL Escanaba, MichiganFourth Place0–2
1958Jaycee LL Kankakee, IllinoisRunner-Up2–1
1959Hamtramck National LL Hamtramck, MichiganChampions3–0
1960New Boston Kiwanis LL New Boston, OhioSeventh Place1–2
1961American LL Terre Haute, IndianaFifth Place2–1
1962Central LL Kankakee, IllinoisRunner-Up2–1
1963Central LL Duluth, MinnesotaThird Place2–1
1964National LL Bartlesville, OklahomaFifth Place2–1
1965George Rogers Clark LL Jeffersonville, IndianaFourth Place1–2
1966Jaycee LL Kankakee, IllinoisFifth Place2–1
1967North Roseland LL Chicago, IllinoisRunner-Up2–1
1968American LL Terre Haute, IndianaFifth Place2–1
1969West LL Elyria, OhioThird Place (tie)1–1
1970South LL Highland, IndianaFourth Place1–2
1971Anderson LL Gary, IndianaRunner-Up2–1
1972Edison LL Hammond, IndianaRunner-Up2–1
1973Federal LL Birmingham, MichiganFourth Place1–2
1974Tallmadge LL Tallmadge, OhioFourth Place1–2
1975American LL Davenport, IowaThird Place1–1
1976Windsor LL Des Moines, IowaEighth Place0–3
1977Midget Boosters LL Youngstown, OhioSixth Place1–2
1978South LL Palatine, IllinoisSeventh Place1–2
1979National LL Grosse Pointe Woods, MichiganEighth Place0–3
1980Grandview National LL Des Moines, IowaFifth Place2–1
1981Barrington LL Barrington, IllinoisThird Place2–1
1982Pinery Park LL Wyoming, MichiganThird Place2–1
1983Jackie Robinson West LL Chicago, IllinoisFifth Place2–1
1984Southport LL Southport, IndianaThird Place2–1
1985East Tonka LL Minnetonka, MinnesotaSixth Place1–2
1986Norridge LL Norridge, IllinoisFifth Place2–1
1987Chesterfield LL Chesterfield, IndianaThird Place (tie)1–1
1988Tulsa LL Tulsa, OklahomaEighth Place0–3
1989East LL Davenport, IowaSeventh Place1–2
1990Columbia LL Brooklyn, MichiganSeventh Place (tie)0–2
1991Westside American LL Hamilton, OhioSeventh Place1–2
1992South Holland LL South Holland, IllinoisGroup Stage0–3
1993Westside American LL Hamilton, OhioGroup Stage1–2
1994American LL Brooklyn Center, MinnesotaGroup Stage1–2
1995Little Lakes West LL Arden Hills, MinnesotaGroup Stage1–2
1996National LL Marshalltown, IowaGroup Stage1–2
1997Dyer LL Dyer, IndianaGroup Stage0–3
1998Jenison LL Jenison, MichiganGroup Stage0–3
1999Brownsburg LL Brownsburg, IndianaGroup Stage0–3
2000East LL Davenport, IowaThird Place (tie)2–2

Results by State
CountryCentral Region
Championships		ChampionshipsRecord
in LLWS		PCT
Indiana10013–160.448
Illinois9015–120.556
Michigan716–130.316
Iowa607–110.389
Ohio606–110.353
Minnesota405–70.417
Oklahoma202–40.333
Total44154–740.422

See also

References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.