Little League World Series (South Region)

The South Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000 until it was split into the Southwest and Southeast regions in 2001.

The South Region was inaugurated in 1957. [1] The Region originally consisted of teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. In 1957, the Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico won the South Region championship before Latin America was given its own berth starting with the 1958 LLWS. In 1968, Delaware and Maryland moved to the East Region. In 2000, Oklahoma replaced Kentucky in the region for one year before the region split into two. The tournament was held in Saint Petersburg, Florida each year between 1972 and 2000.

Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The South Region was split into the Southeast region – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia – and the Southwest region – Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas East, and Texas West, plus West Region teams Colorado and New Mexico.

South Region Champions (1957–2000)

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

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957Industrial LL Monterrey, Nuevo LeónChampions2–0
1958National League of Gadsden LL Gadsden, AlabamaThird Place2–1
1959National League of Gadsden LL Gadsden, AlabamaFirst Round0–1
1960North East Optimist Club LL Fort Worth, TexasRunner-Up2–1
1961El Campo LL El Campo, TexasRunner-Up2–1
1962Val Verde County LL Del Rio, TexasFifth Place2–1
1963North Houston LL North Houston, TexasFifth Place1–1
1964South Brookley LL Mobile, AlabamaThird Place2–1
1965North Waco LL Waco, TexasThird Place2–1
1966Westbury American LL Houston, TexasChampions3–0
1967West Tampa LL Tampa, FloridaFifth Place (tie)1–1
1968Tuckahoe LL Richmond, VirginiaRunner-Up2–1
1969West Tampa LL Tampa, FloridaThird Place (tie)1–1
1970National Optimist LL Nashville, TennesseeSeventh Place1–2
1971Gardenside LL Lexington, KentuckyEighth Place0–3
1972National LL Vienna, VirginiaSeventh Place1–2
1973Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaThird Place2–1
1974American LL Jackson, TennesseeFifth Place2–1
1975Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up1–1
1976Tuckahoe National LL Richmond, VirginiaThird Place (tie)1–1
1977Hub City LL Hattiesburg, MississippiFifth Place2–1
1978South Lexington LL Lexington, KentuckyThird Place2–1
1979Burns Park LL North Little Rock, ArkansasThird Place2–1
1980Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up2–1
1981Belmont Heights LL Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up2–1
1982American LL Sarasota, FloridaSeventh Place1–2
1983East Marietta National LL Marietta, GeorgiaChampions3–0
1984National LL Altamonte, FloridaRunner-Up2–1
1985American LL Morristown, TennesseeThird Place2–1
1986American LL Sarasota, FloridaThird Place2–1
1987American LL Morristown, TennesseeSeventh Place (tie)0–2
1988Northwest 45 LL Spring, TexasThird Place2–1
1989Northside LL Tampa, FloridaFifth Place2–1
1990Cottage Hill LL Mobile, AlabamaFifth Place (tie)1–1
1991National LL Dunedin, FloridaSixth Place1–2
1992South Lake Charles LL Lake Charles, LouisianaGroup Stage1–2
1993Tuckahoe American LL Richmond, VirginiaGroup Stage0–3
1994Central Springfield LL Springfield, VirginiaThird Place (tie)2–2
1995Northwest 45 LL Spring, TexasRunner-Up3–2
1996R.L. Turner LL Panama City, FloridaThird Place (tie)3–1
1997Manatee G.T. Bray East LL Bradenton, FloridaThird Place (tie)2–2
1998Tar Heel LL Greenville, North CarolinaThird Place (tie)2–2
1999National LL Phenix City, AlabamaRunner-Up3–2
2000Bellaire LL Bellaire, TexasRunner-Up3–2

Results by State
CountrySouth Region
Championships		LLWS
Championships		Record
in LLWS		PCT
Florida13022–160.579
Texas9120–100.667
Alabama508–60.571
Virginia506–90.400
Tennessee405–60.455
Kentucky202–40.333
Georgia113–01.000
Mexico112–01.000
Arkansas102–10.667
Mississippi102–10.667
North Carolina102–20.500
Louisiana101–20.333
Total44373–540.575

References
  1. South Region Little League
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