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.
Year
Champion
City
LLWS
Record
1957
Industrial LL
Monterrey, Nuevo León
Champions
2–0
1958
National League of Gadsden LL
Gadsden, Alabama
Third Place
2–1
1959
National League of Gadsden LL
Gadsden, Alabama
First Round
0–1
1960
North East Optimist Club LL
Fort Worth, Texas
Runner-Up
2–1
1961
El Campo LL
El Campo, Texas
Runner-Up
2–1
1962
Val Verde County LL
Del Rio, Texas
Fifth Place
2–1
1963
North Houston LL
North Houston, Texas
Fifth Place
1–1
1964
South Brookley LL
Mobile, Alabama
Third Place
2–1
1965
North Waco LL
Waco, Texas
Third Place
2–1
1966
Westbury American LL
Houston, Texas
Champions
3–0
1967
West Tampa LL
Tampa, Florida
Fifth Place (tie)
1–1
1968
Tuckahoe LL
Richmond, Virginia
Runner-Up
2–1
1969
West Tampa LL
Tampa, Florida
Third Place (tie)
1–1
1970
National Optimist LL
Nashville, Tennessee
Seventh Place
1–2
1971
Gardenside LL
Lexington, Kentucky
Eighth Place
0–3
1972
National LL
Vienna, Virginia
Seventh Place
1–2
1973
Belmont Heights LL
Tampa, Florida
Third Place
2–1
1974
American LL
Jackson, Tennessee
Fifth Place
2–1
1975
Belmont Heights LL
Tampa, Florida
Runner-Up
1–1
1976
Tuckahoe National LL
Richmond, Virginia
Third Place (tie)
1–1
1977
Hub City LL
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Fifth Place
2–1
1978
South Lexington LL
Lexington, Kentucky
Third Place
2–1
1979
Burns Park LL
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Third Place
2–1
1980
Belmont Heights LL
Tampa, Florida
Runner-Up
2–1
1981
Belmont Heights LL
Tampa, Florida
Runner-Up
2–1
1982
American LL
Sarasota, Florida
Seventh Place
1–2
1983
East Marietta National LL
Marietta, Georgia
Champions
3–0
1984
National LL
Altamonte, Florida
Runner-Up
2–1
1985
American LL
Morristown, Tennessee
Third Place
2–1
1986
American LL
Sarasota, Florida
Third Place
2–1
1987
American LL
Morristown, Tennessee
Seventh Place (tie)
0–2
1988
Northwest 45 LL
Spring, Texas
Third Place
2–1
1989
Northside LL
Tampa, Florida
Fifth Place
2–1
1990
Cottage Hill LL
Mobile, Alabama
Fifth Place (tie)
1–1
1991
National LL
Dunedin, Florida
Sixth Place
1–2
1992
South Lake Charles LL
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Group Stage
1–2
1993
Tuckahoe American LL
Richmond, Virginia
Group Stage
0–3
1994
Central Springfield LL
Springfield, Virginia
Third Place (tie)
2–2
1995
Northwest 45 LL
Spring, Texas
Runner-Up
3–2
1996
R.L. Turner LL
Panama City, Florida
Third Place (tie)
3–1
1997
Manatee G.T. Bray East LL
Bradenton, Florida
Third Place (tie)
2–2
1998
Tar Heel LL
Greenville, North Carolina
Third Place (tie)
2–2
1999
National LL
Phenix City, Alabama
Runner-Up
3–2
2000
Bellaire LL
Bellaire, Texas
Runner-Up
3–2
Results by State
References
External links
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