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)

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

Year Champion City LLWS Record
1957 Jaycee LL   Escanaba, Michigan Fourth Place 0–2
1958 Jaycee LL   Kankakee, Illinois Runner-Up 2–1
1959 Hamtramck National LL   Hamtramck, Michigan Champions 3–0
1960 New Boston Kiwanis LL   New Boston, Ohio Seventh Place 1–2
1961 American LL   Terre Haute, Indiana Fifth Place 2–1
1962 Central LL   Kankakee, Illinois Runner-Up 2–1
1963 Central LL   Duluth, Minnesota Third Place 2–1
1964 National LL   Bartlesville, Oklahoma Fifth Place 2–1
1965 George Rogers Clark LL   Jeffersonville, Indiana Fourth Place 1–2
1966 Jaycee LL   Kankakee, Illinois Fifth Place 2–1
1967 North Roseland LL   Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up 2–1
1968 American LL   Terre Haute, Indiana Fifth Place 2–1
1969 West LL   Elyria, Ohio Third Place (tie) 1–1
1970 South LL   Highland, Indiana Fourth Place 1–2
1971 Anderson LL   Gary, Indiana Runner-Up 2–1
1972 Edison LL   Hammond, Indiana Runner-Up 2–1
1973 Federal LL   Birmingham, Michigan Fourth Place 1–2
1974 Tallmadge LL   Tallmadge, Ohio Fourth Place 1–2
1975 American LL   Davenport, Iowa Third Place 1–1
1976 Windsor LL   Des Moines, Iowa Eighth Place 0–3
1977 Midget Boosters LL   Youngstown, Ohio Sixth Place 1–2
1978 South LL   Palatine, Illinois Seventh Place 1–2
1979 National LL   Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Eighth Place 0–3
1980 Grandview National LL   Des Moines, Iowa Fifth Place 2–1
1981 Barrington LL   Barrington, Illinois Third Place 2–1
1982 Pinery Park LL   Wyoming, Michigan Third Place 2–1
1983 Jackie Robinson West LL   Chicago, Illinois Fifth Place 2–1
1984 Southport LL   Southport, Indiana Third Place 2–1
1985 East Tonka LL   Minnetonka, Minnesota Sixth Place 1–2
1986 Norridge LL   Norridge, Illinois Fifth Place 2–1
1987 Chesterfield LL   Chesterfield, Indiana Third Place (tie) 1–1
1988 Tulsa LL   Tulsa, Oklahoma Eighth Place 0–3
1989 East LL   Davenport, Iowa Seventh Place 1–2
1990 Columbia LL   Brooklyn, Michigan Seventh Place (tie) 0–2
1991 Westside American LL   Hamilton, Ohio Seventh Place 1–2
1992 South Holland LL   South Holland, Illinois Group Stage 0–3
1993 Westside American LL   Hamilton, Ohio Group Stage 1–2
1994 American LL   Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Group Stage 1–2
1995 Little Lakes West LL   Arden Hills, Minnesota Group Stage 1–2
1996 National LL   Marshalltown, Iowa Group Stage 1–2
1997 Dyer LL   Dyer, Indiana Group Stage 0–3
1998 Jenison LL   Jenison, Michigan Group Stage 0–3
1999 Brownsburg LL   Brownsburg, Indiana Group Stage 0–3
2000 East LL   Davenport, Iowa Third Place (tie) 2–2

Results by State

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Country Central Region
Championships
Championships Record
in LLWS
PCT
  Indiana 10 0 13–16 0.448
  Illinois 9 0 15–12 0.556
  Michigan 7 1 6–13 0.316
  Iowa 6 0 7–11 0.389
  Ohio 6 0 6–11 0.353
  Minnesota 4 0 5–7 0.417
  Oklahoma 2 0 2–4 0.333
Total 44 1 54–74 0.422

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Region Little League® Baseball Tournament Historical Results".
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