Big League World Series

The Big League World Series was a baseball tournament for youth aged 15 to 18 years old that began in 1968.[1] On August 26, 2016, Little League International announced that it was eliminating the Big League Level of both baseball and softball, citing low participation levels over the previous 15 years.[2] It was patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball. Most recently, the tournament was held in Easley, South Carolina.

Big League World Series
SportBaseball
Founded1968
Ceased2016
No. of teams11
CountriesInternational
Last
champion(s)		Taiwan Taoyuan, Taiwan
Most titlesTaiwan Taiwan (18)
Official websiteLittleLeague.org
See also: Junior, Senior & Big League Baseball

The Big League World Series was held at four different sites.

Tournament format
Pool A (U.S.) consisted of six regions (including the Host team)
Pool B (International) consisted of five regions

Champions
See also: List of Little League World Series champions by division
Year Winner Region Score Runner–Up Region
1968 West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia South 3–2(F/9) New York (state) New Hyde Park, New York East
1969 California Barstow, Southern California West 12–6 North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina Host
1970 Illinois Lincolnwood, Illinois North 6–0 & 10–5 California San Fernando/Simi Valley, Southern California West
1971 California Cupertino, Northern California West 2–0 & 4–0 Illinois Lincolnwood, Illinois North
1972 Florida Orlando, Florida South 5–4 California Inglewood, Southern California West
1973 Illinois Lincolnwood, Illinois North 8–0 & 6–2 California Orange County, Southern California West
1974 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 2–0 Texas San Antonio, Texas South
1975 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 2–1 Texas San Antonio, Texas South
1976 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 4–0 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1977 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 4–1 & 4–0 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1978 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 4–1(F/13) Florida Tampa, Florida South
1979 New York (state) West Hempstead, New York East 5–1 Florida Orlando, Florida South
1980 California Buena Park, Southern California West 3–2 Florida Orlando, Florida South
1981 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 14–2 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
1982 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 2–0 Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela
1983 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 7–0 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1984 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 6–4 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
1985 Florida Broward County, Florida Host 9–1 & 10–8 Puerto Rico Carolina, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
1986 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela 6–2 & 6–4 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1987 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 4–10 & 9–1 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1988 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 3–1 & 6–0 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1989 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 1–0 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
1990 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 12–1 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
1991 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 8–2 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
1992 Florida Broward County, Florida Host 5–2 & 5–4 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
1993 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 7–0 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1994 Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Far East 3–2 & 11–4 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1995 Taiwan Tainan, Taiwan Far East 6–1 Florida Broward County, Florida Host
1996 Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan Far East 4–0 Illinois Burbank, Illinois North
1997 Florida Broward County, Florida Host 15–3 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
1998 California Thousand Oaks, Southern California West 10–9 Venezuela Venezuela Latin America
1999 Florida Orlando, Florida South 14–2 Canada Fraser Valley, Canada Canada
2000 Canada Fraser Valley, Canada Canada 9–8 Indiana Jeffersonville, Indiana Central
2001 California Westminster, Southern California West 5–4 Venezuela Valencia, Venezuela Latin America
2002 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin America 7–2 Maryland Hughesville, Maryland East
2003 South Carolina Easley, South Carolina Host 6–3 California Thousand Oaks, Southern California West
2004 South Carolina Easley, South Carolina Host 9–1 Pennsylvania Williamsport, Pennsylvania East
2005 South Carolina Easley, South Carolina Host 10–5 California Thousand Oaks, Southern California West
2006 California Thousand Oaks, Southern California West 10–0 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
2007 South Carolina Easley, South Carolina Host 11–3 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin America
2008 South Carolina Taylors, South Carolina South 5–4 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
2009 Dominican Republic Santiago, Dominican Republic Latin America 12–0 California Thousand Oaks, Southern California West
2010 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3–2 California Thousand Oaks, Southern California West
2011 South Carolina Taylors, South Carolina Southeast 9–7 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Latin America
2012 Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 7–3 South Carolina Easley, South Carolina Host
2013 South Carolina Greenville County, South Carolina Southeast 6–1 Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America
2014 Florida Clearwater, Florida Southeast 2–1 Puerto Rico Guayama, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
2015 Puerto Rico Guayama, Puerto Rico Latin America 3–1 California Thousand Oaks, Southern California West
2016 Taiwan Taoyuan, Taiwan Asia–Pacific 6–2 Hawaii Kihei, Hawaii West
Year Winner Region Score Runner–Up Region

Championships won by Country/State
TeamChampionshipsLast
Taiwan Taiwan182016
Florida South Carolina Host Team(s)72007
California Southern California52006
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico2015
South Carolina South Carolina32013
Florida Florida2014
Illinois Illinois21973
West Virginia West Virginia11968
California Northern California1971
New York (state) New York1979
Venezuela Venezuela1986
Canada Canada2000
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic2007

See also

References
  1. Big League Baseball Archived 2009-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Little League Baseball Incorporated. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  2. "Little League eliminates Big League division in both baseball and softball". 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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