Little League World Series (Central Region)

The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000 until it was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions in 2001. The Central Region only produced one World Champion, in 1959, when Hamtramck, Michigan defeated Auburn, California 12-0 in the Final.

The Central Region was inaugurated in 1957 (named the North Division from 1957–1973)) when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to Regional winners.[1] 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, 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 LLMichigan Escanaba, MichiganFourth Place02
1958Jaycee LLIllinois Kankakee, IllinoisRunner-Up21
1959Hamtramck National LLMichigan Hamtramck, MichiganChampions30
1960New Boston Kiwanis LLOhio New Boston, OhioSeventh Place12
1961American LLIndiana Terre Haute, IndianaFifth Place21
1962Central LLIllinois Kankakee, IllinoisRunner-Up21
1963Central LLMinnesota Duluth, MinnesotaThird Place21
1964National LLOklahoma Bartlesville, OklahomaFifth Place21
1965George Rogers Clark LLIndiana Jeffersonville, IndianaFourth Place12
1966Jaycee LLIllinois Kankakee, IllinoisFifth Place21
1967North Roseland LLIllinois Chicago, IllinoisRunner-Up21
1968American LLIndiana Terre Haute, IndianaFifth Place21
1969West LLOhio Elyria, OhioThird Place (tie)11
1970South LLIndiana Highland, IndianaFourth Place12
1971Anderson LLIndiana Gary, IndianaRunner-Up21
1972Edison LLIndiana Hammond, IndianaRunner-Up21
1973Federal LLMichigan Birmingham, MichiganFourth Place12
1974Tallmadge LLOhio Tallmadge, OhioFourth Place12
1975American LLIowa Davenport, IowaThird Place11
1976Windsor LLIowa Des Moines, IowaEighth Place03
1977Midget Boosters LLOhio Youngstown, OhioSixth Place12
1978South LLIllinois Palatine, IllinoisSeventh Place12
1979National LLMichigan Grosse Pointe Woods, MichiganEighth Place03
1980Grandview National LLIowa Des Moines, IowaFifth Place21
1981Barrington LLIllinois Barrington, IllinoisThird Place21
1982Pinery Park LLMichigan Wyoming, MichiganThird Place21
1983Jackie Robinson West LLIllinois Chicago, IllinoisFifth Place21
1984Southport LLIndiana Southport, IndianaThird Place21
1985East Tonka LLMinnesota Minnetonka, MinnesotaSixth Place12
1986Norridge LLIllinois Norridge, IllinoisFifth Place21
1987Chesterfield LLIndiana Chesterfield, IndianaThird Place (tie)11
1988Tulsa LLOklahoma Tulsa, OklahomaEighth Place03
1989East LLIowa Davenport, IowaSeventh Place12
1990Columbia LLMichigan Brooklyn, MichiganSeventh Place (tie)02
1991Westside American LLOhio Hamilton, OhioSeventh Place12
1992South Holland LLIllinois South Holland, IllinoisGroup Stage03
1993Westside American LLOhio Hamilton, OhioGroup Stage12
1994American LLMinnesota Brooklyn Center, MinnesotaGroup Stage12
1995Little Lakes West LLMinnesota Arden Hills, MinnesotaGroup Stage12
1996National LLIowa Marshalltown, IowaGroup Stage12
1997Dyer LLIndiana Dyer, IndianaGroup Stage03
1998Jenison LLMichigan Jenison, MichiganGroup Stage03
1999Brownsburg LLIndiana Brownsburg, IndianaGroup Stage03
2000East LLIowa Davenport, IowaThird Place (tie)22

Results by State

CountryCentral Region
Championships
ChampionshipsRecord
in LLWS
PCT
Indiana Indiana10 013160.448
Illinois Illinois9015120.556
Michigan Michigan716130.316
Iowa Iowa607110.389
Ohio Ohio606110.353
Minnesota Minnesota40570.417
Oklahoma Oklahoma20240.333
Total44154740.422

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