Junior League World Series (South Region)

South Region

Most recent season or competition: 2015 Junior League World Series
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1981
No. of teams	16
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Stephens City, Virginia Weslaco, Texas
Most titles	Texas (15)

The Junior League World Series South Region is one of five United States regions that currently sends teams to the World Series in Taylor, Michigan. The region's participation in the JLWS dates back to 1981.

South Region States

In 2002 the region was split in half

Southeast  Alabama  Florida Georgia  North Carolina  South Carolina  Tennessee  Virginia  West Virginia

Southwest  Arkansas  Colorado  Louisiana  Mississippi  New Mexico  Oklahoma  Texas (East)  Texas (West)

Region Champions

As of the 2015 Junior League World Series.

South Region Champions

Year	City	JLWS	Record
1981[1]	Richmond
1982[2]	Tampa	Champions	3–0
1983
1984
1985	Tampa	Champions
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990	Spring	Champions
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995	Lake Charles	Champions
1996	Spring		4–0
1997	Richmond	Fourth Place	2–2
1998	Waco	Runner-Up	3–2
1999	Lake Charles	Third Place	3–2
2000	Palm Harbor		3–2
2001	Lake Charles	US Final	2–2

Southeast Region Champions Year City JLWS Record 2002 Cartersville Champions 6–0 2003 Bridgewater US Final 4–1 2004 Tampa Champions 6–0 2005 Tarpon Springs Runner-Up 4–2 2006 Alexandria Not in Top 4 1–3 2007 Anderson 0–4 2008 Mechanicsville 2–2 2009 Easley 0–4 2010 Mechanicsville 1–3 2011 Tampa Champions 6–0 2012 Rockledge 6–0 2013 Goodlettsville US Final 3–2 2014 Rutherfordton Not in Top 4 2–2 2015 Stephens City Runner-Up 3–3

Southwest Region Champions Year City JLWS Record 2002 Lake Charles Not in Top 4 1–3 2003 Sugar Land 2–2 2004 Fort Worth 1–3 2005 Fort Worth 2–2 2006 El Campo Champions 5–1 2007 Laredo US Final 3–2 2008 Alvin Not in Top 4 1–3 2009 Albuquerque 2–2 2010 Tyler Runner-Up 4–2 2011 Rosenberg Not in Top 4 0–4 2012 Corpus Christi US Final 3–2 2013 Lafayette Not in Top 4 2–2 2014 Corpus Christi Runner-Up 4–2 2015 Weslaco Noti in Top 4 0–4

Results by State

As of the 2015 Junior League World Series.

State	Region Championships	JLWS Championships
Texas	15	3
Florida	7	5
Virginia	6	0
Louisiana	5	1
South Carolina	2	0
Georgia	1	1
New Mexico		0
Tennessee
North Carolina

See Also

South Region in other Little League divisions

• Little League – South 1957-2000
  • Little League – Southeast
  • Little League – Southwest
• Intermediate League
• Senior League
• Big League

References

1. History of the Junior League Baseball World Series. .
2. After runner-up years, Belmont Heights dominated the world — and that's a fact. . St. Petersburg Times.