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Youth baseball and youth softball players from the ages of 10-12 compete every summer with the hope of getting to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, or Greenville, North Carolina. The two towns serve as the respective sites of the Little League Baseball World Series and Little League Softball World Series. Williamsport has hosted baseball's premier youth competition every year since 1947, showcasing such talents as Gary Sheffield (1980), Jason Varitek (1984), Todd Frazier (1998), Bryce Harper (2003), Cody Bellinger (2007) and Mo'ne Davis (2014). Greenville first hosted youth softball's prime event in 2021. Before being held in North Carolina, the tournament took place in Portland, Oregon, beginning in 1974. In the 74-year history of the Little League Baseball World Series, California is the state with the most titles (8). With the Little League Softball World Series, Texas is the state with the most titles (14). In the current format, 20 teams compete for the LLBWS title: 10 U.S. teams and 10 international teams. For the LLSWS, eight U.S. teams and four international teams compete. In 2024, Lake Mary, Florida defeated Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei to take home the Little League Baseball World Series title. Pitt County, North Carolina took home the Little League Softball World Series title. Here's a look at the all-time champions of the Little League Baseball World Series and Little League Softball World Series. 2024 Baseball: Lake Mary, Florida; Softball: Pitt County, North Carolina 2023 Baseball: El Segundo, California; Softball: Massapequa, New York 2022 Baseball: Honolulu, Hawai'i; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 2021 Baseball: Taylor, Michigan; Softball: Muskogee, Oklahoma 2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 2019 Baseball: River Ridge, Louisiana; Softball: Salisbury, North Carolina 2018 Baseball: Honolulu, Hawai'i; Softball: Wheelersburg, Ohio 2017 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Waco, Texas 2016 Baseball: Endwell, New York; Softball: Helotes, Texas 2015 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Salisbury, North Carolina 2014 Baseball: Seoul, South Korea; Softball: Robbinsville, New Jersey 2013 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Tucson, Arizona 2012 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Albuquerque, New Mexico 2011 Baseball: Huntington Beach, California; Softball: Sterling, Illinois 2010 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Warner Robins, Georgia 2009 Baseball: Chula Vista, California; Softball: Warner Robins, Georgia 2008 Baseball: Waipahu, Hawai'i; Softball: Simpsonville, South Carolina 2007 Baseball: Warner Robins, Georgia; Softball: Morristown, Tennessee 2006 Baseball: Columbus, Georgia; Softball: Mattawan, Michigan 2005 Baseball: 'Ewa Beach, Hawai'i; Softball: McLean, Virginia 2004 Baseball: Willemstad, Curaçao; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 2003 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 2002 Baseball: Louisville, Kentucky; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 2001 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Maunabo, Puerto Rico 2000 Baseball: Maracaibo, Venezuela; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1999 Baseball: Hirikata, Japan; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1998 Baseball: Toms River, New Jersey; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1997 Baseball: Guadalupe, Mexico; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1996 Baseball: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Softball: Clearwater, Florida 1995 Baseball: Tainan, Taiwan; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1994 Baseball: Maracaibo, Venezuela; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1993 Baseball: Long Beach, California; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1992 Baseball: Long Beach, California; Softball: Hewitt, Texas 1991 Baseball: Taichung, Taiwan; Softball: Naples, Florida 1990 Baseball: Tainan County, Taiwan; Softball: Glendale, California 1989 Baseball: Trumbull, Connecticut; Softball: Naples, Florida 1988 Baseball: Taichung, Taiwan; Softball: Naples, Florida 1987 Baseball: Hualien, Taiwan; Softball: Tampa Bay, Florida 1986 Baseball: Tainan Park, Taiwan; Softball: Tampa Bay, Florida 1985 Baseball: Seoul, South Korea; Softball: Brookfield, Illinois 1984 Baseball: Seoul, South Korea; Softball: Albuquerque, New Mexico 1983 Baseball: Marietta, Georgia; Softball: Naples, Florida 1982 Baseball: Kirkland, Washington; Softball: Glendale, California 1981 Baseball: Taichung, Taiwan; Softball: Gresham, Oregon 1980 Baseball: Hualien, Taiwan; Softball: Glendale, California 1979 Baseball: Chiayi, Taiwan; Softball: Providence, Rhode Island 1978 Baseball: Pingtung, Taiwan; Softball: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 1977 Baseball: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Softball: Salinas, California 1976 Baseball: Tokyo, Japan; Softball: Salinas, California 1975 Baseball: Lakewood, New Jersey; Softball: Medford, Oregon 1974 Baseball: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Softball: Tampa, Florida 1973: Tainan City, Taiwan 1972: Taipei, Taiwan 1971: Tainan, Taiwan 1970: Wayne, New Jersey 1969: Taipei, Taiwan 1968: Wakayama, Japan 1967: West Tokyo, Japan 1966: Houston, Texas 1965: Windsor Locks, Connecticut 1964: Staten Island, New York 1963: Granada Hills, California 1962: San Jose, California 1961: El Cajon, California 1960: Levittown, Pennsylvania 1959: Hamtramck, Michigan 1958: Monterrey, Mexico 1957: Monterrey, Mexico 1956: Roswell, New Mexico 1955: Morrisville, Pennsylvania 1954: Schenectady, New York 1953: Birmingham, Alabama 1952: Norwalk, Connecticut 1951: Stamford, Connecticut 1950: Houston, Texas 1949: Hammonton, New Jersey 1948: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1947: Williamsport, Pennsylvania Check out the ESPN Little League World Series hub page for more information.
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