Little League World Series (South Region)
The South Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000 until it was split into the Southwest and Southeast regions in 2001.
The South Region was inaugurated in 1957. [1] The Region originally consisted of teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. In 1957, the Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico won the South Region championship before Latin America was given its own berth starting with the 1958 LLWS. In 1968, Delaware and Maryland moved to the East Region. In 2000, Oklahoma replaced Kentucky in the region for one year before the region split into two. The tournament was held in Saint Petersburg, Florida each year between 1972 and 2000.
Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. The South Region was split into the Southeast region – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia – and the Southwest region – Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas East, and Texas West, plus West Region teams Colorado and New Mexico.
South Region Champions (1957–2000) edit
The following table indicates the South Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.
| Year | Champion | City | LLWS | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Industrial LL |  Monterrey, Nuevo León |
Champions | 2–0 |
| 1958 | National League of Gadsden LL |  Gadsden, Alabama |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1959 | National League of Gadsden LL | Gadsden, Alabama |
First Round | 0–1 |
| 1960 | North East Optimist Club LL |  Fort Worth, Texas |
Runner-Up | 2–1 |
| 1961 | El Campo LL | El Campo, Texas |
Runner-Up | 2–1 |
| 1962 | Val Verde County LL | Del Rio, Texas |
Fifth Place | 2–1 |
| 1963 | North Houston LL | North Houston, Texas |
Fifth Place | 1–1 |
| 1964 | South Brookley LL | Mobile, Alabama |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1965 | North Waco LL | Waco, Texas |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1966 | Westbury American LL | Houston, Texas |
Champions | 3–0 |
| 1967 | West Tampa LL |  Tampa, Florida |
Fifth Place (tie) | 1–1 |
| 1968 | Tuckahoe LL |  Richmond, Virginia |
Runner-Up | 2–1 |
| 1969 | West Tampa LL | Tampa, Florida |
Third Place (tie) | 1–1 |
| 1970 | National Optimist LL |  Nashville, Tennessee |
Seventh Place | 1–2 |
| 1971 | Gardenside LL |  Lexington, Kentucky |
Eighth Place | 0–3 |
| 1972 | National LL | Vienna, Virginia |
Seventh Place | 1–2 |
| 1973 | Belmont Heights LL | Tampa, Florida |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1974 | American LL | Jackson, Tennessee |
Fifth Place | 2–1 |
| 1975 | Belmont Heights LL | Tampa, Florida |
Runner-Up | 1–1 |
| 1976 | Tuckahoe National LL | Richmond, Virginia |
Third Place (tie) | 1–1 |
| 1977 | Hub City LL |  Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Fifth Place | 2–1 |
| 1978 | South Lexington LL | Lexington, Kentucky |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1979 | Burns Park LL |  North Little Rock, Arkansas |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1980 | Belmont Heights LL | Tampa, Florida |
Runner-Up | 2–1 |
| 1981 | Belmont Heights LL | Tampa, Florida |
Runner-Up | 2–1 |
| 1982 | American LL | Sarasota, Florida |
Seventh Place | 1–2 |
| 1983 | East Marietta National LL | .svg){kind=small} Marietta, Georgia |
Champions | 3–0 |
| 1984 | National LL | Altamonte, Florida |
Runner-Up | 2–1 |
| 1985 | American LL | Morristown, Tennessee |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1986 | American LL | Sarasota, Florida |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1987 | American LL | Morristown, Tennessee |
Seventh Place (tie) | 0–2 |
| 1988 | Northwest 45 LL | Spring, Texas |
Third Place | 2–1 |
| 1989 | Northside LL | Tampa, Florida |
Fifth Place | 2–1 |
| 1990 | Cottage Hill LL | Mobile, Alabama |
Fifth Place (tie) | 1–1 |
| 1991 | National LL | Dunedin, Florida |
Sixth Place | 1–2 |
| 1992 | South Lake Charles LL |  Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Group Stage | 1–2 |
| 1993 | Tuckahoe American LL | Richmond, Virginia |
Group Stage | 0–3 |
| 1994 | Central Springfield LL | Springfield, Virginia |
Third Place (tie) | 2–2 |
| 1995 | Northwest 45 LL | Spring, Texas |
Runner-Up | 3–2 |
| 1996 | R.L. Turner LL | Panama City, Florida |
Third Place (tie) | 3–1 |
| 1997 | Manatee G.T. Bray East LL | Bradenton, Florida |
Third Place (tie) | 2–2 |
| 1998 | Tar Heel LL |  Greenville, North Carolina |
Third Place (tie) | 2–2 |
| 1999 | National LL | Phenix City, Alabama |
Runner-Up | 3–2 |
| 2000 | Bellaire LL | Bellaire, Texas |
Runner-Up | 3–2 |
Results by State edit
| Country | South Region Championships |
LLWS Championships |
Record in LLWS |
PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida |
13 | 0 | 22–16 | 0.579 |
| Texas |
9 | 1 | 20–10 | 0.667 |
| Alabama |
5 | 0 | 8–6 | 0.571 |
| Virginia |
5 | 0 | 6–9 | 0.400 |
| Tennessee |
4 | 0 | 5–6 | 0.455 |
| Kentucky |
2 | 0 | 2–4 | 0.333 |
| Georgia |
1 | 1 | 3–0 | 1.000 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| Arkansas |
1 | 0 | 2–1 | 0.667 |
| Mississippi |
1 | 0 | 2–1 | 0.667 |
| North Carolina |
1 | 0 | 2–2 | 0.500 |
| Louisiana |
1 | 0 | 1–2 | 0.333 |
| Total | 44 | 3 | 73–54 | 0.575 |