Little League World Series 1957–2000 (West Region)

The original West Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000 until it was split into a Northwest Region and a new West Region in 2001.

The West Region was inaugurated in 1957.[1] The Region consisted of teams from Alaska, Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii (since 1962), Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Before 1962, Hawaiian teams competed in the Pacific Region (see below). Prior to 1966, teams from Western Canada also competed in the West Region.

Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series. At the same time, the original West Region was split into a new West Region (Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah) and a Northwest Region (Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming). Colorado and New Mexico moved to the Southwest Region for the 2002 tournament. Between 2002 and 2005, Hawaii competed in the Northwest Region and Wyoming competed in the West Region, before switching back to the original configuration in 2006.

Champions in the West Region (1957–2000)

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The following table indicates the West Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.

Year Champion City LLWS Record
1957 Northern La Mesa LL   La Mesa, California Runner-Up 1–1
1958 Rose City LL   Portland, Oregon 1st Round 0–1
1959 West Auburn LL   Auburn, California Runner-Up 2–1
1960 East Lakewood LL   Lakewood, California 3rd Place 2–1
1961 Northern LL   El Cajon, California Champions 3–0
1962 Moreland LL   San Jose, California Champions 3–0
1963 Granada Hills National LL   Granada Hills, California Champions 3–0
1964 National LL   La Puente, California 7th Place 1–2
1965 South Mountain LL   Phoenix, Arizona 7th Place 1–2
1966 Airport LL   Sacramento, California 3rd Place 2–1
1967 Northridge City LL   Northridge, California 5th Place (tie) 1–1
1968 Bolsa LL   Garden Grove, California 3rd Place 2–1
1969 Briarwood LL   Santa Clara, California Runner-Up 2–1
1970 Campbell LL   Campbell, California Runner-Up 2–1
1971 Wahiawa American LL   Oahu, Hawaii 3rd Place 2–1
1972 Community LL   Pearl City, Hawaii 3rd Place (tie) 1–1
1973 Cactus LL   Tucson, Arizona Runner-Up 2–1
1974 Red Bluff LL   Red Bluff, California Runner-Up 2–1
1975 American LL   Northridge, California 4th Place 0–2
1976 Campbell LL   Campbell, California Runner-Up 2–1
1977 Western LL   El Cajon, California Runner-Up 2–1
1978 San Ramon Valley LL   Danville, California Runner-Up 2–1
1979 Campbell LL   Campbell, California Runner-Up 2–1
1980 National LL   Kirkland, Washington 3rd Place 2–1
1981 National LL   Escondido, California 5th Place 2–1
1982 National LL   Kirkland, Washington Champions 3–0
1983 Pacific LL   Sacramento, California 6th Place 1–2
1984 Los Gatos LL   Los Gatos, California 6th Place 1–2
1985 Mexicali LL   Mexicali, Mexico Runner-Up 2–1
1986 International LL   Tucson, Arizona Runner-Up 2–1
1987 Northwood LL   Irvine, California Runner-Up 2–1
1988 Pearl City LL   Pearl City, Hawaii Runner-Up 2–1
1989 Eastview LL   San Pedro, California 4th Place 1–2
1990 Federal LL   Cypress, California 4th Place 1–2
1991 San Ramon Valley LL   Danville, California Runner-Up 2–1
1992 Long Beach LL   Long Beach, California Champions 5–0
1993 Long Beach LL   Long Beach, California Champions 5–0
1994 Northridge City LL   Northridge, California Runner-Up 3–2
1995 Yorba Hills LL   Yorba Linda, California 3rd Place (tie) 2–2
1996 Moorpark LL   Moorpark, California 3rd place, Group Stage 1–2
1997 South Mission Viejo LL   Mission Viejo, California Runner-Up 4–1
1998 Cypress LL   Cypress, California 3rd place, Group Stage 1–2
1999 South Central Boise LL   Boise, Idaho 3rd place, Group Stage 1–2
2000 Hazel Dell LL   Vancouver, Washington 3rd place, Group Stage 2–1

Champions in the Pacific Region (1958–1961)

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A team from Hawaii represented the Pacific Region in the Little League World Series between 1958 and 1961.[2] Between 1958 and 1960, the Hawaiian state champions received an automatic berth (as there were no foreign nations in the Pacific Region); in 1961, Hilo American Little League defeated a team from Japan in a playoff for the Pacific Region berth. Starting in 1962, teams from Japan competed in the newly created Far East Region and Hawaii moved to the West Region.

Year Champion City LLWS Record
1958 Pearl Harbor LL   Honolulu, Hawaii 1st Round 0–1
1959 Windward LL   Oahu, Hawaii 4th Place 0–2
1960 Pearl Harbor LL   Honolulu, Hawaii 5th Place 2–1
1961 Hilo American LL   Hilo, Hawaii 4th Place 1–2

Results by state

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Total does not include Hawaii's four appearances representing the Pacific Region (1958–1961) in the tournament. "Italics" indicates team is no longer in region.

Country West Region
Championships
LLWS
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
  California 32 5 66–36 .647
  Washington 3 1 7–2 .778
  Hawaii 3 0 5–3 .625
  Arizona 3 0 5–4 .556
  Idaho 1 0 2–1 .667
  Oregon 1 0 0–1 .000
  Mexico 1 0 2–1 .667
Total 44 6 87–49 .640

References

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