Little League World Series (Northwest Region)

The Northwest Region is one of ten United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series, the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region's participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957, when it was known as the West Region. However, when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from eight teams (four U.S. teams and four "International" teams from the rest of the world) to 16 teams (eight U.S. and eight International), the Western Region was split into the Northwest and West Regions.

Northwest Region
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Little League World Series qualification
FormerlyWest Region (1957–2000)
SportBaseball
Founded2001 (2001)
No. of teams4
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Washington (state) Northeast Seattle Little League, Seattle, Washington
Most titles
 Washington (12)

Washington (state) Eastlake Little League, Sammamish, Washington (2)

Official websiteLittle League Baseball Western Region

The Northwest Region is made up of four states.

Hawaii was a member of the region from 2002 to 2006. During that time, Wyoming was in the West Region. Colorado was a member in 2001, but has since been put into the Southwest Region.

Following the 2021 LLWS, Montana and Wyoming has been moved to a newly created Mountain Region. The latter region is one of the two new U.S. regions to be created as part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams. This expansion was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Regional Championship

The list below lists each state's participant in the Northwest Little League Region Tournament. That year's winner is indicated in green.

2001

Year Alaska Alaska Colorado Colorado Idaho Idaho Montana Montana Oregon Oregon Washington (state) Washington Wyoming Wyoming
2001 Gastineau Channel
East LL
Juneau
Academy LL
Colorado Springs
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Billings Big Sky LL
Billings
West Salem LL
Salem
Bainbridge Island LL
Bainbridge Island
Laramie LL
Laramie

2002–2005

In 2002, some Little League regions were realigned. This resulted in Hawaii joining the Northwest Region, Wyoming moving to the West Region, and Colorado becoming part of the Southwest Region.

Year Alaska Alaska Hawaii Hawaii Idaho Idaho Montana Montana Oregon Oregon Washington (state) Washington
2002 Gastineau Channel
East LL
Juneau
Waipio LL
Ewa Pearl City
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Mount Sentinel LL
Missoula
Parrish LL
Salem
Mill Creek LL
Mill Creek
2003 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
Pearl City LL
Ewa Pearl City
East Boise
American LL
Boise
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Richland National LL
Richland
2004 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
Kihei LL
Ewa Beach
West Valley LL
Eagle
Missoula Southside LL
Missoula
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Redmond North LL
Redmond
2005 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
West Oahu LL
Ewa Beach
Northwest Ada LL
Boise
Heights National LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Chehalis LL
Chehalis

2006–2021

In 2006, Wyoming returned to compete in the Northwest Region, while Hawaii was moved to the West Region.

Year Alaska Alaska Idaho Idaho Montana Montana Oregon Oregon Washington (state) Washington Wyoming Wyoming
2006 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Missoula Southside LL
Missoula
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Kent LL
Kent
Laramie LL
Laramie
2007 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Missoula Southside LL
Missoula
Lake Oswego LL
Lake Oswego
Kent LL
Kent
Laramie LL
Laramie
2008 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Mill Creek LL
Mill Creek
Laramie LL
Laramie
2009 Sitka LL
Sitka
Post Falls LL
Post Falls
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Parrish LL
Salem
Mercer Island LL
Mercer Island
Laramie LL
Laramie
2010 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
North Boise LL
Boise
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Auburn LL
Auburn
Laramie LL
Laramie
2011 Abbott-o-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Big Sky LL
Billings
Bend South LL
Bend
North Bothell LL
Bothell
Laramie LL
Laramie
2012 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
Post Falls LL
Post Falls
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Gresham National LL
Gresham
Mercer Island LL
Mercer Island
Cody LL
Cody
2013 Abbott-o-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Big Sky LL
Billings
Lake Oswego LL
Lake Oswego
Eastlake LL
Sammamish
Cody LL
Cody
2014 Knik LL
Eagle River
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Bend North LL
Bend
Lynnwood Pacific LL
Lynnwood
Cody LL
Cody
2015 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
West Valley LL
Eagle
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Wilshire/Riverside LL
Portland
Cascade LL
Vancouver
Gillette LL
Gillette
2016 Abbott-o-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
North Boise LL
Boise
Mount Sentinel LL
Missoula
Bend North LL
Bend
Pacific LL
Lynnwood
Laramie LL
Laramie
2017 Ketchikan LL
Ketchikan
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Mount Sentinel LL
Missoula
LaGrande LL
LaGrande
Walla Walla Valley LL
Walla Walla
Gillette LL
Gillette
2018 Gastineau Channel LL
Juneau
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Boulder-Arrowhead LL
Billings
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
West Seattle LL
Seattle
Gillette LL
Gillette
2019 Sitka LL
Sitka
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Billings Heights National LL
Billings
Sprague LL
Salem
North Bothell LL
Bothell
Gillette LL
Gillette
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Knik LL
Eagle River
West Valley LL
Eagle
Boulder Arrowhead LL
Billings
Lake Oswego LL
Lake Oswego
Eastlake LL
Sammamish
Cody LL
Cody

2022-present

After the 2021 Little League World Series, Montana and Wyoming left to join the newly formed Mountain Region.

Year Alaska Alaska Idaho Idaho Oregon Oregon Washington (state) Washington
2022 Abbott-O-Rabbit LL
Anchorage
Lewiston LL
Lewiston
Bend North LL
Bend
Bonney Lake/Sumner LL
Bonney Lake
2023 Dimond-West LL
Anchorage
Coeur d'Alene LL
Coeur d'Alene
Murrayhill LL
Beaverton
Northeast Seattle LL
Seattle

LLWS results

As of the 2023 Little League World Series.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
2001Bainbridge Island LLWashington (state) Bainbridge IslandGroup Stage1–2
2002Waipio LLHawaii WaipioGroup Stage2–1
2003National LLWashington (state) RichlandGroup Stage0–3
2004North LLWashington (state) RedmondGroup Stage1–2
2005Oahu LLHawaii Ewa BeachChampions6–0
2006Murrayhill LLOregon BeavertonThird Place (tie)3–2
2007Lake Oswego LLOregon Lake OswegoUS Semifinal2–2
2008Mill Creek LLWashington (state) Mill CreekUS Semifinal2–2
2009Mercer Island LLWashington (state) Mercer IslandGroup Stage0–3
2010Auburn LLWashington (state) AuburnGroup Stage3–2
2011Big Sky LLMontana BillingsThird Place (tie)3–1
2012Gresham National LLOregon GreshamRound 10–3
2013Eastlake LLWashington (state) SammamishUS Semifinal3–2
2014Lynnwood Pacific LLWashington (state) LynnwoodRound 21–2
2015Wilshire/Riverside LLOregon PortlandRound 10–3
2016Bend North LLOregon BendRound 11–2
2017Walla Walla Valley LLWashington (state) Walla WallaRound 21–2
2018Coeur d'Alene LLIdaho Coeur d'AleneRound 11–2
2019Sprague LLOregon SalemRound 11–2
2020LLWS not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021[lower-alpha 1]Eastlake LLWashington (state) SammamishRound 21–2
Lake Oswego LLOregon Lake OswegoRound 21–2
2022Bonney Lake/Sumner LLWashington (state) Bonney LakeRound 10–2
2023Northeast Seattle LLWashington (state) SeattleUS Semifinal2–2
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Little League International did not invite teams from outside the U.S. to the LLWS in 2021. Instead, the top two teams in each U.S. region qualified.

Results by state

As of the 2023 Little League World Series. Italics indicates the state is no longer a member of the Northwest Region.

StateNorthwest
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Washington (state) Washington1215–26.366
Oregon Oregon68–16.333
Hawaii Hawaii28–1.889
Montana Montana13–1.750
Idaho Idaho11–2.333
Alaska Alaska00–0
Wyoming Wyoming00–0
Colorado Colorado00–0
Total2235–46.432

See also

References

  1. "Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021". Little League Baseball. Little League International. August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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