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)

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

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957Industrial LLMexico Monterrey, Nuevo LeónChampions20
1958National League of Gadsden LLAlabama Gadsden, AlabamaThird Place21
1959National League of Gadsden LLAlabama Gadsden, AlabamaFirst Round01
1960North East Optimist Club LLTexas Fort Worth, TexasRunner-Up21
1961El Campo LLTexas El Campo, TexasRunner-Up21
1962Val Verde County LLTexas Del Rio, TexasFifth Place21
1963North Houston LLTexas North Houston, TexasFifth Place11
1964South Brookley LLAlabama Mobile, AlabamaThird Place21
1965North Waco LLTexas Waco, TexasThird Place21
1966Westbury American LLTexas Houston, TexasChampions30
1967West Tampa LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaFifth Place (tie)11
1968Tuckahoe LLVirginia Richmond, VirginiaRunner-Up21
1969West Tampa LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaThird Place (tie)11
1970National Optimist LLTennessee Nashville, TennesseeSeventh Place12
1971Gardenside LLKentucky Lexington, KentuckyEighth Place03
1972National LLVirginia Vienna, VirginiaSeventh Place12
1973Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaThird Place21
1974American LLTennessee Jackson, TennesseeFifth Place21
1975Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up11
1976Tuckahoe National LLVirginia Richmond, VirginiaThird Place (tie)11
1977Hub City LLMississippi Hattiesburg, MississippiFifth Place21
1978South Lexington LLKentucky Lexington, KentuckyThird Place21
1979Burns Park LLArkansas North Little Rock, ArkansasThird Place21
1980Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up21
1981Belmont Heights LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaRunner-Up21
1982American LLFlorida Sarasota, FloridaSeventh Place12
1983East Marietta National LL Marietta, GeorgiaChampions30
1984National LLFlorida Altamonte, FloridaRunner-Up21
1985American LLTennessee Morristown, TennesseeThird Place21
1986American LLFlorida Sarasota, FloridaThird Place21
1987American LLTennessee Morristown, TennesseeSeventh Place (tie)02
1988Northwest 45 LLTexas Spring, TexasThird Place21
1989Northside LLFlorida Tampa, FloridaFifth Place21
1990Cottage Hill LLAlabama Mobile, AlabamaFifth Place (tie)11
1991National LLFlorida Dunedin, FloridaSixth Place12
1992South Lake Charles LLLouisiana Lake Charles, LouisianaGroup Stage12
1993Tuckahoe American LLVirginia Richmond, VirginiaGroup Stage03
1994Central Springfield LLVirginia Springfield, VirginiaThird Place (tie)22
1995Northwest 45 LLTexas Spring, TexasRunner-Up32
1996R.L. Turner LLFlorida Panama City, FloridaThird Place (tie)31
1997Manatee G.T. Bray East LLFlorida Bradenton, FloridaThird Place (tie)22
1998Tar Heel LLNorth Carolina Greenville, North CarolinaThird Place (tie)22
1999National LLAlabama Phenix City, AlabamaRunner-Up32
2000Bellaire LLTexas Bellaire, TexasRunner-Up32

Results by State

CountrySouth Region
Championships
LLWS
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Florida Florida13022160.579
Texas Texas9120100.667
Alabama Alabama50860.571
Virginia Virginia50690.400
Tennessee Tennessee40560.455
Kentucky Kentucky20240.333
Georgia11301.000
Mexico Mexico11201.000
Arkansas Arkansas10210.667
Mississippi Mississippi10210.667
North Carolina North Carolina10220.500
Louisiana Louisiana10120.333
Total44373540.575

References

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