Little League World Series (Central Region) The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series 1957 and 2000 . It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957 , when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners.[ 1] 1973 , and in 2001 was split into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The region produced one world champion, in 1959 , when Hamtramck, Michigan , defeated Auburn, California , 12–0, in the championship game.
The region consisted of teams from the Dakotas , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Ohio , and Wisconsin . In 2000, Kentucky replaced Oklahoma in the region.
Little League Baseball expanded the LLWS to sixteen teams for the 2001 Little League World Series . The Central Region was split into the Midwest Region (the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska) and the Great Lakes Region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin).
The following table indicates the Central Region champion and its LLWS performance in each year between 1957 and 2000.
Year
Champion
City
LLWS
Record
1957 Jaycee LL
Escanaba, Michigan Fourth Place
0–2
1958 Jaycee LL
Kankakee, Illinois Runner-Up
2–1
1959 Hamtramck National LL
Hamtramck, Michigan Champions 3–0
1960 New Boston Kiwanis LL
New Boston, Ohio Seventh Place
1–2
1961 American LL
Terre Haute, Indiana Fifth Place
2–1
1962 Central LL
Kankakee, Illinois Runner-Up
2–1
1963 Central LL
Duluth, Minnesota Third Place
2–1
1964 National LL
Bartlesville, Oklahoma Fifth Place
2–1
1965 George Rogers Clark LL
Jeffersonville, Indiana Fourth Place
1–2
1966 Jaycee LL
Kankakee, Illinois Fifth Place
2–1
1967 North Roseland LL
Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up
2–1
1968 American LL
Terre Haute, Indiana Fifth Place
2–1
1969 West LL
Elyria, Ohio Third Place (tie)
1–1
1970 South LL
Highland, Indiana Fourth Place
1–2
1971 Anderson LL
Gary, Indiana Runner-Up
2–1
1972 Edison LL
Hammond, Indiana Runner-Up
2–1
1973 Federal LL
Birmingham, Michigan Fourth Place
1–2
1974 Tallmadge LL
Tallmadge, Ohio Fourth Place
1–2
1975 American LL
Davenport, Iowa Third Place
1–1
1976 Windsor LL
Des Moines, Iowa Eighth Place
0–3
1977 Midget Boosters LL
Youngstown, Ohio Sixth Place
1–2
1978 South LL
Palatine, Illinois Seventh Place
1–2
1979 National LL
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Eighth Place
0–3
1980 Grandview National LL
Des Moines, Iowa Fifth Place
2–1
1981 Barrington LL
Barrington, Illinois Third Place
2–1
1982 Pinery Park LL
Wyoming, Michigan Third Place
2–1
1983 Jackie Robinson West LL
Chicago, Illinois Fifth Place
2–1
1984 Southport LL
Southport, Indiana Third Place
2–1
1985 East Tonka LL
Minnetonka, Minnesota Sixth Place
1–2
1986 Norridge LL
Norridge, Illinois Fifth Place
2–1
1987 Chesterfield LL
Chesterfield, Indiana Third Place (tie)
1–1
1988 Tulsa LL
Tulsa, Oklahoma Eighth Place
0–3
1989 East LL
Davenport, Iowa Seventh Place
1–2
1990 Columbia LL
Brooklyn, Michigan Seventh Place (tie)
0–2
1991 Westside American LL
Hamilton, Ohio Seventh Place
1–2
1992 South Holland LL
South Holland, Illinois Group Stage
0–3
1993 Westside American LL
Hamilton, Ohio Group Stage
1–2
1994 American LL
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Group Stage
1–2
1995 Little Lakes West LL
Arden Hills, Minnesota Group Stage
1–2
1996 National LL
Marshalltown, Iowa Group Stage
1–2
1997 Dyer LL
Dyer, Indiana Group Stage
0–3
1998 Jenison LL
Jenison, Michigan Group Stage
0–3
1999 Brownsburg LL
Brownsburg, Indiana Group Stage
0–3
2000 East LL
Davenport, Iowa Third Place (tie)
2–2
Results by State
Country
Central Region
Championships
Record
PCT
Indiana 10
0
13–16
0.448
Illinois 9
0
15–12
0.556
Michigan 7
1
6–13
0.316
Iowa 6
0
7–11
0.389
Ohio 6
0
6–11
0.353
Minnesota 4
0
5–7
0.417
Oklahoma 2
0
2–4
0.333
Total 44
1
54–74
0.422
See also
References
External links
World Series Results Qualification Regions
Venues Related
United States International World Series Notable figures Honors Popular culture Well-known players Related
