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)

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

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957Northern La Mesa LL La Mesa, CaliforniaRunner-Up1–1
1958Rose City LL Portland, Oregon1st Round0–1
1959West Auburn LL Auburn, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1960East Lakewood LL Lakewood, California3rd Place2–1
1961Northern LL El Cajon, CaliforniaChampions3–0
1962Moreland LL San Jose, CaliforniaChampions3–0
1963Granada Hills National LL Granada Hills, CaliforniaChampions3–0
1964National LL La Puente, California7th Place1–2
1965South Mountain LL Phoenix, Arizona7th Place1–2
1966Airport LL Sacramento, California3rd Place2–1
1967Northridge City LL Northridge, California5th Place (tie)1–1
1968Bolsa LL Garden Grove, California3rd Place2–1
1969Briarwood LL Santa Clara, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1970Campbell LL Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1971Wahiawa American LL Oahu, Hawaii3rd Place2–1
1972Community LL Pearl City, Hawaii3rd Place (tie)1–1
1973Cactus LL Phoenix, ArizonaRunner-Up2–1
1974Red Bluff LL Red Bluff, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1975American LL Northridge, California4th Place0–2
1976Campbell LL Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1977Western LL El Cajon, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1978San Ramon Valley LL Danville, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1979Campbell LL Campbell, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1980National LL Kirkland, Washington3rd Place2–1
1981National LL Escondido, California5th Place2–1
1982National LL Kirkland, WashingtonChampions3–0
1983Pacific LL Sacramento, California6th Place1–2
1984Los Gatos LL Los Gatos, California6th Place1–2
1985Mexicali LL Mexicali, MexicoRunner-Up2–1
1986International LL Tucson, ArizonaRunner-Up2–1
1987Northwood LL Irvine, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1988Pearl City LL Pearl City, HawaiiRunner-Up2–1
1989Eastview LL San Pedro, California4th Place1–2
1990Federal LL Cypress, California4th Place1–2
1991San Ramon Valley LL Danville, CaliforniaRunner-Up2–1
1992Long Beach LL Long Beach, CaliforniaChampions5–0
1993Long Beach LL Long Beach, CaliforniaChampions5–0
1994Northridge City LL Northridge, CaliforniaRunner-Up3–2
1995Yorba Hills LL Yorba Linda, California3rd Place (tie)2–2
1996Moorpark LL Moorpark, California3rd place, Group Stage1–2
1997South Mission Viejo LL Mission Viejo, CaliforniaRunner-Up4–1
1998Cypress LL Cypress, California3rd place, Group Stage1–2
1999South Central Boise LL Boise, Idaho3rd place, Group Stage1–2
2000Hazel Dell LL Vancouver, Washington3rd place, Group Stage2–1

Champions in the Pacific Region (1958–1961)
Not to be confused with the Pacific Region (2001–2006).

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.

YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1958Pearl Harbor LL Honolulu, Hawaii1st Round0–1
1959Windward LL Oahu, Hawaii4th Place0–2
1960Pearl Harbor LL Honolulu, Hawaii5th Place2–1
1961Hilo American LL Hilo, Hawaii4th Place1–2

Results by state

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.

CountryWest Region
Championships		LLWS
Championships		Record
in LLWS		PCT
California32566–36.647
Washington317–2.778
Hawaii305–3.625
Arizona305–4.556
Idaho102–1.667
Oregon100–1.000
Mexico102–1.667
Total44687–49.640

References
  1. West Region Little League
  2. Hawaii Champions in the 1950s at unpage.org
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