Little League World Series (Central Region)

The Central Region was a region that competed in the Little League World Series between 1957 and 2000. It was inaugurated as the North Region in 1957, when the LLWS first gave out Series berths to regional winners.^[1] The region was renamed to Central in 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).

Regional Champions (1957–2000)

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	Championships	Record in LLWS	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

• Little League World Series (Great Lakes Region)
• Little League World Series (Midwest Region)