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for girls aged 10 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and is held every August at Stallings Stadium in Greenville,

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, in the United States. Little League expanded the field of World Series participants to 12 in 2022, adding 2 regions in the United States. Before being held in Greenville, it was held outside of

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at Alpenrose Stadium.

Qualification Regionals

The champion of each of the eight United States regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series. In 2022, the East and West regions were divided to create four new regions (Mid-Atlantic, New England, Northwest, and West): * Central Region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin) * East Region **Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania) **New England Region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) * Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) * Southwest Region (Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas East, Texas West) *

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**Northwest Region (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming) **West Region (Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern California, Southern California, Utah) * Host Region (North Carolina) The champion of each of the four international regional tournaments competes in the Little League Softball World Series: * Asia-Pacific Region * Canada Region * Europe and Africa Region * Latin America Region

Past champions

Championship tally

Championships won by country/state/county

References

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Qualification Regionals

Past champions

Championship tally

Championships won by country/state/county

See also

References