2018 Little League World Series qualification


Qualification for the 2018 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2018.

United States

[Little League [World Series (Great Lakes Region)|Great Lakes]]

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 5–11.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'West DundeeTri-Cities0–2
'New AlbanyNew Albany3–2
'St. MatthewsSt. Matthews1–2
'Grosse Pointe WoodsGrosse Pointe Woods-Shores4–0
'New AlbanyNew Albany2–2
'WausauWausau National0–2

Mid-Atlantic">Little League World Series (Mid-Atlantic Region)">Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.

Midwest">Little League World Series (Midwest Region)">Midwest

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 5–11.
Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'Des MoinesGrandview4–1
'PittsburgJ. L. Hutchinson1–2
'Coon RapidsCoon Rapids Andover American2–2
'Webb CityWebb City0–2
'KearneyKearney0–2
'FargoFargo3–1

New England">Little League World Series (New England Region)">New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'FairfieldFairfield American1–2
'SacoSaco0–2
'PittsfieldPittsfield American3–1
'GoffstownGoffstown Junior Baseball2–2
'CoventryCoventry4–1
'South BurlingtonSouth Burlington0–2

Northwest">Little League World Series (Northwest Region)">Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'JuneauGastineau Channel1–2
'Coeur d'AleneCoeur d'Alene4–1
'BillingsBoulder Arrowhead2–1
'BeavertonMurrayhill2–2
'SeattleWest Seattle1–2
'GilletteGillette0–2

Southeast">Little League World Series (Southeast Region)">Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 3–8.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'BessemerMcCalla2–2
'Lehigh AcresLehigh Acres0–2
Georgia Peachtree CityPeachtree City American4–0
'GreenvilleNorth State1–2
'TaylorsNorthwood1–2
'NolensvilleSouth Nashville South0–2
'South RidingLoudoun South American4–2
BarboursvilleBarboursville2–2

Southwest">Little League World Series (Southwest Region)">Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas August 2–8.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'White HallWhite Hall1–2
'Colorado SpringsAcademy0–2
'Lake CharlesSouth Lake Charles2–2
'MeadvilleFranklin County1–2
'CarlsbadShorthorn3–2
'TulsaTulsa National3–2
' EastHoustonPost Oak4–0
' WestBrownsvilleEast Brownsville0–2

West">Little League World Series (West Region)">West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'TucsonSunnyside0–2
'HonoluluHonolulu4–0
'Las VegasSilverado West1–2
Northern CaliforniaRocklinTri-City3–2
Southern CaliforniaChula VistaPark View2–2
'St. GeorgeDixie0–2

International

[Little League World Series (Asia-Pacific and [Middle East Region)|Asia-Pacific]]

The tournament took place in Seoul, South Korea from June 30–July 6.
CountryRecord
'4–0
'3–1
'2–2
'1–3
'0–4

CountryRecord
'14–0
'3–1
'2–2
'1–3
'0–4

1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Australia">Little League World Series in Australia">Australia

The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales June 6–11. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the elimination round.
State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Eastern Athletics3–1
'Gold Coast3–1
'Adelaide Rays2–2
'Perth Metro Central2–2
'Manly0–4

State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Perth Metro North3–1
'Southern Mariners2–2
'Coastal Bay2–2
'Hills2–2
'Brisbane North1–3

State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Cronulla4–0
'Illawara2–2
'Northwestern Twins2–2
'Southern Hills1–3
'Brisbane Metro1–3

State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Ryde North4–0
'Adelaide Seahawks3–1
'Swan Hills2–2
'Far North Coast1–3
'Canberra0–4

Canada">Little League World Series in Canada">Canada

The tournament took place in Mirabel, Quebec from August 2–11.
ProvinceCityLL OrganizationRecord
'SurreyWhalley6–0
' MirabelDiamond Baseball Academy5–1
'Glace BayGlace Bay4–2
'TorontoHigh Park3–3
'ReginaRegina Kiwanas National2–4
'LethbridgeLethbridge Southwest1–5
Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldValleyfield0–6

Caribbean">Little League World Series (Caribbean Region)">Caribbean

The tournament took place in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico from July 14–20.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
AGuayamaRadames Lopez6–0
'WillemstadPabao4–2
'Santa CruzAruba Center4–2
'NassauFreedom Farm3–3
'SantiagoLos Bravos de Pontezuela3–3
Saint ThomasDistrict 11–5
BSabana GrandeGino Vega0–6

Europe and Africa">Little League World Series in Europe">Europe and Africa

In an expanded format, 10 countries have automatic berths into the regional tournament based on participation and enrollment figures. A qualifier tournament from additional countries wishing to enter took place from July 12–17. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament from July 20–27. Both tournaments took place in Kutno, Poland.

Qualifier tournament

Japan">Little League World Series in Japan">Japan

The tournament took place in Tokyo from July 21–22.
Participating teamsPrefectureCityLL Organization
Chūgoku Champions'OkayamaOkayama
Higashikanto Champions'ChibaChiba City
Hokkaido Champions'SapporoSapporo Shiroishi
Kanagawa Champions'YokohamaSeya
Kansai Champions'Shiso-GunHyogo Yamasaki
Kansai Runner-up'TakatsukiOsaka Takatsuki
Kitakanto Champions'KawaguchiKawaguchi
Kyushu Champions'NagasakiNagasaki Minami
Shikoku Champions'NiihamaNiihama
Shin'etsu Champions'UedaUeda Minami
Tōhoku Champions'SendaiSendai Hirose
Tōhoku Runner-up'SendaiSendai Aoba
Tōkai Champions'AnjōAnjō
Tōkai Runner-up'HamamatsuHamamatsu
Tokyo Champions'TokyoTokyo Kitasuna
Tokyo Runner-Up'TokyoTokyo Nakano

Latin America">Little League World Series in Latin America">Latin America

The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama from July 21–28.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
AArraijánVacamonte5–1
'RivasRivas5–1
'San FranciscoSan Francisco4–2
BAguadulceAguadulce Cabezera4–2
'CartagenaFalcon2–4
'Guatemala CityJavier1–5
Santo DomingoSanto Domingo de Heredia0–6

Mexico">Little League World Series in Mexico">Mexico

The tournament took place in Monterrey from July 7–13.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'ReynosaGuadalupe Treviño Kelly4–1
'MexicaliSeguro Social4–1
'MedellínInfantil y Juvenil Veracruzana4–1
'MonterreyUnidad Modelo2–3
'TorreónInfantil y Juvenil Sertoma A.C.1–4
'Ciudad JuárezSatélite0–5

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'MatamorosMatamoros A.C.6–0
'GuadalupeGuadalupe Linda Vista4–2
'MonclovaRibereña4–2
'HermosilloConno Hermosillo3–3
'CancúnQuintana Roo3–3
'Ciudad DeliciasCura Trillo1–5
GuadalajaraFenix0–6