Who is in the Little League World Series? Updated list of teams to qualify for 2022 LLWS bracket
The future of baseball is on display in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania for one of the sport’s most popular events. The Little League World Series is back and prepared to be unlike any of its predecessors.
The Little League World Series 2022 is the 75th edition of the competition. The tournament will now feature 20 teams, expanding from the 16-team format it has used for much of its existence.
This year’s tournament is significant for a different reason. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the event in 2020, while in 2021 only American teams attended the LLWS. But this year, fans can see the next generation of young talent from countries around the world, including Japan and Mexico, among other countries.
All in all, it should be an exciting competition. And with fans back in the stands – they too missed proceedings last year due to COVID-19 – the magic of Williamsport should be a little more tangible this time.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the Little League World Series 2022 teams:
Who is in the Little League World Series?
The Little League World Series 2022 is finally upon us. Here’s a look at each of the 20 teams – 10 from the US, 10 from international countries – taking part in the legendary competition.
United States
- South East
- New England
- west
- northwest
- Big lakes
- Middle West
- Mountain
- metro
- mid-atlantic
- southwest
International
- Latin America: 14 September Little League; Managua, Nicaragua
- Caribbean: Minor Pabao League; Willemstad, Curacao
- Australia: Brisbane North Little League; Queensland, Australia
- Canada:
- Europe-Africa: Little League Emilia Romagna; Bologna, Italy
- Asia Pacific: Small Fu Lin League; Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
- Panama: Aguadulce Cabezera Little League; Aguadulce, Panama
- Japan: Minor Takarazuka League; Takarazuka, Japan
- Puerto Rico: Guaynabo Baseball Little League; Guianabo, Puerto Rico
- Mexico: Lesser League of Matamoros; Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
When is the Little League World Series?
The Little League World Series is scheduled to run August 17-28. Each team will play at least three games in the competition.
Little League World Series bracket
Here is a link to the Little League World Series bracket as provided on the Little League World Series official website.
What channel is the Little League World Series on?
- Channel: ESPN, ESPN2, Longhorn Network
- Live broadcast: ESPN+, fuboTV
ESPN will broadcast the 2022 Little League World Series across three channels: ESPN, ESPN2 and Longhorn Network.
The Worldwide Leader in Sports will have a broadcast team well versed in baseball, softball and youth sports including Julie Foudy, Todd Frazier, Tim Kurkjian, Jessica Mendoza, Eduardo Perez and Karl Ravech who will be commentating on what’s happening at Williamsport.
Cable cutters can follow Little League World Series action on ESPN+ or fuboTV, which offer a free trial.
Where is the Little League World Series?
- Location: Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium; South Williamsport, Penn.
Two stadiums host the Little League World Series. The first and more iconic of the two is Lamade Stadium. Lamade seats 10,000 but the lush green landscape behind the outfield wall means that up to 40,000 people can watch the action during matches.
The Volunteer Stadium can accommodate up to 5,000 people.
Both parks have the same dimensions: pitcher’s mounds are 46 feet from home plate while base paths are 60 feet. The outfield fence extends to 225 feet.
Who Won the Little League World Series Last Year?
Taylor North Little League, representing Michigan, defeated Ohio’s Hamilton West Side Little League in the 2021 Little League World Series championship game.
With only a limited number of family members in the stands and only teams from the USA taking part in last year’s tournament, the atmosphere was very different from that of Williamsport.
Louisiana defeated Curacao in the 2019 finals, the last tournament in which international teams competed.
Which state/country has won the most Little League World Series titles?
Asian countries had a stranglehold on the Little League World Series, with Chinese Taipei with 17 world-best titles and Japan in second place with 11 championship wins. Japan has had something of a monopoly on the Little League World Series trophy for the past decade, capturing the iconic hardware five times since 2010.
As for US-based teams, the state with the most championship wins in the competition is California with 7.
Previous Little League World Series winners
Here is a list of all Little League World Series winners since 2000:
| Year | winner | loser | score |
| 2000 | Venezuela | Texas | 3-2 |
| 2001 | Japan | Florida | 2-1 |
| 2002 | Kentucky | Japan | 1-0 |
| 2003 | Japan | Florida | 10-1 |
| 2004 | Curaçao | California | 5-2 |
| 2005 | Hawaii | Curaçao | 7-6 (F/7) |
| 2006 | Georgia | Japan | 2-1 |
| 2007 | Georgia | Japan | 3-2 (B/8) |
| 2008 | Hawaii | Mexico | 12-3 |
| 2009 | California | Chinese Taipei | 6-3 |
| 2010 | Japan | Hawaii | 4-1 |
| 2011 | California | Japan | 2-1 |
| 2012 | Japan | Tennessee | 12-2 (F/5) |
| 2013 | Japan | California | 6-4 |
| 2014 | South Korea | Illinois | 8-4 |
| 2015 | Japan | Pennsylvania | 18-11 |
| 2016 | new York | South Korea | 2-1 |
| 2017 | Japan | Texas | 12-2 (F/5) |
| 2018 | Hawaii | South Korea | 3-0 |
| 2019 | Louisiana | Curaçao | 8-0 |
| 2020* | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Michigan | Ohio | 5-2 |
* – canceled due to COVID-19