2008 SERIES LOOMS
Once again Everest Park in the great city of Kirkland, Washington, will play host to the Little League Junior Softball World Series. We invite all to come be a part of this thrilling event.
The 2008 series will be Aug. 10-16, with the championship game on Saturday, Aug. 16. For the second year the championship game will be
broadcast live on the ESPN family of networks.
The tournament is held annually,
one of eight World Series sponsored by Little League Baseball Inc. It is a true "world" series, as participating teams represent the following regions from all over the globe:
| USA East | Canada |
| USA West | Latin America |
| USA South | Asia-Pacific |
| USA Southwest | EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa) |
| USA Central | Host team (Washington District 9) |
Please take the time to explore our site. In addition to complete tournament information we have included links to sites about Kirkland and the greater Seattle area. The
Pacific Northwest is a top vacation destination, and August is the best time of year to see it. You can enjoy everything from the small-city ambience of Kirkland, with its charming lakefront downtown filled with shops, art galleries and restaurants. Or in 20 minutes you can be in
Seattle, a world-renowned cultural and tourism destination. If you have more time you'll want to explore the region's breathtaking mountains, coastline and islands.
If you need
further information about the tournament please follow the link to our "Contacts" page in the left-hand column. If you have comments about this site please email the
webmaster.
For world-class softball in a world-class environment, it's hard to match the Junior Softball World Series.
We look forward to seeing you.
LATIN AMERICA 16, U.S. WEST 6
LATIN AMERICA WINS
2007 WORLD SERIES TITLE
The Latin America team celebrates after recording the final out of Saturday's championship game. Follow this link for more photos from this year's exciting World Series play.
The Latin America team from Maunabo, Puerto Rico, broke open a close game in the late innings to defeat the U.S. West team and win the 2007 Junior Softball World Series.
Nemesis Vega was the winning pitcher for the champions. Leading their hit parade were Kiara Nazario (2-for-4, double), Solalnge Sampol (3-for-5, double), Magdaly Arroyo (2-for-2), Diane Rivera (2-for-3) and Dayane Solivan (2-for-4).
The West team, Westchester-Del Rey Little League in Westchester, Calif., was led by Megan Baquet, who went 2-for-4.
Both Latin America and the U.S. West finished second in their respective pools during Pool Play but knocked off the first-place pool teams to advance to the final.
The game was broadcast live on the ESPNU network and later rebroadcast on ESPN2.
The U.S. South team edged U.S. East, 1-0, to earn third place. (See complete results.)
