Intermediate League World Series (Latin America Region) Explained

The Intermediate League World Series (ILWS) Latin America Region and Puerto Rico Region are two of six international regions that currently send teams to the World Series in Livermore, California. The regions' participation in the ILWS dates back to 2013.

Latin America Region Countries

• Argentina
• Aruba
  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
• Dominican Republic
• Mexico

Region Champions

As of the 2022 Intermediate League World Series.

Prior to 2019, the champion of Puerto Rico received an automatic bid to the World Series. Beginning in 2019, the Mexico Region has an automatic berth in odd-numbered years; while the Puerto Rico Region has one in even-numbered years. For years without an automatic bid, they compete in the Latin America Region tournament.Puerto Rico Region Champions

Year	City	ILWS	Record
2013	Yabucoa	Int'l Final	2–2
2014	San Lorenzo	Runner–Up	4–1
2015	Humacao	Int'l Final	2–2
2016	Guayama	Not in Top 4	1–2
2017	Guayama	Champions	5–0
2018	Guayama	Int'l Final	3–2
2019	Guayama	Not in Top 4	2–2
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[1] [2]
2021
2022	Caguas	Int'l Final	2–2
Year	City	ILWS	Record

Mexico Region Champions

Year	City	ILWS	Record
2019	Matamoros	Runner–Up	4–2
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[3] [4]
2021
2022	Did not make tournament
Year	City	ILWS	Record

Latin America Region Champions

Year	City	ILWS	Record
2013	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Not in Top 4	1–3
2014	Willemstad, Curaçao	Int'l Final	2–2
2015	St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	Not in Top 4	2–2
2016	Willemstad, Curaçao	Int'l Final	3–2
2017	Maracaibo, Venezuela		3–2
2018	Reynosa, Mexico (Host)	Not in Top 4	2–2
2019	Guayama, Puerto Rico		2–2
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis[5] [6]
2021
2022	Willemstad, Curaçao	Not in Top 4	1–2
Year	City	ILWS	Record

Results by Country

As of the 2022 Intermediate League World Series.

Country	Region Championships	ILWS Championships	W–L	PCT
Curaçao	3	align=center rowspan=6	0	6 - 6	0.500
Ecuador	align=center rowspan=5	1	1 - 3	0.250
U.S. Virgin Islands	2 - 2	0.500
Venezuela	3 - 2	0.600
Host Team(s)	2 - 2	0.500
Puerto Rico	2 - 2	0.500
Totals	8	0	16–17	0.485

See also

• Latin American regions in other Little League baseball divisions:
  • Little League:
    • Latin America
    • Mexico
    • Caribbean
  • Junior League:
    • Latin America
    • Mexico / Puerto Rico
  • Senior League:
    • Caribbean
    • Latin America
  • Big League

Notes and References

1. Web site: Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments. 30 April 2020.
2. Web site: 2021 50/70 Region Tournaments.
3. Web site: Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments. 30 April 2020.
4. Web site: 2021 50/70 Region Tournaments.
5. Web site: Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments. 30 April 2020.
6. Web site: 2021 50/70 Region Tournaments.