Chinese Taipei will be looking for their fifth straight Junior League World Series this week at Heritage Park in Taylor.
All games at World Series Field in Heritage Park
TAYLOR – The 44th Annual Junior League World Series will be held Aug. 9 to 16 in Heritage Park, 12111 Pardee Road. The international tournament for 13- and 14-year-old youth teams has been held in Taylor since its inception in 1981.
Opening ceremony, featuring a parade of all 12 teams and a fireworks display, will be held at 8 p.m. Aug. 8, at World Series Field inside the park. Opening ceremonies are free to the public.
The 12-team field is broken into six-team brackets. Teams from USA Central, East, Southeast, Southwest, West and Michigan District 5 (the host squad) compete for the USA bracket championship. Teams from Asia-Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe-Africa, Latin American and Mexico regions plan for the international title. The bracket champions play for the 2026 Junior League World Series Championship at noon on Aug. 16.
Last summer, Chung-Shan Junior LL (Chinese Taipei/Asia-Pacific) beat Vine Ingle LL (Macon, Georgia/USA Southeast) for the championship, its fourth straight. Teams from Chinese Taipei have won 11 of the past 14 JLWS.
As of Aug. 4, teams qualifying for the USA bracket are:
• EAST – Freehold Township LL, Freehold, N.J.
• MICHIGAN DISTRICT 5 – Taylor North LL.
• SOUTHEAST – Murfreesboro LL, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• SOUTHWEST – Roadrunner LL, Albuquerque, N.M.
• CENTRAL – Elmhurst Youth Baseball LL, Elmhurst, Ill.
• USA WEST – La Mirada LL, La Mirada, Cal.
Five teams have qualified for the international bracket:
• ASIA-PACIFIC – Shing-Ming LL, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei.
• AUSTRALIA – Eastern Phantoms Charter Group.
• EUROPE-AFRICA – Emilia Romagna LL, Bologna, Italy.
• LATIN AMERICA – Aruba Center LL, Aruba, Santa Cruz.
• MEXICO – Liga Matamoros A.C., Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
• CANADA – To-be-determined.
The Canadian regional champion will be either the Kingston LL, Kingston, Ontario, or the Alberta D8 Travel Ball LL, Calgary, Alberta.
All games will begin on Aug. 9, in four time slots – 10 a.m. and 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Games in the double-elimination tournament continue through Aug. 12, in the same time slots. At that point, the field will narrow and two games will be played on Aug. 13. Aug. 14 is an off day, before games resume on Aug. 15 heading toward the championship game.
All games are played on World Series Field. Parking and admission are a $5 per car at the gate.
Bench grandstand seating is available on both sides of the diamond and in some areas of the outfield. Berm seating is located down both lines and in some areas of the outfield, so blankets and lawn chairs are welcome. Food stands are also available around the diamond.
Entrances to Heritage Park are on Pardee Road just south of Brest and on Northline at Racho Road.
For up-to-date results, “how to watch on ESPN+,” JLWS highlights and more, go to the Junior League Baseball World Series website through www.cityoftaylor.com/worldseries. Follow JLWS on Facebook and Instagram.
2026 Junior League Baseball World Series Schedule
AUGUST 8
Opening Ceremonies and Fireworks 8 p.m. Free Admission.
AUGUST 9
G1 USA Central vs. USA Southeast, 10 a.m.
G2 Canada vs. Mexico, 1 p.m.
G3 USA East vs. Michigan District 5, 4 p.m.
G4 Europe-Africa vs. Australia, 7 p.m.
AUGUST 10
5 Asia-Pacific (bye) vs. Winner of Game 2, 10 a.m.
6 USA West (bye) vs. Winner of Game 1, 1 p.m.
7 Latin America (bye) vs. Winner of Game 4, 4 p.m.
8 USA Southwest (bye) vs. Winner of Game 3, 7 p.m.
AUGUST 11
9 Loser of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 7, 10 a.m.
10 Loser of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 3, 1 p.m.
11 Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 4, 4 p.m.
12 Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 8, 7 p.m.
AUGUST 12
13 Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 11, 10 a.m.
14 Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 12, 1 p.m.
15 Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7, 4 p.m.
16 Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 6, 7 p.m.
AUGUST 13
17 Loser of Game 15 vs. Winner of Game 13, 5 p.m.
18 Loser of Game 16 vs. Winner of Game 14, 8 p.m.
AUGUST 14 – Open day
AUGUST 15
19 International Championship Game: Winner of Game 15 vs. Winner of Game 17, 3 p.m.
20 USA Championship Game: Winner of Game 16 vs. Winner of Game 18, 6 p.m.
AUGUST 10
21 Junior League Baseball World Series Championship Game, International Champion vs. USA Champion, Noon
Crossover consolation games are scheduled as needed during the tournament.
Past champions of the Junior League World Series
2025 Chung-Shan Junior Little League, Taichung, Chinese Taipei
2024 Shing-Ming Junior Little League, Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei
2023 Tao-Yuan Junior Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
2022 Chung Shan Junior Little League, Chinese Taipei
2021 Canceled
2020 Canceled
2019 Golden Hill Little League, Fullerton, California
2018 Shing-Ming Junior Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
2017 Shing-Ming Junior Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
2016 Shing-Ming Junior Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
2015 Chung-Shan Junior High, Tai Chung, Chinese Taipei
2014 Chung-Shan Junior High, Tai Chung, Chinese Taipei
2013 Chin Ming Junior Little League, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
2012 Rockledge, Florida
2011 Palma Ceia/Bayshore Little League, Tampa, Florida
2010 Chung-Ching Junior Little League, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
2009 Mountain View Little League, Scottsdale, Arizona
2008 Pabao Little League, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
2007 Pearl City Little League, Pearl City, Hawaii
2006 El Campo, Texas
2005 Panama City, Panama
2004 Tampa, Florida
2003 LaMirada, California
2002 Cartersville, Georgia
2001 Aiea, Hawaii
2000 Aiea, Hawaii
1999 Hermanos Cruz, Arroyo, Puerto Rico
1998 South Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, California
1997 Salem Youth, Salem, New Hampshire
1996 Northwest 45, Spring, Texas
1995 South Lake Charles, Lake Charles, Louisiana
1994 Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, California
1993 Roberto Rivera Miranda, Cayey, Puerto Rico
1992 Sunnyside, Tucson, Arizona
1991 Northwest 45, Spring, Texas
1990 Juan Antonio Bibiloni, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
1989 Jose Maria Rodriguez, Manati, Puerto Rico
1988 Ligas Pequenas, Mexicali, Mexico
1987 West Rowland Heights, Rowland Heights, California
1986 Waldorf, Waldorf, Maryland
1985 Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida
1984 Pearl City, Pearl City, Hawaii
1983 Jose Maria Rodriguez, Manati, Puerto Rico
1982 Belmont Heights, Tampa, Florida
1981 Boardman, Boardman, Ohio