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{{Infobox Sports league
| title = Central Region
| last_season = 2022 Senior League World Series
| Formerly =
| sport = [[Baseball]]
| founded = 1962
| teams = 13
| country = {{flag|United States}}
| champion = {{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Burbank, Illinois|Burbank]], [[Illinois]]
| most_champs = {{flag|Michigan}} (14)<br>{{flag|Illinois}} (14)
| website =
}}
The '''[[Senior League World Series]]''' Central Region is one of six [[United States]] regions that currently sends teams to the World Series in [[Easley, South Carolina|Easley]], [[South Carolina]]. The region's participation in the SLWS dates back to 1962, when it was known as the North Region.
==Central Region States==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flag|Illinois}}
*{{flag|Indiana}}
*{{flag|Iowa}}
*{{flag|Kansas}}
*{{flag|Kentucky}}
*{{flag|Michigan}}
*{{flag|Minnesota}}
*{{flag|Missouri}}
*{{flag|Nebraska}}
*{{flag|North Dakota}}
*{{flag|Ohio}}
*{{flag|South Dakota}}
*{{flag|Wisconsin}}
{{div col end}}
==Region Champions==
''As of the [[2024 Senior League World Series]].''
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!City!!Result!!Record
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[1962 Senior League World Series|1962]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[New London, Ohio|New London]], [[Ohio]]||rowspan=3|Third Place||0–1
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[1963 Senior League World Series|1963]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]], [[Indiana]]||1–1
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[1964 Senior League World Series|1964]]||{{flagicon|Iowa}} [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]]||0–1
|-
|[[1965 Senior League World Series|1965]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]], [[Indiana]]||Fourth Place||1–2
|-
|[[1966 Senior League World Series|1966]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], [[Ohio]]||Not in Top 4||0–2
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[1967 Senior League World Series|1967]]||{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]||Third Place||1–2
|-
|[[1968 Senior League World Series|1968]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], [[Ohio]]||Fourth Place||2–2
|-
|[[1969 Senior League World Series|1969]]||{{flagicon|Iowa}} [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]]||Not in Top 4||1–2
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[1970 Senior League World Series|1970]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Painesville, Ohio|Painesville]], [[Ohio]]||Third Place||3–2
|-
|[[1971 Senior League World Series|1971]]||{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]||Fourth Place||3–2
|-
|[[1972 Senior League World Series|1972]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Lincolnwood, Illinois|Lincolnwood]], [[Illinois]]||rowspan=3|Not in Top 4||2–2
|-
|[[1973 Senior League World Series|1973]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||1–2
|-
|[[1974 Senior League World Series|1974]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||1–2
|- style="background:silver;"
|[[1975 Senior League World Series|1975]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||Runner–Up ||4–2
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[1976 Senior League World Series|1976]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]||rowspan=2|Third Place||2–2
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[1977 Senior League World Series|1977]]||{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]||3–2
|- style="background:silver;"
|[[1978 Senior League World Series|1978]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Burbank, Illinois|Burbank]], [[Illinois]]||Runner–Up ||4–2
|-
|[[1979 Senior League World Series|1979]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Taylor, Michigan|Taylor]], [[Michigan]]||Fourth Place||2–2
|-
|[[1980 Senior League World Series|1980]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||rowspan=7|Not in Top 4||1–2
|-
|[[1981 Senior League World Series|1981]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Taylor, Michigan|Taylor]], [[Michigan]]||1–2
|-
|[[1982 Senior League World Series|1982]]||{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]||0–2
|-
|[[1983 Senior League World Series|1983]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]||1–2
|-
|[[1984 Senior League World Series|1984]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]], [[Michigan]]||1–2
|-
|[[1985 Senior League World Series|1985]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||0–2
|-
|[[1986 Senior League World Series|1986]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]], [[Michigan]]||1–2
|- style="background:gold;"
|[[1987 Senior League World Series|1987]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Athens, Ohio|Athens]], [[Ohio]]||'''Champions'''||5–1
|-
|[[1988 Senior League World Series|1988]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti]], [[Michigan]]||Fourth Place ||2–2
|-
|[[1989 Senior League World Series|1989]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Painesville, Ohio|Painesville]], [[Ohio]]||rowspan=4|Not in Top 4 ||0–2
|-
|[[1990 Senior League World Series|1990]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Gibson County, Indiana|South Gibson]], [[Indiana]]||0–3
|-
|[[1991 Senior League World Series|1991]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]||3–3
|-
|[[1992 Senior League World Series|1992]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Center Grove, Indiana|Center Grove]], [[Indiana]]||2–3
|-
|[[1993 Senior League World Series|1993]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Center Grove, Indiana|Center Grove]], [[Indiana]]||Fourth Place||3–3
|- style="background:silver;"
|[[1994 Senior League World Series|1994]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]], [[Michigan]]||rowspan=2|Runner–Up||3–2
|- style="background:silver;"
|[[1995 Senior League World Series|1995]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Clarksville, Indiana|Clarksville]], [[Indiana]]||4–2
|-
|[[1996 Senior League World Series|1996]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Maumee, Ohio|Maumee]], [[Ohio]]||rowspan=7|Not in Top 4||2–3
|-
|[[1997 Senior League World Series|1997]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]], [[Michigan]]||1–3
|-
|[[1998 Senior League World Series|1998]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]||1–3
|-
|[[1999 Senior League World Series|1999]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||1–2
|-
|[[2000 Senior League World Series|2000]]||{{flagicon|Iowa}} [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]]||1–3
|-
|[[2001 Senior League World Series|2001]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]], [[Michigan]]||2–3
|-
|[[2002 Senior League World Series|2002]]||{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana]]||2–2
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[2003 Senior League World Series|2003]]||{{flagicon|Iowa}} [[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]], [[Iowa]]||Semifinals||2–3
|-
|[[2004 Senior League World Series|2004]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||Not in Top 4||2–2
|- style="background:gold;"
|[[2005 Senior League World Series|2005]]||{{flagicon|Iowa}} [[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]], [[Iowa]]||'''Champions'''||5–1
|-
|[[2006 Senior League World Series|2006]]||{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]||rowspan=6|Not in Top 4||1–3
|-
|[[2007 Senior League World Series|2007]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Niles, Michigan|Niles]], [[Michigan]]||1–2
|-
|[[2008 Senior League World Series|2008]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]], [[Ohio]]||2–2
|-
|[[2009 Senior League World Series|2009]]||{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]||1–3
|-
|[[2010 Senior League World Series|2010]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Holmes County, Ohio|Holmes County]], [[Ohio]]||2–2
|-
|[[2011 Senior League World Series|2011]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]], [[Michigan]]||2–2
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|[[2012 Senior League World Series|2012]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]||Semifinals||2–3
|-
|[[2013 Senior League World Series|2013]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||rowspan=2|Not in Top 4||0–4
|-
|[[2014 Senior League World Series|2014]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]||1–3
|- style="background:silver;"
|[[2015 Senior League World Series|2015]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Holmes County, Ohio|Holmes County]], [[Ohio]]||Runner–Up||3–1
|- style="background:gold;"
|[[2016 Senior League World Series|2016]]||{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]||'''Champions'''||5–0
|-
|[[2017 Senior League World Series|2017]]||{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Holmes County, Ohio|Holmes County]], [[Ohio]]||rowspan=3|Not in Top 4||1–2
|-
|[[2018 Senior League World Series|2018]]||{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]||1–2
|-
|[[2019 Senior League World Series|2019]]||{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]||0–2
|-
|2020
|colspan=3 rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |''Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.littleleague.org/news/little-league-cancels-2020-world-series-and-region-tournaments/|title = Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments|date = 30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|-
|[[2022 Senior League World Series|2022]]||rowspan=3|{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Burbank, Illinois|Burbank]], [[Illinois]]||rowspan=3|Not in Top 4||rowspan=2|0–2
|-
|[[2023 Senior League World Series|2023]]
|-
|[[2024 Senior League World Series|2024]]||1–2
|-
!Year!!City!!Result!!Record
|}
===Results by State===
''As of the [[2024 Senior League World Series]].''
{| class="wikitable"
!State!!Region<br>Championships!!SLWS<br>Championships
|-
|{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Michigan]]||align=center rowspan=2|14||align=center|0
|-
|{{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Illinois]]||align=center rowspan=2|1
|-
|{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Ohio]]||align=center|11
|-
|{{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Indiana]]||align=center|10||align=center rowspan=2|0
|-
|{{flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Wisconsin]]||align=center|7
|-
|{{flagicon|Iowa}} [[Iowa]]||align=center|5||align=center|1
|}
==See also==
Central Region in other Little League divisions
*[[Little League World Series (Central Region)|Little League – Central 1957-2000]]
**[[Little League World Series (Great Lakes Region)|Little League – Great Lakes]]
**[[Little League World Series (Midwest Region)|Little League – Midwest]]
*[[Intermediate League World Series (Central Region)|Intermediate League]]
*[[Junior League World Series (Central Region)|Junior League]]
*[[Big League World Series (Central Region)|Big League]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Senior League World Series}}
{{Little League}}
[[Category:Senior League World Series regions|Central]]
[[Category:Senior League World Series]]
[[Category:Baseball competitions in the United States]]
[[Category:Sports in the Midwestern United States]]