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The Southwest Region is one of eight United States regions that currently send teams to the Little League World Series the largest youth baseball competition in the world. The region’s participation in the LLWS dates back to 1957 when it was known as the South Region. However when the LLWS was expanded in 2001 from eight teams (four U.S. teams and four International teams from the rest of the world) to 16 teams (eight U.S.