Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales) has been crowned as the 2026 Little League Baseball® Australia Region Champion after securing a 9-3 championship win at the Australia Region Championship, becoming the third team to earn a spot in the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series, Presented by T-Mobile (LLBWS).
Ryde Little League finished the region tournament with a 6-1 overall record to secure its ticket to Williamsport, marking the first ever trip to the LLBWS for the league and 12th overall appearance for the country. A team from Sydney has represented Australia in six of the previous 11 appearances since the country began playing in the tournament back in 2013. NOTE: Ryde Little League won the Australia Region Tournament in 2021, but were not able to travel to Williamsport as the event featured only teams from the U.S. due to the pandemic restrictions at the time.
Australia continues to have a strong Little League presence throughout their country and is part of a select group of regions that receive direct entry into all four baseball World Series tournaments that Little League International hosts, as it received its most recent automatic bid in 2018 for the Little League (50/70) Baseball Division World Series.
The official schedule and website information for the 2026 LLBWS have been announced, while first-round matchups will be shared later this week, as this year’s LLBWS will take place from August 19-30, 2026. For more information about the LLBWS, including visitor resources, special guests, and more, check back all summer long at LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries. To start planning your visit to Williamsport, go to LittleLeague.org/Visit.
Fans can represent their favorite region by visiting ShopLittleLeague.org or stopping at the Little League Flagship Store on-site at the LLBWS Complex. Also, don’t forget to take advantage of FREE SHIPPING on all U.S. orders all summer long.
Team Information:
- Region: Australia
- Region Tournament Record: 6-1
- League LLBWS Appearance: 1st
- Country LLBWS Appearance: 12th Appearance
- Little League Charter Since: 2008
- Country Fun Fact: Australia is one of the few nations with an automatic bid into all four Little League Baseball tournaments, receiving the nod to the LLBWS in 2013 and its most recent automatic bid in 2018 for the Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division World Series.