Today baseball players from all around the world will make their way into the Lafayette area. Community members will voluntarily open their doors, to house the athletes. Giving the players free accommodations as they have in years past. Lafayette has been host to this tournament since 1969 (except the year 1971).
For almost 50 years, Lafayette has hosted this great baseball event which has a rich history in our community, bringing together talented 16yr old players and teams from around the world.
The team will play in the heart of Lafayette at Loeb Stadium, part of the Columbian Park complex.
Past winning teams
2015 Puerto Rico
2014 Los Gatos, CA
2013 Los Gatos, CA
2012 Los Gatos, CA
2011 Los Gatos, CA
2010 Puerto Rico
7 2009 Santa Clara, CA
2008 McCallen, TX
2007 Puerto Rico
2006 Tampa, FL
2005 Tampa, FL
2004 North Tampa, FL
2003 Tampa (Town & Country), FL
2002 Santa Clara, CA
2001 San Dimas-Laverne, CA
2000 Lafayette (Hoosier North), IN
1999 Lafayette (Hoosier North), IN
1998 Marietta (East Cobb), GA
1997 Lutcher (East St. James), LA
1996 Corona, CA
1995 Levittown, PR
1994 Seoul, South Korea
1993 Fountain Valley, CA
1992 Lafayette (Hoosier North), IN
1991 Tustin, CA
1990 Tampa (Forest Hills), FL
1989 Hilo, HI
1988 Santa Clarita (Wm. S. Hart), CA
1987 Marietta (East Cobb), GA
1986 Caguas, PR
1985 Huntington Beach (Ocean View), CA
1984 El Cajon, CA
1983 Honolulu (PAL), HI
1982 Guaynabo, PR
1981 Hilo, HI
1980 Guaynabo, PR
1979 Honolulu (PAL), HI
1978 Waukegan, IL
1977 Lafayette, IN
1976 Tampa, FL
1975 Santa Clara, CA
1974 Cayce-West Columbia, SC
1973 Pasadena, TX
1972 Riverside, CA Tampa, FL
1971 Hagerstown, MD
1970 Covina, CA
1969 Santa Clara, CA
1968 Fort Worth, TX Riverside, CA
1967 Hagerstown, MD Shawnee, OK
1966 San Jose (West Valley), CA Shawnee, OK
1965 Greensboro, NC Shawnee, OK
1964 Houston, TX Shawnee, OK
1963 Charlotte, NC Shawnee, OK
1962 Hildalgo County, TX Shawnee, OK
1961 Joliet, IL Albilene, TX
1960 San Jose, CA Ontario, CA
1959 Lufkin, TX (Pony Grads) Springfield, IL
1959 Pensacola, FL (Colt) Ontario, CA
1958 Miami, FL (Pony Grads) Springfield, IL
1958 North San Diego (Colt) Ontario,CA
1957 Greenville, SC Springfield, IL
1957 La Mesa, CA (Colt) Ontario, CA
1956 Evanston, IL Evanston, IL
1955 Evanston, IL Evanston, IL
1954 No World Series Held
1953 Canton, OH Martins Ferry, OH
The Colt World Series has been a stop for many who have continued their baseball careers into the Minor and Major Leagues.
