The Senior League World Series will feature five regional teams from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Maine District 3 champion – the host district. Information on teams will be posted when it becomes available.

Tanauan Little League, Tanauan City, Philippines, became the first team to qualify for the 2011 Senior League Baseball World Series when it won the Asia-Pacific championship on July 1, 10-0 over Indonesia. Tanauan was 2-2 in pool play and outscored opponents 44-13 in the three-team regional, held June 26 through July 1 in Bacolod City, Philippines.

Tanauan will be making its first ever trip to Bangor.

Since Illam Central L.L., Makati City, Philippines, reached the semifinals of the 2009 World Series, losing to eventual champion West University L.L., Houston, Texas, Asia-Pacific has not won a game in the series. Last year’s Asia-Pacific entry, Saipan L.L., Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, went 0-4 in pool play.

Asia-Pacific teams are 10-27 (.270) in Bangor World Series, with the region’s best showing in 2009, when Illam Central finished with a 3-2 record.

Tanauan will play in Pool B, with Latin America and defending World Series champion Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba; U.S. Southeast champ Palm Bay East L.L., Palm Bay, Fla.; U.S. West champ Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii; and U.S. Central champion Northeast/Fraternal Northwest L.L., Midland, Mich.

Uniform colors: Navy blue and red.

Friuli Venezia Giulia L.L., Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, will be making its second trip in three years to a Bangor Senior League Baseball World Series. The Italians captured the Europe-Middle East-Africa regional with a 5-4 win over Stuttgart American/Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, on July 7.

Friuli Venezia Giulia was 3-1 in pool play in the five-team regional, held July 1 through July 7 in Novara, Italy, and 5-1 overall. The team outscored opponents 53-24.

Friuli Venezia Giulia appeared in the 2009 World Series, going 1-3. The win, 11-8 over West Madison National L.L., Madison, Wis., ended EMEA’s 14-game losing streak in the series.

This will be the third consecutive year a team from Italy will represent EMEA, as Lazio L.L., Lazio, Italy, was last year’s entry, going 1-3 in pool play, defeating Canada champion East Park L.L., Edmonton, Alberta, 13-6.

EMEA teams have an overall Bangor World Series record of 6-30 (.167). No EMEA team has ever advanced to the semifinals in a Bangor World Series, the only region not to do so. The best showing by an EMEA team was the 2-2 record Khovimo L.L., Moscow, Russia, posted in the 2003 World Series.

Friuli Venezia Giulia will play in Pool A, which includes Maine District 3 champ Brewer/Orrington L.L., Brewer; Canada champ Notre-Dame-Du-Grace L.L., Montreal, Quebec; U.S. Southwest champ Rose Capital East L.L., Tyler, Texas; and U.S. East champ Easton/Home Run Baker L.L., Talbot County, Md..

Uniform colors: Orange and black.

Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba, will seek to become the first Bangor World Series champion to repeat when it returns to the Queen City in August.

Aruba South won its third consecutive Latin America championship on July 9, defeating Flor Amarilla L.L., Valencia Carabobo, Venezuela, 8-3. Aruba South was 3-1 in pool play during the regional, held July 2-9 in Mexico City, and 5-1 overall. The team outscored opponents 61-23.

Aruba South made its first trip to Bangor in 2009, losing in the semifinals to eventual World Series runner-up Niles-Centerville L.L., Fremont, Calif., 7-6, after going 3-1 in pool play. It won last year’s World Series title with an 8-1 win over host Maine District 3’s Bangor East/West L.L., Bangor, after going 3-1 in pool play and defeating South Vineland L.L., Vineland, N.J., in the semifinals.

Latin America has an overall record of 35-14 (.714) in Bangor World Series play, with eight semifinal appearances and five championship appearances in nine series. The region won the 2002 (Pabao L.L., Willemstad, Curacao, Dutch Antilles), 2006 (Paraguana L.L., Falcon, Venezuela), and 2010 series (Aruba South).

Aruba South will play in Pool B, which includes Asia-Pacific champ Tanauan L.L., Tanauan City, Philippines; U.S. Southeast champ Palm Bay East L.L., Palm Bay, Fla.; U.S. West champ Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii; and U.S. Central champion Northeast/Fraternal Northwest L.L., Midland, Mich.

Uniform colors: Green and yellow.

Brewer/Orrington L.L., Brewer, will be the host team for the 2011 World Series after defeating defending Maine District 3 champion Bangor East/West L.L., Bangor, 4-2 on July 26. Brewer/Orrington last represented Maine District 3 in the 2007 World Series, going 0-4.

Brewer/Orrington went 5-1 in the double-elimination tournament, outscoring opponents 52-11. The team’s loss came to Bangor, which required the cross-river rival to defeat the 2010 World Series runner-up on consecutive nights.

Maine District 3 teams have a 10-28 (.263) overall record in the series since the event moved to Bangor in 2002. The host district’s best showing was last year, when Bangor East/West made it all the way to the championship game, losing to Aruba South. Last year was the first time a Maine District 3 team had won more than a single game in the series.

The 2011 district championship for Brewer/Orrington avenged a frustrating loss to Bangor East/West in last year’s championship game, in which Brewer/Orrington had the winning run on third base in the bottom of the seventh inning in what was a 7-7 game at the time. Bangor East/West went on to score 12 runs in the top of the eighth inning to win the championship.

Brewer/Orrington will play in Pool A, along with Canada champion Notre-Dame-Du-Grace L.L., Montreal, Quebec; EMEA champion Friuli Venezia Giulia L.L., Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy; U.S. Southwest champion Rose Capital East L.L., Tyler, Texas; and U.S. East champion Easton/Home Run Baker L.L., Talbot County, Md..

Uniform colors: Crimson and gray.

Palm Bay East L.L., Palm Bay, Fla., successfully defended its U.S. Southeast title with a 3-2 win over Dumfries District L.L., Dumfries, Va., on Aug. 9. The host of the regional went 2-1 in pool play in the eight-team tournament and 4-1 overall while outscoring opponents 25-15.

In last year’s World Series, Palm Bay went 1-3. It was the first time a team from the U.S. Southeast regional had failed to win more than one game in a Bangor World Series and only the second time in a Bangor Series that a team from the region failed to advance to the semifinal round.

Since the series moved to Bangor in 2002, U.S. Southeast teams have gone 23-13 (.639) in pool play and 27-19 (.587) overall, ranking the region fourth in pool play records. The region has made seven semifinal appearances and three championship game appearances, with one World Series title: Cartersville L.L., Cartersville, Ga.’s unprecedented comeback from losing its first two pool play games in 2007.

Palm Bay East will play in Pool B, along with Asia-Pacific champ Tanauan Little League, Tanauan City, Philippines; Latin America champ and defending World Series champ Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba; U.S. West champ Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii; and U.S. Central champion Northeast/Fraternal Northwest L.L., Midland, Mich.

Uniform colors: Burgundy and yellow.

Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii, won the U.S. West regional on Aug. 9, defeating defending regional champion Manhattan Beach L.L., Manhattan Beach, Calif., 9-1. Hilo was 3-0 in pool play in the regional, held in Ontario, Calif., and 5-0 overall while outscoring opponents 51-17

Hilo has appeared in two previous Bangor World Series: 2003 and 2007. The league won the series in 2003, finishing with a 5-1 record, and lost in the semifinals in 2007, finishing 4-1.

U.S. West teams have compiled a 31-5 (.861) pool play record in Bangor World Series, with an overall record of 37-12 (.755). The pool play record is the best of any region. The region has made eight semifinal appearances (tied with Latin America for the most) and five championship game appearances (tied with Latin America for the most). However, the region has won only one Bangor World Series – Hilo’s 2003 title.

Hilo will play in Pool B, along with Latin America and defending World Series champion Aruba South, San Nicolas, Aruba; Asia-Pacific champion Tanauan L.L., Tanauan City, Philippines; U.S. Southeast champion Palm Bay East L.L., Palm Bay, Fla.; and U.S. Central champion Northeast/Fraternal Northwest L.L., Midland, Mich.

Uniform colors: Yellow and black.

Notre-Dame-de-Grace L.L., Montreal, Quebec, defeated Windsor West L.L., Windsor, Ontario, 4-3 on Aug. 10 to win the Canada Regional. Notre-Dame-de-Grace was 5-0 in round robin play and 7-0 overall in the regional, held in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, while outscoring opponents 37-19.

Notre-Dame-de-Grace is the first league from the province of Quebec to play in a Bangor World Series.

Historically, Canada is 12-24 (.333) in pool play in Bangor World Series and 12-25 (.324) overall. Canada’s best showing was in 2008, when Whalley L.L., Surrey, British Columbia, went 3-1 in pool play but lost 1-0 in the semifinal round to eventual World Series champ North Cumberland L.L., Upper Deerfield, N.J.

Since that semifinal loss, Canada has gone 0-8.

Notre-Dame-de-Grace will play in Pool A, along with Maine District 3’s Brewer/Orrington L.L., Brewer; EMEA champ Friuli Venezia Giulia L.L., Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy; U.S. East champ Easton/Home Run Baker L.L., Talbot County, Md.., and U.S. Southwest champ Rose Capital East L.L., Tyler, Texas.

Uniform colors: Blue and red.

Rose Capital East L.L., Tyler, Texas, won the U.S. Southwest Regional with a 4-3 win over Northwest L.L., Laredo, Texas, on Aug. 10. Rose Capital East went 4-0 in the six-team, double elimination tournament, held in Seguin, Texas, outscoring opponents 31-15.

This is Rose Capital East’s second appearance in a Bangor World Series. In 2007, the team went 3-0 in pool play before losing in the semifinal round to eventual World Series champion Cartersville L.L., Cartersville, Ga., 4-1.

In Bangor World Series, U.S. Southwest teams have compiled a pool play record of 20-15 (.571) and an overall record of 22-17 (.564). The region has made three semifinal appearances (2002, 2007, and 2009) and one championship appearance, with West University L.L., Houston, Texas, winning the 2009 title.

Rose Capital East will play in Pool A, along with Maine District 3’s Brewer/Orrington L.L., Brewer; EMEA champ Friuli Venezia Giulia L.L., Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy; Canada champ Notre-Dame-Du-Grace L.L., Montreal, Quebec; and U.S. East champ Easton/Home Run Baker L.L., Talbot County, Md.

Uniform colors: Gray and midnight blue.

>Northeast/Fraternal Northwest L.L., Midland, Mich., captured the U.S. Central Regional title with a 7-5 win over Hazard Perry County/Leslie County L.L., Hazard/Leslie County, Ky., on Aug. 10.

Northeast/Fraternal Northwest went 2-2 in round robin play in the nine-team tournament, held in Peru and Oglesby, Ill., and 4-2 overall. In the semifinals, Northeast/Fraternal Northwest avenged a 6-0 round robin loss to 4-0 host Peru L.L., Peru, Ill. The win over Hazard Perry County/Leslie County avenged a 7-5 loss to the Kentucky team in round robin play.

This is the second time a team from Michigan has played in a Bangor World Series. In 2007, Greater Niles Baseball L.L., Niles, Mich., went 1-3.

U.S. Central teams have a pool play record of 16-19 (.457) in Bangor World Series, and an overall record of 18-20 (.474). The region has made two semifinal appearances, losing in 2003, but winning in 2005. In 2005, Urbandale L.L., Urbandale, Iowa, went on to win the World Series.

Northeast/Fraternal Northwest will play in Pool B, along with Latin America and defending World Series champion Aruba South, San Nicolas, Aruba; Asia-Pacific champion Tanauan L.L., Tanauan City, Philippines; U.S. Southeast champion Palm Bay East L.L., Palm Bay, Fla.; and U.S. West champion Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii.

Uniform colors: Red and midnight blue.

Easton/Home Run Baker L.L., Talbot County, Md., won the U.S. East Regional on Aug. 11 with a 12-7 win over Wyoming L.L., Wyoming, Pa. Easton/Home Run Baker was 4-1 in the double-elimination tournament, held in West Deptford, N.J. Its loss came to Wyoming in the first game of the championship round.

Easton/Home Run Baker outscored opponents 45-22.

This is the first time a team not from New Jersey will be representing the U.S. East region in a Bangor World Series.

U.S. East teams have a 25-11 (.694) pool play record in Bangor World Series, with an overall record of 29-13 (.690). The region has appeared in five semifinals and two championship games, with wins in both championship appearances (Freehold Township L.L., Freehold Township, N.J., in 2004; North Cumberland L.L., Upper Deerfield, N.J., in 2008).

Easton/Home Run Baker will play in Pool A, along with Maine District 3’s Brewer/Orrington L.L., Brewer; EMEA champ Friuli Venezia Giulia L.L., Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy; Canada champ Notre-Dame-Du-Grace L.L., Montreal, Quebec; and U.S. Southwest champ Rose Capital East L.L., Tyler, Texas.

Uniform colors: Black and gray.