Little League World Series: Updates, highlights from Saturday elimination games
The 2024 Little League World Series continues on Saturday with four elimination games taking center stage.
Canada, after an 8-0 loss to Chinese Taipei in the opening round, bounced back strong to stay in the LLWS. Canada face Puerto Rico and dominated 12-5 to kick off the Saturday slate of games.
New York then won a thrilling 6-3 game to eliminate South Dakota. In the penultimate game of the day, Aruba jumped out to an early lead and held on for an 8-3 win over Czechia. The final game of the day was a shutout win for Pennsylvania 5-0 over New Hampshire.
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LLWS: Elimination Games
- Canada vs. Puerto Rico, 1 p.m. | Volunteer Stadium
- South Dakota vs. New York, 3 p.m. | Lamade Stadium
- Czechia vs. Aruba, 5 p.m. | Volunteer Stadium
- Pennsylvania vs. New Hampshire, 7 p.m. | Lamade Stadium
Pennsylvania wins 5-0
New Hampshire couldn't mount a late comeback and Pennsylvania held on for the shutout victory.
Last chance for New Hampshire
Pennsylvania leads 5-0 after the top of the sixth inning. It's now down to New Hampshire to close the gap and stay in the tournament
Pennsylvania holds New Hampshire scoreless
After five innings, Pennsylvania leads 5-0. They take to the plate first for the final frame.
Pennsylvania building a lead
Another three runs makes it 5-0 heading to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Pennsylvania up 2-0
Two early runs gave the Mid-Atlantic champions the lead in the fourth inning.
Game start: Pennsylvania vs. New Hampshire
The final game of the day features the champions from the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.
Aruba eliminates Czechia
Czechia's comeback fell short and their Little League World Series run is over with Aruba's 8-3 win.
Czechia finally gets on the board
Three runs in the top of the fourth inning cuts Aruba's lead to 8-3 midway through the fourth inning.
Aruba pouring it on in the third inning
Aruba's pushed their lead to 8-0 in the bottom of the third.
Aruba extends the lead
Another run in the second inning puts Aruba up 3-0.
Aruba up 2-0 early
Aruba took little time getting on the board with two runs in the first inning.
Game start: Czechia vs. Aruba
The winner of this matchup takes on Australia and the loser will be eliminated from the tournament.
New York eliminates South Dakota
After an exhilarating sixth inning, New York defeats South Dakota 6-3, advancing in the Little League World Series tournament.
New York extends the lead in the sixth
New York is in a dominant position, adding two more runs in the sixth inning to extend their lead over South Dakota to 6-2.
South Dakota scores in the fifth
South Dakota narrows the score with scoring one run in the fifth. New York leads 5-2 are are up to bat in the bottom of the fifth inning.
New York is on fire in the fourth
After the video review, it was determined that the ball popped out of the catcher's glove to begin the momentum for New York. They have come to life and scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth. New York leads South Dakota 4-1.
South Dakota gets on the board first
It was South Dakota that capitalized on an opportunity to score first. South Dakota leads New York 2-1 in the fourth inning.
Scoreless between South Dakota, New York
It's still scoreless in the bottom of the second inning as South Dakota faces New York in a do-or-die game to keep their LLWS hopes alive.
Canada dominates Puerto Rico 12-5
After an attempt to battle back from Puerto Rico, it was ultimately Canada that advanced in the Little League World Series by defeating Puerto Rico 12-4.
Puerto Rico dismisses three batters in a row
Puerto Rico is doing everything they can to stay competitive in the game and dismiss three Canadian batters in a row. Canada leads 12-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Puerto Rico continues to battle and scores in the fourth
Puerto Rico showed their mettle by scoring two early runs in the fourth inning to narrow the lead to 12-5 for Canada.
Canada dismisses three batters in a row
Canada continues to take control of the game and dismisses three consecutive batters in the top of the fourth inning. Canada is up to bat and currently leads Puerto Rico 12-3.
Puerto Rico struggles in the second inning
Puerto Rico failed to respond to Canada's strong performance in the second inning, coming up short and failing to score any runs. Canada leads 12-3 heading into the third inning.
Canada delivers a 12-run second inning
Canada's lower batting order wasted no time scoring 12 runs against Puerto Rico. Canada now has the lead 12-3 against Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico makes it 3-0
Puerto Rico adds to their momentum by scoring three runs in the first inning. They lead Canada 3-0 as Canada comes up to bat at the top of the second inning.
Puerto Rico takes the lead
Puerto Rico scores their first run early in the bottom of the first inning. Puerto Rico leads Canada 1-0.
Puerto Rico starts off strong on the plate
Puerto Rico holds Canada scoreless in the top of the first inning, setting the tone right from the start. Puerto Rico is up to bat in the bottom of the first with a 0-0 score.
2024 Little League World Series: Time, TV, streaming and how to watch
All 39 games of the Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC, with streaming options including ESPN+, the ESPN app and Fubo, which offers a free trial. Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET.
Stream the LLWS with a Fubo subscription (free trial)When is the LLWS championship game?
The LLWS championship game is slated for Sunday, Aug. 25, at 3 p.m. ET. The third-place consolation game will take place the same day at 10 a.m. ET.
The international and U.S. championship games — which serve as the semifinals to Sunday's championship game — will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. ET, respectively.
How does the Little League World Series work?
The Little League World Series is split into two brackets: the United States bracket and the international bracket. Each bracket will play out their own individual tournaments, with the winner from each bracket facing each other in the championship.
The U.S. and international brackets are double-elimination brackets, meaning a team must lose twice before it is eliminated from the tournament.
The 2024 U.S. Regional Champions
- Great Lakes - Hinsdale Little League - Hinsdale, Illinois
- Metro - South Shore Little League - Staten Island, New York
- Mid-Atlantic - Council Rock Newtown Little League - Newtown, Pennsylvania
- Midwest - Sioux Falls Little League - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Mountain - Paseo Verde Little League - Henderson, Nevada
- New England - Salem Little League - Salem, New Hampshire
- Northwest - South Hill Little League - Puyallup, Washington
- Southeast - Lake Mary Little League - Lake Mary, Florida
- Southwest - Boerne Little League - Boerne, Texas
- West - Central East Maui Little League - Wailuku, Hawaii
The 2024 International Regional Champions
- Asia-Pacific - Kuei-Shan Little League - Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei
- Australia - Hills Little League - Sydney, New South Wales
- Canada - Whalley Little League - Surrey, British Columbia
- Caribbean - Aruba Center Little League - Santa Cruz, Aruba
- Cuba - Santa Clara Little League - Villa Clara, Cuba
- Europe-Africa - South Czech Republic Little League - Brno, Czech Republic
- Japan - Johoku Little League - Tokyo, Japan
- Latin America - Cardenales Little League - Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Mexico - Matamoros Little League - Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Puerto Rico - Radames Lopez Little League - Guayama, Puerto Rico
LLWS bracket and schedule
Here is the full 2024 LLWS bracket, courtesy of the Little League World Series:
Past Little League World Series results
Teams from the United States have dominated the Little League World Series as of late, having won each of the last five dating back to 2017. The last international team to win the tournament was Japan, who beat Lufkin, Texas 12-2 in just five innings in the 2017 final.
List of past winners:
Results date back to 2010 LLWS.
- 2023: El Segundo, Calif.
- 2022: Honolulu
- 2021: Taylor, Mich.
- 2020: Canceled due to COVID
- 2019: River Ridge, La.
- 2018: Honolulu
- 2017: Tokyo
- 2016: Maine-Endwell, N.Y.
- 2015: Tokyo
- 2014: Seoul, South Korea
- 2013: Tokyo
- 2012: Tokyo
- 2011: Huntington Beach, Calif.
- 2010: Tokyo
When is the 2024 MLB Little League Classic? TV, time and how to watch
The seventh annual MLB Little League Classic will take place on Monday, Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. ET with the New York Yankees taking on the Detroit Tigers in Williamsport. The game will air on ESPN.
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