Little League World Series: Live updates from Sunday elimination games

After the first four teams were eliminated from the 2024 Little League World Series (LLWS) on Saturday, four more will go home on Sunday.

The elimination bracket is underway in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In this double-elimination tournament, the teams that lost a game in the winners’ bracket can still advance to the competition’s semifinals — if they avoid another loss.

On Saturday, the Metro and Mid-Atlantic Regions advanced in the United States side of the elimination bracket with 6-3 and 5-0 wins, respectively. In the international bracket, Canada and Aruba (the Caribbean Region winner) moved on with their respective 12-5 and 8-3 victories.

Follow along with USA TODAY’s coverage for Sunday’s four elimination games, featuring live updates and highlights from Williamsport:

New York defeats Illinois, 4-0

Scarangelo managed to keep the shutout intact by inducing a popout to shortstop Alex Torres in shallow left field. New York wins, 4-0, and stays alive in the elimination bracket. They’ll play the loser of Monday’s Florida-Texas matchup on Tuesday. Illinois’ journey at the LLWS is over with its second loss.

Ethan Chan keeps Illinois alive

Chan snaps a streak of 13 consecutive outs by his team’s hitters with a line drive up the middle. He advances to second on a passed ball, and Illinois has something going with two outs in the sixth.

Scarangelo takes the mound

The third baseman swaps places with Ruggiero and takes the mound to try to close out the game. He induces a groundout to himself on the first play of the final frame, then strikes out the next batter swinging.

Wanless works perfect fifth

One inning after New York’s offensive explosion, Illinois’ reliever gets the heart of the lineup to sit down in order. It’s still 4-0 in favor of New York entering the final inning.

Scarangello adds nice defensive play to his Sunday résumé

One half inning after his 2-RBI single added to his team’s lead, Scarangello perfectly fields a tough hop on a ground ball from Illinois first baseman Jimmy Macri. He finishes the play by throwing him out at first to keep the inning perfect for Ruggiero.

Michael Kipnis prevents further scoring threat

After New York’s Dylan DeGaeta singles on a bloop hit to right field, Kipnis, Illinois’ right fielder, throws Scarangello out attempting to advance to third base. The nice play gets Illinois out of the inning, but New York’s four runs in the frame put them ahead.

Dean Scarangello continues big inning for New York

The third baseman knocks an opposite-field line drive to right field for a 2-RBI base hit. It’s 4-0 New York.

Grant Wanless on the mound for Illinois

Following New York’s first run, Illinois turned to the bullpen in the fourth inning. Wanless got an out against his first batter, but it was a sacrifice fly from Alex Torres. McLean scores, and it’s 2-0 New York.

Chace Curro breaks the scoreless tie

New York’s center fielder pulls the fifth pitch of his at-bat between Illinois’ third baseman and shortstop, bringing home a run for his team. It’s now 1-0 New York with runners on second and third after Curro advanced on defensive indifference.

Illinois saves a run with excellent defense

Second baseman Emiliano Nepomuceno smothered a hot-shot grounder to his side of the infield, looked the runner back to third base and got the batter out at first. On what looked like a certain run or two for New York, Illinois instead recorded the first out of the inning.

New York rolling in the bottom of the fourth

A deep base hit resulted in extra bases for Stephen Grippo, who ended up at second base after a fielding error by Illinois’ right fielder. Nicholas McLean moved Grippo over to third base with a bloop hit over the second baseman one batter later. New York has runners on first and third with no outs in the fourth.

Vin Ruggiero works perfect fourth

New York’s starting pitcher got three straight groundouts – two to the second baseman and one back to the pitcher – to get through the top of Illinois’ lineup unscathed. This game is still knotted at 0.

Illinois vs. New York scoreless through 3

Neither team has managed to score a run in the first half of the first game of the day, though each has multiple hits. This elimination game will come down to its final three frames.

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 one of 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 Little League World Series with Fubo (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.

Little League World Series: Aug. 18 schedule

Beyond the Little League World Series, Sunday will also see the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers face off in the MLB Little League Classic, which will take place at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport at 7 p.m. ET. ESPN and ESPN2 will both broadcast the game.

All times Eastern

• Illinois vs. New York, 9 a.m. | Lamade Stadium | ESPN

• Mexico vs. Canada, 11 a.m. | Volunteer Stadium | ESPN

• Washington vs. Pennsylvania, 1 p.m. | Lamade Stadium | ABC

• Australia vs. Aruba, 2 p.m. | Volunteer Stadium | ESPN

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

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