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Little League World Series live: Updates, Highlights for LLWS games Sunday

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Little League World Series live: Updates, Highlights for LLWS games Sunday

After 34 Little League World Series games, the initial field of 20 teams representing the United States and International teams has been narrowed down to the top two teams competing for the championship title on Sunday.

The action will kick off with the third-place game between Venezuela and Texas at Lamade Stadium, setting the stage for the main event. The Little League World Series Championship Game will follow, featuring the undefeated Chinese Taipei, who showcased their prowess all tournament, and will play against Florida, who enters the game 6-1 in the tournament.

Follow live for the final day of the Little League World Series, where the crowning of a champion is on the horizon.

Mora allows runners to reach second and third but none to score in the top of the fifth inning. He strikes out Gabe Steubing for his seventh K of the day. It’s still 4-3 Venezuela.

Joshua Durán hits a ground ball that glances off of first base for a single, but Muñoz, Texas’ second baseman, positioned himself well to field the carom. He throws out Santiago Bello, who was trying to score from second base, at the plate. It keeps this a one-run game as the fifth inning begins.

After 3 2/3 innings, Texas’ starter hits his pitch limit. He departs the game with two runners on and two outs. Cooper Hastings takes the mound in relief.

The Venezuelan second baseman gets the third out of another 1-2-3 inning by diving to his right to trap a ground ball then making a nice throw from his knees to get the batter out at first. It extends Mora’s streak to 11 straight batters retired.

On a full count with the bases loaded, Carrasquel watches a pitch narrowly miss the strike zone. It brings home Zarraga for Venezuela’s second run of the inning, and the team takes a 4-3 lead over Texas after three innings.

Beiker Zarraga lays down a bunt and reaches first on a throwing error by Guffey. The errant throw allows Jonathan Landaeta to score from second base and ties the game for Venezuela.

The Venezuelan starter appears to have recovered from a shaky beginning to this game. Mora has retired eight of Texas’ hitters in a row after working another 1-2-3 inning in the third. He also tallies his fourth and fifth strikeouts on the day in the frame.

With the bases loaded and one out, Vicheria hits a ground ball to second base but hustles down the line to beat the potential double play. It allows Barrieta to score, and it’s a one-run game entering the third inning. Texas leads, 3-2.

The first baseman drives a pitch into the gap in left-center field and plates Samuel Carrasquel with the double. It cuts Venezuela’s deficit to two, but Texas still leads, 3-1.

After allowing a crooked number in the first, Mora throws a 1-2-3 inning that features his third strikeout of the day in the second.

Venezuela gets its first two batters aboard on singles, but Guffey strikes out the third and gets a double play from the fourth to emerge unscathed from the inning. Texas still leads, 3-0, through one inning.

With runners on first and second, a Doc Mogford ground ball back to pitcher Willian’s Mora ended in disaster for the international bracket runners-up. Mora overthrew third base, both runners scored and Mogford made it to third.

A couple of pitches later, Venezuelan catcher Jesús Díaz couldn’t hold on to the offering from Mora, and Mogford scored on the passed ball. It’s 3-0 Texas after the top of the first inning.

The two teams that finished as runners-up in the international and U.S. sides of the bracket will square off in the Little League World Series’ third-place game. Venezuela fell to Chinese Taipei in the international bracket final, and Texas lost to Florida in the U.S. bracket final, so they’ll play for the last spot on the LLWS podium on Sunday.

2024 Little League World Series: Time, TV, streaming and how to watch

All third-place and final game of the Little League World Series will be broadcast on one of ESPN2 and ABC, with streaming options including ESPN+, the ESPN app and Fubo, which offers a free trial. Coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET with te consolation game on ESPN 2. That will follow with the championship game, airing on ABC at 3 p.m. ET.

HOW TO WATCH: Catch the Little League World Series with a Fubo subscription

  • Chinese Taipei
  • Venezuela
  • Texas
  • Florida

(All times in ET)

Wednesday, Aug. 14:

  • Game 1: Mexico 2, Caribbean 0
  • Game 2: West 3, New England 1
  • Game 3: Asia-Pacific 8, Canada 0
  • Game 4: Southeast 2, Midwest 1

Thursday, Aug. 15:

  • Game 5: Japan 11, Puerto Rico 0
  • Game 6: Mountain 9, Metro 1
  • Game 7: Cuba 4, Europe-Africa 1
  • Game 8: Southwest 9, Mid-Atlantic 0

Friday, Aug. 16:

  • Game 9: Latin America 10, Mexico 0
  • Game 10: West 5, Great Lakes 0
  • Game 11: Asia-Pacific 11, Australia 0
  • Game 12: southeast 6, Northwest 1

Saturday, Aug. 17:

  • Game 13: Canada 12, Puerto 5
  • Game 14: Metro 6, Midwest 3
  • Game 15: Caribbean 8, Europe-Africa 3
  • Game 16: Mid-Atlantic 5, New England 0

Sunday, Aug. 18:

  • Game 17: Metro 4, Great Lakes 0
  • Game 18: Mexico 8, Canada 0
  • Game 19: Mid-Atlantic 12, Northwest 2

Monday, Aug. 19:

  • Game 20: Caribbean 11, Australia 0
  • Game 21: Japan 2, Latin America 1
  • Game 22: Mountain 3, West 2
  • Game 23: Asia-Pacific 10, Cuba 2
  • Game 24: Southwest 4, Southeast 1

Tuesday, Aug. 20:

  • Game 25: Latin America 2, Caribbean 1
  • Game 26: West 3, Mid-Atlantic 1
  • Game 27: Mexico 6, Cuba 4
  • Game 28: Southeast 6, Metro 1

Wednesday, Aug. 21:

  • Game 29: Chinese Taipei 3, Japan 1
  • Game 30: Texas 5, Nevada 2
  •  Game 31: Mexico 3, Venezuela 11
  • Game 32: Florida 4, Hawai’i 3

Thursday, Aug. 22:

  • Game 33: Venezuela 3, Japan 2
  • T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby
  • Game 34: Florida 6, Nevada 3

Saturday, Aug. 24:

  • International Championship: Chinese Taipei 4, Venezuela 1
  • U.S. Championship: Florida 10, Texas 7

Sunday, Aug. 25:

  • Third-place game: Venezuela vs. Texas on ESPN2 at 10 a.m.
  • World Series Championship: Chinese Taipei vs. Flordia on ABC at 3 p.m.

The Little League World Series (LLWS) championship game between Chinese Taipei and Florida on Sunday, August 25th at 3 p.m. ET. The third-place consolation game is set to take place the same day at 10 a.m. ET.

The Little League World Series Championship Game between Chinese Taipei and Florida will begin at 3 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ABC.

The third-place consolation game will take place on Sunday, August 25 at 10 a.m. ET. This year’s consolation game will be between Venezuela, who lost to Chinese Taipei 4-1, and Texas, who lost to Florida, on Saturday.

The Little League World Series is divided into two brackets: the United States bracket and the international bracket. Each bracket will conduct its own individual tournament, and the winner from each bracket will face off in the championship.

The U.S. and international brackets are double-elimination brackets. This means that a team can still advance in a separate elimination bracket even after losing its first game. The winner of the elimination bracket then plays against the winner of the winners’ bracket in the U.S. or international final for the opportunity to compete in the LLWS championship.

In other words, a team must lose twice to be eliminated from the tournament.

This year, the grand prize awarded to the Little League World Series winner is a Musco Little League Lighting System for a 200′ field. Musco Sports Lighting has been the official lighting system for Little League Baseball and Softball since 1992.

Saturday’s action begins at 10:30 a.m., here’s a rundown of the games:

All times Eastern.

  • Texas vs. Venezuela, 10 a.m. | Lamade Stadium | ESPN2
  • Chinese Taipei vs. Florida, 3 p.m. | Lamade Stadium | ABC

Follow Sunday’s LLWS games with an ESPN+ subscription

In recent years, teams from the United States have been very successful in the Little League World Series, winning the last five championships since 2017. The most recent international team to win the tournament was Japan, who defeated Lufkin, Texas 12-2 in the 2017 final, which lasted just five innings.

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

Here is the full 2024 LLWS bracket, courtesy of the Little League World Series:

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