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Texas beats Pennsylvania in 2024 Little League World Series: Homers power Boerne in rout
UPDATE: Texas defeated Pennsylvania, 9-0, on Thursday. Scroll down for full updates from the game.
Boerne Little League will be facing Council Rock Newtown Little League Thursday in its opening game of the 2024 Little League World Series.
The Texas team will be representing the Southwest Region in the tournament after winning all four games in its regional. Meanwhile, Council Rock Newtown LL is entering the LLWS riding an 18-game win streak. If Boerne LL beats the Pennsylvania representatives, it’ll take on the winner of Lake Mary LL and South Hill LL at 6 p.m. Monday at Lamade Stadium. Two more wins sends Boerne to the U.S. title game.
Boerne is in Kendall County, about 90 miles southwest of Austin.
If Boerne loses, it heads to the elimination bracket for a game at 6 p.m. Saturday vs. Salem LL. From there it would have to win five games straight to make the U.S final.
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The LLWS runs through Aug. 25, when the winners from the U.S. and international brackets face off in the championship game.
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6:20 p.m.: Julian Hurst leads off with a double but is stranded at second after a flyout, groundout and strikeout. Team Texas will take the field.
6:35 p.m.: Boerne pitcher Caden Guffey collects a strikeout off the first batter but walks the second. A Pennsylvania groundball gets two runners on base after the throw to first is just late. With two runners on base, Nick Longo hits another groundball that is initially called a double-play, though Longo is called safe on review.
With runners on first and third, Guffey gets a second strikeout to end the inning.
6:40 p.m.: Doc Mogford gets on base for Boerne after a wild pitch by Council Rock Newtown. Mogford then makes it to second after the catcher fails to wrangle a slider. Aiden Muñoz puts one on the ground and a tricky bounce sends the ball past the first baseman, allowing Mogford to score the first run of the day. Muñoz makes it to second but a strikeout ends the inning.
6:50 p.m.: Council Rock Newtown had a runner reach second after a throwing error by Guffey, but the right-hander bounced back with a strikeout. A hard-hit lineout to center ended the inning.
Third inning
7 p.m.: Council Rock Newtown switched out its ace pitcher Saverio Longo, due to pitch count, for Dean Hamilton after getting the first two outs of the inning. Newtown’s manager came out to talk to the umpire after Ben Burkhart appeared to lean into a pitch from Hamilton was grazed, but Burkhart was able to stay at first after an umpires’ conference. Hurst then Gray Collins followed with singles to load the bases. Hamilton hit Cooper Hastings to drive in a run and give Texas a 2-0 lead. Hamilton retired Kole Newson on a flyout to end the frame with the bases loaded.
7:10 p.m.: Hurst, a 5-foot-11 righty and the team’s ace, took over on the mound against the bottom three of Pennsylvania’s lineup. He struck out the first batter then walked lefty Will Siveter. He struck out the final two batters of the inning out to strand the runner at first.
Fourth inning
7:20 p.m.: Guffey hit the first pitch of the frame over the left-center wall to push the lead to 3-0. Hamilton was pulled for right-hander Tyler Neeld. Mogford reached first on a hard-hit chopper past third base before a lineout to center. Neeld retired Muñoz looking before walking Dylan Burke. He was able to set down Jett Matthews to end the inning.
7:30 p.m.: Hurst notched his fourth strikeout against Brayden Peiffer and fifth against Neeld to being the fourth. Hurst walked Longo to end a streak of four straight Ks, but set down Greyson Gage on three pitches to push Texas six outs from a win.
Fifth inning
7:40 p.m.: Kaleb Christ was hit by a pitch before singles by Burkhart and Hurst to load the bases. Pennsylvania’s infield was drawn in to prevent further runs, but Collins walked to push the lead to 4-0. Neeld retired the next batter on a 1-2 fielder’s choice before another pitching change. Siveter, a left-hander, took over.
Newson blew the game open with a grand slam to give Boerne, Texas a commanding 8-0 lead. It was Texas’ second straight game with a grand slam, including the regional championship. A groundout was followed by a home run for Mogford down the left-field line to make the game 9-0. Mogford hit a homer in his last game as well, according to the ESPN broadcast. A strikeout ended the frame after a six-run outburst.
7:55 p.m.: Hurst caught a popup for out No. 1 and notched another two strikeouts to end the inning.
Sixth inning
8:10 p.m.: Muñoz fought off multiple two-strike pitches and ended up with a single to right-center followed by a flyout. Matthews hit a single to put runners at the corners with one out. Christ then walked to load the bases. After a Burkhart strikeout, a groundout ended the threat.
8:15 p.m.: Hurst notched his ninth strikeout of the night, this time looking, for the first out. He then fielded a bouncer in front of the plate for bring his team one win from advancing in the tournament. Hurst struck out Siveter to end the game.
Texas game time today in 2024 Little League World Series
Boerne LL plays at 6 p.m. CT vs. Council Rock Newton LL.
Texas vs. Pennsylvania channel today in LLWS
TV: ESPN.
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Boerne Little League players
Kaleb Christ
- Jersey number: 4
- Position(s): P/C/OF
- Bats/throws: right/right
Jett Matthews
Doc Mogford
Gray Collins
Dylan Burke
Aiden Muñoz
Gage Steubing
Kole Newson
Julian Hurst
Ben Burkhart
Cooper Hastings
Caden Guffey
Has Texas ever won the Little League World Series?
Texas has only made the finals of the LLWS once since 2001, with Lufkin LL finishing as the tournament runner-up in 2017. The last time Texas won the title was in 1966 with Westbury LL, a team based out of Houston. Last year, the Needville, Texas team lost in the U.S. finals.
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Little League World Series games today
Thursday, Aug. 15
Game 5 International: Japan 11, Puerto Rico 0
Game 6 United States: New York vs. Nevada, 2 p.m. ESPN
Game 7 International: Cuba vs. Czech Republic, 4 p.m. ESPN
Game 8 United States: Texas vs. Pennsylvania, 6 p.m. ESPN
Updated LLWS bracket
The LLBWS has two brackets, one for the 10 United States regional champions, and one for the 10 International Regional champions.
Updated LLWS schedule
Friday, Aug. 16
Game 9 International: Mexico vs. Latin America, 1 p.m. ESPN
Game 10 United States: West vs. Great Lakes, 3 p.m. ESPN
Game 11 International: Asia-Pacific vs. Australia, 5 p.m. ESPN
Game 12 United States: Southeast vs. Northwest, 7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, Aug. 17
Game 13 International: Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5, 1 p.m. ESPN
Game 14 United States: Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 6, 3 p.m. ESPN
Game 15 International: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 7, 5 p.m. ESPN
Game 16 United States: Loser of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 8, 7 p.m. ESPN2
Sunday, Aug. 18
Game 17 United States: Loser of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 14, 9 a.m. ESPN
Game 18 International: Loser of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 13, 11 a.m. ESPN
Game 19 United States: Loser of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 16, 1 p.m. ABC
Game 20 International: Loser of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 15, 2 p.m. ESPN
Monday, Aug. 19
Game 21 International: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 9, 1 p.m. ESPN
Game 22 United States: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 10, 3 p.m. ESPN
Game 23 International: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 11, 5 p.m. ESPN
Game 24 United States: Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 12, 7 p.m. ESPN
Tuesday, Aug. 20
Game 25 International: Winner of Game 20 vs Loser of Game 21, 1 p.m. ESPN
Game 26 United States: Winner of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 22, 3 p.m. ESPN
Game 27 International: Winner of Game 18 vs Loser of Game 23, 5 p.m. ESPN
Game 28 United States: Winner of Game 17 vs Loser of Game 24, 7 p.m. ESPN
Wednesday, Aug. 21
Game 29 International: Winner of Game 21 vs Winner of Game 23, 1 p.m. ESPN
Game 30 United States: Winner of Game 22 vs Winner of Game 24, 3 p.m. ESPN
Game 31 International: Winner of Game 25 vs Winner of Game 27, 5 p.m. ESPN
Game 32 United States: Winner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 28, 7 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, Aug. 22
Game 33 International: Loser of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 31, 3 p.m. ESPN
Game 34 United States: Loser of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 32, 7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, August 24
International Championship Game
Game 35 International: Winner of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 33, 12:30 p.m. ABC
United States Championship Game
Game 36 United States: Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 34, 3:30 p.m. ABC
Sunday, August 25
Little League World Series Third Place
Game 37: Loser of Game 35 vs Loser of Game 36, 10 a.m. ESPN2
Little League World Series Championship
Game 38: Winner of Game 35 vs Winner of Game 36, 3 p.m. ABC
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