2024 Little League World Series

The 2024 Little League World Series was a youth baseball tournament that started on August 14 and ended on August 25 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ten teams from the United States and ten teams from other countries competed in the 77th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). Lake Mary Little League of Lake Mary, Florida, defeated Kuei-Shan Little League of Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei, in the championship game by a 2–1 score after eight innings. The championship was won in walk-off fashion as the result of a bunt play. The victory was the first-ever LLWS championship for a team from Florida. Previously, teams from Florida had lost in eight championship game appearances.[1]

2024 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 14–25
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States Florida Lake Mary Little League, Lake Mary, Florida
Runner-upChinese Taipei Kuei-Shan Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
← 2023
2025 →

Teams

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Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2024.[2]

  United States International
Region Team Region Team
Great Lakes   Hinsdale, Illinois
Hinsdale Little League
Asia-Pacific and Middle East    Taoyuan, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)[a]
Kuei-Shan Little League
Metro   Staten Island, New York
South Shore Little League
Australia    Sydney, New South Wales
Hills Little League
Mid-Atlantic   Newtown, Pennsylvania
Council Rock Newtown Little League
Canada    Surrey, British Columbia
Whalley Little League
Midwest   Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls Little League
Caribbean   Santa Cruz, Aruba
Aruba Central Little League
Mountain   Henderson, Nevada
Paseo Verde Little League
Cuba     Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Santa Clara Little League
New England   Salem, New Hampshire
Salem Little League
Europe and Africa   Brno, Czech Republic
South Czech Republic Little League
Northwest   Puyallup, Washington
South Hill Little League
Japan    Tokyo
Johoku Little League
Southeast   Lake Mary, Florida
Lake Mary Little League
Latin America   Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Cardenales Little League
Southwest   Boerne, Texas
Boerne Little League
Mexico    Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros Little League
West   Wailuku, Hawaii
Central East Maui Little League
Puerto Rico    Guayama, Puerto Rico
Radames López Little League

a Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Results

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The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 12, 2024.[3]

United States bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 10
August 14 – Game 2  Illinois0
August 19 – Game 22
  New Hampshire1  Hawaii5
  Hawaii2
  Hawaii3August 15 – Game 6
  Nevada3
  New York1
August 21 – Game 30
  Nevada9
  Nevada2
August 16 – Game 12
  Texas5
August 14 – Game 4  Washington1
August 19 – Game 24
  Florida2  Florida6
  Florida1
  South Dakota1August 15 – Game 8
  Texas4
  Texas9August 24 – U.S. Championship
  Pennsylvania0  Texas7
  Florida10
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 20 – Game 28
August 18 – Game 17  Florida6August 22 – Game 34
August 17 – Game 14  Illinois0  New York1August 21 – Game 32  Nevada3
  South Dakota3  New York4  Florida4  Florida6
  New York6August 20 – Game 26  Hawaii3
August 18 – Game 19 (F/4)  Hawaii3
August 17 – Game 16  Washington2  Pennsylvania1
  Pennsylvania5  Pennsylvania12
  New Hampshire0

Source:[4]

International bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 9 (F/4)
August 14 – Game 1  Venezuela10
August 19 – Game 21
  Aruba0  Mexico0
  Venezuela1
  Mexico2August 15 – Game 5 (F/4)
  Japan2
  Japan11
August 21 – Game 29
  Puerto Rico0
  Japan1
August 16 – Game 11 (F/5)
  Chinese Taipei3
August 14 – Game 3  Australia0
August 19 – Game 23
  Chinese Taipei8  Chinese Taipei11
  Chinese Taipei10
  Canada0August 15 – Game 7
  Cuba2
  Cuba4August 24 – Int'l Championship
  Czech Republic1  Chinese Taipei4
  Venezuela1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 20 – Game 27
August 18 – Game 18  Cuba4August 22 – Game 33
August 17 – Game 13  Mexico8  Mexico6August 21 – Game 31  Japan2
  Canada12  Canada0  Mexico3  Venezuela3
  Puerto Rico5August 20 – Game 25  Venezuela11
August 18 – Game 20 (F/4)  Venezuela2
August 17 – Game 15  Australia0  Aruba1
  Czech Republic3  Aruba11
  Aruba8

Source:[4]

Third place game

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The third place game is played between the United States runner-up and the International runner-up.

 
Third place game
 
  
 
August 25 – Howard J. Lamade Stadium
 
 
  Texas 3
 
 
  Venezuela 4
 

World Championship

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Little League World Championship
 
  
 
August 25 – Howard J. Lamade Stadium (F/8)
 
 
  Chinese Taipei 1
 
 
  Florida 2
 
2024 Little League World Series Champions
   
Lake Mary Little League
Lake Mary, Florida

Champions path

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The Lake Mary LL reached the LLWS with a record of 13–0.[5] In total, their record was 20–1, with their only loss coming from Boerne LL (from Texas).

Round Opposition Result
Florida State Tournament
Pool A Sarasota American LL 17–0 (F/3)
Pool A Miami Springs LL 4–2
Pool A Boca Raton LL 6–2 (F/8)
Championship Charies/Capitola LL 8–1
Southeast Regional Tournament
First round   Irmo LL 5–3
Winner's bracket semi-final   Greenvile Tar Heel LL 11–4
Winner's bracket final   Goodlettsville LL 8–1
Championship   Goodlettsville LL 11–0 (F/4)

MLB Little League Classic

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On August 20, 2023, it was announced that the seventh MLB Little League Classic would feature the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers on August 18, 2024.[6] The Tigers defeated the Yankees, 3–2, in 10 innings.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Owens, Jason (August 25, 2024). "Little League World Series: Florida wins extra-innings championship thriller over Taiwan on chaotic walk-off bunt". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Little League Baseball 2024 Region Tournaments
  3. ^ "First-Round Pairings Set for the 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile". littleleague.org. Little League International. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Little League World Series Scoreboard". ESPN.com. August 2024.
  5. ^ "Florida State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Yankees, Tigers to face off in 2024 Little League Classic". August 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 3". ESPN. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.