2024 Little League World Series

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 →

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]

Teams

Further information: 2024 Little League World Series qualification

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

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

Main article: 2024 Little League World Series results

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

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 10
August 14 – Game 2Illinois Illinois0
August 19 – Game 22
New Hampshire New Hampshire1 Hawaii5
 Hawaii2
Hawaii Hawaii3August 15 – Game 6
 Nevada3
New York (state) New York1
August 21 – Game 30
Nevada Nevada9
 Nevada2
August 16 – Game 12
 Texas5
August 14 – Game 4Washington (state) Washington1
August 19 – Game 24
Florida Florida2 Florida6
 Florida1
South Dakota South Dakota1August 15 – Game 8
 Texas4
Texas Texas9August 24 – U.S. Championship
Pennsylvania 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

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 9 (F/4)
August 14 – Game 1Venezuela Venezuela10
August 19 – Game 21
Aruba Aruba0 Mexico0
 Venezuela1
Mexico Mexico2August 15 – Game 5 (F/4)
 Japan2
Japan Japan11
August 21 – Game 29
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico0
 Japan1
August 16 – Game 11 (F/5)
 Chinese Taipei3
August 14 – Game 3Australia Australia0
August 19 – Game 23
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei8 Chinese Taipei11
 Chinese Taipei10
Canada Canada0August 15 – Game 7
 Cuba2
Cuba Cuba4August 24 – Int'l Championship
Czech Republic 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

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

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

Champions path

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 South Carolina Irmo LL 5–3
Winner's bracket semi-final North Carolina Greenvile Tar Heel LL 11–4
Winner's bracket final Tennessee Goodlettsville LL 8–1
Championship Tennessee Goodlettsville LL 11–0 (F/4)

MLB Little League Classic

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

  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.