2024 Little League World Series Explained
| Dates: | August 14–25 |
| Num Teams: | 20 |
| Champion Other: |  Lake Mary Little League, Lake Mary, Florida |
| Second Other: | Kuei-Shan Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 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
Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2024.[2]
| International |
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| Region | Team | Region | Team |
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| Great Lakes | Hinsdale, Illinois
Hinsdale Little League | Asia-Pacific and Middle East |  Taoyuan, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Kuei-Shan Little League |
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| Metro | Staten Island, New York
South Shore Little League | Australia |  Sydney, New South Wales
Hills Little League |
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| Mid-Atlantic | Newtown, Pennsylvania
Council Rock Newtown Little League | Canada |  Surrey, British Columbia
Whalley Little League |
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| Midwest | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls Little League | Caribbean |  Santa Cruz, Aruba
Aruba Central Little League |
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| Mountain | Henderson, Nevada
Paseo Verde Little League | Cuba |  Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Santa Clara Little League |
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| New England | Salem, New Hampshire
Salem Little League | Europe and Africa |  Brno, Czech Republic
South Czech Republic Little League |
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| Northwest | Puyallup, Washington
South Hill Little League | Japan |  Tokyo
Johoku Little League |
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| Southeast | Lake Mary, Florida
Lake Mary Little League | Latin America | Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Cardenales Little League |
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| Southwest | Boerne, Texas
Boerne Little League | Mexico |  Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros Little League |
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| West | Wailuku, Hawaii
Central East Maui Little League | Puerto Rico |  Guayama, Puerto Rico
Radames López Little League | |
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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
See 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
Source:
International bracket
Source:[4]
Third place game
The third place game is played between the United States runner-up and the International runner-up.
World Championship
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 |
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| Florida State Tournament |
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| Pool A | | 17–0 (F/3) |
| Pool A | | 4–2 |
| Pool A | | 6–2 (F/8) |
| Championship | | 8–1 |
| Southeast Regional Tournament |
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| First round | | 5–3 |
| Winner's bracket semi-final | | 11–4 |
| Winner's bracket final | | 8–1 |
| Championship | 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Little League World Series: Florida wins extra-innings championship thriller over Taiwan on chaotic walk-off bunt . Owens . Jason . August 25, 2024 . sports.yahoo.com . Yahoo Sports . August 26, 2024.
- https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2024/llbws/regionals/ Little League Baseball 2024 Region Tournaments
- Web site: First-Round Pairings Set for the 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile. June 12, 2024. littleleague.org. Little League International. June 12, 2024.
- Web site: Little League World Series Scoreboard . ESPN.com . August 2024.
- Web site: Florida State Tournament Results. Unpage.com. August 25, 2024.
- Web site: Yankees, Tigers to face off in 2024 Little League Classic. August 20, 2023.
- Web site: New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 3 . . August 18, 2024 . August 18, 2024.
