2024 Little League World Series

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2024 Little League World Series
2024 Little League World Series logo.png
Tournament details
DatesAugust 14–25
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Florida.svg Lake Mary Little League, Lake Mary, Florida
Runners-up Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 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] Florida also set the record for the most number of wins in a single LLWS tournament with seven. [2]

Contents

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2024. [3]

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

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 12, 2024. [4]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 10
August 14 – Game 2 Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois 0
August 19 – Game 22
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire 1Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii5
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii2
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 3August 15 – Game 6
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada3
Flag of New York.svg New York 1
August 21 – Game 30
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada 9
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada2
August 16 – Game 12
Flag of Texas.svg Texas5
August 14 – Game 4 Flag of Washington.svg Washington 1
August 19 – Game 24
Flag of Florida.svg Florida 2Flag of Florida.svg Florida6
Flag of Florida.svg Florida1
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota 1August 15 – Game 8
Flag of Texas.svg Texas4
Flag of Texas.svg Texas 9August 24 – U.S. Championship
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania 0Flag of Texas.svg Texas7
Flag of Florida.svg Florida10
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 20 – Game 28
August 18 – Game 17Flag of Florida.svg Florida6August 22 – Game 34
August 17 – Game 14Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois0Flag of New York.svg New York1August 21 – Game 32Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada3
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota3Flag of New York.svg New York4Flag of Florida.svg Florida4Flag of Florida.svg Florida6
Flag of New York.svg New York6August 20 – Game 26Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii3
August 18 – Game 19 (F/4)Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii3
August 17 – Game 16Flag of Washington.svg Washington2Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania1
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania5Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania12
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire0


International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 16 – Game 9 (F/4)
August 14 – Game 1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 10
August 19 – Game 21
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 0Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico0
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela1
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2August 15 – Game 5 (F/4)
Flag of Japan.svg Japan2
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 11
August 21 – Game 29
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 0
Flag of Japan.svg Japan1
August 16 – Game 11 (F/5)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei3
August 14 – Game 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0
August 19 – Game 23
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 8Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0August 15 – Game 7
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba2
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 4August 24 – Int'l Championship
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei4
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 20 – Game 27
August 18 – Game 18Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba4August 22 – Game 33
August 17 – Game 13Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico8Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico6August 21 – Game 31Flag of Japan.svg Japan2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada0Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico3Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela3
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico5August 20 – Game 25Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela11
August 18 – Game 20 (F/4)Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela2
August 17 – Game 15Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia0Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic3Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba11
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba8


Third place game
  
Flag of Texas.svg Texas 3
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 4
Championship game
  
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 1
Flag of Florida.svg Florida (F/8)2
2024 Little League World Series Champions
Flag of the United States.svg   Flag of Florida.svg
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).

RoundOppositionResult
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 Flag of South Carolina.svg Irmo LL 5–3
Winner's bracket semi-final Flag of North Carolina.svg Greenvile Tar Heel LL 11–4
Winner's bracket final Flag of Tennessee.svg Goodlettsville LL 8–1
Championship Flag of Tennessee.svg Goodlettsville LL11–0 (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® World Series Records" . Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Little League Baseball 2024 Region Tournaments
  4. ↑ "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.
  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.
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