Overview
- Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League won the New England regional 8-0 over Gray‑New Gloucester on Thursday, Aug. 13, with pitcher Dominik Mombeleur striking out 14 and limiting Maine to two hits to earn Bridgewater’s first-ever trip to the Little League World Series.
- East Side Little League of West Chester, Pennsylvania, beat Naamans (Wilmington, Delaware) 3-1 on Friday, Aug. 14, as Cole Warner struck out eight and relief plays preserved the win that sends the team to Williamsport.
- Davenport Northwest Little League (Iowa) clinched the Midwest regional in an extra-inning thriller on Aug. 14 when Anthony Johnson Jr. scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.
- SoundView Little League (Tacoma, Washington) captured the Northwest regional with an 8-5 victory over Idaho, joining other recent qualifiers such as Phenix City (Southeast) and Boerne, Texas (Southwest) in the U.S. bracket.
- The Little League World Series opens Aug. 19 in Williamsport with games on ESPN networks and streaming on ESPN+ and the championship on ABC, and local communities have marked qualifiers with send-offs and watch parties as the tournament field comes into focus.