Overview
- Curaçao’s Pariba Little League beat Japan 4-0 on Saturday, Aug. 29, with pitcher Jaymiëll Martina striking out 12 batters to win the international bracket.
- Paseo Verde Little League of Henderson, Nevada won the U.S. championship Saturday with a 12-2, five-inning victory over Hamilton, Ohio and entered the title game unbeaten this summer with a reported 14-0 record.
- The LLWS championship is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 30 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC from Howard J. Lamade Stadium and the consolation third-place game between Japan and Ohio will air at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN.
- Key individual storylines include Martina’s dominant outing for Curaçao and Nevada’s offensive surge that featured multi-hit efforts from players such as Carsynn Meyer, who is one of the few girls competing this year.
- The tournament uses separate 10-team U.S. and international double-elimination brackets with six-inning games for players ages 10–12, and the schedule has been shaped by tight pitch-count and rest rules that affected team turnarounds during the week.