Overview
- The tournament entered elimination play on Monday, Aug. 24 with four win-or-go-home games scheduled across U.S. and international brackets on ESPN.
- Boerne Little League of Texas, which lost 4-3 in its opening game, will meet Great Lakes champion West Side (Ohio) in an elimination game as manager Greg Yost said the club is prepared to play consecutive days to stay alive.
- Panama faces Canada in the international losers bracket after Panama dropped a 6-4 decision to Nicaragua and Canada rebounded from a 7-0 loss to shut out Australia 4-0.
- Early rounds featured exceptional pitching — three no-hitters, 10 shutouts and many low-scoring affairs — increasing the tournament’s emphasis on roster depth, strict Little League pitch-count and rest rules, and day-to-day pitching availability.
- All games are broadcast on ESPN platforms with the title game on ABC, and winners from Monday advance through the compressed bracket toward U.S. and international finals on Aug. 29 and the championship on Aug. 30.