2024 Little League World Series

2024 Little League World Series

Tournament details
Dates	August 14–25
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	Lake Mary Little League, Lake Mary, Florida
Runner-up	Kuei-Shan Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
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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]

Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2024.^[2]

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

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 12, 2024.^[3]

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper round 3

Upper final

Final

August 16 ��� Game 10

August 14 – Game 2

Illinois

0

August 19 – Game 22

New Hampshire

1

Hawaii

5

Hawaii

2

Hawaii

3

August 15 – Game 6

Nevada

3

New York

1

August 21 – Game 30

Nevada

9

Nevada

2

August 16 – Game 12

Texas

5

August 14 – Game 4

Washington

1

August 19 – Game 24

Florida

2

Florida

6

Florida

1

South Dakota

1

August 15 – Game 8

Texas

4

Texas

9

August 24 – U.S. Championship

Pennsylvania

0

Texas

7

Florida

10

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower round 4

Lower final

August 20 – Game 28

August 18 – Game 17

Florida

6

August 22 – Game 34

August 17 – Game 14

Illinois

0

New York

1

August 21 – Game 32

Nevada

3

South Dakota

3

New York

4

Florida

4

Florida

6

New York

6

August 20 – Game 26

Hawaii

3

August 18 – Game 19 (F/4)

Hawaii

3

August 17 – Game 16

Washington

2

Pennsylvania

1

Pennsylvania

5

Pennsylvania

12

New Hampshire

0

Source:^[4]

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper round 3

Upper final

Final

August 16 – Game 9 (F/4)

August 14 – Game 1

Venezuela

10

August 19 – Game 21

Aruba

0

Mexico

0

Venezuela

1

Mexico

2

August 15 – Game 5 (F/4)

Japan

2

Japan

11

August 21 – Game 29

Puerto Rico

0

Japan

1

August 16 – Game 11 (F/5)

Chinese Taipei

3

August 14 – Game 3

Australia

0

August 19 – Game 23

Chinese Taipei

8

Chinese Taipei

11

Chinese Taipei

10

Canada

0

August 15 – Game 7

Cuba

2

Cuba

4

August 24 – Int'l Championship

Czech Republic

1

Chinese Taipei

4

Venezuela

1

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower round 4

Lower final

August 20 – Game 27

August 18 – Game 18

Cuba

4

August 22 – Game 33

August 17 – Game 13

Mexico

8

Mexico

6

August 21 – Game 31

Japan

2

Canada

12

Canada

0

Mexico

3

Venezuela

3

Puerto Rico

5

August 20 – Game 25

Venezuela

11

August 18 – Game 20 (F/4)

Venezuela

2

August 17 – Game 15

Australia

0

Aruba

1

Czech Republic

3

Aruba

11

Aruba

8

Source:^[4]

The third place game is played between the United States runner-up and the International runner-up.

	Third place game
	August 25 – Howard J. Lamade Stadium
	Texas	3
	Venezuela	4

	Little League World Championship
	August 25 – Howard J. Lamade Stadium (F/8)
	Chinese Taipei	1
	Florida	2

2024 Little League World Series Champions
Lake Mary Little League Lake Mary, Florida

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
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	Irmo LL	5–3
Winner's bracket semi-final	Greenvile Tar Heel LL	11–4
Winner's bracket final	Goodlettsville LL	8–1
Championship	Goodlettsville LL	11–0 (F/4)

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]