The 2025 Little League World Series is underway.
Four teams continue their quest to win it all in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Thursday in the annual summer tournament. A new winner will be crowned in 2025 after last year's champion, Lake Mary, Florida, was eliminated in the regional round.
Connecticut beat Nevada on Wednesday to reach the U.S. championship game. Nevada could still make the U.S. title game if it beats South Carolina, which rallied from five runs down to beat South Dakota in extra innings in Wednesday night's elimination game.
Chinese Taipei clinched a spot in the international championship game with its victory over Venezuela, and Aruba advanced with a win over Japan.
Catch up on all of the action below.
Thursday's LLWS schedule
Santa Cruz Aruba vs. Barquisimeto Venezuela, 3 p.m ET, ESPN
Winner advances to International championship gameSouth Carolina vs. Nevada, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Winner advances to U.S. championship game
Little League World Series format
In case you need a refresher, the 2025 Little League World Series will feature a total of 20 teams: 10 from the United States and 10 international clubs. Those teams will compete in a modified double-elimination tournament. Play began Wednesday, Aug. 13, with the winners advancing and remaining in the winners' portion of the bracket.
Starting Saturday, Aug. 16, the teams that lost their first games will face off to determine which teams remain in the event. Once a team loses twice, it is eliminated.
That changes once the championships begin. The U.S. championship game and the international championship game will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, and will both be single-elimination games. The same thing will be true for the LLWS championship game. That creates a scenario in which a team could be eliminated from the event with just one loss.
Games will last six innings. If a game is tied after six innings, both teams will play the seventh inning as normal, with no ghost runners on base. If a game extends past the seventh inning, a runner will open each inning on second base.
How to watch the Little League World Series
Every game through Friday will air on ESPN.
On Saturday, both the U.S. championship game and the international championship game will air on ABC.
The LLWS championship will also air on ABC on Sunday. That game will begin at 3 p.m. ET.
Fans looking to watch the consolation game on the 24th will be able to do so over on ESPN2. That game begins at 10 a.m. ET.
Little League World Series scores
Wednesday, Aug. 20
Chinese Taipei 7, Venezuela 3 (double elimination game)
Connecticut 7, Nevada 3 (double elimination game)
Aruba 3, Japan 0 (elimination game)
South Carolina 7, South Dakota 6 (elimination game)
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Japan 6, Mexico 0
South Carolina 3, Hawai'i 0
Aruba 6, Canada 1
South Dakota 9, Washington 0
Monday, Aug. 18
Venezuela 4, Japan 0
Nevada 1, South Carolina 0
Chinese Taipei 4, Aruba 0
Connecticut 13, South Dakota 1
Sunday, Aug. 17
Washington 3, Massachusetts 2
Canada 12, Australia 0
Hawai'i 9, Illinois 1
Mexico 2, Panama 1
The evening closed out with the New York Mets beating the Seattle Mariners 7-3 in the MLB Little League Classic from Bowman Field in Williamsport.
Saturday, Aug. 16
Australia 5, Czechia 3
Massachusetts 7, Texas 3
Mexico 11, Puerto Rico 5
Illinois 3, Pennsylvania 2
Friday, Aug. 15
Venezuela 4, Canada 0
Nevada 5, Washington 3
Aruba 8, Panama 2
Connecticut 5, Hawai'i 1
Thursday, Aug. 14
Japan 12, Czechia 0
South Carolina 13, Massachusetts 0
Chinese Taipei 3, Mexico 0
South Dakota 2, Pennsylvania 0
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Venezuela 5, Puerto Rico 0
Nevada 16, Illinois 1
Panama 7, Australia 2
Connecticut 1, Texas 0
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