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Softball World Series Reaches Winner’s Semifinals as Baseball Regionals Near Finish

Day five in Greenville will decide softball bracket finalists just as U.S. baseball regionals wrap up the final Williamsport berths

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Manager Lee Cheng-Ta of the Asia-Pacific Region team from Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei looks on in the fifth inning against the Southeast Region team from Lake Mary, Florida during the Little League World Series Championship Game at Howard J. Lamade Stadium on August 25, 2024, in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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A detail view of a baseball during the Little League World Series Consolation Game between the Latin America Region team from Barquisimeto, Venezuela and the Southwest Region team from Boerne, Texas at Howard J. Lamade Stadium on August 25, 2024 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Overview

  • Mid-Atlantic Little League from Pennsylvania edged Southwest champion Oklahoma 1-0 in a pitchers’ duel to secure a spot in the purple bracket final
  • Host Pitt County (North Carolina), defending champions with only two returning players, meets Asia-Pacific winner Tohoku (Japan) in the orange bracket semifinal for Friday’s final berth
  • Aug. 3–10 softball action in Greenville has reached its winner’s rounds on ESPN networks and ABC, with live streaming available on ESPN+
  • U.S. baseball regionals are concluding by Aug. 8, with multiple champions already crowned and the remaining brackets set to determine ten qualifiers for the Aug. 13–24 Williamsport World Series
  • Both tournaments employ modified double-elimination formats that transition into single-game finals to crown world champions