During the heart of the 65th National Little League® Week Celebration, and just one week after the anniversary of the first-ever Little League game on June 6, Little League International is pleased to announce the first-round pairings for the 2024 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile.
This year’s unique drawings brought with it some special guests, with ESPN KidsCast, Pepper Persley, hosting the full drawing show at the historic Maria Pepe Little League Baseball Legacy Series, the first-ever all-female baseball game held at Howard J. Lamade Stadium.
Scheduled to take place on August 14-25, the 2024 Little League Baseball World Series, Presented by T-Mobile, will feature 20 teams from around the globe set to compete through the U.S. and International brackets for a chance at the Championship Banner. Below are the first-round pairings for the 2024 LLBWS (all times ET and subject to change):
Wednesday, August 14:
- Game 1: Caribbean Region vs. Mexico Region (1 p.m. – Volunteer)
- Game 2: New England Region vs. West Region (3 p.m. – Lamade)
- Game 3: Asia-Pacific Region vs. Canada Region (5 p.m. – Volunteer)
- Game 4: Southeast Region vs. Midwest Region (7 p.m. – Lamade)
Thursday, August 15
- Game 5: Japan Region vs. Puerto Rico Region (1 p.m. – Volunteer)
- Game 6: Metro Region vs. Mountain Region (3 p.m. – Lamade)
- Game 7: Cuba Region vs. Europe and Africa Region (5 p.m. – Volunteer)
- Game 8: Southwest Region vs. Mid-Atlantic Region (7 p.m. – Lamade)
Friday, August 16:
- Game 9: Latin America Region vs. Winner G1 (1 p.m. – Volunteer)
- Game 10: Great Lakes Region vs. Winner G2 (3 p.m. – Lamade)
- Game 11: Australia Region vs. Winner G3 (5 p.m. – Volunteer)
- Game 12: Northwest Region vs. Winner G4 (7 p.m. – Lamade)
The Little League Baseball World Series games on Sunday, August 18, will start with the U.S. Bracket games scheduled for 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Howard J. Lamade Stadium, respectively, prior to the international games scheduled for 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Volunteer Stadium. This change from previous years will allow for fans to enjoy these games, and for Little League International to welcome the players and clubs for the MLB Little League Classic and showcase one of the best days in sports on ABC and ESPN Platforms.
Home and away designations for all LLBWS games will be decided via coin flip during the manager briefings held prior to the start of the tournament. The drawings were designed to ensure the regions who competed in the first play-in games in 2023 would not be featured in those matchups for this year.
In addition to these first-round pairings, the official brackets for each of the U.S. Region Tournaments for these events have been released and are available on their respective tournament websites at LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries.
To learn more about the 2024 Little League World Series events, including information on how to book your trip this year, visit LittleLeague.org/WorldSeries. Also, don’t forget to download the Little League World Series Mobile App, your one-stop-shop to stay in the know at this year’s tournaments.