The Little League World Series continued with four games in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.
Aruba and South Dakota have advanced within their respective brackets after winning elimination games.
Aruba earned a 3-0 shutout victory over Japan and will play Venezuela on Thursday. South Carolina allowed five runs in the top of the seventh inning before scoring six of its own to complete the biggest comeback in the tournament this year.
Chinese Taipei and Connecticut secured a spot in the semifinals during the slate of games earlier in the day. Chinese Taipei got the best of Venezuela in International bracket play. Connecticut beat Nevada in a U.S. bracket game.
Here’s everything you need to know about Wednesday’s Little League World Series results:
Little League World Series Day 8 scoreboard
Wednesday, Aug. 20
All times Eastern
Game 29 (International): Chinese Taipei 7, Venezuela 3
Game 30 (U.S.): Connecticut 7, Nevada 3
Game 31 (International): Aruba 3, Japan 0
Game 32 (U.S.): South Carolina 7, South Dakota 6
Final: South Carolina 7, South Dakota 6
South Carolina is moving on after a come-from-behind win in the bottom of the seventh inning against South Dakota.
A South Dakota outfielder was unable to secure the ball in the rain.
South Carolina not backing down
South Carolina scored three runs before loading up the bases again. South Dakota leads 6-3 with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
South Dakota holds big lead in seventh
South Dakota produced a big lead against South Carolina, leading 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Rain is coming down in Williamsport.
South Dakota escapes bases-loaded jam
After Feldman’s exit, things got dicey for South Dakota, but Vavruska came in clutch. With two outs and the bases juiced, Vavruska got South Carolina leadoff man and shortstop Preston Ware to fly out to left field.
South Carolina is down to their final three outs.
Connor Feldman off the mound for South Dakota
After a poor showing against Connecticut on Monday, Connor Feldman dealt a gem against South Carolina with six strikeouts across 4.1 innings. Feldman exited the game having allowed only five baserunners (two hits, three walks).
He is replaced by Landon Vavruska. Vavruska’s first batter would wind up smacking a hit through the 56 hole. There’s two men on and only one out. South Dakota still leads 1-0.
South Dakota gets on the board first
South Dakota strikes first in this win-or-go-home affair, thanks to a sac fly off the bat of Bohde Larson. That said, South Dakota can’t help but feel a little underwhelmed at the outcome. Larson drove in the run with the bases loaded and no one out. Even after the run scored, there were two runners on and only one out. South Dakota could not muster another run, though, mostly squandering an outstanding opportunity.
Now South Carolina heads to bat down just one.
FINAL: Aruba 3, Japan 0
What looked like a pitcher’s duel destined for extra innings turned upside down in the fifth inning when Aruba exploded for two home runs.
Aruba’s victory keeps them alive to face Venezuela in the international semifinal game. Meanwhile, Japan’s journey comes to an abrupt end.
Aruba two-run homer breaks game open
After four-and-a-half scoreless innings, Aruba has finally broken through with a two-run shot off the bat of Isaac Arendsz. Arendsz’s home run was a line drive shot, barely creeping over the left field wall. Aruba leads 2-0.
Aruba’s Emerson Mercado followed that shot up with one of his own, elevating Aruba’s lead to 3-0.
Japan, Aruba constantly getting out of trouble
Through four innings, this international game remains scoreless but don’t let that fool you, both teams have had opportunities to score. It just hasn’t happened yet. Japan has left the bases loaded. They’ve left runners standing on third, but have not scored. Aruba meanwhile has had similar opportunities, but only one hit compared to Japan’s three.
This looks like it has the making of a defensive battle where one run could be the difference.
FINAL: Connecticut 7, Nevada 3
Connecticut moved to 4-0 and secured a spot in Saturday’s United States championship game at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. It will be Connecticut’s first appearance in the U.S. title game since 2013.
Starter SJ Taxiltaridis isn’t available to pitch again in the LLWS (needs four days of rest) but D’Amura is available as well as other pitchers on the staff.
Nevada drops down into the loser’s bracket and has a win-or-go-home showdown with South Carolina at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 21 on ESPN.
Connecticut’s SJ Taxiltaridis reaches pitching limit
Despite giving up three runs in the first inning, Taxiltaridis got into a groove and lasted five and one-third innings while giving up seven hits and two walks but striking out four batters. Tommy D’Amura comes in to close it out.
Connecticut’s Tommy D’Amura watches ball fly out of the ballpark
Tommy D’Amura hits a powerful home run to left field to extend Connecticut’s lead to 5-3. Boden Dunlap adds another clutch hit with an RBI-triple to make it 6-3. A passed ball gets another runner across the plate as Nevada’s defense comes apart trailing 7-3. Is that enough insurance for Connecticut? It is now the last chance for Nevada heading into the bottom of the sixth inning.
Connecticut’s ‘lockdown’ defense gets its pitcher into the sixth inning
SJ Taxiltaridis can get closer to the 85 pitch limit after his defense came up with a 6-4-3 double play to end the bottom of the fifth inning with Connecticut leading, 4-3.
Connecticut grabs the lead over Nevada
Luca Pellegrini jumps on a hanging breaking ball on a 0-2 count and deposits it into center fielder while knocking in the go-ahead run. It is 4-3 Connecticut after the top of the fifth.
Connecticut’s SJ Taxiltaridis dances out of danger in the fourth inning
Nevada loaded the bases with two outs and Mason Schutte stepped up to the plate against Taxiltaridis after already striking out in his first at bat. Well, Taxiltaridis got him again to end that threat. We are tied 3-3 after four innings.
Connecticut evens it up
Connecticut’s Luca Pellegrini had an RBI-single and then SJ Taxiltaridis added an RBI-single and another run would score after advancing on the throw. It is 3-3 after the top of the third inning.
FINAL: Chinese Taipei 7, Venezuela 3
Chinese Taipei used three pitchers, starter Lin Chin-Tse, and then Chang Chun-Po and finally closer Chen Qi-Sheng to defeat previously undefeated Venezuela in the first international game of the day.
The three Chinese Taipei pitchers combined to give up only five hits and three runs while striking out 10 batters. Chinese Taipei advances to the Little League World Series International Championship game for the 20th time and for the fourth straight year. Venezuela will face the winner of tonight’s Aruba and Japan on Thursday, August 21 at 3 p.m. ET.
Meanwhile, Venezuela used five pitchers (mostly to keep them under pitch counts) against Chinese Taipei but will now have to battle out of the loser’s bracket to keep its LLWS dream alive.
Nevada’s Ethan Robertson on cruise control
With two innings recorded, Robertson has allowed two hits and two walks, but he hasn’t let that affect the scoreboard as he’s struck out four batters.
We head to the sixth inning in the Chinese Taipei vs Venezuela game
Can Chinese Taipei add to its lead? Will Venezuela have a legendary comeback? We’ll see how this inning plays out. Still, 7-3, Chinese Taipei as the inning begins.
Nevada takes the lead
On a 2-2 pitch, Nevada’s Cache Malan blasts a three-run home run to center field to give the Mountain Region champion the lead in the top of the bottom of the first inning.
Venezuela has an eventful bottom of the fifth
Venezuela’s Saul Vegas Duran singles on a line drive to center fielder and two runs score with the assist on a fielding error. Teammate Abraham Rodriguez added an RBI-single. It is a 7-3 Chinese Taipei lead after five innings.
Connecticut vs Nevada underway on ESPN
It is Nevada’s Ethan Robertson vs Connecticut’s SJ Taxiltaridis
Chinese Taipei vs Venezuela moved to ESPN2 and ESPN App
Since game 29 of the LLWS is running a little over its two-hour time slot on ESPN, the game was moved to ESPN2, while the U.S. bracket game between Connecticut and Nevada can start on ESPN.
Chinese Taipei builds on lead
Venezuela intentionally walked Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chi-Tse and that loaded the bases and that’s when the trouble started in this inning. Tsai Yu-Ge then hit a bloop single to center field that the Venezuela center fielder almost caught (ball was trapped into the glove). That play made it 4-0 Chinese Taipei. Chen Qi-Sheng then had the big hit of the inning with a bases-clearing double that bounced in front of the left fielder and rolled towards the wall. 7-0 lead for Chinese Taipei.
Chinese Taipei’s Chang Chun-Po breezes through bottom of the fourth inning
Chun-Po had two strikeouts in an 11-pitch, 1-2-3 bottom of the fourth inning as Chinese Taipei still leads 3-0.
Venezuela’s Argenis Villanueva becomes the team’s fourth pitcher of the day
Villanueva gets a strikeout and then a groundout to get out of the jam. It is 3-0 Chinese Taipei after the top of the fourth inning.
Chinese Taipei greets Venezuela’s Issac Villavicencio Ludovic with a short outing
Villavicencio Ludovic only lasted nine pitches and he only threw one strike. He is availble to pitch on Thursday.
Venezuela’s Jesus Gomez lifted for Isaac Villavicencio Ludovic
Gomez, who entered in the first inning, was keeping Chinese Taipei from adding to its lead, but he leaves the game with 53 pitches thrown (33 strikes). He now has to observe two days of rest, so the next time he can pitch would be Saturday for the international championship game, if Venezuela makes it to that game.
Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chi-Tse out, Chang Chun-Po in
Chi-Tse finished with two and two-third innings, one hit and one walk allowed and had six strikeouts. It is still 2-0 Chinese Taipei after three full innings.
Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chi-Tse throwing straight gas
Chi-Tse struck out all three batters he faced with an array of fastballs, which overwhelmed the Venezuela hitters in the bottom of the first inning.
Chinese Taipei takes the lead
On the 32nd pitch in the first inning from Venezuela’s Andres Reyes, Chinese Taipei’s Chang Chun-Po drew a bases loaded walk for a 1-0 lead. On the 38th pitch from Reyes, Chinese Taipei’s Jian Zih-De drew another bases loaded walk for a 2-0 advantage. Venezuela then made a call to the bullpen as Reyes was lifted for Jesus Gomez, who started the game at second base. Gomez inherited the bases loaded with two outs and he struck out the first batter he faced to end the inning. 2-0 Chinese Taipei after the top of the first inning.
Starting pitchers: Venezuela’s Andres Reyes and Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chi-Tse
They take the mound for their teams as neither Venezuela or Chinese Taipei have allowed a run yet in the Little Leageu World Series. Venezuela has outscored opponents 13-0 while Chinese Taipei has outscored opponents 7-0.
A winner’s bracket game starts off LLWS action on Wednesday, August 20
Chinese Taipei (2-0) faces Venezuela (3-0) with a spot in the Saturday’s international championship game up for grabs. Whatever team wins today goes straight to Saturday. The loser of today’s game between Chinese Taipei and Venezuela will play on Thursday.
What does the LLWS bracket looks like entering Wednesday, August 20?
Eight teams are left in the Little League World Series. Only one will win the title on Sunday, August 24. But Wednesday, August 20 is a partial elimination day at the LLWS with two games featuring teams that have one loss in this modified double-elimination tournament.
What time does Little League World Series start today?
The first game on Wednesday, Aug. 20 starts at 1 p.m. ET with the final game starting at 7 p.m. ET. All games take place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in either Howard J. Lamade Stadium or Little League Volunteer Stadium.
Little League World Series 2025: TV, time and how to watch
The Little League World Series began Wednesday, Aug. 13 and concludes on Sunday, Aug. 24. Games will be presented across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. Viewers can also watch with Fubo, which offers a free trial for new users.
Times: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN+, Fubo
Little League World Series Day 7 results
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Game 25 (International): Japan 6, Mexico 0
Game 26 (U.S.): South Carolina 3, Hawaii 0
Game 27 (International): Aruba 6, Canada 1
Game 28 (U.S.): South Dakota 9, Washington 0
Little League World Series Day 6 results
Monday, Aug. 18
Game 21 (International): Venezuela 4, Japan 0
Game 22 (U.S.): Nevada 1, South Carolina 0 (7 innings)
Game 23 (International): Chinese Taipei 4, Aruba 0
Game 24 (U.S.): Connecticut 13, South Dakota 1
Little League World Series Day 5 results
Sunday, Aug. 17
Game 17 (U.S.): Washington 3, Massachusetts 2
Game 18 (International): Canada 12, Australia 0
Game 19 (U.S.): Hawaii 9, Illinois 1
Game 20 (International): Mexico 2, Panama 1
Little League World Series Day 4 results
Saturday, Aug. 16
Game 13 (International): Australia 5, Czechia 3
Game 14 (U.S.): Massachusetts 7, Texas 3
Game 15 (International): Mexico 11, Puerto Rico 5
Game 16 (U.S.): Illinois 3, Pennsylvania 2
Little League World Series Day 3 results
Friday, Aug. 15
Game 9 (International): Venezuela 4, Canada 0
Game 10 (U.S.): Nevada 5, Washington 3
Game 11 (International): Aruba 8, Panama 2
Game 12 (U.S.): Connecticut 5, Hawaii 1
Little League World Series Day 2 results
Thursday, Aug. 14
Game 5 (International): Japan 12, Czechia 0
Game 6 (U.S.): South Carolina 13, Massachusetts 0
Game 7 (International): Chinese Taipei 3, Mexico 0
Game 8: (U.S.): South Dakota 2, Pennsylvania 0
Little League World Series Day 1 results
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Game 1 (International): Venezuela 5, Puerto Rico 0
Game 2 (U.S.): Nevada 16, Illinois 1
Game 3 (International): Panama 7, Australia 2
Game 4 (U.S.): Connecticut 1, Texas 0
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