Little League World Series 2023: Saturday Scores, Bracket Results and Highlights
The Little League World Series continued on Saturday, with four games on the schedule and a history-making win for a first-time participant in Williamsport.
Below, we'll break down the day's action and review the top highlights and moments on the road to the LLWS title.
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Saturday Scores
Cuba (Bayamo) def. Australia (Sydney), 11-1
Mid-Atlantic (Media, PA) def. New England (Gray, ME), 5-3
Canada (Regina, Saskatchewan) def. Europe-Africa (Brno, Czech Republic), 3-0
Mountain (Henderson, NV) def. Great Lakes (New Albany, OH), 13-2
Full bracket available at LittleLeague.org.
Cuba def. Australia, 11-1
For the first time in its history, a Cuban team is playing at the Little League World Series. And now it has its first win.
The Cubans rollicked to an 11-1 win over Australia in a mercy-rule finish after five innings, knocking the team from Sydney out of the tournament.
It was a major difference from the team's first game in the LLWS, a 1-0 loss against Japan that saw the Cubans fail to register a hit. That was a rough introduction to Williamsport, but Cuba took out its frustrations on Australia's pitchers.
Cuba will now face the team from Panama on Sunday at 9 a.m. ET (ESPN), hoping to keep its LLWS dreams alive on the bottom half of the bracket.
Mid-Atlantic def. New England, 5-3
It took some drama, but the kids from Media, PA are still alive in Williamsport.
Two runs in the top of the sixth inning led Mid-Atlantic to a 5-3 win over New England on Saturday, ending Maine's run in the LLWS.
Nathaniel Saleski's RBI double gave Pennsylvania the lead back in the top of the sixth after blowing a 3-0 advantage the team established in the first inning.
Charles Haenn added to the lead by then scoring on a past ball.
That spoiled Maine's comeback bid, which included some fantastic defensive efforts:
Pennsylvania will take on the Metro representatives from Smithfield, Rhode Island on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET (ESPN) as it looks to stay alive on the bottom half of the bracket.
Canada def. Czech Republic, 3-0
Take a bow, Jaxon Weir.
The Canadien pitcher authored a complete-game, 13-strikeout win over the Czech Republic, keeping his team alive in Williamsport.
Two days after being the victims of a combined perfect game against Chinese Taipei, it was the team from Regina that benefitted from an epic performance on the mound.
Czech Republic may have struggled from the dish, but it brought the mits:
Canada will now face Mexico on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN). Czech Republic's LLWS is over.
Nevada def. Ohio, 13-2
In the second mercy rule of the day, Nevada needed just four innings to get past Ohio.
It was a hitting barrage for the boys from Henderson, though Ohio's struggles in the field put them in an early hole:
Nevada will face the team from Fargo, North Dakota on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (ABC), with both teams looking to stay alive. Ohio's time in Williamsport is over.
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