Little League World Series 2024: Sunday Schedule, TV Info and Bracket Predictions
Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, and Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers, will take to the diamond in Williamsport Sunday for the Little League MLB Classic, the headliner of Sunday's action in Pennsylvania.
The showdown between American League teams caps off a day of Little League World Series action that will see host state Pennsylvania fighting to stay alive in the tournament, as will the Metro Region's New York representative.
Will those two teams thrive under the bright lights of Lamade Stadium and advance or will they see their championship prospects come to a disappointing conclusion?
Find out with this preview, which includes the schedule for Sunday's games, predictions for each and a recap of Saturday's results.
Sunday Schedule, Viewing Info, and Predictions
1 of 4Little League World Series Game 17
Great Lakes Region vs. Metro Region
9:00 a.m., Lamade Stadium
Prediction: Metro
Little League World Series Game 18
Mexico Region vs. Canada Region
11:00 a.m., Volunteer Stadium
Prediction: Canada
Little League World Series Game 19
Northwest Region vs. Mid-Atlantic Region
1:00 p.m., Lamade Stadium
Prediction: Mid-Atlantic
Little League World Series Game 20
Caribbean Region vs. Australia Region
3:00 p.m., Volunteer Region
Prediction: Caribbean
MLB Little League Classic
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Lions
7:00 p.m., Lamade Stadium
Prediction: Yankees
United States Teams
2 of 4Great Lakes Region
Hinsdale Little League (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Metro Region
South Shore Little League (Staten Island, New York)
Mid-Atlantic Region
Council Rock Newtown Little League (Newtown, Pennsylvania)
Midwest Region
Sioux Falls Little League (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Mountain Region
Paseo Verde Little League (Henderson, Nevada)
New England Region
Salem Little League (Salem, New Hampshire)
Northwest Region
South Hill Little League (Puyallup, Washington)
Southeast Region
Lake Mary Little League (Lake Mary, Florida)
Southwest Region
Boerne Little League (Boerne, Texas)
West Region
Central East Maui Little League (Wailuku, Hawaii)
International Teams
3 of 4Asia-Pacific Region
Kuei-Shan Little League (Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei)
Australia Region
Hills Little League (Sydney, Australia)
Canada Region
Whalley Little League (Surrey, British Columbia)
Caribbean Region
Aruba Center Little League (Santa Cruz, Aruba)
Cuba Region
Santa Clara Little League (Villa Clara, Cuba)
Europe-Africa Region
South Czech Republic Little League (Brno, Czech Republic)
Japan Region
Johoku Little League (Tokyo, Japan)
Latin America Region
Cardenales Little League (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)
Mexico Region
Matamoros Little League (Tamaulipas, Mexico)
Puerto Rico Region
Radames Lopez Little League (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
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Saturday Recap and MLB Classic Preview
4 of 4Canada bounced back from its shutout loss to Asian-Pacific Region representative Chinese-Taipei, in which they gave up eight runs, by driving in 12 runs and picking up a win over Puerto Rico's Radames Lopez Little League squad.
The Whalley Little League team still gave up five runs, and their pitching and defense are a liability as they enter Sunday's game against Mexico. Still, they have momentum on their side and it will be interesting if they can utilize it to get on a roll.
New York staved off elimination with their victory over South Dakota, Aruba tallied eight strikeouts and eliminated the Czech Republic. Host state Pennsylvania stayed alive in the tournament with a win over New Hampshire.
Capping off Sunday's action will be the annual Little League MLB Classic pitting the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers.
The Tigers limited the Yankees to four hits on the strength of rookie right-handed pitcher Keider Montero work on the mound and Spencer Torkelson's work at the plate.
The 24-year-old's return to the big leagues after an extended stay in the minors included a 2-3 performance that saw him score a run and fuel the Tigers offense.
Yankees starter Carlos Rodon struggled, the bats were quiet, and the Tigers earned the shutout upset win.
Marcus Stroman gets the nod for the Yankees Sunday in Williamsport while AL Cy Young favorite Tarik Skabul will take the mound for the Tigers.
Given how extraordinary Skabul has been for Detroit this season, it would not be surprising to see the Tigers earn another win and take the series from the more celebrated Yankees, in one of the most unique and fan-friendly games of the season.
The silver lining for the Yankees? Judge had two hits in three at-bats in a May match-up with Skubal and blasted one out of the park. His performance at the plate will be the deciding factor in the Yankees' performance Sunday, as it has been all season long.
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