Little League World Series 2026 Wednesday Scores, Bracket Results and Highlights

A summer institution is now upon us.

The Little League World Series kicked off play Wednesday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with four games spread across the day.

The action is split equally between the United States and international brackets. Here's what unfolded to get the tournament underway.

Wednesday Schedule/Results

• Latin America (Nicaragua) 2, Caribbean (Dominican Republic) 1
• Northwest (Tacoma, Wash.) vs. Southeast (Phenix City, Ala.), 3 p.m. ET
• Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia) vs. Asia-Pacific (South Korea), 5 p.m. ET
• New England (Bridgewater, Mass.) vs. Metro (Bayonne, N.J.), 7 p.m. ET

Wednesday Recap

Latin America 2, Caribbean 1

The squad from Leon, Nicaragua, held on to beat the Caribbean champions 2-1 in Wednesday's first contest.

A two-out double from Clemente Sevilla Pichardo put Nicaragua ahead in the first inning. Moisés Estrada Juaréz scored from second after having advanced on a wild pitch.

Christofer Pichardo got two quick outs for the Dominican Republic to start the second inning, only to load the bases thanks to a single and two walks. A free pass to Sergio Jirón Fuentes brought brought home Nicaragua's second run.

That proved to be enough.

The Dominican Republic halved the deficit with an RBI double by Ethan Estevez in the fifth but couldn't add onto that.

Sevilla Pichardo weaved a gem on the mound, going 5.2 innings and striking out 12 batters. Estrada Juaréz got the final out but not without some drama.

With a runner on second, Yansel Guzman singled to right field. James Cruceta Nin tried to score and was out by some distance after Sevilla Pichardo unleashed a frozen rope from right.

The southpaw certainly had a game to remember.