Little League World Series 2016: Tuesday Schedule, TV Info, Bracket Predictions

Four elimination games and a consolation game are on tap Tuesday at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and that means desperation baseball should be played throughout the day.

While the Little League World Series remains a day behind schedule because of the rain that forced postponement of all the action Sunday, the majority of Monday's action was tight and exciting.

Mid-Atlantic champion Endwell, New York, used clutch pitching and timely hitting to beat Southeast representative Goodlettsville, Tennessee, by a 3-1 margin. Michael Mancini was dominant on the mound with 13 strikeouts in 5.1 innings, while Ryan Harlost hit a two-run homer to key the victors' attack.

On the international side, Esmith Pineda struck out 11 batters to help Panama (Latin America) score a 3-2 victory over Australia. While the Sydney Little Leaguers scored two runs in the top of the sixth to tie the score, the Latin American representatives got the win on a hit by Jose Torres in the bottom of the sixth inning.

South Korea dominated Canada in a 10-0 victory, while Great Lakes champion Kentucky scored 11 runs in the top of the seventh and defeated Midwest representative Iowa 14-4.

Game	Time (ET)	TV	Prediction
Japan vs. Southwest*	11 a.m.	ESPN	Japan
Canada vs. Mexico	1 p.m.	ESPN	Canada
Midwest vs. New England	3 p.m.	ESPN	New England
Australia vs. Caribbean	5 p.m.	ESPN	Australia
Southeast vs. West	7:30 p.m.	ESPN	West

The four victors all stayed undefeated, while the four losing teams will play elimination games Tuesday.

Canada will meet Mexico on the international side at 1 p.m. ET in a game that will be televised by ESPN. The Canadians are going to try to put their overpowering loss to South Korea out of their minds and remember how they played against favored Japan in the opening round. The Canadians routed the defending champions 10-4 in that game.

Mexico dropped its opener to Panama, but the team from Monterrey bounced back with a 12-7 victory over Emilia, Italy (Europe-Africa). Slugger Isaac Cortez belted two home runs for Mexico in that win.

On the U.S. side, West champion Chula Vista, California, will meet Goodlettsville. 

Victor Lizarraga threw a two-hit, 5-0 shutout over Southwest champions San Antonio, Texas, to lead Chula Vista to a win in its last game. That victory came after the California team dropped a 5-1 decision to Midwest representative Iowa in the opener.

Goodlettsville came up with a win over Warwick, Rhode Island, in its opener, but the loss to Endwell means that the Tennessee team will be playing to remain alive in Williamsport.