Little League World Series 2018: Sunday Scores, Bracket Results and Highlights

The top teams in the Little League World Series are looking to take one more step toward a championship in Sunday's games in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Day 4 featured action from the winner's bracket, meaning no one could be eliminated with a loss. However, a win put each team just three victories away from a title. The good news is the level of play continues to rise with the stakes.

Here is a look at the latest results from Sunday.

Results

South Korea (Asia-Pacific) 5, Mexico 1

New York (Mid-Atlantic) 2, Texas (Southwest) 1

Japan 4, Panama (Latin American) 2

Hawaii (West) 8, Michigan (Great Lakes) 3

Full bracket available at LittleLeague.org.

Recap

South Korea 5, Mexico 1

A great pitching performance can be enough to lift a team to victory and that is what South Korea got from Shoo Hoo Choi.

The starter pitched a complete game while allowing just one run on three hits. He also added six strikeouts in his six-inning effort.

The Asia-Pacific team had some trouble scoring as well, but scratched three runs across the board in the first four innings. 

A controversial call in the fifth inning hurt the Mexican squad from Tamaulipas when a ball appeared to hit the ground before being called out. The squad wasn't able to bounce back as South Korea was able to pull away in the next half inning with a Ji Hyung Choi two-run home run.

Choi finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Alberto Gomez had eight strikeouts on the mound in just 3.1 innings while adding Mexico's only RBI at the plate, but it wasn't enough to help the team avoid its first loss of the tournament.

South Seoul Little League will now take on Japan while Mexico will have to face Canada in an elimination game.

New York 2, Texas 1

Gregory Bruno is quickly becoming one of the top pitchers in the entire Little League World Series.

The New York starter already had a perfect game in the regional round and threw 2.2 shutout innings in his first game Thursday. Now he has kept it going with 5.1 innings Sunday against Texas while allowing just one run on three hits.

Jason Smith of Fox Sports Radio joked about how good the right-hander has been:

The Texas pitching staff was nearly as impressive, with Ryan Selvaggi getting six of his seven total outs by strikeout. Unfortunately, a couple of hits and a wild pitch was enough to allow two runs in the third inning.

Carter Pitts followed it up with 2.2 shutout innings and only one hit allowed but New York already had enough runs to come away with the win.

Not a single player on either team had more than one hit in a defensive battle, but Mid Island Little League in Staten Island found a way to advance.

The winners will face whoever triumphs between Michigan and Hawaii while Post Oak Little League from Houston will try to stay alive against Georgia.

Japan 4, Panama 2

Japan jumped out to an early lead and remained ahead to move one step away from the international championship game.

Shisei Fujimoto hit a home run in the first inning and finished with two RBI to key Kawaguchi Little League in a battle that had a lot of notable viewers:

Japan went up 3-0 after two innings, but Panama appeared ready to take over in the fourth inning. The squad got two runs in and had the bases loaded before leaving three men stranded, cutting the comeback just short.

Another Japanese run in the fifth inning was enough to close out the victory.

Shinji Furusawa and Masato Igarashi each threw three innings in the win for Japan, which will now take on South Korea.

The Latin American representatives will have one more chance against Puerto Rico on Monday.

Hawaii 8, Michigan 3

On a day that featured mostly pitching duels, Hawaii was able to represent the West well with a high-scoring win.

Defensive mistakes cost Michigan in this one as the squad finished with three errors. Add this to wild pitching on the mound, and Hawaii was able to score eight runs on just four hits through the first three innings of the game.

Honolulu Little League had several quality offensive performances, including from Hunter Nishina (1-for-2 with two RBI) and Aukai Kea (2-for-4 with an RBI and a run). However, the lineup didn't need to do much to put a big number on the scoreboard.

Ka'olu Holt and John De La Cruz then shut down the Great Lakes lineup while combining to allow just one run on two hits in five innings.

Michigan attempted a comeback in the final inning with two runs, but Sean Yamaguchi was able to get the final out. 

Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League is now set to take on Iowa Monday with the loser going home. Hawaii will hope to stay red-hot against the elite New York pitching on Wednesday.