Little League World Series 2018: US, International Scores, Updated Bracket, More

South Korea scored a 2-1 victory over Japan in the 2018 Little League World Series international championship game Saturday at Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Hawaii joined South Korea in the title game with a 3-0 win against Georgia later Saturday in the United States title game.

The Hawaiians last claimed the Little League World Series crown in 2008. The South Koreans most recently brought the title home in 2014.

Let's check out the list of scores. That's followed by a recap of the action. For a look at both brackets, visit the LLWS tournament's official website.

Saturday Schedule and Results

International Final: Asia-Pacific (South Korea) defeats Japan, 2-1

U.S. Final: West (Hawaii) defeats Southeast (Georgia), 3-0

South Korea 2, Japan 1

Ji Hyung Choi put South Korea on his shoulders with a home run and 4.2 innings of one-run ball that included seven strikeouts to lead the Asia-Pacific representative to the world championship game.

It marked the third straight contest with a homer for Choi, who also went yard against Mexico and Japan during the South Korean run through the international bracket.

Shoo Hoo Choi drove in the team's other run on a first-inning double.

Yeong Hyeon Kim pitched South Korea out of a jam in the fifth by striking out Yuya Ito, who entered the contest with a .444 on-base percentage in the event, with the tying run on third and the leading run at second for Japan. Kim stayed on to close out the game with a scoreless sixth.

Masaumi Ikeuchi doubled home Kai Nogami for the only Japanese run in the pitchers' duel.

Hawaii 3, Georgia 0

A dominant pitching performance from Aukai Kea, who allowed just three hits and one walk while racking up 15 strikeouts in a shutout, moved Hawaii within one victory of the LLWS title.

The game was scoreless through three innings before the Western squad finally broke the deadlock on an RBI single by John De La Cruz in the fourth. Bruce Boucher and Jace Souza added RBI hits in the fifth to stretch the lead for Hawaii.

Tai Peete recorded two of Georgia's three hits. Chase Fralick had the other.

The win completed an unbeaten run through the U.S. bracket for Hawaii. The team's pitching staff threw shutouts in three of the four contests.