Little League World Series 2025: Schedule, scores and bracket for Thursday

The Little League Baseball World Series is down to the final six teams, with the last two semifinal games set to take place Thursday afternoon in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In the United States bracket, it will be Las Vegas (Mountain Region) vs. Irmo, South Carolina (Southeast Region), at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to take on Fairfield, Connecticut (Metro Region), in the U.S. championship Saturday afternoon.

Down 1-0, in their last at-bat, Irmo tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning and then, after giving up five runs in the seventh inning, scored six runs in the bottom of the frame to stun Midwest Region champ Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the 7-6 victory. Irmo beat Lake Mary, Florida, last year’s Little League World Series champion, in this year’s Southeast Region final earlier this month to advance to Pennsylvania.

The first game of the day will determine the second team to reach the final on the international side. Venezuela (Latin America Region) will take on Aruba (Caribbean Region) at 3 p.m. The winner will face Taipei (Asia-Pacific Region) Saturday afternoon.

The LLBWS double-elimination event began with 20 teams, 10 teams from the United States and 10 teams from elsewhere around the globe. The tournament, which has taken place annually since 1947, began on Aug. 13 and will conclude Sunday with the consolation game at 10 a.m. and the world championship at 3 p.m.

The 11-day event will feature the Little League Home Run Derby on Friday, and the MLB Little League Classic, in which the host New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners, 7-3, at 2,366-seat Bowman Field in neighboring Williamsport, was last Sunday.

How the Little League World Series works

The Little League World Series uses a bracket, double-elimination system. Until it reaches the championship games, any team that loses once will get another chance to stay in the competition, but once a team loses twice, they are eliminated from play. The U.S., international and the LLBWS championship game will be winner take all.

The games run for six innings and if the score is tied up at that point, a seventh inning, played standard as the ones before it, is added. If the contest is still tied after seven innings, each team will begin their half of the inning with a runner on second base. 

All players must be between 10 and 12 years old.

Where to watch Little League World Series

Dates: Aug. 13-24
Times: Vary
Location: South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
TV: ESPN, ABC | Stream: Fubo (Start watching, save $20!) 

Little League World Series bracket

Game schedule (all times Eastern)

Thursday, Aug. 21
Game 33 — International: Latin America Region vs. Caribbean Region, 3 p.m.
Game 34 — United States: Mountain Region vs. Southeast Region, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 22
Little League Home Run Derby, 7 p.m. 

Saturday, Aug. 23
Game 35 — International Championship: Asia-Pacific Region vs. Game 33 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Game 36 — United States Championship: Metro Region vs. Game 34 winner, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 24
Game 37 — LLB World Series Third Place: Game 35 loser vs. Game 36 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 38 — LLBWS Championship: International Game 35 winner vs. United States Game 36 winner, 3 p.m.

Results

Wednesday, Aug. 13
Game 1 — International: Latin America Region 5, Puerto Rico Region 0
Game 2 — United States: Mountain Region 16, Great Lakes Region 1
Game 3 — International: Panama Region 7, Australia Region 2
Game 4 — United States: Metro Region 1, Southwest Region 0

Thursday, Aug. 14
Game 5 — International: Japan Region 12, Europe-Africa Region 0
Game 6 — United States: Southeast Region 13, New England Region 0
Game 7 — International: Asia-Pacific Region 3, Mexico Region 0
Game 8 — United States: Midwest Region 2, Mid-Atlantic Region 0

Friday, Aug. 15
Game 9 — International: Latin America Region 4, Canada Region 0
Game 10 — United States: Mountain Region 5, Northwest Region 3
Game 11 — International: Caribbean Region 8, Panama Region 2
Game 12 — United States: Metro Region 5, West Region 1

Saturday, Aug. 16
Game 13 — International: Australia Region 5, Europe-Africa Region, 3
Game 14 — United States: New England Region 7, Southwest Region 3
Game 15 — International:  Mexico Region 11, Puerto Rico Region 5
Game 16 — United States: Great Lakes Region 3, Mid-Atlantic Region 2

Sunday, Aug. 17
Game 17 — United States: Northwest Region 3, New England Region 2
Game 18 — International: Canada Region 12, Australia Region 0
Game 19 — United States: West Region 9, Great Lakes Region 1
Game 20 — International: Mexico Region 2, Panama Region 1

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Monday, Aug. 18
Game 21 — International: Latin America Region 4, Japan Region 0
Game 22 — United States: Mountain Region 1, Southeast Region 0
Game 23 — International: Asia-Pacific Region 4, Caribbean Region 0
Game 24 — United States: Metro Region 13, Midwest Region 1

Tuesday, Aug. 19
Game 25 — International: Japan Region 6, Mexico Region 0
Game 26 — United States: Southeast Region 3, West Region 0
Game 27 — International: Caribbean Region 6, Canada Region 1
Game 28 — United States: Midwest Region 9, Northwest Region 0

Wednesday, Aug. 20
Game 29 — International: Asia-Pacific Region 7, Latin America Region 3
Game 30 — United States: Metro Region 7, Mountain Region 3
Game 31 — International: Caribbean Region 3, Japan Region 0
Game 32 — United States: Southeast Region 7, Midwest Region 6

Little League World Series teams

United States

International