The highly anticipated, must-see 2026 Little League World Series begins this Wednesday, and New Jersey will be at the center stage in the action. The first day of the Little League World Series from Williamsport, Pennsylvania features four matchups, with two games from each of the United States bracket and the International bracket. With games taking place throughout the entire day, Bayonne Little League, the Garden State representatives from north New Jersey, will appear in the nightcap for the final matchup of Day 1.
With first pitch rapidly approaching, here's the important details you need to know for Bayonne's opening matchup, their journey so far to the Little League World Series, this year's LLWS bracket and more: 2026 Little League World Series bracket
See Bayonne's path to a title in Williamsport with the official 2026 Little League World Series bracket. Who does Bayonne play in Little League World Series? Bayonne will make their debut in the Little League World Series against Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League, the representatives of the New England region. When does Bayonne play in Little League World Series? Date: Wednesday, Aug. 19 Time: 7 p.m. How did Bayonne make it to 2026 Little League World Series? Bayonne completed the comeback in an incredible, late-game rally that ended with an 8-6 victory over Darien, Connecticut on Aug. 14 to clinch the Metro Region title and officially advance to the Little League World Series. To get to that point, Bayonne won their first New Jersey state title by taking down Blackwood Kiwanis 9-3 on Aug. 3. It's been a long time coming in the sport for the area, as Bayonne became only the fifth team from Hudson County to win the Little League state title in the Garden State in the last 69 years when the tournament began in 1957 and first group since Roberto Clemente (Jersey City) achieved the feat in 1988. What teams are playing in 2026 Little League World Series? The 2026 Little League World Series will feature 20 teams, 10 coming from U.S. regions and the other 10 from international regions. Here are the little league teams competing and representing each region: United States regions, teams Great Lakes: West Side Little League, Hamilton, Ohio Metro: Bayonne Central Little League, Bayonne, New Jersey Mid-Atlantic: East Side Little League, West Chester, Pennsylvania Midwest: Davenport Northwest Little League, Davenport, Iowa Mountain: Paseo Verde Little League, Henderson, Nevada New England: Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Northwest: Soundview Little League, Tacoma, Washington Southeast: Phenix City Youth Baseball Little League, Phenix City, Alabama Southwest: Boerne Little League, Boerne, Texas West: Sweetwater Valley Little League, Bonita, California International regions, teams Asia-Pacific: West Seoul (B) Little League, Seoul, South Korea Australia: Ryde Little League, Sydney, New South Wales Canada: Little Mountain Little League, Vancouver, British Columbia Caribbean: Los Nacionales Little League, Santiago, Dominican Republic Curaçao: Pariba Little League, Willemstad, Curaçao Europe & Africa: South Czech Republic Little League, Brno, Czechia Japan: Joto Little League, Tokyo, Japan Latin America: Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little League, Leon, Nicaragua Mexico: Municipal De Tijuana Little Leaguem Tijuana, Baja California Panama: David Doleguita Little League, Chiriquí, Panama This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Bayonne in Little League World Series. Who, when does New Jersey play?