Great Lakes Region (West Side Little League, Ohio)
- Pitcher:Boone Treadway
- Region Stats: Pitched a masterful, one-hit complete-game shutout with nine strikeouts on a highly efficient 62 pitches in the regional championship game against Kentucky. He also struck out 6 batters while carrying a no-hitter into the third inning during an earlier 11-0 shutout against Indiana on August 9.
Metro Region (Bayonne Central Little League, New Jersey)
- Pitcher:Mason Rincon
- Region Stats: Threw three and two-thirds scoreless innings early in the bracket with five strikeouts while allowing just one hit against Connecticut (Aug. 8) and New York (Aug. 10) combined. In the Metro Championship Game against Connecticut, he entered late to pitch two and one-third scoreless innings of relief without giving up a hit and striking out six straight batters (nine total strikeouts in the game) to slam the door on an 8-6 comeback win.
Mid-Atlantic Region (East Side Little League, Pennsylvania)
- Pitcher:Cole Warner
- Region Stats: Started the Mid-Atlantic Championship Game against Delaware, pitching five dominant innings while yielding just one run and racking up eight strikeouts to secure a 3-1 victory.
Midwest Region (Davenport Northwest Little League, Iowa)
- Pitcher:Cooper Thissen
- Region Stats: Davenport Northwest Little League won an 7-6 extra-inning thriller in the final against Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin mainly because of Thissen. He was star of the game and had an impressive pitching line: 4 2/3IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 4BB, 13K. He will be a player to watch in Williamsport for both his arm and bat.
Mountain Region (Paseo Verde Little League, Nevada)
- Pitcher:Owen Guzman
- Region Stats: Guzman shined in the Mountain Region championship game against Montana. He started and went five innings, gave up two hits, four walks but struck out 10 as Paseo Verde Little League cruised to a 9-2 win.
New England Region (Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League, Massachusetts)
- Pitcher:Dominik "The Dominator" Mombeleur
- Region Stats: Mombeleur had an elite regional tournament run, recording a total of 26 strikeouts across nine and one-third innings pitched. In the New England championship game, he tossed five scoreless innings, scattered only two hits and two walks while striking out 14 batters.
Northwest Region (SoundView Little League (Tacoma, Washington)
- Pitcher: Francis "Frankie" McCabe
- Region Stats: McCabe had two starts in the Northwest Region tournament, the team's first and last game, and compiled solid stats: 8 1/3 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 17 K. McCabe ends his outing with two more strikeouts to put him at 10 on the day. McCabe reached the 85-pitch limit during the team's region championship game and left to a standing ovation from the crowd in San Bernardino, California.
Southeast Region (Phenix City Youth Baseball Little League, Alabama)
- Pitcher: Kinsley Rasmus
- Region Stats: Rasmus had a complete game shutout in a 4-0 victory over Tennessee in the Southeast Region championship game. Rasmus had a sparkling final pitching line: 6IP, 3H, 0ER, 0BB, 8K. She kept the Tennessee batters off balance with her fastball and curveball, which she attributed to her dad, Cory Rasmus, in a postgame interview on ESPN. She is also an excellent hitter based on her .750 batting average six hits during the region tournament.
Southwest Region (Boerne Little League, Texas)
- Pitcher: Boone Blalock
- Region Stats: Blalock had one of the best pitching performances for Boerne during the Southwest Region Tournament. On Aug. 9, he started and went four and one-third innings with 11 strikeouts while only giving up five hits, two earned runs and two walks. Overall, he had two appearances during the region tournament and finished with six and two-thirds innings, five hits, two earned runs, three walks and 14 strikeouts.
West Region (Sweetwater Valley Little League, California)
- Pitcher:Isaac Ramirez Aguirre
- Region Stats: He delivered arguably the most dominant individual pitching performance of the entire West Region tournament. On Aug. 11, he hurled a masterful, complete-game one-hit shutout with five strikeouts and only two walks in a 6-0 victory over Hawaii. In the rematch in the West Region Championship game, Ramirez Aguirre went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and hit a grand slam that helped Sweetwater Valley clinch its ticket to Williamsport with an 11-3 win over Hawaii on Aug. 14.
How to watch the 2026 Little League World Series
The 2026 Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
- Dates: August 19th - August 30th
- TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC
- Stream: ESPN+
- Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
2026 Little League World Series Schedule
Wednesday, Aug. 19
- Game 1: Latin America vs Caribbean, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 2: Southeast vs Northwest, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 3: Canada vs Asia-Pacific, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 4: Metro vs New England, 7 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, Aug. 20
- Game 5: Australia vs Mexico, 12 p.m. ESPN
- Game 6: Great Lakes vs Mountain, 2 p.m. ESPN
- Game 7: Curacao vs Japan, 4 p.m. ESPN
- Game 8: West vs Midwest, 6 p.m. ESPN2
Friday, Aug. 21
- Game 9: Panama vs Winner of Game 1, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 10: Southwest vs Winner of Game 2, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 11: Europe-Africa vs Winner of Game 3, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 12: Mid-Atlantic vs Winner of Game 4, 7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, Aug. 22
- Game 13: Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 14: Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 4, 4 p.m. ESPN
- Game 15: Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 16: Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 8, 7 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, Aug. 23
- Game 17: Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 10, 9 a.m. ESPN
- Game 18: Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 9, 11 a.m. ESPN
- Game 19: Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 12, 1 p.m. ABC
- Game 20: Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 11, 2 p.m. ESPN
Monday, Aug. 24
- Game 21: Loser of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 13, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 22: Loser of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 14, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 23: Loser of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 15, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 24: Loser of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 16, 7 p.m. ESPN
Tuesday, Aug. 25
- Game 25: Loser of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 23, 1p.m. ESPN
- Game 26: Loser of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 24, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 27: Loser of Game 20 vs Winner of Game 21, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 28: Loser of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 22, 7 p.m. ESPN
Wednesday, Aug. 26
- Game 29: Winner of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 20, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 30: Winner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 19, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 31: Winner of Game 25 vs Winner of Game 27, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 32: Winner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 28, 7 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, Aug. 27
- Game 33: Loser of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 31, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 34: Loser of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 32, 7 p.m. ESPN
Little League World Series International Championship game
Saturday, Aug. 29
- Game 35: Winner of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 33, 12:30 p.m. ABC
Little League World Series U.S. Championship game
Saturday, Aug. 29
- Game 36: Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 34, 3:30 p.m. ABC
Little League World Series 3rd Place Consolation game
Sunday, Aug. 30
- Game 37: Loser of Game 35 vs Loser of Game 36, 10 a.m. ESPN
Little League World Series Championship game
Sunday, Aug. 30
- Game 38 : Winner of Game 35 vs Winner of Game 36, 3 p.m. ABC
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