After the first four teams were eliminated from the 2024 Little League World Series (LLWS) on Saturday, four more will go home on Sunday.
The elimination bracket is underway in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In this double-elimination tournament, the teams that lost a game in the winners’ bracket can still advance to the competition’s semifinals — if they avoid another loss.
On Saturday, the Metro and Mid-Atlantic Regions advanced in the United States side of the elimination bracket with 6-3 and 5-0 wins, respectively. In the international bracket, Canada and Aruba (the Caribbean Region winner) moved on with their respective 12-5 and 8-3 victories.
Follow along with USA TODAY’s coverage for Sunday’s four elimination games, featuring live updates and highlights from Williamsport:
Pennsylvania puts the pedal to the floor
For the second inning in a row, Pennsylvania would get the bases loaded with no outs. That pulled Stolmeier out of the game. In his stead came Rawly Jennings, trying to get his team out of the mess with minimal damage.
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Jennings was surrendered a run right off the bat after a breaking ball in the dirt reached the backstop and scored the runner from third. A single from Tyler Wexler would drive in another run, putting men on first and third with no outs. Jennings first out would come via a pass ball, where the catcher was able to get the ball back to home plate before the runner from third…
