The 2015 Little League World Series is here, with 16 teams full of 11- and 12-year-old kids vying for ballpark supremacy in Williamsport, Penn. There are 32 games scheduled over 11 days to determine a champion.
Little League World Series 2015: Bracket, schedule, teams and scores
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Format
A total of 16 teams in the Little League World Series, including eight teams from the United States on one side of the bracket and eight international teams on the other side. Each side of the bracket is a double elimination tournament, with the U.S. champion battling the international champion on Aug. 30 for the title of Little League World Series champion.
In addition to double elimination, the first four teams to lose their first two games -- two U.S. teams and two international teams -- will face off in a pair of consolation games on Aug. 24 and 25, with a U.S. team playing an international team in both games.
Teams
United States
West: Sweetwater Valley Little League, Bonita, Calif.
Southwest: Pearland West LL, Pearland, Tex.
Southeast: Northwood LL, Taylors, S.C.
Northwest: Wilshire-Riverside LL, Portland, Ore.
New England: Cranston Western LL, Cranston, R.I.
Midwest: Webb City LL, Webb City, Mo.
Mid-Atlantic: Red Land LL, Lewisberry, Penn.
Great Lakes: Bowling Green Eastern LL, Bowling Green, Ky.
International
Asia-Pacific: Tung Yuan LL, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Australia: Cronulla LL, Sydney, Australia
Canada: White Rock South Surrey LL, White Rock, British Columbia
Caribbean: Los Bravos de Pontezulla LL, Santiago de los Caballero, Dominican Republic
Europe-Africa: AVRS LL, Kampala, Uganda
Japan: Tokyo Kitasuna LL, Tokyo, Japan
Latin America: Cardenales LL, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Mexico: Seguro Social LL, Mexicali, Baja California
Bracket
Schedule
All times Eastern
Thursday, Aug. 20 (first round)
Game 1: Caribbean vs. Europe-Africa - Postponed
Game 2: Southwest vs. Northwest - Postponed
Game 3: Latin America vs. Australia - Postponed
Game 4: Great Lakes vs. West - Postponed
Full Thursday Recap
Friday, Aug. 21 (first round)
Game 1: Uganda 4, Dominican Republic 1
Game 2: Texas 1, Oregon 0
Game 3: Venezuela 5, Australia 2
Game 4: California 14, Kentucky 2 (four innings)
Game 5: Mexico 1, Canada 0
Game 6: South Carolina 7, Rhode Island 1
Game 7: Japan 7, Taipei 5
Game 8: Pennsylvania 18, Missouri 0 (four innings)
Full Friday Recap
Saturday, Aug. 22 (elimination games)
Game 9: Australia 3, Dominican Republic 0
Game 10: Kentucky 7, Oregon 5
Game 11: Chinese Taipei 16, Canada 4 (four innings)
Game 12: Rhode Island 6, Missouri 3
Full Saturday Recap
Sunday, Aug. 23 (double elimination)
Game 13: Venezuela 7, Uganda 0
Game 14: Texas 8, California 4
Game 15: Japan 3, Mexico 1
Game 16: Pennsylvania 9, South Carolina 8
Full Sunday Recap
Monday, Aug. 24 (elimination games)
Consolation Game A: Dominican Republic 7, Oregon 3
Game 17: Mexico 14, Australia 3
Game 18: Kentucky 4, South Carolina 3
Game 19: Chinese Taipei 5, Uganda 0
Game 20: California 10, Rhode Island 3
Full Monday Recap
Tuesday, Aug. 25 (elimination games)
Consolation Game B: Missouri 18, Canada 6
Game 21: Mexico 11, Chinese Taipei 1 (5 innings)
Game 22: California 11, Kentucky 3
Full Tuesday Recap
Wednesday, Aug. 26 (double elimination)
Game 23: Japan 5, Venezuela 4 (8 innings)
Game 24: Pennsylvania, 3, Texas 0
Full Wednesday Recap
Thursday, Aug. 27 (elimination games)
Game 25: Mexico 11, Venezuela 0
Game 26: Texas 9, California 7 (8 innings)
Full Thursday Recap
Saturday, Aug. 29 (championship games)
Game 27: International Championship, Japan 1, Mexico 0 (7 innings)
Game 28: U.S. Championship, Pennsylvania 3, Texas 2
Full Saturday Recap
Sunday, Aug. 30 (World Series championship)
Game 29: Consolation Game, Texas 6, Mexico 4 (recap)
Game 30: Little League World Series Championship, Japan 18, Pennsylvania 11 (recap)
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