The biggest day of the Little League World Series has arrived.
It will be Japan taking on Ohio in the day’s first game with a chance to claim third place. This is hardly a consolation prize, when you consider the 20 teams that came to Williamsport to compete. With just four teams left standing, both squads have done their regions proud.
Ohio, representing the Great Lakes, took on Nevada, hailing from the Mountain region, to battle for a spot in the Little League World Series championship game. With deft fielding and hot hitting, Nevada moved on with a 12-2 win on Saturday, Aug. 29.
Japan’s path to the International Championship was anything but easy. After suffering a 6-0 defeat to Curaçao on Aug. 21, the Japan squad regrouped and fought its way through four consecutive elimination games to face Curaçao again on Saturday, Aug. 29. In the end, Japan came up just short on Saturday, 4-0.
USA TODAY Sports will have live updates, scores and highlights from the day’s action.
Ohio vs Japan Little League World Series consolation game live updates, highlights, score
How to watch 2026 Little League World Series
All times Eastern.
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Ohio 2, Japan 0 (FIFTH INNING)
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Curaçao vs. Nevada, 3 p.m. ET on ABC
Little League World Series schedule, bracket
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Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
United States Regions
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Great Lakes: West Side LL (Hamilton, Ohio)
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Metro: Bayonne Central LL (Bayonne, New Jersey)
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Mid-Atlantic: East Side LL (West Chester, PA)
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Midwest: Davenport Northwest LL (Davenport, Iowa)
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Mountain: Paseo Verde LL (Henderson, Nevada)
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New England: Bridgewater Joe Lazaro LL (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
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Northwest: Soundview LL (Tacoma, Washington)
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Southeast: Phenix City Youth Baseball LL (Phenix City, Alabama)
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Southwest: Boerne LL (Boerne, Texas)
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West: Sweetwater Valley LL (Bonita, California)
International Regions
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Asia-Pacific: West Seoul (B) LL (Seoul, South Korea)
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Australia: Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales)
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Canada: Little Mountain LL (Vancouver, British Columbia)
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Caribbean: Los Nacionales LL (Santiago, Dominican Republic)
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Curacao: Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
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Europe & Africa: South Czech Republic LL (Brno, Czechia)
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Latin America: Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila LL (Leon, Nicaragua)
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Mexico: Municipal De Tijuana LL (Tijuana, Baja California)
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Panama: David Doleguita LL (Chiriqui, Panama)
Ohio gets another runner into scoring position
11:36 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
But no runs become of it. We head to the bottom of the sixth. Last chance for Japan.
Ohio’s Boone Treadway getting the job done on the mound
11:27 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Treadway is just cruising now and making easy work of the Japan batting order.
Ohio’s Boone Treadway: 5IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 5K, 70 pitches
We head to the sixth inning. Ohio leads 2-0.
Tensei Yazawa gets Ohio to go down 1-2-3 in his second inning on the mound
11:22 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Japan’s Tensei Yazawa relied on the defense (two ground outs, one fly out) to get through the inning.
Ohio’s Boone Treadway keeps Japan off the scoreboard – despite traffic on the bases
11:16 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Ohio’s Boone Treadway: 4IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 4K
Ohio takes the lead
11:04 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Xander Kinkade doubles on a fly ball to right field, Josiah Infante and Bob Frazier scores. 2-0 Ohio after the top of the fourth inning.
Talk about patience – Ohio shows it at the plate
11:02 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Jack McAdams’s walk, was the team’s 47th during the 2026 Little League World Series
Japan has another new pitcher
11:00 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Japan has Tensei Yazawa on the mound now. It’s third pitcher of the day.
We officially have a pitcher’s duel
10:58 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
We are scoreless through three innings.
Ohio’s Boone Treadway: 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
Japan’s Rui Tobata: 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3KJapan’s Takeru Yorozu: 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
Ohio gets two runners into scoring position – but none across the plate
10:49 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Ohio had runners on second and third, who both reached out
Ohio’s Boone Treadway allows a hit, but keeps Japan off the scoreboard
10:38 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Boone Treadway was cruising in the bottom of the second inning with a line out and fly out to start the inning before giving up that two-out hit. He got the final outill scoreless
Japan’s Rui Tobata give up some hits, but limits the damage
10:34 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Rui Tobata gave up two hits in the inning but battled back with two strikeouts and one pop out. We are scoreless still.
With that hit, Ohio’s Jack McAdams stays hot at the plate
10:29 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
With that single, McAdams is now 10-for-19 at the plate in the Little League World Series.
Japan has a new pitcher
10:27 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Rui Tobata is now on the mound for Japan.
Ohio’s Boone Treadway has easy inning
10:23 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Boone Treadway gets a strikeout, a pop out and a line out to set the Japan lineup down in order.
Japan’s Takeru Yorozu keeps the Ohio bats – mostly silent
10:15 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Besides a one-out single, Yorozu gets a fly out, a pop out and a ground out to end the inning.
Who are starting pitchers for Ohio vs Japan Little League World Series game?
10:10 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Who are the announcers for the Ohio vs Japan Little League World Series game on ESPN?
10:03 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
It’s Karl Ravech, Jessica Mendoza and Todd Frazier on the broadcast while Sebastian Salazar and Jess Sims as reporters.
Little League World Series Teams: Ohio
10:00 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
West Side Little League, based in Hamilton, Ohio, is one of the more decorated Little League teams arriving in Williamsport this year. The program has dominated Ohio competition for years and recently won its 23rd state Little League title this summer with a 4-3 win over Canfield Little League. West Side’s Caiden Trent had the game-winning, walk-off, two-run double in the bottom of the sixth to clinch the state title. You could call West Side LL the premier youth baseball program in Ohio and the team has the resume to back it up. At this year’s Little League Midwest Region, West Side went 4-0 and had two shutouts along the way to the regional title. This year will be West Side’s sixth LLWS appearance after the squad made previous trips in 1991, 1993, 2007, 2010 and 2021. Despite a ton of success before reaching Williamsport, West Side has an 8-9 record in its five previous LLWS appearances. If West Side can replicate its pre-Williamsport success while in Pennsylvania, it would be the first Ohio team to ever win the Little League World Series.
What to know about Japan Little League team
09:40 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
Tokyo’s Joto Little League is heading back to Williamsport for this year’s event after it amassed a 2-2 LLWS debut record in 2025. Joto LL clinched its spot after defeating Chiba Little League in the Japan Region Tournament title game. Joto LL was undefeated with a 4-0 record in the regional bracket to secure its second consecutive trip to Williamsport and the 35th total entry for Japan. Japan ranks third for most LLWS appearances at 35, trailing Canada (65) and Mexico (37). Since its first bid in 1962, Japan has set many individual and team milestones, including throwing one of five perfect games (1976) in LLWS history. Gaining direct entry since 2007, Japan has reached the championship game 16 times, capturing 11 titles overall, with the most recent title coming in 2017 thanks to Tokyo Kitasuna Little League.
Nevada’s Carsynn Meyer making LLWS history
09:20 AM ET, August 30 2026, Erik Larsen
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA – When a reporter reached out for an interview, Carsynn Meyer was with Kinley Rasmus.
“They were just playing ping-pong when I pulled her away,” Carsynn’s mom, Tiffany, said.
Think about that visual for a moment. Meyer and Rasmus represent the fourth pair of girls who have played in the same Little League World Series.
They are two of 26 girls to ever play in this annual tournament for 12-year-olds in the mountains of Central Pennsylvania.
Rasmus, of Phenix City, Alabama, made LLWS history on the mound and at the plate over five games here. Meyer, of Henderson, Nevada, is poised to become the first girl to play in the event’s American championship when her team faces (Hamilton) Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 29.
‘There will be a next’: Karl Ravech shares booth memories upon ESPN exit
09:19 AM ET, August 30 2026, Sherlon Christie
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA — It all started for Karl Ravech in Needham, Massachusetts, before and after dinner, on fields and courts with friends, playing what he calls “runaround sports.”
“I get asked, ‘How’d you get into broadcasting?’ ” Ravech says. “And a lot of people got into broadcasting because they watched the event and wanted to emulate a broadcaster. That was never me. I was outside running around.”
Read more about what’s next for Karl Ravech from his interview with USA TODAY Sports.
Little League World Series TV and stream
09:00 AM ET, August 30 2026, Gabe Zaldivar
Little League World Series third-place consolation game
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Game 37: Japan vs Ohio, 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Little League World Series championship game
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Game 38: Curacao vs Nevada, 3 p.m. (ABC)
What time is the Little League World Series championship game?
08:40 AM ET, August 30 2026, Gabe Zaldivar
Curaçao takes on Nevada in the championship game, which begins on ABC at 3 p.m. ET.
What time is the Little League World Series consolation game today?
08:20 AM ET, August 30 2026, Gabe Zaldivar
Japan takes on Ohio in the first game on Sunday, playing for third place at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Little League World Series Ohio leads Japan in consolation game: Live updates
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