Texas makes 2024 Little League World Series US title game: When, who Boerne plays next

For the second year in a row, a team from Texas will play for the Little League Baseball World Series titles

Texas advanced to the 2024 Little League World Series U.S. title game , defeating Nevada 5-2 on Wednesday behind consistent offense and a defense that committed no errors.

Boerne Little League, the Southwest Region champions, has gone undefeated this LLWS. Julian Hurst, who served as Boerne's catcher after pitching a complete game Monday against Florida , scored two runs and collected two hits vs. Nevada. He'll likely take the mound again this weekend. Gray Collins also had a strong game Wednesday with two hits, an RBI and a run scored.

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Last year, it was Needville Little League that made a run to the championship , before losing two straight games.

Here's what to know about Boerne LL's next game:

When does Texas play in the LLWS US final?

Boerne LL will play in the U.S. title game at 2:30 p.m. Central Time on Saturday at Lamade Stadium. If the Southwest Region champs win they would play Sunday against the international title game winners. If they lose, they're headed to the third-place game Sunday. Chinese Taipei will play the winner of Saturday's game between Venezuela and Japan to decide the international side's champions.

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Who does Texas play in the LLWS US final?

Boerne LL will face either Nevada (represented by Paseo Verde Little League in Henderson) or Florida (represented by Lake Mary Little League) on Saturday with an opportunity to advance to the championship.

Texas defeated Florida 4-1 to make the semifinals before beating Nevada.

Nevada, the Mountain Region champions, and Florida, the Southeast Region champs, will play at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday for a spot in the U.S. final.

Updated LLWS bracket

The LLBWS has two brackets , one for the 10 United States regional champions , and one for the 10 International Regional champions .

Boerne Little League roster for Texas in LLWS

Boerne Little League players

Kaleb Christ

• Jersey number: 4
• Position(s): P/C/OF
• Bats/throws: right/right

Jett Matthews

• No. 5
• P/SS/OF
• R/R

Doc Mogford

• No. 7
• P/C/CF
• R/R

Gray Collins

• No. 8
• P/C/OF
• R/R

Dylan Burke

• No. 9
• P/2B/3B/SS/OF
• L/R

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Aiden Muñoz

• No. 10
• P/2B
• R/R

Gage Steubing

• No. 12
• P/1B/OF
• L/L

Kole Newson

• No. 13
• P/1B/3B/SS/OF
• R/R

Julian Hurst

• No. 15
• P/C/1B
• R/R

Ben Burkhart

• No. 16
• P/LF
• R/R

Cooper Hastings

• No. 17
• P/1B/3B/OF
• R/R

Caden Guffey

• No. 19
• P/C
• R/R

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Has Texas ever won the Little League World Series?

Texas has only made the finals of the LLWS once since 2001, with Lufkin LL finishing as the tournament runner-up in 2017. The last time Texas won the title was in 1966 with Westbury LL, a team based out of Houston.

Where is Boerne Little League?

Boerne is about 30 miles northwest of San Antonio and 90 miles southwest of Austin. It's the seat of Kendall County and has a population of about 20,000.

The Boerne Little League Majors All-Star Team won the Southwest Region on Aug. 6 by beating Louisiana, 6-3, on the strength of a grand slam, according to the Boerne Star .

LLWS pitching limits

No player can toss more than 85 pitches in a day and no player can pitch three days in a row, regardless the number of pitches thrown. Here is how much rest is required for Little Leaguers ages 14 and under:

• If a player pitches 66 or more pitches in a day, four days of rest is required.
• If a player pitches 51-65 pitches in a day, three days of rest is required.
• If a player pitches 36-50 pitches in a day, two days of rest is required.
• If a player pitches 21-35 pitches in a day, one day of request is required.
• If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no rest is required.

Caleb Yum can be reached at cyum@gannett.com and on X @YumCaleb. Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Get access to all of our best content with this tremendous offer .

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