Boerne Little League is one win away from representing the United States in the Little League World Series Championship after their 5-2 win Wednesday over Nevada.
The Texas team is the only undefeated U.S. team left in the bracket. They'll now face off for second time with Florida, which beat Nevada on Thursday, as they face off at 6 p.m. Thursday. Julian Hurst, who served as Boerne's catcher on Wednesday, pitched a complete game against Florida as the Southwest Region champions collected a 4-1 win. Texas' top pitcher — who has racked up about 20 strikeouts so far this tournament — is likely be the starting pitcher in Saturday's title game.
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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 more info on Team Texas' next game and next opponent:
What channel is Texas vs. Florida LLWS game on Saturday? Time, TV channel, streaming
Who: Boerne Little League (Southwest Region champions) vs. Lake Mary Little League (Southeast Region champions).
What: Little League World Series Game 36.
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
TV: ESPN.
Streaming: Watch ESPN .
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Texas LLWS schedule
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 afternoon against the international title game winners. If they lose, they're headed to the third-place game Sunday morning. Chinese Taipei will play Venezuela on Saturday decide the international side's champions.
- Boerne LL (Southwest) vs. Newton LL (Mid-Atlantic): 6 p.m. Thursday. Boerne won, 9-0 .
- Boerne LL (Southwest) vs. Lake Mary LL (Southeast): 6 p.m. Monday. Boerne won, 4-1 .
- Boerne LL (Southwest) vs. Paseo Verde LL (Mountain): 2 p.m. Wednesday. Boerne won 5-2.
- Boerne LL (Southwest) vs. Lake Mary LL (Southeast): 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
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2024 Little League World Series bracket
The LLBWS has two brackets , one for the 10 United States regional champions , and one for the 10 International Regional champions .
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 more than 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 .
Why is Texas playing Florida
Texas won the winners bracket, as the only undefeated American team left, and Florida won the losers bracket after going 1-1 in its first two games. The two met earlier this week, and the boys from Boerne handed Lake Mary LL its only loss of the tournament.
In fact, the Southeast team has outscored its other five opponents 24-9 en route to a 5-1 record. While Texas had to win just three games to get to this point, Florida had to win three games in three days after falling to the Southwest team. JJ Feliciano, Florida's best pitcher, should be able to go Saturday, in a matchup of two of the top hurlers in this year's tournament.
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.
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