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Council Rock Newtown heads to 2024 LLWS: How to watch, more
By Tom Ignudo,
2024-08-15
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- For the second straight year, a team from the Philadelphia region is heading to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Here's how to watch Council Rock Newtown, what you need to know about the LLWS and more.
How to watch Council Rock Newtown in 2024 Little League World Series
Council Rock Newtown will play its first game of the LLWS against Texas West, the Southwest Region champs, in the United States bracket on Thursday night.
The game will air at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
With a win over Texas West, Council Rock Newtown would play the winner of South Hill (Washington State) vs. Lake Mary (Florida) in the next round on Monday night.
You can watch all LLWS games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. If you don't have cable, you can get access to the ESPN platforms through several streaming services, including ESPN+, DIRECTV STREAM, Fubo, Sling, YouTube TV or Hulu + Live TV.
How does the Little League World Series bracket work?
A total of 20 teams -- 10 United States regional champions and 10 international champions -- will be in the double-elimination tournament until the U.S. and international championship games.
The winner from the U.S. and international brackets will face each other in the championship.
Initially, it started as a tournament of teams mostly in Pennsylvania due to Little League only existing in the Keystone State and New Jersey. But, within a few years, Little League spread all across the country, and it has now grown into a worldwide event.
Have any teams from the Philadelphia region won the Little League World Series?
If Council Rock Newtown goes all the way and wins the championship, they would become the sixth team from the Philadelphia area to win it all. Below are the five other teams from the Philadelphia area that have won the LLWS.
Hammonton, New Jersey, in 1949
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, in 1955
Levittown, Pennsylvania, in 1960
Lakewood, New Jersey, in 1975
Toms River, New Jersey, in 1998
Council Rock Newtown is second straight Philadelphia area team heading to Little League World Series
Who's playing in the MLB Little League classic this year?
Last year, the Phillies played in the MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport at Historic Bowman Field.
But this season, the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers will play each other in front of LLWS teams and families in the seventh annual MLB Little League Classic.
The game is Sunday at 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN.
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