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LLWS 2026 Game 36 Recap: Mountain 12, Great Lakes 2 Nevada routed Ohio 12-2 via mercy rule in front of an estimated 25,317 fans to win its second consecutive U.S. championship. The Henderson-based Mountain Region team broke the game open in the middle innings, scoring six runs across the fourth and fifth to put the…

LLWS 2026 Game 35 Recap: Japan 0, Curaçao 4 Curaçao beat Japan 4-0 to win the international championship, sending the Willemstad club to the LLWS title game for the sixth time in its history. Jaymiëll Martina struck out 12 batters over 5.2 scoreless innings and added an RBI double of his own. All four Curaçao…

LLWS 2026 Game 34 Recap: Great Lakes 7, Midwest 1 Ohio beat Iowa 7-1 to win the United States bracket final and earn a spot in Saturday’s U.S. championship game. The win sets up a rematch with Nevada, the only unbeaten team left on the American side, which had beaten Ohio 6-5 on a walk-off…

LLWS 2026 Game 33 Recap: Japan 4, Latin America 1 Japan beat Nicaragua 4-1 to reach the international championship game for the first time since 2019. Back-to-back RBI doubles from Rui Tobata and Tensei Yazawa broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning. Shinnosuke Ijima closed out the win by striking out the side in…

LLWS 2026 Game 32 Recap: Great Lakes 11, Southeast 2 Ohio routed Alabama 11-2 in an elimination bracket showdown, scoring four runs in the first inning and never trailing. Bryson Williams led the offensive explosion, going 3-for-4 at the plate while also striking out four over four innings on the mound. Both teams entered the…

LLWS 2026 Game 31 Recap: Japan 7, Canada 3 Japan eliminated Canada 7-3 at Volunteer Stadium, ending the underdog Canadian squad’s run one win short of the international quarterfinals it was chasing. Taiga Yumitori drove in three runs and scored twice, highlighted by a three-run homer in the bottom of the third inning that made…

LLWS 2026 Game 30 Recap: Mountain 14, Midwest 0 Nevada delivered its most lopsided win of the tournament, routing Iowa 14-0 in a United States bracket matchup at Lamade Stadium. The result marked a dramatic turn for Iowa, which had entered the game unbeaten behind Anthony Johnson Jr.’s dominant two-way performances earlier in the tournament….

LLWS 2026 Game 29 Recap: Curaçao 12, Latin America 3 Curaçao routed Nicaragua 12-3 in a showdown between the tournament’s last two unbeaten teams. A remarkable 10-run second inning turned a competitive early game into a rout. The winner-take-all stakes were high: the winner advanced directly to Saturday’s international championship. Final Score · Game 29…

LLWS 2026 Game 28 Recap: Great Lakes 5, Metro 2 Ohio broke a scoreless tie with a five-run fourth inning to beat New Jersey 5-2 in an elimination game at Lamade Stadium. Boone Treadway backed the outburst with eight strikeouts over five innings on the mound. Hamilton West Side’s small-ball approach paid off after three…

LLWS 2026 Game 27 Recap: Canada 5, Asia-Pacific 1 Canada stunned South Korea 5-1 to earn revenge for its 7-0 loss to the same opponent in the tournament opener. Shortstop Cruz Krpan collected two hits and drove in a run to lead the offense. Jean Ramos and Kian Sandhu combined on the mound to hold…