Texas at the 2024 LLWS: Meet the Boerne Little League team
Meet Team Texas from Boerne. Discover its journey from a small town to the grand stage in Williamsport at the 2024 Little League World Series.
So far, 2024 Little League World Series competition has been no match for the Texas team.
In their first game Thursday, the boys from Boerne, Texas pounded Pennsylvania, 9-0. Then, in Monday’s matchup vs. the Southeast Region champs from Florida, the Southwest Region champs came back from an early 1-0 hole to win 4-1.
Next up, Nevada. Paseo Verde Little League, out of Henderson, defeated a talented Hawai’i team on Monday. The winner of Wednesday’s game is just two victories from a Little League World Series title.
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Here’s more info on Team Texas’ next game and next opponent:
What channel is Texas LLWS game on Wednesday? Time, TV channel, streaming
Who: Boerne Little League (Southwest Region champions) vs. Paseo Verde Little League (Southeast Region champions)
What: Little League World Series Game 30.
When: 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Where: Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
TV: ESPN.
Streaming: Watch ESPN.
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If Texas wins beats Nevada, it moves to the U.S. final Saturday — the opponent wont be determined until two elimination bracket games are played. Teams from the Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania), West (Hawai’i), Southeast (Florida), Metro (New York) regions have all suffered a loss, but can still make the final.
If Texas loses, it heads to the elimination bracket, but would still be just one win from the U.S. final.
- 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.
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The LLBWS has two brackets, one for the 10 United States regional champions, and one for the 10 International Regional champions.
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 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.
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. Last year, the Needville, Texas team lost in the U.S. finals.
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Why is Texas playing Nevada?
Nevada, like Texas, is 2-0. The Northwest Region reps first beat the Metro Region (South Shore, New York Little League) on Thursday, 9-1. Henderson Little League then squeaked past Central East Maui Little League on Monday.
With the game tied 2-2 in the sixth inning, two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases for Nevada. Noah Letalu drew the third walk of the inning to bring in the game-winning run. Hawai’i had a baserunner in the sixth, but he was thrown out trying to advance on a drop-third strike, ending the game on a double play. Nevada right-hander Gunnar Gaudin pitched a complete game, allowing nine hits and striking out five.
He will not be able to pitch vs. Texas. Texas will be without its top pitcher vs. Nevada after Julian Hurst dominated Florida for a complete-game victory.
Paseo Verde Little League has allowed just three runs over its last five games, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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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