The field of 16 at the Little League® Baseball World Series is down to its final four teams, with the one-game playoffs for the United States and International Championships set to decide the two teams that will meet for the 2017 LLBWS World Championship.
A walk-off error led Southeast past Southwest 2-1 on Wednesday. The game was tied at one with Southeast batting in the bottom of the seventh when there was an error, scoring one run.
Coming to the Little League® Baseball World Series is a yearly tradition for many fans and volunteers. But for one former LLBWS team, the homecoming trip has been 19 years in the making.
Midwest couldn't keep up with Southeast and fell 6-0 on Friday. Southeast scored four runs in the third inning. Southeast's big inning was driven by a single by Drew Fields, a wild pitch , and a double by Ashton Byars.
The 71st Little League Baseball® World Series begins on Thursday, Aug. 17, in South Williamsport, Pa. There are 16 teams, eight U.S. Region teams and eight teams from International Regions, competing for this year’s Little League Baseball World Series Championship.
North State Little League, from Greenville, North Carolina, captured the 2017 Little League Baseball® Southeast Regional tournament by defeating Peachtree City National Little League, from Peachtree City, Georgia, 8-6.
Team Roster
#1 Jacob
Calder
Positions: C
Bats: L | Throws: L
Height: 5-2 | Weight: 90lbs