Las Vegas enters Wednesday afternoon with a 3-0 record. After flexing its offense in wins over Illinois and Washington, Nevada needed a run in the seventh inning to get by South Carolina on Monday. Pennsylvania used one big inning to run away with a 13-1 win over South Dakota on Monday night.

Aruba vs. Japan in the International bracket and South Dakota vs. South Carolina in the U.S. bracket. The two earlier contests will be staged between teams that have yet to lose in the tournament.

The 2025 Little League World Series is officially off and running. Eight teams continue their quest to win it all in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Sunday in the annual summer tournament. A new winner will be crowned in 2025, too, after last year's champion, Lake Mary, Florida, was eliminated in the regional round.