The Central East Maui All-Stars defeated Pennsylvania 3-1 in their fourth game of the Little League World Series. With the win over Council Rock Newtown Little League, the regional representative of the Mid-Atlantic Region, the Maui boys are now just two games away from the U.S. Championship.
The Maui 12U boys will advance to face the winner of Southeast (Lake Mary Little League of Florida) vs. Metro (South Shore Little League of Staten Island, New York) on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Hawaii time (7:00 p.m. ET).
Central Maui struck out 13 batters today, with strong pitching led by Evan Tavares and Kanon Nakama closing out the game. The Maui team needs to win two more games to make it to the U.S. Championship game.
The score in the series is now 3:1.
- The complete LLB bracket is available for download here.
- The schedule is published online here.
- The West Region (Maui) team page and video highlights will be posted here.
The Maui 12U boys secured their spot in the Little League World Series after winning the West Region title two weeks ago. The 2024 Little League World Series, presented by T-Mobile, will be held Aug. 14-25 at Lamande Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is only the second time a Maui team has made it this far in the Majors Division. The last time was in 2019.
The Maui team consists of: Gauge Pacheco, Evan Tavares, Brextyn Hong, Kanon Nakama, Hayden Takahashi, Eassie Miller, Kellen Takamura, Cam Kaneshiro, Gabriel Laloulu, Kolten Magno, Matthew Yang, Kamalei Leynes-Santos and Jet Pontes.
