Texas beats Nevada in Little League World Series: Boerne advances to US title game

The 2024 Little League World Series has been a breeze so far for the Texas team. Now, Boerne Little League will be facing off with Paseo Verde Little League out of Henderson, Nevada.

Boerne LL handily won their opening match vs. Pennsylvania 9-0, of the Mid-Atlantic Region, and followed it up with a 4-1 over Florida, the Southeast Region champions. Meanwhile, Nevada, of the Mountain Region, defeated New York, the Metro Region champions, before scraping out a 3-2 win Monday over a talented Hawai’i team.

The winner of Wednesday’s game qualifies for the U.S. final, two wins away from the Little League World Series title. Texas has not won a LLWS title since 1966.

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The LLWS runs through Aug. 25, when the winners from the U.S. and international brackets face off in the championship game.

Texas vs. Nevada in 2024 LLWS: Score updates, highlights

2:10 p.m.: Caden Guffey takes the mound for Boerne and he starts off the day with a strikeout. After a flyout, Nevada gets the first hit of the day as Wyatt Erickson rips one to left field. A hit puts runners on first and third. Texas escapes the inning as Nevada hits a groundout to Jett Matthews.

2:33 p.m.: Julian Hurst leads off Texas’ offense with a double to left field. A Gray Collins double to left field gets the runner to third and a sacrifice fly by Hastings brings Hurst home for the first run of the day. Boerne continues to play the hits as Doc Mogford doubles to drive home Collins. A Guffey flyout ends the inning with Texas ahead 2-0.

2:51 p.m.: Guffey begins the second with a groundout then the first walk of the day. Nevada records another base hit as Guffey can’t get a short, shallow hit to first base in time. The Texas pitcher then allows a run with two consecutive walks. Boerne proceeds to pull Guffey, putting Kaleb Christ onto the mound. The pitcher gets a strikeout but another infield hit by Nevada ties the game. A flyout ends the inning 2-2.

2:56 p.m.: Texas’ offense leaves the field after eight pitches, with a strikeout and two flyouts ending the inning in a flash.

3:05 p.m.: Cooper Hastings enters the game for Kaleb Christ and gets an out on of a stellar play by third baseman Dylan Burke. Hastings walks a batter and allows another hit, but two flyouts strands the Paseo Verde runners.

3:15 p.m.: Gary Steubing gets a hit for Boerne on a pop up that falls in the shallow outfield. A bunt advances Steubing to second after a throw by the Nevada catcher is just off. Another hit falls into the right field and an errant throw allows Steubing to score, making the game 3-2 Texas. Collins gets his second hit of the day, driving home Burke and putting runners on second and third. Hastings hits another sacrifice fly to make the game 5-2. A flyout ends the inning with Texas in the drivers seat.

3:20 p.m.: A much smoother inning on defense for the Southwest Region champions. A hit by pitch gave Nevada a base runner, but Hastings was able to handle the other three batters for an uneventful frame.

3:30 p.m.: Noah Letalu takes over on the mound for the Mountain Region champions in the bottom of the 4th. Mogford gets another hit with a slow roller toward third base that isn’t corralled in time. Guffey makes it to first on fielder’s choice retires Mogford. Nevada’s defense handles the next two hitters to make it to the 5th.

3:35 p.m.: Three up for Nevada and three down, as Boerne’s stellar defense makes quick work of some infield hits.

3:41 p.m.: With two outs, Steubing gets a long hit to center field which he turns into a triple. He’s left stranded as Boerne exits the inning still up 5-2.

3:47 p.m.: Hastings begins the final frame by inducing a fly ball for the first out. On a 2-2 count vs. Erickson, the pitcher gets a called strike three for the second out. Nevada sends a weak groundball to Matthews and his throw to first ends the game 5-2.

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Boerne Little League players

Kaleb Christ

Jersey number: 4
Position(s): P/C/OF
Bats/throws: right/right

Jett Matthews

Doc Mogford

Gray Collins

Dylan Burke

Aiden Muñoz

Gage Steubing

Kole Newson

Julian Hurst

Ben Burkhart

Cooper Hastings

Caden Guffey

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.

All times in CT

Wednesday, Aug. 21

Game 29 International: Japan vs. Asia Pacific, 12 p.m.

Game 30 United States: Texas vs. Nevada, 2 p.m.

Game 31 International: Mexico vs. Latin America, 4 p.m.

Game 32 United States: Florida vs. Hawai’i, 6 p.m.

Updated LLWS bracket

The LLBWS has two brackets, one for the 10 United States regional champions, and one for the 10 International Regional champions.

Updated LLWS schedule

Wednesday, Aug. 21

Game 29 International: Japan vs. Chinese Taipei, 12 p.m. ESPN

Game 30 United States: Nevada vs. Texas, 2 p.m. ESPN

Game 31 International: Venezuela vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. ESPN

Game 32 United States: Florida vs. Hawai’i, 6 p.m. ESPN

Thursday, Aug. 22

Game 33 International: Loser of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 31, 2 p.m. ESPN

Game 34 United States: Loser of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 32, 6 p.m. ESPN

Saturday, August 24

International Championship Game

Game 35 International: Winner of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 33, 1:30 p.m. ABC

United States Championship Game

Game 36 United States: Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 34, 2:30 p.m. ABC

Texas beats Nevada in Little League World Series: Boerne advances to US title game

Texas vs. Nevada in 2024 LLWS: Score updates, highlights