Eight teams chasing redemption will take to the diamond in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Saturday with an opportunity to evade elimination and earn their first victory of the 2025 Little League World Series.

Fairfield was also part of the tournament’s lone one-run game so far, edging Lamar LL of Texas, 1-0, in a classic pitcher’s duel. Fairfield ace Luca Pellegrini stole the spotlight, striking out 11 and allowing just one hit in a dominant performance.

Eight teams began their quest to win it all in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday 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. Which teams will prevail and remain in the winner's bracket? Catch up on all of the action below.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Reason Why the Little League World Series Is Played in Williamsport Is Fascinating. The 78th Little League World Series has begun in Williamsport, Pa., as 20 teams from around the globe will battle to determine the best Little League team in the world.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA— Volunteer and Lamade Stadiums have already hosted three full days of play at the 2025 Little League World Series, and the action has more than lived up to the hype.

Fairfield took advantage of its opportunity to stay in the winner’s bracket of the Little League World Series. Trailing by a run with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, Fairfield took advantage of a bases-loaded walk and an error to score five runs and rally past Honolulu,

South Carolina celebrated its win at the ESPN Big Bracket that sits just outside Lamade Stadium. Sutton Gravelle climbed the ladder to move the Southeast team one spot closer to the championship. Everyone was cheering and singing Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA.”

Each of the 20 teams participating in the 2025 Little League World Series has had to overcome adversity on the way to South Williamsport. Chief among those is El Segundo Perfecto Little League of Chihuahua,