The Midwest Region joins in on the fray on Friday, as Little League Baseball World Series regional action continues.
MIDWEST
Circle Pines (MN) vs. Fargo (ND)
Fargo won the Midwest Region in 2023.
Kearney (NE) vs. Whitefish Bay (WI)
Sioux Falls (SD) vs. Eldridge (IA)
Sioux Falls enters this year’s tournament as the defending regional champions.
Webb City (MO) vs. Pittsburg (KS)
Front Royal (VA) vs. Phenix City (AL)
This game is being concluded after weather forced it to be suspended. The game will resume with Alabama leading 6-0 in the bottom of the third.
Nolensville (TN) vs. Huntersville (NC)
Tennessee was in a close game with the defending champions, Lake Mary, but lost 2-1. Huntersville gave up five runs in the fifth inning to Shenandoah Junction, which ended up hurting them, losing 10-9 on Thursday.
Cartersville (GA) vs. Front Royal (VA)/Phenix City (AL)
Georgia’s team lost in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night, giving up three runs in the bottom of the sixth to lose to Irmo (SC). They will face the loser of the Front Royal and Phenix City game.
Lake Mary (FL) vs. Shenandoah Junction (WV)
Florida’s team had great pitching, solid defense and a couple of timely hits to get by Tennessee on Thursday. That big fifth inning helped West Virginia on the opening day, despite almost blowing a four-run lead.
Irmo (SC) vs. Front Royal (VA)/Phenix City (AL)
South Carolina managed to rally against Cartersville, with a walk-off home run to come away with a 5-3 victory. They will face the winner of the Alabama and Virginia game.
SOUTHWEST
Richmond (TX-East) vs. Hewitt (TX-West)
It will be an all-Texas battle to see who moves on to the first semifinal on Sunday. Richmond had the first day of the tournament off, but will take on a Hewitt team that beat New Mexico, 10-0, on Thursday.
Tulsa (OK) vs. Kenner (LA)
Oklahoma’s team started off strong, picking up a 2-1 win over Little Rock to move into in the winners’ bracket. Louisiana had an insane seven-run comeback against Mississippi, with a five-run fifth inning pushing the team to an 8-7 win.
Little Rock (AR) vs. Starkville (MS)
Arkansas simply could not drive enough offense, putting its season on the line. Starkville showed its offensive power, but gave it away to Kenner on Thursday.