SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For the last two weeks, Curaçao Little Leaguers were focused and disciplined about what they ate, when they slept and how they practiced for youth baseball's biggest tournament.
Curaçao went 6-0 and never trailed after the second inning. Juriënsly De Windt's bases-clearing double broke it open. Willemstad's first Little League World Series title since 2004.
Curaçao vs. Nevada, 3 p.m. ET Sunday on ABC. Free options, cable logins, streaming services, and what to do if you don't have a TV provider.
Henderson scored five in the second and four more in the fifth to end it early. Paseo Verde plays Curaçao for the world title Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
Jaymiëll Martina struck out twelve. Curaçao scored three in the third on five bunts and three Japanese errors without a hit. Willemstad is 5-0 and into Sunday's final.
Willemstad batted around before Nicaragua recorded a second out. Curaçao is 4-0 and into the international championship.
Curaçao beat Nevada 11-2 for the title. Every game, every result, and every team's hometown from Williamsport.
The schedule in Williamsport is set, with 20 teams preparing to chase the ultimate prize at the 2026 Little League World Series.
Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson — the Vancouver-born lefty who struck out Bryce Harper and Cal Raleigh for Canada at the World Baseball Classic — makes his MLB debut Wednesday against the Guardians, the team that drafted him and traded him in May. How to watch, and the Little League World Series thread connecting him to Cleveland's Angel Genao.
