Youth baseball fans will be in for a treat this weekend, as the 2025 Little League World Series nears its conclusion. We're down to two teams each in the international and U.S. brackets, and the remaining four teams will battle on Saturday for the right to appear in the final.

The Clarendon Hills Little League team advanced to the Little League World Series for the first time in program history, and were celebrated with a welcome home parade and party in their hometown.

Four teams are set for Saturday's semifinals at the Little League World Series. In a runaway, none have sparked interest and conversation quite like the team from Connecticut. Fairfield's club representing the Metro Region is relentless on offense.

Everything was on the line at the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series for the four teams in action Thursday.

Las Vegas enters Wednesday afternoon with a 3-0 record. After flexing its offense in wins over Illinois and Washington, Nevada needed a run in the seventh inning to get by South Carolina on Monday. Pennsylvania used one big inning to run away with a 13-1 win over South Dakota on Monday night.

A big celebration was being held Friday in west suburban Clarendon Hills, after their hometown baseball team returned home from their first-ever appearance in the Little League World Series.

On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the eight remaining teams at the 2025 Little League World Series meet up for a pair of semifinal games and a pair of elimination games on the last day that will have four games taking place.

Little League runs World Series tournaments for baseball and softball, and girls are attracting more attention at both this year.

The 2025 T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby will occur on Thursday, Aug. 21, and will be broadcast on ESPN on Friday, Aug. 22.

Each June, hosts gather at the Little League International complex and randomly select one ball to determine which team they will host.

Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox received a warm ovation at Truist Park as the Atlanta Braves celebrated the 30-year anniversary of their 1995 World Series championship before Friday night's game against the New York Mets.