Hawaii beats South Korea to win Little League World Series

Honolulu captures first LLWS title for Hawaii in 10 years

With dominant pitching the Honolulu Little League beat a team from Seoul, South Korea on Sunday to capture the 2018 Little League World Series at Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Ka’olu Holt struck out eight in six innings, allowing only two hits in spinning a complete game shutout to clinch the title. It was the fourth shutout in five games for Hawaii, who did not allow a run in their final three games of the tournament.

Honolulu outscored opponents 26-3 in their five games, capturing the first Little League World Series title for Hawaii since 2008, and their third overall.

South Korea, the international champions, had a stellar tournament of their own, outscoring their opponents 21-7. Yeong Hyeon Kim struck out eight in four innings for Seoul on Sunday in defeat.

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The 2018 Little League World Series will determine a champion on Sunday, when the United States winner from Hawaii takes on the international winner from South Korea (3 p.m. ET, ABC).

Both teams won their respective brackets on Saturday, with the team from the South Seoul Little League in South Korea beating Japan 2-1 and the kids from Honolulu Little League outlasting Peachtree City, Georgia 3-0.

The kids from Seoul has outscored opponents 21-4 in their four games in this tournament, including two wins over Japan. The team from Honolulu has outscored their opponents 23-3 and have pitched three shutouts, including two in a row.

South Korea has won the Little League World Series three times, including a team from Seoul in 2014. Hawaii has won two championships, with the last coming in 2008.

Earlier on Sunday, Japan won the third place game by beating Georgia.

Little League World Series championship game info

Time: 3 p.m. ET

TV: ABC

Announcers: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, David Ross, Sebastian Salazar, Julie Foudy

Online streaming: Watch ESPN