Japan vs Venezuela (Great Game!) | LLWS Winners Bracket | 2024 LLWS Highlights

he might have himself a good day winnner bracket at the Little League World Series and it's dotted to start from Diego Bea the legs of YZ sliced in the air to left at Jansen fredes for the first out outside of the box before getting to first on the ground to Second and Baker Saga makes the play two down is 3-2 strike three called 70 mph dotted this has a postseason feel right out of the gates yep as drew the ey of Mexico for where he was standing in the box up the ladder and a sword and a strike out for K iwashita struck well center field sh Tanaka bolts back cannot haul it in Jesus Diaz doubles and Venezuela's trying to start something in the first I mean you talk about one of the best we'll ever see Miguel Cabrera and a fast ball from K iwashita blows away a good right hand bat in Mora now the 2 two on the edge strike three called 72 milph kelv Escobar talking about Luis YZ and his repertoire tyo hongo lines one the left Center and he's got a double to lead things off for Japan against this impressive Venezuela [Applause] team swinging a Miss Diego bi Strikes Out K iwashita who salutes the home played umpire on his way back to the Dugout 3-2 outside great take by show Tanaka and there's two on for Japan well just a great at bat from Tanaka in general right fought off a couple of tough pitches it's his second time back since then and he lines it to right field Santiago beo could not get there Tao hongo comes around third relay to the plate does not get him and Japan leads well Ozawa just did a great job of allowing the velocity of the pitcher to dictate his swing right just catch it that's what his approach was right there not to take a huge swing but just take it where it's pitched and outside fast ball drove it to right field see the them trying to get the ball in check out my base runners they're both basically start running behind each other might have been able to score both of them but holds up the second one and you got your first run of the game a strike out C two gone you think he's enjoying this right now after that big hit yeah very very excited very enjoying it help us with the mood here let's get the mood going go thank you oh oh [Applause] oh a strike out for K iwashita and he's fanned four six years in the minor leagues Domingo's Uncle Chico a legendary major leager strike three is called and there's two down obviously baseball something that he is made to play Abraham Luc rolls it to K amori and the inning is over what a smile pulled left field Janson fredes makes the catch at koki takamori flies out for the first out of the third it's fit to pitch this game on the ground to Second Baker SATA makes the play two down what a luxury to have for Venezuela to be able to choose from all those guys and yino works a walk Japan's worked a pair of them and here in the third they've got a two-out base runner a fried chicken as well that didn't happen this one goes to the back stop and it moves Y masino into scoring position with yino at second another walk so backto back walks worked by Japan toward the bottom of its lineup m one two buckles first strike three called that was my reaction me too this is lined in the left field the base hit for Jose Perez the third baseman for Venezuela who moves up 60 ft maybe it's the magic of Theo guos and a hitters count two and one against K iwashita Japan star comebacker k iwashita gets the out one away but Jose Perez is now 60 F feet away from tying this game because iwashita didn't quite check him at second base a deep breath in the two two got him two down he caught him in between right there this is as close I've ever seen it 3-2 just missed Joshua dur walks on the ground to Third and into the left Fields Jose pz scores in this game is tied and just putting the ball in play right there two outs lower part of the lineup and Simone did a good job of just you know putting some Barrel to the baseball here it's a really tough hop over at third right you know it's going to either bounce up and get you in the chest or kind of really stay down came up just a little bit but [Applause] on the ground to Third and Ty hono makes the play to end the inning he's got a four pitch Arsenal and he goes to his breaking ball there three pitch strike out to begin the fourth we love this stance from shotaro serves one behind short and just out of the reach of Luis YZ shotaro koizumi on for the big bats in the heart of Japan lineup 32 no and did he swing yes he did on 76 Tomo katavi is rung up and it's hard to hold up too when you see something outside cuz you're trying to be so aggressive and start your swing early and yes it looks like he barely went for willian's Mora's second out and now the cleanup man Tao hongo pops one up shallow right and Santiago beo ends the inning the kids from Hawaii coming up next here on ESPN little over a half hour from now against Henderson Nevada Luis YZ weits on the onew gas from K iwashita his seventh strike out and there's one away K iwashita don't take your foot off the gas pedal keep challenging even though Luis YZ is right right up on that dish he's still going to that inner third as well in the air left Fields K Pama moves back and shanaka makes the catch for out number two kashit is 3-2 gets a bouncer left side at Tao hono on the Move nice lead done one two three to the fifth in a six inning game 1 one is our score one- one hour score K iash the bats against willian's Mora up and in with K iash hovering over home plate himself and then let out a fiery charge back to his Dugout after these two just faced each other in the last half [Music] inning and now a walk first two on for Japan in the fifth 99 that's gas to the back stop but now it's second and third we asked Venezuelan manager pregame if there was any temptation to start yepez in this game or Willian Mora who we just saw and he said no they wanted to go with Diego Bara and Luis yepez is now in and he's leaving his Mark try to get this Barrel out there Flames one away I mean he's just raring back and letting that ball eat it's tough cuz you want to be aggressive right tough to lay off that and running in one two fouled back at 80 the more you more you see it to the back stop Runner to the plates and Japan takes the lead K iwashita bolts in from third as a catcher it's hard to catch it as well especially that far up in the zone just makes the job of Jesus Diaz so much tougher back there too often they've been behind that is strike three calls two [Applause] down a fifth walk a patient approach against the premium velocity of Venezuela and I think that kind of the 20 pitches the 2 is cut on and Miss Runner goes from first they throw back to yepez and the inning is over Venezuela handles the first and third perfectly YZ tags Tanaka to end the top of the fifth but Japan's Got the lead oh Dez does a great job of just throwing it right back to YZ making it look like he's throwing it down a second YZ recognizes the Runner has frozen yeah I just wanted to show this from a teaching moment cuz the as a runner on third you want to make sure you will see the ball through you can expect the catcher to throw it but you have to see it get down to second base before you ultimately break there his second a today in their second and he goes opposite field right center field Off the Wall fredes leads off with a double and just missed tying this game the biggest part of the field done it to center field already with the home run in his first game but this a pitch to slider on the outer half he's ready for this off speed great balance in the back side of his legs does a good job of driving through it finds himself a strike out one away just expanded The Zone one two a strike out again backto back in nine total for cont iita he just keeps going to it right that fast ball expanding The Zone With It Up and Away and now Abraham lucenna with two outs in the right field the base hit yson fredes gets a stop sign at third and Venezuela's got him at the corners with the tying run 60 ft away yeah and you stop him there cuz fres doesn't have necessarily the greatest speed but a nice job of going the other way but I like holding up the holding up the runner there you had to do it best armed there in right field you give your next hitter a chance and Jose [Applause] Pettis 2-1 22 two2 the pal got him iwashita Escapes in the fifth and he just went back to good old number one right let me throw this basb I've been trusting it all day and check out my man's reaction big pitch big moment and we talked about these pitching decisions at the open right in the air right field Santiago beo for the first out but you've only put up one comebacker up the middle into center field for Yuki suji a one out single and he's fired up so gas there for out number two with a man abor and the length of this at bat matters as well for Luis YZ a roller left side at Jonathan landera with a long throw in time inning over the hot quter there in third base coming through this baseball perfectly stays with it with the showing up the arm over there third coach has told us this team is centered on its pitchers but they've only needed one so far breaking ball for an 11 strikeout to finish the day for k iwashita 2 two dotted and Yuki suji exalts and Japan's one out away Joshua dur and now the Japanese relievers 2-1 3-1 pitch here comes the payoff pitch now another 3-2 back up the middle base hit center field tying run aboard winning run to the plate for [Applause] Venezuela onew pitch swung on and miss Japan takes down Venezuela hi everyone I'm Wheels thank you for watching the video if you're enjoying the Little League World Series content please consider subscribing which can be done by clicking my logo on screen thanks again and we'll see you in the next one