82º
Join Insider

WEATHER ALERT

Local Sports

Needville Little League wins first game against Mid-Atlantic during Little League World Series

Christian Terry, Digital Content Producer

Tags: Needville, Needville Little League, Little League World Series, Baseball
The Southwest Region champion Little League team from Needville, Texas, participates in the opening ceremony of the 2023 Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania – Needville Little League defeated their first opponent Wednesday to advance in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

They defeated Media, Pennsylvania, who was representing the Mid-Atlantic Region 2-1.

Recommended Videos

RELATED: Needville Little League’s path to the Little League Baseball World Series: Everything you need to know

Their next game will be Friday, August 18, at 6 p.m. CDT. They will be taking on Fargo, North Dakota, representing the Midwest Region.

The team, who were crowned Southwest Regional champions, left their small town of 3000 last Friday to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Williamsport after punching their ticket to the Little League World Series (LLWS) last week.

RELATED: Truly once in a lifetime’: Needville Little League baseball team gets community-wide send-off

Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

About the Author

Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

email

Recommended Videos