Little League World Series 2022 live score, results, highlights from Chinese Taipei vs. Curacao in international final

After four rounds of the 2022 Little League World Series, the hardware is within reach.

On Saturday, Chinese Tapei and Curacao will square off in the international final for a spot in Little League Baseball’s biggest game. Both sides come into the contest in inspired form.

Chinese Tapei is the competition’s most successful team historically, with teams from the region having hoisted the replica Commissioner’s Trophy 17 times. This year’s squad looks to continue the tradition of LLWS excellence. With skilled hitters Tseng-Yi Che and Wang Yuan-Fu fortifying the lineup, that task has been a lot easier.

Curacao, representing the Caribbean region, is on the brink of another appearance in the LLWS final — it was the runner-up in the 2019 competition, the last one to feature international teams. The squad is led by two-way stars Davey-Jay Rijke and Jay-Dlynn Wiel. Both players enter Saturday’s game hitting over .300, and they have combined to allow just two earned runs in 22 combined innings on the mound.

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The Sporting News is live tracking scores and highlights from Saturday’s game. Follow along below for live updates of the 2022 Little League World Series international final in Williamsport, Pa.

Little League World Series live updates, highlights from Chinese Tapei vs. Curacao

1:19 p.m.: Shemar Jacobus holds back on a breaking ball up in the zone and whips it into center field. That’s Curacao’s first hit of the game. Decaster up to the plate now, hoping to get himself a little run support.

1:17 p.m.: Mo coaxes weak contact, which results in a groundout to second base. Two gone.

1:16 p.m.: Mo gets the out to start the inning. Pretty solid start by the Chinese Tapei pitcher.

1:12 p.m.: Another pop-up, this time into the grasp of Provacia, sends us to the bottom half of the inning. Good inning of work by Decaster.

1:11 p.m.: Another batter up, another batter down, this time courtesy of a lazy fly ball into center field. Two gone in the second.

1:09 p.m.: Decaster gets his second K, this time catching the batter looking. 

Second inning

1:05 p.m.: Wiel smacks a curveball hard, but it falls right into the path of the third baseman. 1-2-3 inning for Mo. That will do him a world of good.

1:03 p.m.: And that’s another K for Mo. Looks like the Chinese Tapei ace is dealing early. 2 outs.

1:02 p.m.: Mo with the swinging strikeout. Good slider with some serious break at the end. One away for Curacao.

1:00 p.m.: Davey-Jay Rijke leading off for Curacao in the bottom of the first. He’ll be facing off against right-handed hurler Li-Fang Mo.

12:56 p.m.: Bang bang play at first; second baseman Alexander Provacia bobbles the ball on the exchange from glove to hand, but recovers to just beat the runner at first. Huge play to get Curacao out the inning!

12:52 p.m.: A pop-up drops harmlessly into the glove of Jay-Dlynn Wiel. Two on, two out for Chinese Tapei.

12:51 p.m.: Decaster hits Shen-Li Chen with a pitch, placing runners on the corner with one away.

12:50 p.m.: Decaster gets the swinging strikeout, one away for Curacao.

12:49 p.m.: Wild pitch advances Shu to third base.

12:47 p.m.: And that’s a leadoff double for Liao-Yuan Shu. Gets a hold of a pitch from Decaster and slots it right over the center fielder’s head.

12:45 p.m.: The first pitch is in! Right-handed pitcher Reangelo Decaster on the mound for Curacao.

Little League World Series start time today

• Start time: 12:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ABC
• Live stream: ESPN+, fuboTV

The international championship final will be broadcast live on ABC at 12:30 p.m. ET. Karl Ravech will handle the play-by-play at Lamade Stadium. He’ll be joined in the booth by analysts Kyle Peterson, Jessica Mendoza and Sebastian Salazar.

The matchup between Chinese Tapei and Curacao will also be offered on ESPN+, as well as fuboTV, which offers a free trial. Spanish-speaking fans can watch on ESPN Deportes.

Little League World Series rosters

Here are the rosters for Chinese Tapei and Curacao, who are meeting for a spot in the Little League World Series championship final:

Chinese Tapei

Coaching staff:  Chang Tzu-Chien (manager), Chen Chi-Heng, Lin Min-Chien

Curacao

Coaching Staff:  Zaino Everett (manager), Ildion Martina, Ringemar Raap